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Photos from the 2012 Relay for Life at Skypark on May 19. The 24-hour annual event supported cancer research as teams spent 24 hours walking, running and enjoying the festivities.

With the holiday season upon us, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today reminded consumers about the importance of safe food handling to prevent foodborne illness. “Bacterial pathogens like Salmonella, E. coli and Campylobacter can be present in foods, such as meat and poultry, and can cause illness due to insufficient cooking, inadequate cooling and improper food handling practices,”

The Highway 9 corridor through the communities of the San Lorenzo Valley could soon be undergoing a number of improvements as a coalition of political, business, and community leaders have joined forces to enact visible change to the infrastructure of the roadway.

Tucked away in a remote corner of Scotts Valley, kids ages seven to 17 can be found whipping around an indoor track, jamming and blocking their way through the rollerskating contact sport of roller derby with the Santa Cruz Derby Groms. In the parlance of...

The Scotts Valley Police Department — responding to ongoing shenanigans at Skypark Skateboard Park — this week installed a high-tech surveillance camera.

 Based on increased spread of COVID-19 and in order to protect the

Annette Marcum sits in her Ben Lomond office every day making phone calls to service clubs, churches, food banks and her numerous contacts to coordinate the latest effort to provide for the least fortunate in the Santa Cruz Mountains.