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April 29, 2026

Super Bowl crab feed funds local organization

Every 9 minutes in the United States a family experiences a fetal or early infant loss. On April 11, 2011, Katrina and Matt DeWolf became one of those families when their first-born daughter was stillborn. The day before their daughter Aurelia’s funeral, Matt DeWolf completed a memorial video.

Post office delivery truck and 2,000 letters destroyed in Felton

A postal delivery truck and more than 2,000 pieces of mail inside were destroyed by fire after the truck drove into a ditch in Felton early Tuesday afternoon.

Obituary: Gordon Nordstrom

Gordon Nordstrom

Boys and Girls Club gala raises funds, raffles luxury car

The fundraising effort for the fledgling Boys and Girls Club of the Valleys got a big boost New Year's Eve at what organizers hope will become a series of gala events.

Polo Ranch barn likely to be demolished

The outlook is bleak for those wishing to preserve the Polo Ranch barn in Scotts Valley, as a last-minute agreement by the Scotts Valley City Council to gauge the interest in possibly moving the structure to the Pasatiempo Golf Course seems unlikely to gain traction.

UPDATE: Motorcyclist killed on Granite Creek Road

A 71-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon after a head-on collision with a large truck on Granite Creek Road in Scotts Valley.

Postal delivery truck and 2,000 letters destroyed in Felton

A postal delivery truck and more than 2,000 pieces of mail inside were destroyed by fire after the truck drove into a ditch in Felton early Tuesday afternoon.

Man killed while walking on Highway 17 over weekend

A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man was struck by a car and killed while walking along Highway 17 near Pasatiempo early Saturday morning.

Fire burns home in Felton

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

A history of the Polo Ranch barn

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.

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News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026

Civil Grand Jury applications due soon Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...