Alexander Rhodes Porfido was born to Kristin Jean and Joseph Peter Porfido of Ben Lomond at 5:34 p.m. Jan. 9, 2013. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces when he was delivered at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center of Santa Cruz.
Weather in December and early January was wet and cold. But rains came to a halt in mid-January with warm days and cold evenings, and the San Lorenzo River flow has decreased below 100 cubic feet per second. The weather pattern is perfect for Northern California rivers that are normally too high and too brown to fish.
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that all adults born between 1945 and 1965 — the “baby boomer” generation — be tested for hepatitis C, which is the most common blood-borne disease in the U.S.
The Scotts Valley High girls basketball team could not survive a spectacular homecoming from Lauren Price, who scored 44 points, including the game-winner with 1.5 seconds left, and gave the visiting St. Francis Sharks a 61-59 win over host Scotts Valley on Monday, Jan. 28.
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached...