Salinas 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…
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UPDATE: 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…
Continue ReadingWatch out for porch pirates
UPDATE 4/4/16 6 PM:Salinas police busted a mail theft operation, but the crimes aren’t confined to Salinas. Police in Santa Cruz and South…
Continue ReadingHead of decapitated Junipero Serra statue recovered in Monterey
Monterey police have recovered the head of the Junipero Serra statue that was decapitated last October at Lower Presidio Park. Police said a young…
Continue ReadingBusiness owners brace for minimum wage hike
It’s official, California has enacted the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour. Governor Brown signed the bill Monday…
Continue ReadingNew congressional committee formed on Santa Cruz County jet noise
Fed up with big planes rattling their neighborhoods, residents with Save Our Skies said they finally feel like their voices are being heard. On…
Continue ReadingMan stabbed in Salinas while walking down street
Salinas Police are searching for the suspect responsible for stabbing a young man Tuesday morning. It happened just after midnight at Casentini and…
Continue ReadingCabeza decapitada de estatua de Santo Junpero Serra recuperada en Monterey
La Polica de Monterey ha recuperado la cabeza de la estatua del Santo Junpero Serra que fue decapitada el pasado octubre en el parque Lower Presidio.…
Continue ReadingPolica de Greenfield identifica a sospechoso acusado de asesinar a la madre de su hijo
ACTUALIZACIN 04/05/16: El Departamento de Polica de Greenfield ha identificado al sospechoso buscado por asesinar a una madre de 19 aos de edad. Segn…
Continue ReadingAmber Alert issued in abduction of 18-month-old boy
An Amber Alert was issued on Monday after a report of the abduction of an 18-month-old boy from Los Angeles. Police seek Luis Avalos, 21, for…
Continue ReadingChannel restrictions lifted at Santa Cruz Harbor
The U.S Coast Guard lifted restrictions at Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday after months of dredging in an effort to battle a shoaled channel entrance,…
Continue ReadingRough start for salmon fishing opener in Monterey
Fishermen and anglers were hoping to reel in a big catch, but for many the salmon just weren’t taking the bait. “There was maybe five…
Continue ReadingHouse fire kills two people
Two people died in an early morning house fire in Pine Canyon, which is west of King City. When firefighters got inside the single family home, they…
Continue ReadingLocals march to honor Cesar Chavez and bring social justice
An energetic crowd marched down streets in east Salinas calling for change and honoring Cesar Chavez birthday. “He gave his life for the field…
Continue ReadingNew flights could be on the horizon at the Monterey Regional Airport
Since 2008 the Monterey Regional Airport has had to make cutbacks. “United was flying to Denver and we had over 80-percent capacity there, and…
Continue ReadingTwo men hold liquor store at gunpoint, Salinas police said
Police are looking for two suspects behind an armed robbery at a liquor store in Salinas Friday. Investigators said two men wearing masks and armed…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Man killed in crash on Highway 101 in Gonzales
UPDATE 4/1/2016 9:32 P.M.: A man was killed in a single car crash on Highway 101 in Gonzales. According to Officer Jaime Rios with the California…
Continue ReadingSalinas Chamber April Fools!
It’s the job of the Salinas Chamber of Commerce to put the area in the best light possible, but on this April 1st, they seem to have pulled out…
Continue ReadingUna persona muere en accidente vial en Gonzales el viernes
Por lo menos una persona muri luego de un accidente por la Autopista 101 en Gonzales el viernes en la noche. Segn la Patrulla de Caminos de…
Continue ReadingProyectos de revitalizacin en marcha en el barrio chino de Salinas
Ahora tenemos una mejor idea sobre los esfuerzos de revitalizacin del barrio chino, una zona que era el campamento de indigentes ms grande de…
Continue ReadingIdentifican a hombre baleado a muerte en Greenfield
ACTUALIZACIN 04/01/16: El hombre quien fue baleado a muerte en Greenfield el jueves ha sido identificado como Javier Castro de 23 aos de edad y…
Continue ReadingYounger Californians Help Drive Voter Registration
New numbers released by the State of California on Wednesday show that since January more than 560,000 people have registered to vote online and most…
Continue ReadingChinatown revitalization projects underway
From a crime-riddled homeless encampment to a vibrant community, that’s what Salinas city leaders hope will become of Chinatown. On Friday,…
Continue ReadingProveedores mdicos de La Costa Central se preparan para nueva ola de pacientes indocumentados
Continan las preparaciones para ayudar a miles de nios y jvenes indocumentados de La Costa Central que muy pronto beneficiaran de Medi-Cal. Esto…
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