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California Governor Gavin Newsom was once again along the Central Coast, Wednesday, getting a tour of storm damage after intense weather patterns continued to devastate the region. This time, he was in Pajaro to see the results of flooding, alongside Santa Cruz County Fourth District...

With sunshine interspersed with scattered showers forecast through Monday—and another storm on its way towards the Central Coast for early Tuesday—Santa Cruz Mountains residents can expect to see up to another eight inches of rain. While some Boulder Creek residents expressed relief at the sunbeams...

While the three-year window for some adults to file lawsuits under a landmark childhood sex abuse statute has now closed, one of the cases that emerged through the #MeToo movement is inching its way toward trial. Plenty of paperwork has been flooding into Solano County...

Another atmospheric river moved into San Jose and the Greater Bay Area from the coast this morning, and forecasters say things will get worse through Friday night. Heavy rain, strong wind, and thunderstorms are all expected. A spokesperson for the The National Weather Service said the...

Last year, Scotts Valley was commended for its ability to overcome pandemic obstacles to bring back its Fourth of July Weekend fireworks display, although it took $70,000 from the General Fund to make it happen. But at its regular meeting Feb. 15, the Scotts Valley...

In a 10-2 decision, a 12-person jury has found Caltrans partly responsible for the 2019 death of 22-year-old pedestrian Josh Howard along Highway 9. In a verdict announced Wednesday afternoon in Santa Cruz County Superior Court after days of deliberation, they set damages at $19.25...

Santa Cruz resident Daniel Lamothe, a 38-year-old firefighting trainee and musician, has died after a mishap during a firefighter training program in the San Lorenzo Valley last Sunday. During the Feb. 19 session at the Ben Lomond Training Center, the volunteer became “medically distressed,” Santa...

Santa Cruz resident Daniel Lamothe, a 38-year-old firefighting trainee, has died after a mishap during a firefighter training program in the San Lorenzo Valley over the weekend, according to authorities. At a session on Sunday at the Ben Lomond Training Center, the volunteer became "medically...

Just 26 miles away as the crow flies, enrollment has dropped 76% at the Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto; but here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District has seen a much more modest decline. Nevertheless, trustees...

While Scotts Valley’s civic calendar has been relatively light so far this year, behind the scenes there’s been plenty of activity. Hot on the heels of hiring 19 people to work for the municipality in 2022, as the community began to recover from the darkest...