Mistrial declared; Bill Cosby jury deadlocked on verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors said they were deadlocked…
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S.W.A.T. team recovers various drugs in Castroville, two men in custody
Monterey County Sheriff’s S.W.A.T and the Investigations Division arrested two men in Castroville for possession of drugs and ammunition.…
Continue ReadingAt-risk U.C. Santa Cruz student found
UPDATE 6/16/17 5:05 p.m.: Tejas Kaladi, the at-risk UC Santa Cruz student reported missing, has been found, according to the U.C. Santa Cruz Police…
Continue ReadingFriday at 50th Monterey International Pop Festival
It’s an event that brought some of music’s most legendary artists to the Central Coast for 50 years. Friday kicked off the Monterey…
Continue ReadingCal Fire battles 32 acre fire near Lockwood
High heat and low humidity helped spread a vegetation fire near Lockwood in Monterey County Friday. Cal Fire says it started around 4:00 pm near the…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police talks about new encrypted radio channels
Major changes are rolling out for the radio system used by police, fire and emergency agencies in Monterey County. For Salinas Police, Friday was day…
Continue ReadingIdentifican hombre arrollado a muerte mientras hua de la polica de Salinas, el jueves
La Patrulla de Caminos de California ha identificado al hombre que murió arrollado por una camioneta en la Autopista 101, el jueves, mientras…
Continue ReadingPolica de Salinas investiga balacera entre varios
La policía de Salinas está investigando una balacera entre varias personas que se registró el jueves. Agentes dijeron que fueron…
Continue ReadingExpect delays in area of Holman Hwy 68 roundabout starting Monday
Transportation Agency for Monterey County is encouraging drivers to find an alternate route and avoid the Holman Highway 68 roundabout construction…
Continue ReadingRadio transmissions encrypted at Salinas Police Dept.
It’s day two of a next generation public safety radio system in Monterey County. NGEN technologies are moving most police, fire and emergency…
Continue ReadingHead to SF and smell the Corpse Flower!
This may not be for everyone, but here’s your chance to smell a flower that produces a foul odor of rotting animal flesh. The Titan Arum,…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Man killed while running from police on Hwy 101 identified
6/16 UPDATE: CHP has released the name of the suspect struck and killed while trying to evade Salinas police Thursday evening. He’s identified…
Continue ReadingDUI suspect arrested for head on collision in Felton
According to CHP Santa Cruz, officers arrested 23 year-old Alton Thomas of Scotts Valley for felony DUI. Alton was driving a white pick-up truck when…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in Boulder Creek stabbing after 20 hour stand-off
According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, 73-year-old Donald Horan of Boulder Creek is in custody after he stabbed a family member…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police arrest suspect in Motel 6 murder
UPDATE 6/15/17 8:02 p.m: Salinas police arrested a man in connection to the shooting death of Alexander Rene Durazo at a Motel 6 last Wednesday…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for felony hit and run in Salinas
Salinas Police have arrested a man for injuring one person in a hit and run Thursday evening. Police say a 64-year-old man was driving on Natividad…
Continue Reading“Shot Spotter” activated in Salinas, police investigate incident
Police are investigating a shooting in Salinas after “Shot Spotter” was activated Thursday night. The shots were detected just before 8…
Continue ReadingNew Report: Bacteria levels at Santa Cruz County beach worst in the state
UPDATED 6/15/17: Two Santa Cruz County beaches have scored high on a list that no California beach wants to be on. Heal The Bay’s annual…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz Co. trying to improve transportation woes
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Board Members reviewed and approved ways to move forward, with improving getting around in…
Continue ReadingSea Nettle jellyfish are back in the Monterey Bay for the first time in almost four years
Patrick Webster, social media content creator and diver with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, said thousands of jellyfish have been showing up in our…
Continue Reading80’s star, Corey Feldman comes back to Santa Cruz
The 1987 hit movie, The Lost Boys, has deep ties with Santa Cruz. Now, 30 years later, actor Corey Feldman who played “Edgar Frog” in the…
Continue ReadingHeadline: Earthquake Season? A new study has something to say about that.
