Thomas Francis DeMayo of Ben Lomond has pleaded guilty to molesting the young daughter of a longtime friend and faces at least 24 years in prison, according to the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office.
A few small needles stick out of the ear of a man sitting in a circle of patients as soft music and the sweet aroma of incense waft through the Balance Studio Spa in Felton.
Laurel Jacobson of Scotts Valley wears her tae kwon do second-degree black belt cinched around her waist with gusto: She can spar, break through boards and pose in the art’s many forms with ease.
Scotts Valley’s Jose Absalon Barrientos was killed on his way to a family picnic when a driver crashed head-on into his Harley-Davidson on Highway 1 last Sunday afternoon.
Most of the county’s local agencies, including its special districts — fire, water, parks and recreation — have applied for bond money that will pay back property tax money borrowed by California to balance the state budget.