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October 27, 2025

Court to Consider ‘Transient Release’ for Sexual Predator

A man convicted of raping multiple women in the early 1980s whose plan to live in Bonny Doon faced steep opposition is again seeking...

Council Defers Half a Million in Fees for New Hotel, Approves Budget

Santa Cruz County accommodation providers are anticipating a banner year. Yet with building costs soaring, in order to get shovels in the ground, the...

Scotts Valley Performing Space Inches Closer To Opening

It’s been under construction for years, and on June 15, Scotts Valley City Council agreed to approve the opening of a new multi-purpose event...

Mountain music in the key of life

When Sydney Gorham was five years old, she started her first business, “Sydney’s Outdoor Chore Service.” The tiny entrepreneur waddled throughout her San Jose...

SLVUSD to use $25-million bond for school upgrades

Over the past year, the financial world has been playing the big guessing game of what will happen to interest rates as authorities seek...

Crime level stabilizing, according to Scotts Valley PD

Burglaries nearly doubled in 2020—overall, crime fluctuated heavily during the pandemic, Scotts Valley Police Department Chief Steve Walpole, Jr. told the city council in...

Preliminary hearing: suspect accused of shooting at CHP officers in Scotts Valley

Kristopher Payopay has failed to evade attempted murder charges. He’s accused of shooting at California Highway Patrol officers in Scotts Valley with a machine...

Pride Flag debate exposes political divide

A rainbow flag was waving above Scotts Valley City Hall by 10:15am on June 2—it marked the culmination of a year of work on...

Mobile homes destroyed in fire

Residents of the Redwoods on the River trailer park in Ben Lomond were told to flee as fire consumed a pair of mobile homes...

Pellerin jumps into first in race for lower house seat

A three-way race in the 28th State Assembly district had candidates swapping places throughout election night, with Gail Pellerin rising as more precincts reported...

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Santa Cruz Wharf incident: 1 person dead, dog sent for emergency...

An adult victim was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday...