This year, Follies travel back in time
The 1950s and ’60s will come alive next weekend as the Santa Cruz Follies puts on its annual singing and dancing showcase.
Untrained chef shines in TV spotlight
It’s a Thursday morning, and Jake Gandolfo is red-eyed and hung over.
Locals get ready for fair contests
Twelve-year-old Ronin Olson of Ben Lomond suspects it might be time to stop collecting Beanie Babies. But before he retires his hobby, the Ocean Grove Charter School student decided to enter his massive assortment into the Santa Cruz County Fair’s hobbies and collections contest category.
Magician to serve six years for molestation
A San Lorenzo Valley magician will serve six years in state prison for child molestation, a judge ruled on Aug. 26
McClish to be tried in Veil killing
After hearing three days of evidence, a Santa Cruz judge ruled last week that Michael McClish will be tried in the killing of former Ben Lomond Market Employee Johanna “Asha” Veil and her unborn child in 2006.
Teenagers chime in on the latest fashions
School is officially in session, and while the focus should be on academics, the fashion is too fun a factor to ignore.
5K race comes to Scotts Valley
Baymonte Christian School parent Mark Giblin has missed the Bean Creek Run since the 10-kilometer road race in Scotts Valley was canceled in 2006.
VCUM calls for support of woman with cancer calls for support of woman with cancer
Valley Churches United Mission has asked for direct support for former Roaring Camp General Store employee Amanda “Mandy” Beyett, who is suffering from terminal cancer.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
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