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Criminal fingerprints are more valuable than ever to law enforcement officers in Santa Cruz County since the launch of a new piece of technology.

Eight months ago, Ricky Dahill was crossing a street in Folsom when a drunken driver ran a red light and nearly ended his life. The accident left Dahill, 25, with broken bones and head injuries so severe that doctors kept him in a coma for three weeks.

Scotts Valley Water District has announced the selection of Scotts Valley resident Piret Harmon as the water agency’s new directory.

Santa Cruz County Public Health was notified of an individual with confirmed measles who traveled to Santa Cruz County on July 1. The individual dined at Taqueria Los Pericos, located at 139 Water St. in Santa Cruz. Unvaccinated persons or those with unknown vaccination status...

Step back in time at Agricultural History Project's Second Saturday event The Agricultural History Project Center and Museum invites the community to its Second Saturday event on Aug. 10, from 11am-3pm, at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 E. Lake Ave., in Watsonville. This month, the...

Marijuana and drinking are on the rise among young Santa Cruz County teens, according to the biennial California Healthy Kids Survey.

Annette Marcum, the founder and executive director of Ben Lomond’s Valley Churches United Missions, remembers sitting at a table in 1985 to work out the nonprofit’s first budget, a modest $11,175. Since then, the group that was created to give direct help to those in need of basic necessities has grown — a lot.

A group of actors from San Lorenzo Valley High School sing and dance during the performance of their spring musical, “A Chorus Line,” last weekend at the school’s Performing Arts Center, 7105 Highway 9, in Felton.

Though she is officially retired, Monday afternoon found local artist Linda Levy hard at work. For the former research scientist, “work” now entails running the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, rather than a chemistry laboratory.