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September 13, 2025

Highway 9 reopens

A portion of Highway 9, damaged from torrential rains, has reopened as part of a $7 million emergency-road project.

Former Brookdale Lodge owner gets 4-year prison term

The former owner of the Brookdale Lodge, who was convicted of wire fraud last fall, was sentenced on April 3 to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay $4.2 million in restitution.

Rescue group saves pregnant mares

Plucked from a certain death in tragic kill lots of the Midwest, the eight horses corralled at Pregnant Mare Rescue off Glenwood Drive north of Scotts Valley owe their lives to the struggling non-profit organization.

SLVWD won’t release letter from Vierra

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District on Wednesday refused to release a letter that it had cited Monday as the reason it decided to pay ex-director Terry Vierra’s legal bills for two years.

Vierra stuck with lawyer fees and fine

Terry Vierra’s request in late 2014 that the San Lorenzo Valley Water District take on his conflict-of-interest case turned out to be a costly gamble – for him and for the district.

SLVWD drops appeal, won’t pay Vierra’s judgment

 In a dramatic turnaround, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors voted unanimously on Monday, April 3 to spend no further money on the Terry Vierra conflict-of-interest case.

$33.29 million contract for SV Middle School

The Scotts Valley Unified School District’s plans to begin reconstruction of its middle school may be stalled by the Trump Administration, but this week it went ahead and took steps to sign up a general contractor for the project.

Scotts Valley student makes “bee-line” to state science fair

Two high school scientists are tackling the honeybee crisis and won the grand prize at Santa Cruz County Science Fair.

Salaries of top public employees

Here is a list of the top salaries among local schools, governments, water districts and fire departments.

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News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...