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Two people dead after being swept off rocks in Santa Cruz
Authorities in Santa Cruz on Wednesday confirmed that two people who were swept off the rocks near West Cliff Drive early Tuesday evening were pulled from the water dead. According to a press release, The Santa Cruz Fire Department received multiple calls for a water rescue at West Cliff Drive near David Way at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday. Callers reported two victims were swept off the rocks and into the ocean by a wave. Several Santa Cruz Fire engines, lifeguards, the harbor patrol, state park personnel and Santa Cruz police also responded to the scene. Authorities said both victims were found floating face...
Bomb Team called for military ordnance found in Santa Cruz Mountains
BEN LOMOND, Calif. — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office shared that an old military ordnance was found on Tuesday afternoon. The ordnance was found at the Ben Lomond transfer station. The sheriff's office Bomb Team was called and confirmed the ordnance was intact. The fuse and propellant were...
Pedestrian killed in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that took place on the evening of Saturday, July 13, on Highway 1 at Soberanes Canyon Trail. A 25-year-old Seaside resident was driving her Ford F-150 northbound on Highway 1 when an 80-year-old female pedestrian crossed from...
Attempted murder being investigated at Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD, Calif. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said they are investigating an attempted homicidal fight between inmates. This alleged incident occurred on Friday at around 9:37 a.m. Salinas Valley State Prison staff were in the recreation yard and saw two inmates "striking" another inmate with a...
Monterey Police Arrest Leslie Flores After Extensive Manhunt
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 5:52 P.M., Monterey PD Detectives and Police Officers were conducting surveillance on Cielo Vista Drive. The purpose of the surveillance was to locate and apprehend Leslie Flores, 58, of Monterey. Flores had fourteen (14) active warrants, four (4) of which were for felony offenses with no bail. Detectives also had information that Flores was in possession of a firearm.
Missing teen in Salinas last seen in June
SALINAS, Calif. — The Salinas Police Department published a post on Tuesday asking for the public's help finding a missing teen. Cristobal Lopez Vazquez, 15, was first reported missing on June 30 following an argument with his father. He is 5 feet tall and weighs around 105 pounds. He...
Monterey CHP investigating deadly pedestrian vs vehicle crash
BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Monterey CHP is investigating a crash that left one person dead near Big Sur last Saturday. According to officials, at around 5:18 P.M, a Ford F150 with two people was traveling northbound on Highway 1 at the Seberanes Canyon Trailhead. The people in the truck have been identified as Doris Guadalupe Hernandez Lucha and Beatriz Z. Garcia from Seaside.
Man wanted in the Santa Cruz Mountains arrested after search
Law enforcement in the Santa Cruz Mountains conducted a manhunt, on Sunday afternoon. According to the Santa Cruz Police Department, the search was for a man on the run connected to a "violent felony criminal investigation." Law enforcement was in the area of Big Basin Highway, less than a mile...
Feds: Street drug dealers are selling elephant tranquilizer in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Federal prosecutors teamed up with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office to remove suspected fentanyl traffickers from the beachside community. Several arrests were made in hot spots for illicit drug dealing and drug use. Hot spots included the sidewalk outside a homeless shelter...
Watsonville Police: suspect had ghost gun in stolen truck
Police on Sunday were looking for a man who escaped after leading them on a vehicle pursuit in a stolen pickup and a foot chase in Watsonville. The incident began at Main Street at Freedom Boulevard around 10:30am when Watsonville Police Capt. Jarrod Pisturino spotted the beat-up blue Ford F150 that police had been alerted to thanks to the Flock camera tracking system which, among other things, reads license plate information.
Central Coast leaders react to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) -- While investigators continue to look for answers following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Central Coast leaders are calling for an end to violence. Monterey Mayor Tyller Williamson is one of many local representatives voicing their concerns. "This is a detestable act that had occurred," said Williamson. "I fear The post Central Coast leaders react to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump appeared first on KION546.
Dateline: Missing in America podcast covers the September 2022 disappearance of Arelie Garcia in Salinas, California
Play the episode “Mystery Down Highway 1” of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast below and click here to follow. Tucked between the Pacific and the mountains on California’s Central Coast, Big Sur is a 90-mile stretch of breathtaking beauty. The author Henry Miller said, “It was...
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