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Scotts Valley High School science teacher Naomi Lyall was severely injured in a snowboarding accident in Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Living away from home and attending school in a new place is often an experience young people experience for the first time in college. Four students attending San Lorenzo Valley High School, however, are a little bit ahead of the curve.

As of mid-December, the City of Scotts Valley had caught up on its HR backlog and was fully staffed. This followed years of headaches in the police department and Public Works, as employees left for greener pastures elsewhere. But, after a sustained campaign to recruit...

California State Parks will be burning piles created by park volunteers in Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. An estimated 52 piles will be burned throughout the Redwood Loop Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park...

Michele Beard has been homeless off and on for 2½ years, since she divorced from her husband. While sitting in the kitchen at Mountain Community Resources in Felton, the well-spoken 41-year-old said life without a home is about surviving the day-to-day — which can be especially difficult in the winter.

Editor’s Note: The reporter’s son is Andrew Wise. On Thursday, May 26, Central Fire, Santa Cruz City Fire and Watsonville Fire departments welcome nine recruits to their rosters following Santa Cruz City Fire Department’s Regional Academy graduation—six graduates, including Felton’s Andy Wise, are joining the...

The San Lorenzo Valley High School drama department has had to reinvent itself a few times in the last 18 months. From canceling its on-stage production of “Chicago” after opening weekend due to the arrival of Covid-19, to pressing forward with live, online productions...