1 PERSON HAS BEEN DETAINED, AND ANOTHER HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED, AFTER A STABBING TOOK PLACE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SANTA CRUZ AREA. REPORTEDLY 4-5 TEENAGE MALES WERE SEEN FIGHTING ON 17TH AVENUE NEAR CAPITOLA ROAD SHORTLY BEFORE 2:30 THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF?S DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THEY FOUND 1 DOWN WITH SEVERAL STAB WOUNDS TO HIS ABDOMEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO DOMINICAN HOSPITAL. ONE PERSON WAS DETAINED AT THE SCENE, AND OTHERS ARE BEING SOUGHT.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM WILL BE HONORED WITH AN AWARD THIS EVENING. JULIE PACKARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR HER ROLE IN ADVANCING MARINE CONSERVATION, AND SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE MARINE CONSERVATION GROUP ?OCEANA? IS HONORING PACKARD WITH THE ?TED DANSON OCEAN HERO AWARD?.

A FIRE DID ABOUT 70 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO A ZAYANTE DRIVE HOME. THE FIRE, WHICH WAS CONTAINED TO THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE HOME, BROKE OUT TUESDAY NIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS HAD A TOUGH TIME GETTING THEIR EQUIPMENT TO THE HOME, BECAUSE IN SOME PARTS OF ZAYANTE DRIVE THE ROADWAY IS ONLY 8 FEET WIDE, WHICH IS THE WIDTH OF A FIRE ENGINE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE BLAZE.

THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE NEARLY 22 HUNDRED FLU VACCINES NEXT WEEK, BUT SOME OF THEM WILL BE GOING TO PRISON INMATES. THAT?S BECAUSE SOME INMATES ARE IN THE HIGH-RISK CATEGORIES. NO NEW FLU-CLINIC DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS YET.