A new study by seismologists at the University of California, Berkeley revealed that California’s Winter snow and rain causes seasonal rises in…
Continue ReadingDACA llega a su quinto aniversario con un futuro poco claro
Los que alguna vez fueron jóvenes estudiantes o empleados indocumentados ahora, con la ayuda de la Acción Diferida, varios son…
Continue ReadingDUI suspect Andre Lopez arrested for major injury collision on Highway 1 at Buena Vista
UPDATED 6/15/2017 3:09 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Andre Lopez is the man in custody for Wednesday’s car…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Prunedale fire at Berta Canyon contained
UPDATE 6/15/2017 12:10: Fire is contained. The cause of the Berta fire is still under investigation. Crews were able to extinguish the flames before…
Continue ReadingBomberos batallan incendio en Prunedale
Un incendio de medio-acre está ardiendo entre Berta Canyon y Vierra Canyon en Prunedale el jueves, de acuerdo a Cal Fire. Las llamas…
Continue ReadingShooting at Santa Cruz Flea Market
According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, a shooting occurred at the Santa Cruz Flea Market on Saturday in the 2200 block of Soquel…
Continue ReadingProgress being made on Mud Creek landslide
A contractor for almost 40 years, John Madonna has dealt with some pretty big landslides. The Julia Pfeiffer Burns slide back in 1984 was the…
Continue ReadingSecurity Alert Prompts Shelter In Place At Travis Air Force Base
UPDATE 6/14/2017 5:15 p.m. Travis Air Force Base was on lock down Wednesday afternoon due to reports of an active shooter on the base. But a…
Continue ReadingACTUALIZACIN: Oficiales rescatan a hombre atrapado en carro tras persecucin en Watsonville
ACTUALIZACIÓN: La Patrulla de Caminos de California y oficiales de primeros auxilios han logrado rescatar al hombre que se encontraba atrapado…
Continue ReadingSospechoso que inici persecucin en Salinas y baleado por policas estaba drogado
La Fiscalía del Condado de Monterey está investigando dos balaceras a manos de oficiales de Salinas tras una persecución de alta…
Continue ReadingHappening Now: Several Wounded In San Francisco Potrero Hill Shooting
According to our CBS San Francisco affiliate,KPIX, Several people were wounded Wednesday morning at a shooting near a UPS facility on San…
Continue ReadingGrand Jury reports schools in Santa Cruz County not doing enough against violent threats
This week the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury released a report that said schools in Santa Cruz County are not doing enough in terms of threats of…
Continue ReadingCongressman Panetta gives statement on Alexandria shooting
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), released the following statement after several people were shot this morning in Alexandria, VA at a baseball…
Continue ReadingMonterey International Pop Festival celebrates 50 years starting Friday
The Monterey International Pop Festival was the precursor for concerts like Coachella and Woodstock. The bands of the day included groups like the…
Continue ReadingShooting investigation underway in Salinas
Salinas police are investigating a shooting on Cortez Street. It happened a little before 9 p.m. Tuesday. No word on any suspects or if anyone was…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz opposes Trump’s request to review locations for offshore oil drilling
Today the City of Santa Cruz let it be known that they oppose President Donald Trump’s request to review the Designation of the Monterey Bay…
Continue ReadingA new route to install radar planned across Big Sur’s Mud Creek landslide
Crews are pioneering a route on the Mud Creek slide to install a motion-sensing radar. The slide in Big Sur is one of California’s largest…
Continue ReadingPTSD Awareness: U.S. Army vet walks through Central Coast on his 13,000 mile journey
Most fly or drive across the country but walk? Not so much. However that’s just what Army Veteran Eli Smith is doing. “I’m feeling…
Continue ReadingPolica de Salinas investiga posibles disparos en el norte de la ciudad
La policía de Salinas está tratando de arrestar a un sospechoso que inició una persecución policiaca en el norte de la…
Continue ReadingMontage Health purchases rental housing to help recruit clinicians to Central Coast
The need for doctors, nurses and clinicians combined with the high cost of living on the Central Coast is sparking Montage Health to look into…
Continue ReadingYounger people choosing Botox to prevent signs of aging, rather than reverse damage later in life
People have turned to Botox to fight the effects of aging for years. Once an older crowd, now a younger age group is using Botox. When Botox came on…
Continue ReadingSearch suspended for missing man near Tides hotel in Monterey
UPDATE 6/13/2017 9:34 a.m. : The Coast Guard has suspended search for a missing boogie boarder near Monterey. Eye witnesses told first responders…
Continue ReadingPor qu anulan una ley de ciudadana en EEUU
La Corte Suprema de Justicia de EEUU anuló una ley que le hacía más difícil la ciudadanía a hijos nacidos en el…
Continue ReadingSalinas DREAMer won’t face deportation
A Salinas DREAMer detained by ICE in March won’t be facing deportation. According to immigration attorney Blanca Zarazua, a Senior Attorney at…
Continue ReadingRoad repairs cause delays on Highway 17
Traffic was bumper-to-bumper Monday on a portion of Highway 17 between Scotts Valley and Los Gatos as crews worked to repair the storm-damaged road.…
Continue ReadingGrazing goats help reduce fire risk in Pebble Beach
UPDATE 6/12/2017 5:20 p.m.: Highly effective, low maintenance fire prevention efforts are underway in the Monterey Peninsula, with the return of…
Continue ReadingMujer muere tras accidente vehicular en Scotts Valley
Una mujer involucrada en un accidente que se registró en el condado de Santa Cruz el 4 de junio ha muerto, según La Patrulla de Caminos…
Continue ReadingDUI collision injuries two and destroys a ’65 Chevy Impala
According to the California Highway Patrol, two people were injured in a DUI hit and run accident. Saturday night around 11:45 p.m. the driver of a…
Continue ReadingSalinas community holds vigil for Pulse nightclub victims
It has been one year since a man opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. 49 people died in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history on…
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