Teens deal with mother’s killing
Richard Chavez was like a father to his girlfriend’s children, Aubrey and Stewart Newell. He was a fixture in their childhoods, they said, and they trusted him.
Hazards of winter in tree country
Santa Cruz County building inspector John Ondrejka tapes off the house on Nellie Lane in Boulder Creek after getting Wednesday's report of a fallen oak tree.
Charles ‘Charlie’ Wheeler
A celebration of life is planned March 14 for longtime Boulder Creek resident Charles “Charlie” Wheeler, 62, who died Feb. 22 at his home.
Larry Rawson
Friends and family will gather Saturday, March 6, for a memorial walk and two receptions for Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Rawson, 95, who died of pneumonia and complications Feb. 12 at the Veterans Affairs Hospital Palo Alto Hospice.
Bethany cafeteria, student hub on the way
A three-story student center will rise from the ashes of the blaze that destroyed Bethany University’s cafeteria last summer.
VCUM budget tops $1M
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.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
