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The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic representatives to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest against Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang

White House says Russian invasion of Ukraine remains ‘imminent’

January 25, 2022 10:46 AM CNN

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is “imminent,” even as diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis…

Watsonville Community Hospital one step closer to staying open

January 20, 2022 6:29 PM Lisa Principi

Watsonville Community Hospital is on life support — however, it is one step closer to finding a buyer thanks to a bill that’s making its way to the…

Domestic violent extremists will "likely continue" to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure in the United States

Electric grid is ‘attractive target’ for domestic violent extremists in US, intel brief says

January 25, 2022 10:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN Domestic violent extremists will “likely continue” to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical…

Jussie Smollett is set to be sentenced for his hate crime hoax on March 10

January 25, 2022 10:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor who was convicted last month of staging a fake hate crime, is set to be…

Suspected drunk driver arrested in Santa Cruz after hitting a retaining wall

January 24, 2022 11:39 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SANTA CRUZ Calif. (KION) A drunk driving suspect struck a retaining wall while driving from Salinas to San Jose, according to Santa Cruz Police.…

Crews use ocean water to help fight Colorado Fire along the Big Sur coast

January 24, 2022 6:35 PM Lisa Principi

It’s now into day four of the Colorado Fire — and fire crews are using Big Sur’s natural resources to help in the firefight.…

Police serves five search warrants in Salinas and Prunedale

January 24, 2022 3:59 PM Joronica Vinluan

Salinas Police served five search warrants in the past four days in an investigation they are calling Operation Blue Angel.…

Colorado Fire burns 700 acres in Monterey County as crews begin containing fire

January 21, 2022 9:48 PM Victor Guzman

Fire crews are responding to a fire burning in the Palo Colorado Canyon Area of Monterey…

Mechanic shop workers in Salinas claim they’re being harassed by ‘thugs’ to move out

January 21, 2022 11:29 AM Veronica Macias

Mechanics who have their auto shops along Chinatown said they were given verbal notice to vacate the building on Bridge Street by January 31.…

LA Rams trying to ban 49ers fans in Northern California from NFC Championship

January 24, 2022 9:35 AM Scott Rates

With the winner punching a trip to the Super Bowl, the Rams are pulling out all the stops to make sure the fan base at SoFi Stadium are majority Rams…

Graduation rates dip across US as pandemic stalls progress

January 24, 2022 5:08 AM Associated Press

An analysis shows high school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year disrupted by the…

Boil water notice for Colorado Fire evacuation area

January 23, 2022 5:31 PM Lisa Principi

The Monterey County Health Department has issued a boil water notice for those living in the Colorado Fire evacuation area.…

NCAA’s ‘sport-by-sport approach to transgender participation’ stirs debate

January 22, 2022 4:44 PM Victor Guzman

(CNN) — A new NCAA policy allowing the national governing body for each sport to determine the eligibility of transgender athletes has come under…

700 to 800 Hartnell College students missing proof of full vaccination status

January 21, 2022 2:53 PM Victor Guzman

The Hartnell College deadline for students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has come and gone and now the college is dealing with 700 to 800…

Castroville shooting on Wood Street leaves one person injured

January 21, 2022 10:46 AM Victor Guzman

A man shot in Castroville is expected to survive as Monterey County Sheriff deputies continue investigating an early morning…

A Covid-19 testing site run by Center for Covid Control in Worcester

Federal inspectors investigating ‘numerous complaints’ about labs and testing sites associated with Center for Covid Control

January 21, 2022 2:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Liz Stark, CNN The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is investigating “numerous complaints” about labs and testing sites…

FBI: Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death

January 21, 2022 1:19 PM Victor Guzman

Before taking his own life, Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook he was responsible for Gabby Petito’s death, according to the…

Kate McKinnon as Carole Baskin in 'Joe vs. Carole.'

Kate McKinnon is purr-fect as Carole Baskin in ‘Joe vs Carole’ first look

January 21, 2022 11:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The first look at Peacock’s Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin limited series can only be described with one word: paw-some.…

The United States and the United Kingdom have slashed their recommended self-isolation periods for asymptomatic people as the highly transmissible Omicron variant threatens to keep hospital staff and other key workers at home.

New study finds worker absences tripled because of Omicron

January 21, 2022 11:43 AM Victor Guzman

The percentage of the adult population not working because of Covid-related reasons tripled between December and January, according to Goldman…

Vanessa Bryant's lawyers say in court filings that the Kobe Bryant crash photos were shared widely.

Close-up images of Gianna and Kobe Bryant’s remains were ‘shown off in bars and at an awards gala,’ widow’s lawyers say in court filing

January 21, 2022 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan, CNN Weeks before her lawsuit is set to go to trial, lawyers for Vanessa Bryant allege photos of the crash that killed her husband,…