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13-year-old California swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
LOS ANGELES - A California teen continues to make waves after qualifying for the Olympic trials this summer. Swimming prodigy Gabi Brito has already broken records in California. At just 13 years old, she swam the 50-meter freestyle race in 25.42 seconds. Her phenomenal time made her the fastest 13-year-old to swim the event in Southern California, which then earned her a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic trials.
Drag racing legend John Force, injured in 300-mph crash, returns home to Southern California
Southern California drag racer John Force moved to outpatient care weeks after a frightening 300-mph crash that left the 16-time NHRA champ hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, his family said this week. The 75-year-old Force, who was born in Bell Gardens and lives in Yorba Linda, was back home...
Schuster Makes First Appearance at Salinas a Monumental Career Win
Tiany Schuster decided to enter Salinas for the first time as a reason to visit family friends and makes it a trip to remember. She dominates the qualifying rounds and ran the only sub-16 second run to win over $17k.
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million
A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank.
Marina ballot measure item considered
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A ballot measure discussion in Marina is surfacing again around more city facilities, including a new fire station, according to the most recent city council meeting. The council approved a motion, saying that construction of a new fire and police station as well as a community center that includes city council The post Marina ballot measure item considered appeared first on KION546.
As Monterey tightens its belt, it’s looking to ensure funding to maintain what’s already built.
To say things got testy at a July 18 joint special meeting with the Monterey City Council and the Neighborhood Community Improvement Program Committee might be understating it. At the heart of the discussion – and it was only that, nothing was being voted on – was the possibility of...
Former employee of DLI and NPS pleads guilty to stealing government property.
Monterey County’s military installations employ not just members of the military, but also civilians. From 2010 to 2019, one of roughly 1,700 civilian employees at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey was Zelene Charles, who served first as a civilian supply technician, then as a supply specialist, responsible for supervising multiple warehouse employees. (She then transferred to the Naval Postgraduate School in 2019, for a year working there in the same role.)
CAL FIRE knocks down 2-acre fire near Watsonville
INTERLAKEN, Calif. — CAL FIRE CZU says firefighters knocked down a two-acre fire in the area of Holohan and Grimmers Roads on Wednesday evening. The Grimmer Fire was stopped at two acres. CAL FIRE, Pajaro Valley Fire District, Santa Cruz County Fire, Watsonville Fire Department and Central Fire District...
Provider pledges five years of free broadband for some low-income communities
The recipient of a California Public Utilities Commission grant has pledged to offer a period of free broadband to residents in some low-income areas. South Valley Internet has announced their intent to provide free broadband service for five years to some low-income communities connected during course of a project in Hollister, California.
Newsom issues executive order to remove homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in the state. Newsom's order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities.The guidance comes after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. The case was the most significant on the...
These 48 California Big Lots stores are closing. Here's what to know
Nearly 50 California Big Lots will close as the company struggles with a challenging consumer market. In an early July filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the discount retailer said it planned to close 35 to 40 stores this year and open three. The company reported 1,392 operating stores at the start...
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