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April 25, 2026

College night planned for SLVHS students

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Drug arrest in Scotts Valley

In the morning hours of December 25, 2015, the Shell Gas Station located at 90 Mt. Herman Road reported that a man was slumped over the wheel of his vehicle. Scotts Valley Police Department Officers responded to the call.

Roaring Camp Railroad’s steam train malfunction caused accident

Around noon on Monday, December 28, while the train was on the tracks looping around Bear Mountain, it was unable to come to a stop and rolled forward into a dirt hillside. Apparently the train’s throttle was stuck as it was coming to a stop on the tracks during a point of the trip where the vehicles switch to head back in reverse, according to Felton Fire Protection Chief Ron Rickabaugh.

Light up the night

On Saturday, December 5, the Lisa Ann Too, a 1984 Ocean Yacht owned by Scotts Valley residents Joel and Lisa Ann Crivello won first place in their division in the annual Santa Cruz Small Boats Harbor's Christmas parade

Ben Lomond High School Participate in 2015 Santa Cruz Forestry Challenge

PonderosaHigh School and GreenCareersCenter is a vocational training school that focuses on green jobs in Santa CruzCounty. They are operated by the Santa Cruz County Office of Education Alternative Education Department. The school is located at 305 Marion Avenue, in Ben Lomond. The student’s ages range from 15 – 19 years and they are youth who seek education and employment training in ‘green’ careers as they earn credits towards high school graduation.

Leonard Agustus Walsh 1928 – 2015

Leonard Agustus Walsh died at home in Boulder Creek with his family by his side. He was 87 years old.

Present your self with safety

Holiday happiness may begin with making out your Christmas gift list. Not so happy may be the actual shopping excursion and parking safely in your local shopping mall. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, more than 20 percent of all collisions take place in shopping mall parking lots during the holiday season.

The care of Christmas trees from start to finish

"It's the Christmas holidays!" You know it when your tree has been decorated and all of your friends and family say how pretty it is — and put wrapped gifts underneath.

Park for Hope in downtown Santa Cruz

The City of Santa Cruz hosted its second annual Parking for Hope downtown holiday parking program from Dec. 18 through 25. The usual parking rates were applicable; however, the proceeds from street meters during these eight days will be donated to Hope Services, a local nonprofit.

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