Winter storm strikes communities in Santa Cruz Mountains
Beginning last Wednesday night, a large storm accompanied by heavy rains, high winds blew into Santa Cruz County, bringing surf advisories, power outages, and flash flood warnings all along the California Coast.
SLV graduate Lucas C. Trader has completed basic infantry training
The Joint Hometown News Service of the Defense Media Activity in Fort Mead, Maryland notified the Press-Banner that San Lorenzo Valley High School Class of 2013 graduate Lucas C. Trader has completed basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is now Private First Class in the U.S. Army National Guard.
Open letter to Jack Dilles from 1440 Foundation
An open letter to Jack Dilles from the 1440 Foundation.
Sports Shorts: Bethany volleyball and cross country, plus SLV water polo
Bethany volleyball notches win
Editorial: Drug deal, stabbing raise concerns
An early-December stabbing of two men under the covered bridge in Felton has cast an ugly shadow on the Christmas season in the San Lorenzo Valley.
Letter: Winery still making wine
Austin Twohig’s wine column, headlined on the Press-Banner’s March 18 front page as “A local winery ditches its Roudon-Smith label...,” led readers astray with the inaccurate intimation that Roudon-Smith wines had vanished. That’s simply not the case.
Commentary: Trees need care at Felton Covered Bridge Park
Several weeks ago, a group of concerned citizens met at the Felton Historic Covered Bridge Park with renowned horticultural consultant Barrie Coate, who was hired in 1992 by Santa Cruz County to provide a report on the then-existing trees in the newly purchased park site in Felton.
Claussen lifts Cardinals past Falcons in fourth quarter
As a freshman, current Santa Cruz senior point guard Ashley Claussen was a standout varsity basketball player for the Scotts Valley High girls basketball team. Her family then moved to Santa Cruz following her freshman year and joined the Cardinals girls basketball team.
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...