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Highway 9 has been re-opened as of 4:45 p.m.. However, traffic is still very slow in the area

The Board of Directors of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m., on Monday, April 3 to decide whether to appeal a Superior Court ruling in the conflict-of-interest case of former director Terry Vierra.

Scotts Valley has hired an interim city manager, as it begins its search for a permanent replacement for Tina Friend, who recently took the city manager position in Coronado. Brian Haddix, a retired long-time municipal employee from the Central Valley, says he’s thrilled to be...

Update on the Sunday, March 31, 6:00 p.m. high speed chase on Mount Hermon Road and Whispering Pines Drive.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that, if given final approval when it returns to the board in September, would help ease some requirements for victims of the CZU fire trying to rebuild their homes. Under current County...

Lots of teachers inspire by opening the door to learning new things.  Some special teachers with how they approach their craft can inspire and enrich their charges years after the final school bell has run. One of these for me, and thousands others, was San Lorenzo Valley High’s Lee Overbeck, who died Wednesday from leukemia.

The San Lorenzo Valley has everything a nature lover could want: picturesque scenery, tall trees, fresh mountain streams. When it comes to air quality, however, the valley might be more akin to the Los Angeles Basin.

San Lorenzo Valley classrooms still have hundreds of students fewer than they did before the coronavirus pandemic and massive wildfires rocked the region. While San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District administrators point to figures showing enrollment increases at its elementary schools, a continued decrease in...