Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office

The results are in, and a handful of local residents took home first-place ribbons and best-of-show awards at the 2009 Santa Cruz County Fair.

A fight between two valley men turned fierce after a knife was pulled, leaving one man hospitalized and the other arrested.

Santa Cruz County Bank in Scotts Valley is collecting new pairs of pajamas for Project Pajamas until Oct. 20. The program provides a new pair of pajamas to any child or young person who goes into a homeless shelter, transitional housing or any other “out-of-home” setting.

Scotts Valley has called off its foreclosure of the 17½-acre parcel slated for a 143,000-square-foot Target store on La Madrona Drive.

The Santa Cruz County Grand Jury launched an investigation into the Lompico County Water District on Monday, asking for documents from the water company detailing its financial history and employment practices.