Projectile suspect’s family speaks out briefly to KION
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION) The sister of Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the man arrested in relation to the series of projectile attacks along Highway 101…
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Salinas police investigating attempted murder on Mae Avenue
Salinas police are investigating an attempted murder that happened in the 600 block of Mae Avenue Friday…
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The Science of Slingshots
As we learn about the projectile attacker, local window experts are explaining exactly what happens upon impact with a projectile from a slingshot.…
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Nearly $28K awarded to south Monterey County nonprofit organizations
Nearly $28,000 in grants were awarded to 19 nonprofit organizations in southern Monterey County in…
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All lanes reopened after ten vehicle crash closes southbound lanes of Highway 101
All southbound lanes of Highway 101 are closed north of San Martin, according to Hollister-Gilroy…
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Projectile suspect makes first court appearance
Charles Kenneth Lafferty, the man suspected of hitting cars with glass marbles on Monterey and San Benito County…
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Shelter opens free library in honor of Santa Cruz County boat fire victims
A new Little Free Library now stands in front of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter in honor…
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California unemployment rate held steady at 3.9% in December
California’s unemployment rate held steady at the record low 3.9% in December.…
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Two Santa Cruz men arrested in connection to car burglaries, foot chase
Two Santa Cruz men are behind bars after police said they were caught breaking into…
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Projectile victims react to suspect arrest
CARMEL, Calif. (KION) Prunedale resident Ruben Villanueva was driving to a San Jose Sharks game in early December when out of nowhere, he and his…
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Former Naval Postgraduate School student killed in Australia crash
A former Naval Postgraduate School student was one of three men killed when their tanker crashed while battling wildfires in…
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Locals not surprised slingshot was used in projectile attacks
The California Highway Patrol has said it was not a gun used in the projectile attacks, but they weren’t…
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Drivers at ease after arrest of suspect in Prunedale projectile investigation
Rattled nerves has marked the commute through Prunedale.…
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California bill would make utilities pay some blackout costs
A bill in the California Legislature would require electric companies to reimburse customers when the utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires.…
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Climbing advisories in effect at Pinnacles National Park to protect raptors
Pinnacles National Park announced that a climbing advisory is in effect to protect nesting…
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DA: Salinas officer fired multiple shots at vehicle accelerating toward him
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office released new details about an officer-involved shooting on S. Main Street…
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Firefighters who died in Australia were on California tanker
California’s governor says the three American flight crew members who died when their aerial water tanker…
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City of Salinas campaigns to count everyone ahead of 2020 Census
The 2020 Census Salinas Action Team is working to educate pockets of the community that have previously been undercounted in the nationwide…
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Will Measure K stop land development on portion of San Benito County if rejected?
A controversial proposal over land development along Highway 101 near San Juan Bautista is just a couple months away from hitting the ballot, but…
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Students with parents who work in strawberry fields eligible for scholarship
The California Strawberry Commission is offering a scholarship, but it is only open to a specific group of students- the children of strawberry…
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