Authorities are investigating the sudden deaths of Jay and Kristen Ruskey a Central Coast couple who were the first to grow coffee in the state.

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Jay and Kristen Ruskey, pioneers of growing coffee, caviar limes, and more in California, died together last Sunday; plus, stories you may have missed.