He will lie in repose this week at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago before being honored in South Carolina.

In its 14th year, the Watsonville Film Festival has announced its dates for 2026. The festival will hold screenings in Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Salinas after expanding to the latter two last year.

A Habitat for Humanity utility truck used to haul materials and equipment to job sites was destroyed in a late-night fire in downtown Watsonville, resulting in more than $20,000 in damage.

A South Carolina woman and a girl from Texas will join First Lady Melania Trump in the First Lady's Box for the 2026 State of the Union.

Martin Short's oldest daughter, Katherine Short, has died. She was 42.

"Great athletes have gotten that — very great, the best, and I thought he deserved it,” Trump said during his State of the Union address.

The 46-year-old Virginia governor, the first female chief executive of her state, was House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ pick to rebut a State of the Union address Tuesday that President Donald ...

Democrats were seen wearing pins supporting survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to President Donald Trump's State of the Union ...

The Salinas Union High School District said that, out of an abundance of caution, one of its schools was placed on a secure campus on Tuesday.

Shower chances on the Central Coast are mainly limited to Santa Cruz County and should end overnight. Most of the region, including Monterey and San Benito counties, is expected to stay mostly dry.

Salinas is moving forward with plans to develop affordable housing and commercial space in Chinatown, aiming to preserve historic buildings while addressing fire damage and safety concerns.

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