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Santa Clara County will be conducting a census to determine the extent of homelessness throughout the county.

With a new collegiate semester just around the corner, students planning to pursue careers as farmers, ranchers or in other agricultural occupations may now apply for 2013 California Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation scholarships.

With the start of a new year, the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is asking for new contributions to their fire prevention and protection programs.

South County wineries continue to eke out a stellar reputation for themselves alongside industry bigwigs from Napa, Paso Robles, Sonoma and beyond, leaving 57 judges with a positive impression on their palate during the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition last week.

Did you know there is a little-understood “wave” just above the Earth’s atmosphere that plays a big role in determining planetwide weather patterns? Or that in about 3.3 billion years the planet could collide with Venus or Mars? Or that Guinea Worm Disease is on the verge of being the first parasitic disease in the world to be eradicated, and without a medicinal cure?

A record-warm spring, second-warmest summer, fourth-warmest winter and above-normal fall made 2012 the warmest year on record for the contiguous states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

A new weekly community newspaper in Morgan Hill has suspended operations after publishing just two editions, due to financial difficulties and a “disgruntled” employee who made steady business difficult, according to the publisher.