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California Highway Patrol (CHP) Santa Cruz Area has reported a 32% reduction in electric bicycle (e-bike) related crashes within its jurisdiction in Santa Cruz County following the launch of Operation Safe Pedal (OSP). In 2024, CHP investigated 53 e-bike crashes, which included a fatality in...

Peter Sagan of team Liquigas-Cannondale remained in the overall lead of the 2012 AMGEN Tour of California after winning a topsy-turvy second stage of the annual race that again made its way through Bonny Doon and Santa Cruz County on Monday, May 14.

A rundown Felton house under scrutiny from neighbors and law enforcement was declared uninhabitable this week, and its remaining residents were ordered to move out within 36 hours.

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District has no current storm-related disruptions in water service, despite the heavy rains that have inundated the Santa Cruz Mountains since the weekend.

Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) has launched the ReCoverCA Homebuyer Assistance (DR-HBA) Program to support individuals and families in California impacted by the devastating wildfires and other declared disasters in 2018 and 2020. The Program, managed by GSFA and funded by a $28 million grant...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials on Tuesday are expected to discuss whether the county will join five other Bay Area counties in preemptively adhering to the regional stay-at-home order recently issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Although the item is not agendized for tomorrow’s Santa...

Tom Nordland is not your typical success story. He turns 70 soon, and it might be difficult to imagine him as a high school scoring champion.

The Scotts Valley City Council has unanimously voted to buy what will be the gateway to the anticipated Town Center, the last major parcel the city needed.

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.