A 17-year-old Scotts Valley girl was arrested after 30 tablets of ecstasy and 1.73 grams of ketamine, a hallucinogen, were found in her purse on Saturday night.
Two drinking water samples taken Sept. 15 by the Scotts Valley Water District tested positive for coliform bacteria, an indicator that there could be more harmful bacteria in the water, though later tests suggested an error might have caused the positive readings.
Residents in wheelchairs have a tough time getting in and out of The Vineyards neighborhood in Scotts Valley. To create better access, the Scotts Valley City Council will consider two improvements to the neighborhood’s sidewalks, as recommended by the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act committee.
Ed Silveira, the founder of the Villa de Branciforte Preservation Society, discovered a lime kiln door at the Henry Cowell Barn on the University of California, Santa Cruz, campus after a powerful storm in mid-October uncovered it.
Civil Grand Jury applications due soon
Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...