City of Santa Cruz is awarded a coastal resilience grant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Santa Cruz has been awarded nearly eight million dollars to fight the impacts of climate change along…
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Profar homers twice to lift San Diego to its 6th straight win, 6-4 over Baltimore
AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a pair of two-run homers, the second of which broke a ninth-inning tie, to send the San…
Continue ReadingNorthern Wyoming plane crash causes fatalities, sparks wildfire
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A plane crash in northeastern Wyoming has caused an unspecified number of fatalities and sparked a wildfire. Officials say…
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Pacific Grove weekend kick off starting with Pet Parade
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV): Several events took place in Pacific Grove on Friday and will be taking place tomorrow hosted by the PG Youth…
Continue ReadingArizona judge rejects wording for a state abortion ballot measure. Republicans plan to appeal
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus…
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Trump was struck by bullet in assassination attempt, FBI says
CNN By Evan Perez, Alayna Treene, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The FBI said Friday that Donald Trump was hit by a bullet,…
Continue ReadingHomeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom’s order
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles.…
Continue ReadingHomeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom’s order
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles.…
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Celine Dion regresa al escenario para una dramática presentación en la ceremonia de inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos de París
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Celine Dion regresó a los escenarios en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano en París de manera verdaderamente…
Continue ReadingSinging, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture
Associated Press PAPARA, Tahiti (AP) — Tahitian dancers in palm leaf skirts mingled with surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for…
Continue ReadingJon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the…
Continue ReadingKey Pakistani Islamist party begins sit-in to protest increase in electricity bills
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party have started a sit-in protest in the garrison city of…
Continue Reading Líderes del narcotráfico detenidos y extraditados durante el sexenio de Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Desde 2020, autoridades de México y Estados Unidos han detenido y extraditado a seis líderes del…
Continue ReadingItaly’s famous ‘Path of Love’ reopens after more than 12 years
CNN By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — One of the most iconic and romantic trails in the world — Italy’s Via dell’Amore (“Path of…
Continue ReadingDodgers’ Freddie Freeman scratched, returning to Los Angeles to be with family
HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the Dodgers starting lineup for Friday night’s game at Houston and…
Continue Reading Gobierno de Biden monitorea las elecciones en Venezuela y dice estar dispuesto a trabajar con el ganador “mientras haya un proceso electoral transparente y justo”
Paulina Nares (CNN) — El Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden se encuentra monitoreando cómo se desarrolla la elección presidencial de…
Continue ReadingMike Trout gets good news after MRI on left knee, timeline for return remains to be determined
AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has received good medical news for a change. The Los Angeles Angels star said an MRI on his left…
Continue ReadingCrosby, Wilkins give the Raiders one of the NFL’s more talented defensive lines
AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Raiders do run seven-on-seven drills in training camp, but coach Antonio Pierce has made it known he…
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Cooling Trend
Temperatures cool down for the weekend as the big monsoonal high that brought the heat moves farther away from our area. Troughing on the West Coast…
Continue ReadingBills co-owner Kim Pegula helps break team huddle in latest sign of her recovery from cardiac arrest
AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula showed significant signs in her recovery from a debilitating cardiac…
Continue ReadingItaly’s famous ‘Path of Love’ reopens after more than 12 years
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — One of the most iconic and romantic trails in the world — Italy’s Via dell’Amore (“Path of Love”)…
Continue ReadingUtah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have denied clemency to a man who is set to be executed for the 1998 killing of his…
Continue ReadingNew York City turns to AI-powered scanners in push to keep guns out of the subway system
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system. But the pilot…
Continue ReadingFBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet…
Continue ReadingSenators call on Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers’ sale of driving data to brokers
DETROIT (AP) — Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers…
Continue ReadingTwo former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy…
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Olympic moment of the day: Married couple makes history as Romania’s flag bearers
By Aditi Sangal and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Romanian rowing athletes Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc and Marius Cozmiuc set a historic first at…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Wes Moore, D-Md., J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue ReadingAlgerians honor victims of colonial-era French crackdown at Paris Olympics ceremony
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial past during the opening ceremony for the Paris…
Continue Reading Government to pay former FBI officials $2 million in settlements over release of anti-Trump texts
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Ex-FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reached settlements with the Justice Department that will see the…
Continue ReadingA federal court approves new Michigan state Senate seats for Detroit-area districts
Associated Press Lansing (AP) — Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats. The…
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Toyota will put new engines into 100,000 Tundra trucks and Lexus SUVs
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — In early June, Toyota announced the recall of nearly 100,000 Tundra pickups and about 3,500 Lexus luxury…
Continue ReadingOlympic cauldron is lit by French gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the cauldron for the Paris…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina regulators say nonprofit run by lieutenant governor’s wife owes the state $132K
Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state regulators now say a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson…
Continue Reading México refuerza seguridad en Sinaloa tras detención en EE.UU. de “el Mayo” e hijo del Chapo
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — México envió 200 miembros de su Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales de élite, parte del Ejército mexicano,…
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FireSafe Council Santa Cruz adds 25 new volunteer HIZ assessors
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — FireSafe Santa Cruz County announced Friday that it has completed its latest Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) home…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was wet, parts of it were weird, much of it was beautiful and all of it was very, very memorable. An…
Continue Reading AMLO dice que EE.UU. debe entregar un “informe completo” sobre el operativo que detuvo a “el Mayo” y el hijo del Chapo
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos…
Continue ReadingUN body that regulates ocean floor prepares for election amid debate over deep-sea mining
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.N. body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial…
Continue ReadingG20 finance ministers agree to work toward effectively taxing the super-rich
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations have agreed to strive toward effectively taxing…
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The 49ers offensive line tested in camp without All-Pro Trent Williams
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers haven’t made substantial investments in the offensive line,…
Continue Reading Gobierno de Venezuela cierra fronteras y pone en vigor otras medidas previo a las elecciones presidenciales del domingo
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela cerró desde este viernes y hasta el lunes sus pasos fronterizos para…
Continue Reading Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt
By Eric Bradner and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said Friday he plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania – the place where the former…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Democrats sue to reverse decision that put RFK Jr. on ballots
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Democratic Party has challenged the state election board’s decision last week to recognize a new…
Continue ReadingVegas man charged with threats to officials including judge, prosecutor in Trump hush money trial
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the…
Continue ReadingDamages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement
AP College Sports Writer Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under…
Continue ReadingDamages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement
AP College Sports Writer Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under…
Continue ReadingThousands of ex-college athletes eligible for damages ranging from pennies to more than $1 million under NCAA settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of ex-college athletes eligible for damages ranging from pennies to more than $1 million under NCAA…
Continue ReadingIn President Milei’s sit-down with Macron, Argentina says the leaders get past soccer chant fallout
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei and French President Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris where they appeared to put…
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