No one was injured as a vacant home on Highway 9 in Felton burned to the ground early Thursday morning.

The Polo Barn, located on the Polo Ranch near Carbonero Creek in north Scotts Valley, was constructed in 1930 for Marion Hollins, a prominent sportswomen, women’s rights pioneer and entrepreneur.

A longtime destination for early childhood education in the Highlands Park in Ben Lomond has new owners and a new lease on life in the wake of a July 1, 2013 acquisition by the nonprofit Community Bridges.

The Scotts Valley police welcomed a new lieutenant with a very familiar name to the department on Monday, as Lt. Stephen Walpole, Jr. was officially sworn in as a SVPD officer in a ceremony at Scotts Valley City Hall.

For many years Scotts Valley Realtor Robert Aldana felt so safe at his home in north Scotts Valley that he and his family left their cars unlocked in front of their house. Once, Aldana admitted, he forgot to close his garage when the family went on vacation. They returned four days later to find nothing amiss or missing.

Dana William Benedict

With the start of the new year comes the deluge of people making resolutions for things they'd like to do or goals they'd like to achieve in 2014. Among the more frequent of resolutions is “exercise more” and “travel.”