A house on Buckeye Street in Mount Hermon was gutted by fire Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, in a blaze that started at about 7:35 p.m.

Marijuana and drinking are on the rise among young Santa Cruz County teens, according to the biennial California Healthy Kids Survey.

The Felton Farmers Market's final open day of the year is Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Scotts Valley Italian restaurant In Vino Veritas shut its doors last week without so much as a farewell to Scotts Valley.

Bags of feces, soiled tissues and kitty litter — all items that should be found in the garbage can or flushed down the toilet bowl. Instead, these discards are often dumped at the recycling center in Boulder Creek, making it the messiest of three recycling sites the Valley Women’s Club operates in the valley, said Nancy Macy, the club’s director of recycling.