Derrick Reid Brock, 22, of Ben Lomond, has been sentenced to six years in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for kidnapping, robbery and receipt of stolen property in Santa Cruz in November 2009.
The four candidates vying for an open seat in the 15th state Senate District will participate in a forum next week to answer questions from the press and public.
Alan and Duangjai Sachsel had noticed the Thai cuisine void in the valley for years. Finally, the couple decided to fill it with the recently opened Thai Village Restaurant at King’s Village Shopping Center on Mount Hermon Road.
Safety first: The area’s inaugural National Night Out gathering took place Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Cal Fire and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Service Center on Highway 9 in Felton. Law enforcement and fire personnel greeted neighbors who stopped by to meet their local peace officers. Kids got to climb inside a police cruiser, and children could be identified with a Child ID kit for a parent to take home. National Night Out is aimed at strengthening communities and encouraging them to fight back against crime.
A fast food sandwich restaurant in Scotts Valley was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night by a man wearing blue jeans, a black sweatshirt and a baseball cap.
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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