Bureaucratic hurdles face fixes to flooding problems on Monterey Peninsula
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) One week after a major storm system pounded the Central Coast, residents are left looking back at the damages the rain…
Continue ReadingMonth: February 2021
Santa Cruz County requests contributions from Silicon Valley tech companies to address housing crisis
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed on sending a letter to big tech companies in the Silicon Valley requesting financial contributions…
Continue Reading
Uber apuesta US$ 1.100 millones para entregar bebidas alcohólicas a domicilio
(CNN) –– El futuro de Uber solÃan ser los autos autónomos. Ahora es la entrega de bebidas alcohólicas. La compañÃa anunció este martes la…
Continue Reading
Homeless Point-in-Time Count canceled in Monterey and San Benito Counties
The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers announced that this year’s Point-in-Time Count of…
Continue ReadingEducation secretary nominee Miguel Cardona pushes for teacher testing, vaccination in Senate hearing
Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona told senators Wednesday that if confirmed, he will do everything in his power to reopen schools safely…
Continue Reading
Double masking for Covid-19 protection: A trend with a purpose
Layering your face is in — but not as a fashion statement. It may just save a life. Public health officials are suggesting double masking as a…
Continue ReadingAmerican detained in Russia is sick and unable to reach US embassy, his brother says
Paul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother…
Continue Reading
Sacha Baron Cohen, Nicole Kidman and more celebrate their Golden Globe nods
The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced Wednesday morning. Here are reactions from those who scored a nod. Sacha Baron Cohen,…
Continue Reading
History shows the GameStop saga won’t end well
The recent battle between short-sellers and Reddit’s WallStreetBets crowd over the stocks of a handful of distressed companies has erupted into…
Continue Reading
Robinhood is buying a Super Bowl ad after its GameStop fiasco
Robinhood, the stock trading app that helped fuel GameStop mania and ended up in a PR crisis, is running a Super Bowl ad. The 30-second spot, which…
Continue Reading
A newly discovered chameleon less than an inch long could be the world’s smallest reptile
The smallest known reptile in the world can fit on your fingertip. It’s known as Brookesia nana, or “nano-chameleon,” and…
Continue Reading
Florida dolphin makes Super Bowl LV prediction
A dolphin in Florida made his Super Bowl prediction on Tuesday at the Clearwater Marine…
Continue Reading La administración de Biden anuncia envÃos directos de vacunas a las farmacias
(CNN) — El gobierno de Biden anunció el martes que comenzará los envÃos directos de vacunas a las farmacias minoristas la próxima semana,…
Continue Reading
Monterey County considers ordinance allowing laid-off hospitality workers to return to jobs
A new ordinance has been proposed in Monterey county that would allow laid-off…
Continue ReadingPeeps will be back for Easter after a 9-month hiatus
After a pandemic break, Peeps are back in production for Easter. Candy maker Just Born Quality Confections announced Wednesday that the sugary treats…
Continue Reading
The single most ridiculous dodge by a Republican senator on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Even as President Joe Biden works to shore up Democratic support for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan and the country remains in a pitched…
Continue Reading
Decenas de estudiantes de la Preparatoria de Gonzales están en riesgo de no graduarse
GONZALES, Calif. (KMUV) Estudiantes de último grado de la Preparatoria de Gonzales están en riesgo de no graduarse en junio de 2021, de acuerdo a…
Continue Reading Ford receives a patent for a new, clear respirator mask that they expect to be just as effective as an N95
Ford Motor Company is best known for its cars, but in the Covid-19 pandemic, the manufacturer is branching out. Ford has received patent-pending…
Continue Reading With coup label, Capitol rioters join communist party in plotting against USA, university project says
The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a duo that since the end of World War II has attempted to stage…
Continue Reading Sacha Baron Cohen, Carey Mulligan and other nominees celebrate their Golden Globe nods
The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced Wednesday morning. Here are reactions from those who scored a nod. Sacha Baron Cohen,…
Continue Reading Development of new coronavirus vaccines may be hitting critical mass. Here’s how they work
Data on vaccines being tested by Johnson & Johnson and Novavax came out last week, and makers of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine and Russia’s…
Continue Reading In a case of potential mistaken mummy identity, scientists uncover clues
You know how clothing stores prop up mannequins in windows, showing off the fashionable goods they have to offer? That might be the explanation…
Continue ReadingBiden administration prepares to open overflow facility for migrant children
The Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, the federal agency…
Continue Reading Martian landslides may be caused by melting ice and salt under the surface
Mars may seem like a still, frozen desert, but more evidence suggests that the red planet is active in subtle ways. The NASA InSight mission has…
