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Valentine’s Day has always been a special day for Leon Scott Baxter: On Feb. 14, 1990, the San Lorenzo Valley native shared his first kiss with his future wife, Mary. But after this year, it might also be remembered as the day Guinness World Records came calling.

This past week, Scotts Valley Unified School District board approved the hiring of Tracey Neilsen to the new principal of Vine Hill Elementary School. Her position will be effective as of July 1. 

Suppose you’ve decided to get a family pet — as a watchdog, to teach the kids responsibility

At the outset of the regularly scheduled Scotts Valley City Council meeting June 16 Mayor Derek Timm gave a shout-out to the local LGBTQ+ community with an official “Mayor’s Proclamation” for Pride Month. “June has become a symbolic month in which lesbians, gay men, bisexual...

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday arrested a Santa Cruz man after he was caught on video surveillance stealing mail in Boulder Creek. Richard Gilreath, 54, had mail from roughly 50 victims, sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said. He was wanted on warrants from Santa Cruz...

Scotts Valley has hired an interim city manager, as it begins its search for a permanent replacement for Tina Friend, who recently took the city manager position in Coronado. Brian Haddix, a retired long-time municipal employee from the Central Valley, says he’s thrilled to be...

Twenty-three-year-old Bianca Pegg stares at the bare field where Bethany University’s cafeteria stood before it was destroyed by a fire in June.

Tom Scully is looking for ideas to improve fire service in Bonny Doon and Davenport.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad determined that a suspicious briefcase in the Scotts Valley Market parking lot was empty this morning.