Calm before another round of storms
Rainfall totals in January in the Santa Cruz Mountains climbed to the 20-inch range, approaching the total for the entire October-September "rain year last year, considered an average year.
Woman missing in Boulder Creek
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to find a missing 54-year-old woman who may need medical help in Boulder Creek.
Child porn charges filed against former city youth aide
A 23-year-old former youth worker with the City of Scotts Valley faces two counts of child pornography in connection with nude photos of a 15-year-old girl.
Home and Garden: Beauty in miniature
In Santa Cruz County, the arboreal spotlight is so focused on some of the world’s tallest trees — the coastal redwoods, the Douglas-firs — that it might not occur to people outside the know to look here for some of the world’s smallest.
Town center project moves forward: developer selected
“We’ve chosen our dance partner…. and we’re entering into a courtship that marks the beginning of a long journey together,” was how Scotts Valley Mayor Jim Reed characterized the choice of Palisades Builders, Inc. for the massive Town Center Project at a standing room only meeting of the City Council on March 21.
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
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