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Santa Cruz County Environmental Health has expanded its free well water testing program to cover 12 additional chemicals, giving residents more comprehensive information about their drinking water. Testing is offered in partnership with the Central Coast Drinking Water Well Testing Program. All Santa Cruz County...

Just as the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District sorted out one inappropriate-behavior situation, another materialized. Trustees had voted to let teacher Eric Kahl resign, at their Sept. 14, 2021, board meeting, after learning he’d subjected female students to unwelcome sexual advances (in exchange, Kahl...

New federal funding announced for local Head Start programs U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren have announced new federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start services in Santa Cruz County. Over $4.8 million was secured to support the work of Encompass Community...

California State Parks is burning piles in various mountain state parks in Santa Cruz County and plans to continue the work through next spring. An estimated 400 burn piles will be burned throughout Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Castle Rock State Park and Henry Cowell...

Scotts Valley High School science teacher Naomi Lyall was severely injured in a snowboarding accident in Lake Tahoe yesterday.

Liz Lawler jumped out to an early lead over Rob Rennie in the 28th Assembly District race, according to election results released at 9pm June 7. Lawler, a Monte Sereno city councilmember who is the lone Republican in the race against three Democrats, garnered 31.3%...