Plucked from a certain death in tragic kill lots of the Midwest, the eight horses corralled at Pregnant Mare Rescue off Glenwood Drive north of Scotts Valley owe their lives to the struggling non-profit organization.

Two high school scientists are tackling the honeybee crisis and won the grand prize at Santa Cruz County Science Fair.

During the recent five-year drought — when the San Lorenzo River moved at scarcely a trickle — the Ben Lomond Fire District’s swift water rescue team continued to train, and ready themselves for the inevitable swift water rescue action.

Goodbye, James Dean.

In grocery stores and markets today, consumers are faced with choosing between a huge variety of food products. When you walk into a grocery store you are likely to find many different brands and variations for just one food product.

Two new people have joined the Press Banner in advertising and customer service.

The off-duty firefighter could have sworn Sage was dead.

If it were possible to gather all the people and families that Bob Roninger has helped in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley into a single place, it would probably require a stadium the size of Levi Stadium in Santa Clara.

The cavalcade left downtown Santa Cruz precisely at noon on May Day 1868.  The wagon of the Cornet Band led the way, rousing the citizens in carriages and on horseback with a variety of patriotic strains and lively airs. The celebration marked the opening of the San Lorenzo Road, forerunner of Highway 9.

From her sprawling ranch-style home not far from Lockewood Lane in Scotts Valley, novelist Christine Z. Mason beckons readers who enjoy intricate plotting, fascinating characters and an exciting story.