Cougars stalled by Mills
Visiting Mills High School of Millbrae set the tone defensively and coasted to victory over San Lorenzo Valley High School on the gridiron on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Santa Cruz Trains: Inspiration Point, or the legend of Coon Gulch
Inspiration Point — the beautiful overlook between Felton and Santa Cruz along Highway 9.
Scotts Valley sprinters just miss state meet
The Scotts Valley High boys 4-by-400-meter relay team of Brad Hartman, Kyle McNulty, Aldin Barrett and Steven Haas fell just short of qualifying for the state track and field meet.
San Lorenzo Valley’s environmental warrior
Don’t let the gray beard and twinkling blue eyes fool you. Inside Fred McPherson beats the heart of the environmental warrior he has been since he was a young man.
It’s the law: The cost of hired guns
A sad reality of our legal system is that it is largely unavailable to all but the wealthy.
The Mountain Gardener: Planted tomatoes ripen for summer
The spring sun has started to warm the soil. I'm already having visions of eating ripe, luscious tomatoes later in the season.
Valley People: The passion to help
I met Dr. Bill Morris several years ago at a neighborhood gathering. He briefly shared about his work as a palliative care doctor-an area of medicine I knew nothing about. However, it wasn't until my mom was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and eventually sent home to die, that I became interested in learning more about end of life care. As a result of this experience, I decided to interview Dr. Morris. He begins his story:
Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement
Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend.
The enforcement...