Highway work may cause frustration for Santa Cruz County commuters
Santa Cruz County commuters might be in for bigger headaches than normal if they’re trying to head north and into the Santa Clara County area.…
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National Teen Driver Safety Week kicks off
Sunday kicked off National Teen Driver Safety Week. The Office of Traffic Safety says it’s encouraging parents and guardians to talk to their…
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UPDATE: Suspected DUI Driver Who Hit CHP Officer Now Out On Bail
UPDATE 10/20/2019 5:28 p.m. (CBS13): The alleged DUI driver who hit a CHP officer on Highway 99 in Sutter County’s Live Oak Saturday morning is…
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CHP investigates highway hitter striking again along 101, 156
The California Highway Patrol says they are investigating Friday night’s incidents involving yet another projectile-throwing highway hitter…
Continue ReadingSalinas stolen car pursuit ends in crash
A high speed chase through Salinas ended with a crash on North Sanborn Road and two arrests, according to the Salinas Police Department. At around 7…
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BREAKING: Two more cars hit by projectiles on Highway 101
Two more cars hav​​​​​​e been hit by flying objects on Highway 101 in north Monterey County, CHP confirms with KION. California Highway…
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Monterey County looking for proposals for managing Laguna Seca Recreational Area
As cars hit the racetrack Friday, the future of management at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca remains uncertain. Monterey County owns the world…
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A school resource officer and a nurse saved a student after his heart stopped
M.J. Crumity was just an ordinary eighth-grade boy playing dodgeball in his gym class in Florida on October 1 when his pacemaker quit working. What…
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Better Ask Barry: Where’s the new Fosters Freeze?
There is nothing fast about building a fast food restaurant. A new Fosters Freeze in Salinas, first announced in 2018, is still about a year away…
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Salinas POA responds to video showing MILPA member allegedly flashing gang sign
The Salinas Police Officers Association ( POA ) demands action from the city after a video showed MILPA leader, Israel Villa, flashing gang signs. It…
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Salinas police arrest three people found with $39K, drugs, loaded gun
Salinas police arrested three people after officers said they were found with meth, heroin, a loaded gun and $39,000 in cash. Officers with the…
Continue ReadingREPORTAJE ESPECIAL: Diabetes en la Costa Central
Delia Santos, residente de Salinas, se enteró que padecÃa de diabetes durante su embarazo en 2013. “Desafortunadamente tuve un aborto…
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PG&E: Power shutoffs could continue for next decade
Pacific Gas and Electric’s CEO Bill Johnson said it could be about 10 years before the utility reaches the point where widespread outages are…
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Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in Watsonville wheelchair ramp theft
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Pedro Villanueva in connection to a wheelchair ramp theft in Watsonville. The…
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Continue ReadingSalinas firefighters honor Marine veteran at funeral
Salinas firefighters attended the funeral of Marine veteran Angel Cervantes on Friday and honored him with a static flag display. The Salinas City…
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Santa Cruz police arrest woman suspected of starting five garbage can fires
Santa Cruz police arrested a woman Friday who they believe started fires in five garbage cans throughout the morning. Officers said they responded to…
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MST warns of people pretending to be employees to gain personal information
Monterey-Salinas Transit issued a warning about a group of people identifying themselves as MST employees and trying to get personal information. MST…
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‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97
Bill Macy, the character actor whose hangdog expression was a perfect match for his role as the long-suffering foil to Bea Arthur’s unyielding…
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Directivos del programa de televisión “Live PD” anuncian que dejarán la ciudad de Salinas
Después de un año, la cadena de televisión A&E ha decidido dejar de colaborar con la ciudad de Salinas para su programa conocido como Live…
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Plans for Main Street Streetscape Project go to Salinas City Council
Plans and specifications for the Main Street Streetscape Project are being brought before the Salinas City Council for council members to approve and…
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PG&E executives to appear before California regulatory board
Top executives of California’s largest utility are expected at an emergency meeting Friday to answer hard questions by state regulators about a…
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Santa Cruz residents hold moment of silence over Loma Prieta
At 5:04 Thursday evening, the exact time the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the Central Coast 30 years ago, many residents in Santa Cruz held a moment…
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“Live PD” television show to leave Salinas
After one controversial year tagging along with the Salinas Police Department, A&E Network television show “Live PD” is leaving the…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Do earthquakes make whales “jumpy?”
