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

War refugees who arrived with nothing but fishing skills have survived the industry’s throes to feed the community.

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

Umami, which translates to “delicious savory taste, ” was identified as a distinct flavor in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae ...

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

President Trump's new tariffs could help the American wine industry by making wines from abroad more expensive. But some ...

A tax on sugary drinks is in effect in Santa Cruz, 7years after California banned cities and counties from implementing local ...

Santa Cruz is set to begin collecting a new tax on sugary drinks starting Thursday, marking the first such levy in California ...

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

Good morning! It’s April 30 — here’s what’s going on in your community today… Low clouds, then sunshine in Eastside / Live Oak Today will be low clouds followed by sunshine and cool. There is a 2% ...

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 ...