Local football player living out his dream
A local football player is living out his dream. Seaside’s Terry Poole was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend. The offensive…
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UPDATE: King City asks for regional law enforcement help to patrol city
UPDATE 5/5/2015: Residents in King City said they’ve had enough, after a violent weekend resulting in two homicides. NewsChannel 5 spoke with…
Continue ReadingSeaside woman and infant killed in Livermore crash
A tragedy out of the East Bay where a mother and her infant were hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. On Monday News Channel 5 learned the…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement stepping up patrols in South Monterey County after violent weekend
After a violent weekend, Monday was an all hands on deck kind of night. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the California Highway Patrol,…
Continue ReadingTeenage girl shoots herself with Gilroy Officer’s gun
A teenage girl is recovering tonight after reportedly shooting herself in the leg with a Gilroy Police Officers gun. Police and fire units responded…
Continue ReadingSting operation arrest in Santa Cruz suspect wanted for sex with a minor
A Madera County man is facing multiple sex charges for encounters with a girl half his age, Santa Cruz police said. Officers said Forrest Reyes, 28,…
Continue ReadingMadre e hija de Seaside mueren atropelladas en Livermore
Esperanza Morales una residente de Seaside y su hija Juli de 14 meses caminaban cerca de unos apartamentos por la calle Murrieta Boulevard en…
Continue Reading3 balaceras mortales en King City y Greenfield
Durante el fin de semana se registr una serie de balaceras en el sur del condado de Monterey. Tres personas murieron, otros fueron heridos. La…
Continue ReadingTrabajadores de Dole Fresh Vegetables salen a marchar en las calles de Salinas
Empleados de la compaa Dole Fresh Vegetables dicen basta a los bajos salarios. De hecho, docenas de ellos marcharon frente a las instalaciones de la…
Continue ReadingSalinas Valley Half Marathon sign up
KION TV and KMUV TV are sponsoring the Salinas Valley Half Marathon. There is still time to sign up for the Salinas Valley Half Marathon’s…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Highway 101 open at Airport Road in Salinas after big rig crash
UPDATE: California Highway Patrol said all lanes on Highway 101 northbound at Airport Road are open Monday afternoon after a big rig crash earlier in…
Continue ReadingMaking a Difference: CASA of Santa Cruz County
In Santa Cruz County, youth advocates tell NewsChannel 5 hundreds of kids are placed in foster care each year because of abuse or neglect and each…
Continue ReadingMajor repairs closes East Blanco Road in Salinas
Thousands of drivers will be detoured starting Monday morning. A heavily traveled portion of East Blanco Road in Salinas will be closed for eight…
Continue ReadingStrangers help infant after her mother suddenly dies
CLICK ON THE LINK TO HELP: For people interested in donating breast milk to the Van De Leur family, Jocelyn has created a Facebook page called…
Continue ReadingMaking a Difference: CASA of Santa Cruz County
out of napal… the government says, there’s an extremly slim chance of finding more survivors in the rubble. this after a 7.8 magnitude…
Continue ReadingOne dead after triple shooting at a restaurant in Greenfield
UPDATE: Greenfield police said a shooting happened at El Michoacano Restaurant on El Camino Real on Saturday. When officers arrived they said they…
Continue ReadingPolice academy graduation helps two police departments’ staffing concerns
Nearly 30 new officers and deputies are now ready to hit the streets across the Central Coast. Friday was graduation day for the recruits, but for…
Continue ReadingPacific Grove police investigate pharmacy burglary
Working to generate new leads, the Pacific Grove Police Department on Fridayreleased new surveillance video of a burglary that took place at Central…
Continue ReadingSmall plane makes emergency landing in North Salinas, crews say
UPDATE: A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in North Salinas Friday afternoon, fire crews said. Salinas fire said it originally came in…
Continue ReadingAvioneta aterriza de emergencia en campo agricola en Salinas
El piloto de una avioneta tuvo un gran susto el viernes por la tarde. El seor tuvo que hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia en un campo agrcola en…
Continue ReadingAumenta el consumo de drogas sintticas entre jvenes del condado de Monterey
Son drogas que estn de moda en entre jvenes. El “spice” y las sales de bao, tipos de marihuana sinttica, fueron prohibidos hace tres aos…
Continue ReadingLarge cash and heroin bust in Santa Cruz County, deputies say
A high-level heroin trafficker in Santa Cruz is behind bars after a multi-agency investigation at three different addresses, investigators said. The…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Market Street re-opens after two cars burn in Salinas storage unit fire
UPDATE 3:24 p.m.: Salinas fire crews said Market Street re-opened at about 2:45 p.m. after being shut down for about three hours due to a fire inside…
Continue ReadingSome Santa Cruz County residents upset with FAA’s new flight path
Some Santa Cruz residents are upset with a new flight path that goes over their neighborhood. Because these planes are landing at the very busy San…
Continue ReadingMazda Raceway and SPCA promote adoptions
A big weekend of racing at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. But on Thursday, the event was all about animals. MazdaSpeed and the SPCA for Monterey…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental Impact Report released on Peninsula Water Supply Project
The California Public Utilities Commission has released its draft Environmental Impact Report on California American Water’s Peninsula Water…
Continue Reading‘Spice’ and bath salts, synthetic drug use on the rise in Monterey County
Sold in colorful packaging, “spice” and bath salts are becoming more popular with teens. The synthetic cannabis products were banned…
Continue ReadingSharks spotted off of Manresa State Beach in Watsonville
With Thursday’s warm temperatures, many people may have been tempted to take a dip into the ocean, but a head’s up. At least seven sharks…
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