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September 30, 2025

Umbrella Bandit still at large

An umbrella-carrying man who robbed Liberty Bank in Felton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, was still at large late Wednesday.

Drought still officially persists

The drought continues, for a while at least.

Water districts mostly spared in storms

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District has no current storm-related disruptions in water service, despite the heavy rains that have inundated the Santa Cruz Mountains since the weekend.

Sandbags at Valley Churches United

Valley Churches United Mission volunteers valiantly distributed 50 tons of county-supplied sandbags ahead of last weekend’s storm.

Mountain towns hit hard by storm

Winter rainfall came back with a vengeance this week, triggering mudslides, falling trees, and power outages, causing millions of dollars in damage.

Calm before another round of storms

Rainfall totals in January in the Santa Cruz Mountains climbed to the 20-inch range, approaching the total for the entire October-September "rain year last year, considered an average year.

New traffic laws in 2017

The new year brought a handful of new traffic safety laws for California.

New state laws for 2017

Here are some of the new laws that went into effect Jan.1 in California.

Sharine Martin is new Bay Federal manager

Bay Federal Credit Union has announced the promotion of Sharine Martin of Felton to Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager of its ScottsValley Branch.

Pot growers form trade group

After several months of discussion and planning a local trade association of cannabis-related businesses has formed in Santa Cruz.  Green Trade Santa Cruz is launching at a public event at 6 p.m.., Tuesday Jan. 10 at the Old Freight Building in Depot Park, Santa Cruz.

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