Melissa McDill has heard all of the excuses as to why people don't volunteer. "I hear people say, 'I don't have time. I work," said the McDill Associates CEO, who also chairs the Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services board of directors. "I say, 'So do I. I run a business. I have a family. But I made the time, and I don't even notice the time. It doesn't feel like another obligation that takes up my time. It just feels better.'" McDill believes that...

What was supposed to be just a detour on her way to a degree in clinical psychology ended up taking Tamra Taylor down a whole new career...

Out of 24 parks in Santa Cruz County, the Ben Lomond Park meets the criteria to apply for the 2010 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program. County parks officials...

Most of Capitola employees are on furloughs, and some employees just had their wages frozen for the next year. However, after Capitola's City Manager Rich Hill saw the most recent sales...