Three 19-year-old Oakland women were arrested in Scotts Valley Monday afternoon and are being held in the Santa Cruz County Jail on suspicion of committing a string of thefts from stores throughout the North County area.
The controversy over single-use plastic bags arrived in Scotts Valley last week, as a group of 5thgrade students — along with parents, educators, and members of the Santa Cruz County environmentalist community — addressed the Scotts Valley City Council at its meeting about the topic.
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District is on the hunt for a new superintendent. Julie Haff is retiring from the post on June 30 – after spending her entire 36-year career working for the district, including the past 12 as superintendent.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued a statement Thursday that lifted a ban on outdoor open burning that had been in place since May 2013.
Scotts Valley's Town Center plan — a proposed upscale retail and residential hub — took a big step forward last week when the Santa Cruz City Council voted to approve the sale of 8.15 acres of city-owned property from the former Skypark airport to Property Development Centers.
The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County announced that it has completed a $650,000 deal to acquire 10 acres of land on the east side of Highway 17, near the Laurel Curve, with the intention of creating an wildlife underpass beneath the freeway.
A 52-year-old Boulder Creek man was killed January 20 when the truck he was working on fell atop of him and crushed him, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
California State Parks and Sempervirens Fund recently announced the permanent addition of the 153-acre NoraBella property to expand Big Basin Redwoods State Park, marking...