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The man charged with human trafficking and molesting children he met through the Boys and Girls Club in Scotts Valley asked a Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge if he could spend time over the holidays with his 4-year-old nephew. But, according to a minute...

Two familiar administrators in the Scotts Valley School District will retire in June to pursue activities outside the realm of public schools.

As we near our 8th month of social distancing, community members are getting more creative and motivated to diminish their feelings of isolation.  The Scotts Valley Senior Life Association (SVSLA) has been concerned for the mental health of its members since the pandemic started, but particularly as it drags on.  To combat this separation, the SVSLA has begun weekly Zoom workshops, many featuring community speakers, to check in with their seniors.  Vice President George Haas and President Dave Hodgin have spruced up their Monday afternoon with presentations from Ross Eric Gibson, noted Santa Cruz historian, Danny Reber, Executive Director, SV Chamber of Commerce, Greg Pepping, Executive Director of the Coastal Watershed Council, and Eden Israel, “Sing Along with Eden.”

James Davis rides to work every day on a motorcycle he custom-built from the ground up.

The Scotts Valley Performing Arts Youth Shakespeare Program will stage “The Tempest: Revisited” and “Journey Fantastique: Art and Poetry in Motion” at the Bethany University Theater next weekend.

FEMA may provide financial assistance to applicants who have immediate or critical needs because they are displaced from their primary dwelling. Immediate or critical needs are lifesaving and life-sustaining items including, but not limited to: water, food, first aid, prescriptions, infant formula, diapers, consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal hygiene items and fuel for transportation.

Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works announced today that motorist can expect delays and possible lane closures on Graham Hill Road on Tuesday, March 5, as crews will be working to activate the newly installed traffic signals at the intersection with Lockewood Lane.

Three townhouses are taking shape on Blake Lane in Scotts Valley, where Habitat for Humanity’s volunteer workers have put in more than 5,000 hours of work since construction began in October.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to require all of 2,400 County employees to either take the Covid-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. Employees who refuse both risk termination, or being put on leave without...