The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has recognized local high school students for their high scores in the 2017 scholarship competition.

Local roads in Santa Cruz County are among the worst in the entire state, according to a state report released this week.

I am writing this letter to give our personal thank you to each and every one who prayed for us and gave us your thoughts, sent cards and flowers and whatever else you could have possibly done to help us through the two months of hospital stay and this last month of home recuperation we have endured.

A former Scotts Valley parks and recreation aide, Trevor Arriola, 23, was arraigned in Santa Cruz County Court on Oct. 20 on four felony counts – use of obscene material involving a minor, possession of obscene material involving a minor, depiction of sexual conduct of a child and distribution of lewd material involving a minor.