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Big waves causing problems for Santa Cruz Public Works
A powerful surf hit the Central Coast Friday. In Santa Cruz spectators watched as 15 to 20 foot waves crashed along West Cliff Drive.…
Continue ReadingSalinas police rescue a trapped dog
Salinas Police officers rescued a dog trapped on an embankment in between the freeway and a culvert this week. Juliane Sharpe, a community service…
Continue ReadingAccidente fatal clausura Autopista 183 en las afueras de Salinas
Oficiales de la Patrulla de Caminos de California dijeron que una persona muri en un accidente automovilstico por la Autopista 183 y Old Cemetery…
Continue ReadingMillennium Charter High School students, parents stage walkout
UPDATE 1/29/16 5:45 PM: Parents of students at a Central Coast high school are demanding answers from the Governing Board of Directors. Because many…
Continue ReadingPreviniendo que jvenes de Salinas se unan a las pandillas
Temor entre la comunidad y la violencia pandilleril se ha apoderado de una ciudad en la Costa Central. Las pruebas se reflejan en el nmero de…
Continue ReadingHollister police looking for check forgery suspect
Hollister police said investigators are looking for information on a man who tried to forge a check and was seen in surveillance video at a local…
Continue ReadingBig screen TVs selling quickly leading up to Super Bowl 50
Have you checked out prices for Super Bowl tickets? Cheapest are going for more than $3,000 and that’s for nose bleed seats. Electronic stores…
Continue ReadingCapitola Wharf damaged by high surf, only open to pedestrians
On Friday, a piling under the Capitola Wharf washed away, according to Capitola Public Works. Opening of the wharf was delayed Friday until about…
Continue ReadingHigh surf advisory hitting Monterey and Santa Cruz County coastlines
A high surf advisory is creating safety concerns for Santa Cruz and Monterey county beaches. The Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol is asking people to stay…
Continue ReadingFrom jails to jobs in Monterey County
UPDATE 1/28/16 6:15 PM: Getting a job is just one of the many challenges inmates face when they’re released from jail. The Monterey County…
Continue ReadingGrowing debate over Santa Cruz police’s new Bearcat
A controversial military style vehicle made its debut in Santa Cruz. The showing of the armored vehicle came about a year after the city passed a…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz residents boycott gas station for running stolen property operation
“I want those owners out of here,” said Santa Cruz resident Sharon Dejong. Nearly 50 community members protested in front of the 76 gas…
Continue ReadingGang Prevention Summit set for Saturday
2015 proved to be a deadly year in Salinas, with a record of 40 homicides, most of them gang related. “It starts with literacy, it starts with…
Continue ReadingHomicide victim’s body found in Santa Cruz County
San Jose Police detectives found the body of a homicide victim in Santa Cruz County. The San Jose Police Department said detectives received…
Continue Reading2016 Amgen Tour of California route released
The route for the 2016 Amgen Tour of California has been released. According to Amgen, it is one of the longest and most challenging routes in the…
Continue ReadingRetn de sobriedad en la Ciudad de Marina el jueves en la noche
La Polica de Marina tiene programado un retn de sobriedad para el jueves, 28 de enero. Oficiales no han revelado en dnde se realizar el retn, pero…
Continue ReadingOrganizaciones de la Costa Central se preparan para aumento de trfico humano durante Super Bowl 50
Es el evento deportivo ms grande del ao, pero investigadores estatales dijeron que tambin es el evento que ms atrae el trfico humano. Por eso…
Continue ReadingHombre de Seaside acusado de abuso sexual de menores arrestado tras huir a El Salvador
Un hombre de Seaside acusado de abusar sexualmente de siete nios, en la guardera de su esposa, fue arrestado despus que huy a El Salvador, segn la…
Continue ReadingMonterey City Council reconsidering safe parking program
The Monterey City Council unanimously voted to take action on an urgency ordinance for a safe parking program. The council voted in favor of this…
Continue ReadingEmergency pothole repairs on Highway 68 in Monterey
Caltrans Monterey Maintenance crews are doing some emergency work this week on Highway 68 between CHOMP and Stuart Avenue. Crews are doing one-way…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Woman identified in deadly Salinas pedestrian crash
UPDATE 1/28/2016 9:30 AM: Salinas Police have identified the woman killed in the crash asKathleen Risler. Police say she’s from Salinas and was…
Continue ReadingMeasure P to repair several Monterey storm drains
The City of Monterey is hard at work repairing storm drains. Repairs are taking place under streets in Old Town, Downtown, and the Monterey Vista…
Continue ReadingFriend identifies second BASE jumper presumed dead near Bixby Bridge
A friend and fellow BASE jumper is confirming the name of the second BASE jumper presumed dead near Bixby Bridge. BASE jumper Tom Aiello confirmed…
Continue ReadingHuman trafficking a concern as Super Bowl 50 nears
The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, but state investigators say the big game is also the single largest opportunity forhuman…
Continue ReadingSummit looks to help people break away from their criminal past
