5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (701+ words) 13 women from across District 28 recognized for community impact and leadership While locals and flatlanders alike flocked to the Santa Cruz coastline on March 20 to escape the heat wave that gripped the state, a representation of local dignitaries met up with…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1140+ words) SV baseball crushes Santa Cruz; SLV boys volleyball beats rival Falcons The San Lorenzo Valley softball team got off to a hot start in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play after a crushing 19-2 win over Harbor in last week's league…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (145+ words) Around 4:45am Wednesday, firefighters learned of a fire at the McDermott Fire Station in Bonny Doon, at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road. The response to 7276 Empire Grade Rd. included crews from Cal Fire, the Santa…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (306+ words) The City of Scotts Valley has long been recognized as one of the safest cities in the state. That reputation did not happen by accident. From our earliest days, Chief Gerald Pittenger and later Chief Steve Walpole Sr. embraced what…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1063+ words) Celebration of famous director featured speakers from London, Seattle "I'm sure you're going to have a wonderful time, and thank you for being here." That's how Mayor Donna Lind welcomed attendees to the Scotts Valley Alfred Hitchcock Festival on March…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (474+ words) Good Will Hunting" in 1997 made Ben Affleck and Matt Damon household names in the acting sphere. The Boston-based duo wrote and directed the film, and the script was compelling enough to interest actors like Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, Cole Hauser…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (102+ words) Plants have adapted over millennia to their growing conditions. The abrupt differences due to changing climate forces plants to migrate or go extinct. When temperatures increase, plants bloom earlier creating the potential for timing mismatch between pollinators and plants. Indicator…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (176+ words) Scotts Valley High School Parent Club will host a one-man comedy show featuring Clay Hausmann on Friday, March 13, at The Landing in Scotts Valley. Hausmann, a seasoned performer and former Sundance Screenwriters Lab finalist, will share his humorous experiences as…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (777+ words) SCCAL champion Falcons continue postseason run into CIF NorCal Regionals There was a moment at the beginning of the 2025-26 winter campaign when Scotts Valley head girls basketball coach Stu Hurvitz truly believed they were Central Coast Section contenders." And not…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (366+ words) 28-year department veteran to be sworn in this Monday City of Scotts Valley has selected Jayson Rutherford as its next chief of police, promoting a 28-year veteran who has spent his entire law enforcement career with the city. Rutherford, a…...