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MONTEREY—Two people aboard a twin-engine propellor airplane died Tuesday morning after the small aircraft slammed into a home in Monterey off of Highway 68. Eric Gutierrez, a safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, confirmed Wednesday that two people died when the Golden Eagle...

In this 2023 photo, thousands of people pour into Aromas for the annual Aromas Day. The free event, which runs Aug. 25 from 9am-4pm. will feature yard sales, food stands, live music, arts and crafts, breakfast at the grange, and stage entertainment. (Photo by...

With summer in full bloom, people from throughout the world will come to California to visit its 280 state parks, which stretch from its southern border deserts to its redwood-crowned north.

An 86-year-old woman died as a result of a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Soquel Village.

A woman wanders through the crowd on stilts Saturday at the second annual Salinas Festa Italia, a one-day family street festival that features the food, live music and culture of Italy. “The importance of the festival has been dedicated to the importance of family...

VFW Post 1716 honors students, teacher Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1716 in Freedom recently gave out scholarships and awards. Every year, the post hands out scholarships and awards to a middle school student, a high school student and selects a teacher of the year.  This year’s...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution denying a request from AT&T to be released from its requirements to provide landline services to Santa Cruz County. While the resolution—which will be sent to the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC)—carries little...

One man was killed on Highway 17 Thursday when a falling tree struck his vehicle, California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said.