Santa Cruz Police Arrest Hells Angels Suspect
Santa Cruz police said a fight between four people broke out in the 100 block of Walnut Avenue at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. When officers arrived, the…
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Man Shot in Leg in Seaside Friday Evening
A shooting in Seaside Friday evening sent a man to the hospital with a wound to the leg, according to police. Police say it happened on the 1700…
Continue ReadingHomeless Family Becomes A Beacon of Hope for New Program
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif.– An initiative called the One Starfish program aims to designate parking lots for the homeless. The One Starfish program…
Continue ReadingFake Gun Sparks Controversy At Gonzales Elementary School
An investigation is underway Friday at El Gloria Elementary School after a third-grader threatened to shoot a fellow classmate. The father of the…
Continue ReadingFederal Grand Jury indicts state Senator in bribery scandal
Ronald Calderon, a member of the California State Senate, has agreed to surrendered to federal authorities on Monday after being named in a federal…
Continue Reading3 jovencitas de North Salinas High arrestadas
Tres estudiantes de la preparatoria North Salinas han sido arrestadas por vender galletas con marihuana a otros estudiantes en la escuela. Segn la…
Continue ReadingErnie, la mascota de la semana
“Ernie” es la mascota de la semana de Noticias de la Costa Central. Esta cacata fue la mascota de alguna persona y fue encontrado solo y…
Continue ReadingDear Jon: Miranda rights aren’t always required if arrest is made
First off, I’m not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. But Scott sent me a note asking, “Dear Jon, when arrested and taken into…
Continue ReadingSeaside Police Approved For New Handguns
Same old with routine, with the same old handgun for the past 14 years. “The gun takes a beating,” Seaside Detective Frederick Carlin…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police Combat Gang Violence By Bringing Back Violence Reduction Strategy
SALINAS, Calif.- The homicide rate in 2013 was at the heels of Salinas’ worse record of murders, which occurred in 2009. With homicides on the…
Continue ReadingNew Gang Violence Strategy In Salinas
3 now to this…### you can’t arrest your way out of the gang problem— but slashed budgets— mean more people are…
Continue ReadingPublic Health warns of Measles cases
California Department of Public Health managers are concerned about an uptick in Measles cases this year. 15 confirmed measles cases have been…
Continue ReadingClerks Injured In Two Back To Back Salinas Robberies
Salinas was hit again early Thursday morning with two robberies within about 20 minutes of each other leaving two employees injured. The first…
Continue ReadingSalinas Soldier’s Memorial To Be Held In Hometown
Chief Warrant Officer Edward Balli was an unmanned aerial vehicle operator who was onhis fourth combat deployment in January when he was killed in…
Continue ReadingBryan Stow Beating Suspects Take Plea, Get 8 and 4 Years Respectively
The two men accused of beating Santa Cruz native Bryan Stow into a coma outside of Dodgers Stadium in 2011 pleaded guilty Thursday morning. Louis…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man Layed Down in Street Before Being Hit
Police say the 27-year-old who was hit by a vehicle Wednesday on Monterey Road and Third Street laid down in one of the lanes before he was struck.…
Continue ReadingSospechosos de la golpiza de Bryan Stow se declaran culpable
Hoy los dos hombres acusados de haber brutalmente golpeado a Bryan Stow hace tres aos afuera del estadio de los Dodgers en Los ngeles se declararon…
Continue ReadingCattle Ranchers Look For Financial Assistance
With every dry day we see on the Central Coast, farmers and cattle ranchers become less certain of their financial stability. The agriculture…
Continue ReadingTrucks Are Rolling In the Green For Going Green
HOLLISTER, Calif.– Four percent of all vehicle in the United States are made up of big rigs and semi-trucks, but that small percentage…
Continue ReadingPolice Investigating Shooting in King City
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred just after 6 Wednesday night on North 3rd and Collins streets. A 32-year-old man from the Coalinga…
Continue ReadingLawsuit Against Boy Scouts of America Involves Salinas Man
A trial is set to begin in October against the Boy Scouts of America after a Salinas man was accused of sexually assaulting a Scout back in 2007…
Continue ReadingBoulder Creek Man Saves Lives Before Massive Explosion
Thomas Brown’s daughter cleared the broken glass from their porch representing the aftermath of a ticking time bomb with very little warning.…
Continue ReadingVineyards weather drought through cover cropping technique
You may not see water falling from the sky at De Tierra Vineyards but the vines are getting water. “We farm with a lot of cover crop, which…
Continue ReadingAyuda estatal para estudiantes indocumentados
Cada ao California le otorga fondos a estudiantes universitarios para que puedan pagar por su colegiatura, si es que califican para recibir ayuda…
Continue ReadingA letter from Marc and Jas and Blach Construction
Hello! This is Marc and Jasmine from Central Coast News. We are writing to you because we are launching a great new program. It is called Classroom…
