In the wake of a Dec. 14 school shooting that killed 20 students and six educators in Newtown, Conn., trustees of the Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley unified school districts have been searching for ways to secure local classrooms against an intruder on campus.
A celebration of life will be held March 2 in Boulder Creek to honor the life of Victor Joseph Wahl II, 62, who died unexpectedly in San Jose on Jan. 14.
Faced with the grim reality of rapidly deteriorating firefighting equipment, county fire advisers will spend several weeks researching avenues of raising money to suggest to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
At a joint meeting of the San Lorenzo Valley and Lompico water districts Friday, Jan. 25, it became clear that the uncertain costs of merging the districts would be a stumbling block in negotiations.
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians.
According to the National...