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Saved from the hands of someone who has an affinity for animal cruelty – Ruddy Duck, a male duck from Gilroy, needs some extra help from the Good Samaritan who rescued him earlier this month.

WEDDING: Briese/Carr: Emily Briese and Daniel Carr were married Sept. 10, 2011 at Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill.

A judge has delayed a preliminary hearing for a Salinas man accused of killing his mother and leaving her body in San Benito County, citing the defendant's erratic behavior and his attorney's need to review new evidence in the case.

The sheriff’s office reported that the Purple Cross Rx medical marijuana dispensary was robbed Sunday night.

Two men accused of stealing copper wire from a Pacific Gas & Electric site in Hollister had their preliminary hearings waived and are both scheduled for respective trial settings in the next month.

A Hollister man faces sentencing after pleading no contest to raping two local women after using a social networking website to lure them.

Littermates Aladdin and Merlin are 8 months old. They are sweet, playful and good with other cats. They have been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since June 2011. If you are interested in adopting this or any other animal at the shelter, please call (408) 686-3900.

Whether it's a fast run to the mall to pick up a birthday gift, a stop at the ATM for some walking-around cash or merely darting out of the house to get to an appointment, too often our minds are on a million different things. A million different things, that is, except for one thing we should be thinking of: safety.

The effort to keep insidious quagga mussels out of Nacimiento Lake is entering a new phase, and the San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department is seeking $106,000 to retain the engineering firm that has guided much of its efforts for another year.

March is Women's History Month. To commemorate the outstanding women in our communities, Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo will name one leader from the district the 2012 Woman of the Year.