A voter-approved tax on sugary drinks has taken effect in the beachside community of Santa Cruz on the California coast.

More than 170,000 bottles of apple juice produced by Watsonville-based S. Martinelli & Co. have been taken off the shelves ...

Driven by shifting preferences among young adults, cigarette smoking continues to see a marked decline across the country.

French café Emilie and the Frenchies opened last weekend at 7564 Soquel Drive, the former site of Carried Away. The menu includes salads and made-to-order sandwiches with Companion Bakeshop and ...

Santa Cruz on Thursday enacted a city voter approved 2 cents per ounce tax on non-alcoholic beverages such as soda, coffees, ...

With more than 40 wineries and a station devoted exclusively to rosés, as well as a Library bar, it was a surfeit of riches for wine lovers at the Santa Cruz Mountains Grand Tasting at The Mountain ...

Experts have long called for better ways to treat snakebites, which kill some 200 people a day, mainly in the developing ...

The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is ...

“I used to say we’re in our infancy,” said Craig Reynolds, the founding director of the California Agave Council, who first ...

Drug seizures have not dropped as dramatically as border apprehensions. Customs and Border Protection said that more resources along the border are resulting in more seizures. Be sure to subscribe to ...

Alumnus Jonathan Trent is a marine biologist and former NASA scientist whose groundbreaking work spans ocean research, space ...

The 5.2 quake was centered near Julian. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries but some residents ...