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A farmworker turned inventor who previously created a device that streamlines berry picking has further modified his creation to allow for easy set up and transportation.

A major storm system known as an atmospheric river is expected to hit California late Tuesday morning, deluging the lowlands and dumping as much as four feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The Watsonville Planning Commission unanimously recommended a project Tuesday that would add 150 housing units on a former junkyard.

As many as 300 people came to the Veterans Memorial Building in Watsonville Wednesday for a turkey-and-ham lunch, an annual Thanksgiving celebration created to bring together service organizations and the people they serve.

A woman who was reported missing earlier Wednesday was found hours later.

Firefighters are urging the public to be vigilant about safe and defensible space around their homes, as winter rains have boosted vegetation growth to dangerous levels and as warmer weather encroaches.

The man who was shot Friday morning after a court dispute died from his wounds Saturday afternoon, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.

Prunedale resident Donald Albertson served in the U.S. Army in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and later served in the National Guard in South Dakota.

Years ago, a customer of the 7-Eleven store at 261 East Lake Ave. brought a turkey dinner to employees who were working on Thanksgiving. In the 10 years since that day, the lottery-style giveaway has become a Thanksgiving tradition.

For the fifth year, farms throughout the Pajaro Valley will be open to the public for a day of family-friendly activities and tours.