SLV Sheriff’s Center moves in with Cal Fire
The San Lorenzo Valley Sheriff’s Service Center is moving to a new address in Felton to save money during a cash-strapped time for county government.
A trio of tree-trimmers
Dawson Aris, Ralph Pike and Herb Lippe of Spring Lakes Mobile Home Park are handy in the shop, so when they were asked to produce the decor for Saturday’s Scotts Valley Christmas Tree Lighting Festival, they willingly obliged.
Valley Churches honors its angels
For the 15th year, Valley Churches United Missions recognized its Angels of the Year at Scopazzi’s Restaurant in Boulder Creek this week.
Police team up to patrol roads
Police officers from around the county will gather in Scotts Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 8, for an enforcement detail aimed at reducing aggressive driving and traffic accidents on city streets.
Choo-choo: The sound of Christmas coming
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park nature center director Lee Williams adjusts his HO-scale electric train as it runs in the nature store this holiday season.
Scotts Valley man arrested in SC stabbing
Twenty-year-old Jabriel Levi Grisell of Scotts Valley was arrested for allegedly stabbing two men at a party in Santa Cruz last weekend.
Burn season opens
Open burn season - also known as backyard burn season - opened in Santa Cruz County today.
Trim for the Christmas tree
Scotts Valley will ring in the Holiday season with it's annual tree-lighting festival on Dec. 5.
Calling all Christmas letters
Readers in Scotts Valley, Bonny Doon and the San Lorenzo Valley are invited to send in their letters to Santa for publication in the Press-Banner. Letters should be less than 150 words long and must include the writer’s name, age and city or town. The deadline is Dec. 11.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
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