Watching two humpback whales breach simultaneously is a rare treat. Seeing five others whales do the same thing is even more special. When it happens…
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Retiring police chief leaves behind lasting impact on Soledad community
Soledad Police Chief Eric Sills retired Tuesday after nearly a decade running the Soledad Police Department. Sills spent 37 years in law enforcement,…
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30 Years Later: A look back at the Loma Prieta Earthquake and the recovery that followed
Everyone has a story about where they were and what they were doing when the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta Earthquake hit. It left behind a path of…
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This year’s annual “shakeout” felt extra important at CSUMB
For the 12th straight year, schools and business across the state participated in the “great shakeout”. Held every October 17 and 10:17…
Continue ReadingControversial video muestra a lder de MILPA apuntando hacia smbolos vinculados con pandillas
Sale a la luz un controversial video que presuntamente muestra a uno de los lderes de MILPA en Salinas apuntando hacia su gorra con smbolos…
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PolicÃa busca vehÃculo posiblemente vinculado con un homicidio en Salinas
La policÃa de salinas está pidiendo de la ayuda de la comunidad para localizar un vehÃculo que podrÃa estar vinculado con un homicidio que se…
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Causa de muerte del recluso de Watsonville asesinado en la cárcel: Estrangulamiento
ACTUALIZACIÓN 10/17/19 6:16 p.m.: La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Santa Cruz confirma que estrangulamiento fue la causa de muerte de un…
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Abren un centro para reportar colisiones en Salinas
Salinas ahora cuenta con un nuevo centro para reportar colisiones, y es el segundo de su tipo en todo California. Dicho centro, abrió sus puertas en…
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Study: California’s big July quakes strain major fault
The earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of Ridgecrest last summer involved ruptures on a web of interconnected…
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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hits Central Coast
A magnitude 3.6 quake struck just south of Hollister, right before 8:00 Thursday morning. Currently it has a recorded depth of 10.1 km. People in…
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California Senate panel to investigate PG&E power shutoff
The leader of the California Senate asked a committee Thursday to investigate a utility company’s decision to cut off power to more than 2…
Continue ReadingCollision reporting center opens in Salinas
The second collision reporting center in the state opened in Salinas on Thursday. The City of Salinas, Salinas police and Accident Support Service…
Continue ReadingContractor guilty in California wildfire death labor case
The owner of a bulldozer that overturned and killed the operator while battling the Soberanes Fire has been found guilty of violating labor laws. A…
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Police looking for suspects in Monterey armed robbery
UPDATE 10/17/2019 1:45 p.m. During an investigation into an armed robbery last Monday, Monterey police found photos of the two suspects they believe…
Continue ReadingWatsonville police looking for couple claiming to have winning lottery ticket, asking for money
Watsonville police are looking for a couple who they say swindled a woman out of thousands of dollars. Police said the couple told the woman they had…
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King City police warning parents about predators using Snapchat
King City police are warning parents to monitor their children’s use of social media, especially Snapchat, because of features that make it…
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Woman who livestreamed fatal Los Banos crash arrested again
Stockton police arrested a woman, who was previously convicted of livestreaming a fatal crash, on weapons and traffic charges early Thursday morning.…
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Temblor de magnitud 3.7 estremece la Costa Central
Un temblor de magnitud 3.7 se registró hacia el sur de Hollister, el jueves en la mañana. Se reporta que residentes en Salinas, Carmel y hasta en…
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Sheriff’s Office: Watsonville inmate died by strangulation at Santa Cruz County Jail
UPDATE 10/17/2019 10:00 a.m. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate found dead at the jail was killed by strangulation. On Oct.…
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Downtown Santa Cruz business owners look back on Loma Prieta earthquake 30 years later
Taking a stroll in Downtown Santa Cruz now, you might not be able to tell that 30 years earlier, a destructive earthquake rocked the community. But…
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Santa Cruz County School gets new School Resource Officer
A Central Coast school is set to get a new School Resource Officer. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Marc O’Hara will…
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Better Ask Barry: Did the bike lane do its job?
The good news: No one was hurt. The bad news: The new North Fremont Street bike trail has already seen its first accident. It happened Tuesday…
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Santa Cruz business offering complimentary aesthetic services to breast cancer survivors
Mary Hayes has attended dozens of clinic visits since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, but Wednesday’s consultation was different.…
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