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An Aptos woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death on Aug. 24 made her first court appearance Wednesday, but delayed entering a plea because she has not yet retained a private attorney.

Weekly calendar of events.

MONTEREY COUNTY—School districts across the U.S. were on alert Thursday after a challenge posted on the social media application TikTok urged followers to call in shooting and bomb threats to their schools on Friday. Students at North Monterey County High School were ordered to shelter...

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A blast from a fire hose showers off the side of a mobile home at the Portola Mobile Home Park on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.

UPDATE: Suspect turns himself in to Watsonville Police Department. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Two people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a Pajaro bar early Tuesday morning. According to Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd, deputies responded to El Torero Bar at 540 Salinas Road just...

The Aptos Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Hats off to Spring Fashion” event is not only a way to check out the latest fashions from local businesses, but also a chance to benefit a local organization.

The doors of the new Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services Family Center were officially opened Thursday during a grand opening ceremony at 567 Auto Center Drive.  Community members joined elected officials, and Chamber of Commerce representatives from Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and Santa...

The E.A. Hall School Site Council will meet at the school Tuesday when anyone interested in the issue can speak on one of three options.