Continue ReadingState Legislators announce $680 million in new emergency drought spending
Fresh off the heels of a presidential visit to drought stricken California, Governor Brown and legislative leaders have announced a proposal to spend…
Continue ReadingPropane Explosion Fire Contained in Santa Cruz Mountains
CALFIRE and Boulder Creek fire fighters have contained a wildfire that started after a propane explosion off Bar King Road. The explosion happened on…
Continue ReadingDear Jon: City and County play “who owns the bridge” game
When you write to me, you’d like an answer to your question, I get that. Sandra wanted to know, “Dear Jon, when is the city of Salinas…
Continue ReadingSalinas Public Works Says Water Could Be Put to Better Use
SALINAS, Calif.– Salinas City Council is taking a hard look at putting water to better use, and they say water has no jurisdiction; therefore…
Continue ReadingExplosin de gas propano en Boulder Creek
EN DESARROLLO:CALFIRE y bomberos de Boulder Creek estn tratando de apagar las llamas de un incendio causado por la explosin de gas propano. Las…
Continue ReadingWanted Felon Armed with Gun Eludes Police in Seabright Neighborhood
Santa Cruz police said an armed felon is loose on the streets after he eluded officers Tuesday afternoon in the Seabright area. He was identified as…
Continue ReadingMeeting for Farmers and Growers Aid
### i’m jasmine viel … and i’m marc cota-robles .. consider this: 80-percent of the state’s developed water supply……
Continue ReadingSan Benito County Water Conservation Ramps Up
The San Benito County Water District said it’s worried about the amount of water it’ll have this year, and in the future. On Tuesday in a…
Continue ReadingFinancial Aid Counselors Helping Children of Farm Workers Get Into College
CSUMB Financial Aid Counselors will be in Salinas Wednesday to help children of farm workers get into college. The counselors will be at the United…
Continue ReadingTwo Arrests in Buffalo Wild Wings Stabbing
Seaside police said it has made two arrests in the stabbing of a man outside the Buffalo Wild Wings Monday night. The men had gotten into a verbal…
Continue ReadingAnthony Vincent Prez se declara culpable
Dean D. Flippo el fiscal del Condado de Monterey anunciado que Anthony Vincent Prez de 35 aos y residente de Salinas se ha declarado culpable de:…
Continue ReadingPolicas de Santa Cruz: sospechoso huyo
Policas buscaban a un sospechoso que podra haber andado armado por la calle Owen St. en Santa Cruz, pero le acaban de decir a Noticias de la Costa…
Continue ReadingPresidente pide nuevos estndares para camiones de carga
El presidente Barack Obama se pas su martes en las afueras de Washington promoviendo diferentes maneras de mejorar la eficiencia de camiones de carga…
Continue ReadingHollister Hashish Oil and Other Drug Bust
Hollister police officers found a lot more than just two outstanding warrant suspects on Monday. While working on a traffic safety grant for warrant…
Continue ReadingMore Molestation Charges for Foster Parent
Santa Cruz Sheriff detectives announced Tuesday they found another victim of former foster parent Steven Weissman. The first reports of molestation…
Continue ReadingPolice: Recognize These Burglars?
Hollister Police need your help identifying these suspects in a home burglary caught in this neighborhood surveillance video. The burglary happened…
Continue ReadingSteven Weissman enfrenta ms cargos criminales por abuso sexual de menores
En agosto del 2013 les reportamos que alguaciles de Santa Cruz haban arrestado a Steven Weissman por abuso sexual de tres menores. Weissman es un…
Continue ReadingStabbing Suspect Arrested, Found Hiding Under Blanket
Police are investigating a stabbing Thursday night at the Wall Street Inn. When officers arrived, they found a 51-year old man laying in a stairwell…
Continue ReadingJury Duty Scam Hits Central Coast
If it can happen to the daughter of a police officer, it can happen to you. We have information on another scam. In this one, the caller poses as a…
Continue ReadingTwo Separate Accidents off Werner Road Tuesday Night
California Highway Patrol officers are investigating an accident Monday night at the intersection of Salinas Road and Werner Road. CHP says the…
Continue ReadingBomb Squad Responding to Suspicious Package in Carmel
Sources say the Monterey County bomb squad is responding to an incident right off Carmel Valley Road on Del Mesa Road for a suspicious package. Right…
Continue ReadingBeef recall hits Central Coast locations
A massive beef recall by a California packing house has revealed several Central Coast locations where the products were sold. Santa Cruz and Salinas…
Continue ReadingCHP: Pay attention to emergency vehicles
Two California Highway Patrol officers, Brian Law and Juan Gonzalez were killed early Monday morning when their patrol car crashed just south of…
Continue ReadingRecalled Meat Distribution List Released
3 another consumer alert now… we told you last week about a *huge meat recall from a factory here in california. nearly 9 million pounds of…
Continue ReadingNueva estafa contra inmigrantes indocumentados
Existe una nueva alerta de fraude ya que estafadores se estn enfocando en los inmigrantes indocumentados. “La comunidad migrante es una de las…
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