Central Coast voting registration amps up for California primary
With so much at stake both parties believe this primary in California will be one of the largest for voter turnout. All the more reason to get as…
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Locals protest potential cuts to bus routes in Santa Cruz County
About 50 people gathered at the Watsonville Metro Station to call attention to a couple of dozen bus routes in Santa Cruz County that could…
Continue ReadingSuspect at-large after Sunday morning standoff in Salinas
UPDATE: A standoff that involved heavy police presence has ended in north Salinas, with no sign of the suspect, according to Salinas Police. Police…
Continue ReadingUSDA Research Center working on several projects to benefit agriculture industry
There are numerous research projects going on inside the USDA in Salinas. “Our mission is to improve production of various crop plants, mainly…
Continue ReadingSalinas man shot while walking with his bike at Sieber and Orchard
An investigation is underway after a Salinas man was shot while walking with his bike. It happened Sunday night, just before 10:30 p.m. on Sieber…
Continue ReadingKing City pronto tendr un cuarto jefe de polica dentro de un ao
En el ltimo ao, residentes de King City han visto a tres diferentes jefes de polica. Y parece que muy pronto vern el cuarto. A partir del viernes el…
Continue ReadingMarina PD: Put phone away, ease up on gas pedal
UPDATE 4/7/2016 5:45 PM: The Marina Police Department is cracking down on distracted driving and speeding. On Thursday, the department had extra…
Continue ReadingSalinas calls on residents to help set budget priorities
A day after Salinas’ most recent homicide city leaders ask the public to weigh in on where the city’s budget money should go. Some…
Continue ReadingMonterey needs your help patching up potholes
Plenty of potholes after a rainy winter in Monterey. “Prepping is the key to a longer lasting patch,” said City of Monterey streets and…
Continue ReadingA violent week in Salinas has residents taking a closer look at the city’s budget
The violent deaths of two teens this week in Salinas has residents frustrated and looking to the city’s budget for answers. “I’ve…
Continue ReadingOficial de Seaside involucrado en balacera mortal no enfrentar cargos
El oficial involucrado en el tiroteo fatal de un hombre en Seaside el ao pasado no enfrentara cargos, esto segn la fiscala del Condado de Monterey.…
Continue ReadingKing City residents concerned about instability of police department
King City has had three different police chiefs in the past year and a fourth will soon be on the way. Some residents said they don’t like the…
Continue ReadingFire destroys home days after tenants move out
Fire destroyed a home at the Brookvale Mobile Home Park in Capitola early Friday morning, just days after the tenants moved out, according to the…
Continue ReadingInvestigation: Loch Lomond Reservoir dirt bike vandalism
Investigators are getting some help from the public as they try to identify three people who trespassed and vandalized the Loch Lomond Reservoir in…
Continue ReadingBicyclist, 53, dies in hospital after crash in Salinas
The Salinas Police Department is investigating a crash that leaves a 53-year-old bicyclist dead. According to police, a 38-year-old woman driving a…
Continue ReadingOfficer cleared in Seaside Auto Mall officer-involved shooting
No charges will be filed against the Seaside police officer involved in the deadly shooting of a man at the Seaside Auto Mall in 2015, according to…
Continue ReadingTwo loaded handguns, AR-15, and 10 pounds of marijuana off Santa Cruz streets
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested two people from Ohio after finding two loaded handguns in their car and an AR-15…
Continue ReadingWater rescue at Palm Beach near Watsonville
UPDATE 4/7/16 3:00 PM: Still no word on the condition of the teenager who was pulled out of the water and taken to the hospital Wednesday, according…
Continue ReadingCoastal Commission orders Marina sand mining plant to shut down
UPDATE 4/7/2016 2:30 PM: The Coastal Commission has extended the deadline Cemex has to respond to thecease and desist letter. According to the…
Continue ReadingMan in critical condition after shooting in King City
One person is seriously hurt after a shooting in King City, on the 200 Block of Vivian Avenue. It happened Wednesday, just before 8:30 p.m., when…
Continue ReadingVoter registration up in Monterey County
California’s primary isstill two months away,but it could make a difference in the presidential election. It hasn’t made a difference in…
Continue ReadingSheriff’s Office: Burglar posed as PG&E workers
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about burglars posing as PG&E workers after investigating a burglary alarm and…
Continue ReadingSalinas police investigating second shooting on Wednesday
UPDATE 11:10 PM: A 36-year-old man was shot multiple times Wednesday night, according to Salinas Police. The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. on…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Salinas police identify Wednesday’s homicide victim
UPDATE 11:18 PM: Salinas police have identified Wednesday’s homicide victim as 17-year-oldFelipe Rocha Sandoval. He was shot several times on…
Continue ReadingUC Santa Cruz athletics program on the chopping block
The UC Santa Cruz athletics program is on the chopping block as the university is looking to save money. University officials said the decision will…
Continue ReadingTwo Salinas teens killed in three days has police busy and the community outraged
A heartbreaking, familiar scene took place Wednesday on the 900 block of Acosta Plaza a Salinas family mourning a lost loved one.…
