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HeartMath CEO Bruce Cryer has heard from top executives around the world that their employees are feeling stressed. Whether it’s a 401k, a mortgage or simply concern over employment status and health, employees are continually burdened by what life is throwing at them.

If there’s a murder to be written in Santa Cruz County, there’s a good chance it will be penned by a novelist with the first name Nancy.

Starting this weekend, a Scotts Valley podcast focusing on protecting children will begin rolling out a series of episodes. Stephanie Barron Lu, co-chair of the Children's Network of Santa Cruz County who co-hosts the programming with Robert Aldana, a Scotts Valley-based realtor, says she’s confident...

A memorial service will be held in Felton on Jan. 7 for James P. Gothrup, a longtime valley resident.

BOULDER CREEK—A 24-year-old Santa Cruz woman died late Thursday night in a solo-vehicle DUI crash in Boulder Creek. California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said Chyanne Pilgreen, 21, of Ben Lomond was driving a 2004 Nissan Xterra northbound on Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek...

On 07/16/2020, at approximately 9:44 , the California Highway Patrol (CHP) was requested to respond to Bear Creek Road east of View Dr. for a potential hit and run traffic collision. Upon arrival, CHP personnel located a 73 year old Boulder Creek woman identified as Sara Youhas who had been pronounced deceased at the scene. It appeared Youhas had been struck by a vehicle while walking on the road and was knocked down the embankment next to the roadway. Youhas had previously been reported missing as of 07/14/2020, at 6:30 PM. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

APTOS—Plans were announced Thursday of a major renovation of Willowbrook County Park to honor the late Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, who was gunned down in the line of duty in 2020. The project of “reimagining” the park was announced in a brief...

Six San Lorenzo Valley High School students presented reports on women’s and children’s rights to Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, as part of her 2010 Student Advisory Board.