Proposition 47 was a State initiative passed in 2014, as a way to reduce penalties for non-violent crimes while also giving felon’s a second…
Continue ReadingTiburcio Vasquez Elementary School renamed
After years of controversy, Tiburcio Vasquez Elementary School has been renamed. On Wednesday night, the Alisal Union School District Board of…
Continue ReadingSalinas police search for missing person
The Salinas Police Department needs the public’s help finding a missing person with suspicious circumstances. According to police, 18-year-old…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz man convicted of stabbing elderly woman in the head
A Santa Cruz man pled guilty to second degree murder with a knife enhancement for stabbing an elderly woman in her Sand City home last April. She…
Continue ReadingAlguacil del Condado de San Benito descubre cuerpo de hombre en un dique
La Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de San Benito, inform el mircoles en la tarde, que est investigando un homicidio. Segn investigadores, ocurri por…
Continue ReadingMonterey Police encourage parents to talk to kids about strangers
The Monterey Police Department is encouraging parents to talk to their children about strangers. On Sunday, January 24, a 13-year-old girl ran into a…
Continue ReadingHuntsman y Curiel se declaran no culpable
ACTUALIZACIN 1/27/16: Tammi Huntsman y Gonzalo Curiel se declararon no culpable de asesinato, abuso de menores y cargos de tortura el mircoles en la…
Continue ReadingConcilio de Salinas aprueba negocios de marihuana medicinal
Miembros del concilio de Salinas aprobaron una ordenanza, el martes en la noche, para permitir que negocios de marihuana medicinal operen dentro de…
Continue ReadingRepairing Monterey’s aging storm drains
Measure P money is helping repair Monterey’s aging storm drains. Some of the storm drains are 50 to 100 years old. The work, which will last…
Continue ReadingUPDATED: Huntsman, Curiel plead not guilty
UPDATE 1/27/16 3:15 PM: Tami Huntsman and Gonzalo Curiel pleaded not guilty to murder, child abuse, and torture charges in court Wednesday morning.…
Continue ReadingHombre caminando baleado varias veces en este de Salinas el martes
ACTUALIZACIN 1/27/16: La polica de Salinas dijo que un hombre caminando por la cuadra 1000 de la calle Nogal Drive fue baleado varias veces eso de…
Continue ReadingReese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley film in Monterey
You may be seeing some famous faces on the Central Coast this week. Wednesday marks day three of filming the HBO series “Big Little…
Continue ReadingHighway 1/17 widening underway
Shoulder widening and resurfacing is underway on Highway 1 and 17. The project, which will create two dedicated lanes on northbound Highway 1 from…
Continue ReadingLocal law enforcement seeing more tailgate thefts
UPDATE 1/26/16 4:40 PM: Insurance agencies say they’re seeing an increase in stolen tailgates over the last few years. It’s been seen in…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police has new training to tackle street racing problem in Salinas
Police officers in Salinas have to be ready for just about anything, now add street racing to the list. But a special class conducted by the…
Continue ReadingSalinas city leaders vote to allow commercial medical marijuana businesses
Salinas council members approved an ordinance to allow commercial medical marijuana businesses to operate within the city Tuesday. The city attorney…
Continue ReadingLights, Camera, Location
“It’s been amazing, I mean come on, you don’t always get to film in places like this,” said Pacific Standard Executive…
Continue ReadingPolice identify victim of fatal DUI crash
Police have identified the person who died in a DUI crash out of Salinas. Armando Vega Vasquez of Salinas died on January 21st. It all started when…
Continue ReadingGreenfield police investigate four armed robberies
The Greenfield Police Department is looking for the suspects responsible for several armed robberies over a span of two weeks. According to police,…
Continue ReadingFamily of missing UC Santa Cruz student learns their loved one’s body has been found
The father of a missing UC Santa Cruz student is relieved his daughter’s body has been found. “I thank god that we have her back and we…
Continue ReadingHombre arrestado por robar de Depto. de Bomberos de Watsonville
Investigadores de la Polica de Watsonville dijeron que un hombre est enfrentando cargos despus de entrar a robar al Departamento de Bomberos de…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Body found at beach identified as UCSC Student
Update: 10:59 a.m. Family of UC Santa Cruz student Shireen Agha Ahsan say Sheriff’s deputies have recovered the 19-year-old’s body at…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Investigators identify BASE jumper presumed dead near Bixby Bridge
UPDATE 1/25/16 1:14 PM: Investigators with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office are releasing more information on the case surrounding two BASE…
Continue ReadingCarolina Panthers Head Coach Ron Rivera has Central Coast roots
Superbowl 50 will be played right in our backyard at Levi’s stadium. But one member of the Carolina Panther’s staff will be on his way to…
Continue ReadingMujer cruzando la calle en Salinas muere al ser atropellada
La Polica de Salinas dijo que una mujer de 50 aos de edad muri despus de ser atropellada el lunes en la noche. El incidente se registr por la cuadra…
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