Continue Reading Eavesdropping marmosets understand other monkeys’ conversations
Marmosets can understand conversations between other monkeys and judge whether they want to interact with them, according to new research. Scientists…
Continue Reading Canadá incluirá a los Proud Boys en la lista de grupos terroristas
(CNN) — Canadá anunció el miércoles que los Proud Boys serÃan designados como una entidad terrorista, junto con otros 12 grupos. Los Proud Boys…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie is selling Winston Churchill’s only wartime painting, gifted to her by Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie is selling the only painting created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, with the work expected to fetch…
Continue Reading SoulCycle instructor apologizes after being criticized for jumping the line to get Covid-19 vaccine
A popular SoulCycle instructor is apologizing for “a terrible error in judgment” after getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Stacey Griffith, a…
Continue ReadingJamie Raskin: Trump’s impeachment defense amounts to ‘absurd constitutional arguments’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…
Continue Reading
Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days festival postponed
The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce announced that its Board of Directors has voted…
Continue Reading The sacred lands of Utah’s Bears Ears brought 5 tribes together. An executive order is reviving effort to protect them
A rocky corner in southern Utah has been the focal point of protests and political battles for years. A recent move by the Biden administration is…
Continue ReadingNewsmax anchor storms off set when MyPillow CEO voices election conspiracies
Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers repeatedly tried to cut off MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in an interview Tuesday after the Trump-supporting executive spread…
Continue Reading ¿Cuál es la vacuna más eficaz contra el covid-19?
(CNN Español) — La vacunación contra el covid-19 será el tema prioritario en el mundo en los años por venir a medida que los paÃses intentan…
Continue Reading
Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees
A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court deals setback to Holocaust victims in art disputes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wiped away lower court decisions that had gone in favor of Holocaust victims and family members who are seeking to…
Continue Reading
Muere mujer en accidente vehicular al sur de King City, se sospecha que el responsable iba bajo la influencia
SAN ARDO, Calif. (KMUV) Una joven perdió la vida tras registrarse un accidente vehicular, en donde se sospecha el conductor iba bajo la influencia,…
Continue Reading
California joins feds in bid to speed coronavirus vaccines
California is joining with the federal government to open two new vaccination centers as test areas…
Continue ReadingBiden leans on his Capitol Hill experience while pitching big Covid-19 relief deal
President Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
Continue ReadingThese cities want to give grocery store workers hazard pay
Large grocery chains stopped giving their workers hazard pay for showing up to the job last year. Now, some cities on the West Coast are starting to…
Continue ReadingBiden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply…
Continue Reading
Woman killed in suspected DUI crash south of King City
A woman in her 20’s has been killed following a suspected DUI crash south of King City near San…
Continue Reading
Woman charged in Capitol riot asks judge to let her take vacation in Mexico
A Texas woman charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection has asked a federal judge to let her travel to…
Continue ReadingTwo Ohio GOP lawmakers are proposing an annual state holiday in honor of Trump
Two Ohio Republican state lawmakers want to designate June 14 as an annual state holiday honoring former President Donald Trump. In a memo sent last…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos has been halfway out the door for a while
“Jeff is not leaving.” That is what Amazon chief financial officer Brian Olsavsky told analysts on the company’s earnings call…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos has been halfway out the door at Amazon for a while
“Jeff is not leaving.” That is what Amazon chief financial officer Brian Olsavsky told analysts on the company’s earnings call…
Continue ReadingShe was stunned by Biden’s inauguration. How this South Carolina mom escaped QAnon
Ashley Vanderbilt says her four-year-old daughter Emmerson knew “something was wrong with her mom.” “I wasn’t one hundred…
Continue Reading
What makes Ford’s new F-150 Raptor pickup truck special isn’t under the hood
Ford revealed a redesigned version of its F-150 Raptor high-performance pickup truck Wednesday with a more squared-edged looks and a wider…
Continue ReadingElon Musk admits Tesla has quality problems
Critics have slammed Tesla for Model 3 quality issues for years. And now CEO Elon Musk is admitting even his harshest critic was right. In early 2018…
Continue Reading México emite autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna rusa Sputnik V y ordena millones de dosis
(CNN) — México emitió una autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna contra el coronavirus Sputnik V de Rusia, dijo el martes el…
Continue Reading