Continue ReadingACTUALIZACIN: Polica de Salinas identifica a joven de 17 aos de edad como vctima baleada a muerte en Acosta Plaza
ACTUALIZACIN 04/07/16: Investigadores han identificado al joven que fue baleado a muerte en frente de un apartamento en Acosta Plaza el mircoles en…
Continue ReadingPolica de Salinas investiga segunda balacera del da
La Polica de Salinas est investigando una balacera que se registr por la cuadra 500 de Mae Avenue el mircoles en la noche. Autoridades dijeron que un…
Continue ReadingACTUALIZACIN: Hombre de 24 aos de edad recuperndose tras ser baleado en Watsonville
ACTUALIZACIN 04/06/16: Un hombre baleado el martes en la noche no est cooperando con autoridades, segn la Polica de Watsonville. Justo despus de las…
Continue ReadingPolica de Salinas busca a hombre acusado de inapropiadamente tocar a nia de 4 aos en Walmart
La Polica de Salinas est buscando a un hombre que, segn investigadores, toc inapropiadamente a una nia de 4 aos de edad en la tienda Walmart el…
Continue ReadingHombre arrestado por tratar de abusar sexualmente de una empleada de Walgreens en Santa Cruz
La Polica de Santa Cruz dijo que arrest a un hombre despus que intent abusar sexualmente de una trabajadora de la tienda Walgreens. Billy Patton fue…
Continue ReadingSC Police: Man arrested for attempted sexual assault at Walgreens
Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a man named Billy Patton for trying to sexually assault a Walgreens employee. Police said the victim managed to…
Continue ReadingAptos arsonist sentenced, must register as ‘arsonist’ for life
The young man convicted of smashing and torching cars in an Aptos neighborhood in 2014 will spend one year in jail, according to the Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingUnusual springtime heat, but it won’t stick around
With near record temperatures hitting the Central Coast, plenty of people are spending the day at the beach. In addition to the high temps, possibly…
Continue ReadingSalinas man arrested for stealing $15,000 autographed Mike Tyson boxing belt
A Salinas man was arrested for stealing from homes in Fresno County and using a stolen car to do so. Among some of the items he allegedly took…
Continue ReadingDredging of Monterey Harbor is interim fix to surrounding beach erosion
This past winter truly beat up beaches on the Central Coast, much more than in most winters. Del Monte Beach in Monterey and Seaside took a hard hit.…
Continue ReadingSeaside PD gets ‘ultimate immobilization system’
UPDATE 4/5/2016 5:45 PM: More law enforcement agencies on the Central Coast are using a different type of restraint system. The WRAP is used to…
Continue ReadingBeginning of the end for Santa Cruz County landfill
Santa Cruz County is moving closer to their goal of being a “zero waste” county by phasing out landfills. On Tuesday, county leaders…
Continue ReadingPeninsula schools educate parents on effects of social media after bomb threat
Threats of violence posted on social media have peninsula schools taking action. Parents packed the Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBeekeepers creating a big ‘buzz’ on Central Coast
It’s just another day for Dale Hillard, a longtime member of the Monterey Bay Beekeepers. The growing group responsible for all the buzz around…
Continue ReadingPolice search for suspect who touched 4-year-old at Salinas Walmart
The search is on Wednesday morning, for the man police say inappropriately touched a 4-year-old girl at a Salinas Walmart Tuesday night. The suspect…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 24-year-old man shot multiple times in Watsonville Tuesday night
UPDATE 10:50 PM: A Hispanic man who was shot Tuesday night is not cooperating with law enforcement, according to the Watsonville Police Department.…
Continue ReadingPolica de Seaside cuenta con nueva herramienta para reducir el exceso de fuerza
Varias agencias policiacas en La Costa Central estn cambiando los aparatos que usan para contener a personas agresivas, evitar lesionarlas y reducir…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Monterey County DA seeks murder suspect
UPDATE 4/5/2016 3:40 PM: The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is now handling the investigation of the March 29 murder of Abigail…
Continue ReadingPacific Grove High School student identified as suspect in Carmel High School bomb threat
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in the Carmel High School Bomb threat back in February. The Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingSalinas man convicted for letting dog suffer
A Salinas man faces three years in jail for felony animal cruelty. Alejandro Cerritos Lopez, 30, was convicted of not taking his seriously sick dog…
Continue ReadingJoven de 16 aos baleado a muerte en Salinas; nio de 12 aos lesionado por bala perdida
Una balacera en el este de Salinas el lunes en la noche dej a un jovencito de 16 aos de edad muerto y a un nio de 12 aos de edad herido. El noveno…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Ninth homicide in Salinas
UPDATE 4/5/2016 5:20 AM: One dead and one injured after Monday night’s shooting in the 800 block of Garner Avenue in Salinas, marking the ninth…
Continue ReadingPG&E conducts toxic cleanup in Chinatown
A new kind of cleanup in the city of Salinas follows a sweep of a homeless encampment in Chinatown. Pacific Gas and Electric is teaming up with the…
Continue ReadingAttempted sexual assault at UCSC dorm
Police at UC Santa Cruz are investigating an attempted sexual assault that happened on campus on Saturday morning. According to police, someone got…
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