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More than 600 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to more than 271 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Wednesday.

Even before he joined several of his peers on a cross-country trip to see some of the top universities in the U.S. in late September, Pajaro Valley High School senior Anthony Ramos had experienced life away from home.

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge heard closing arguments Tuesday in a case that will send an accused child killer either to juvenile jail, or see him tried as an adult.

More than 300 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to about 150 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Tuesday.

To her friends, family and coworkers, Deanne Pernell was an energetic, caring teacher with a passion for teaching young people to read, and a particular affinity for bilingual education.

Second Harvest Food Bank works year-round with more than 100 organizations to deliver donated food to nearly 55,000 people throughout Santa Cruz County every month.

The Aptos High Drama Department is presenting this year’s fall production, “Pride and Prejudice.”

Spurred by several events over the past year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a meeting Thursday to update the public on a project that aims to lower the flood risk along the Pajaro River levees.

Every year, local veterans, their friends and families and community members assemble in the Veterans Memorial Building to honor the people who served in the military.

Eleven new art pieces now grace the walls of the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust thanks to the efforts of local artist Jaime Sanchez.