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Gilroy residents eager to blow stuff up for a good cause flooded fireworks sales booths on Sunday, the first day of fireworks sales in the city, giving some of the 16 nonprofits licensed to sell fireworks high hopes for exploding profits during their short, four-day sales season.

Santa Clara County Sheriffs eradicated a $10.2 million rural marijuana operation Friday, pulling out 3,400 plants by hand, root and all, and escorting them by helicopter to be used as evidence in the prosecution against the suspect involved in the pot grow located below Mount Madonna County Park, south of Highway 152.

Hit-and-run victim Joshua Valdez, 22, has started to stay awake for prolonged periods of time and has even started moving his legs on his own, according to his friend Josh Diget.

EUGENE, Ore. – Sprinter Jeneba Tarmoh withdrew from consideration for a 100-meter-dash berth on the U.S. Olympic team, canceling the runoff race she and Allyson Felix had been scheduled to contest Monday evening at Hayward Field.

Whoever says South County and San Benito have slim food pickings can stick to frozen dinners from Trader Joe's.

BALTIMORE – Michael Phelps will not chase eight gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. His coach Bob Bowman tweeted late Monday morning that the Olympian will not race in the 200-meter freestyle, giving him a slate of seven events in London.