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All regional law enforcement agencies had been looking for the missing 12-year-olds.
A neighbor called 911 about a violent altercation at the Prunedale home, police said.
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Angel Cabrera, 18, was accused of homicide, attempted homicide, and gang enhancements, police said.
A loaded firearm and hundreds of grams of meth and other drugs were found in the vehicle, according to sheriff's officials.
He was re-evaluated in 2020 before his release from a separate sentence, leading to the current case, according to prosecutors.
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The Monterey County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team was able to hike into the crash location and locate the aircraft.
Police called in mutual aid to assist and fair management made the decision to close down the event before 9 p.m.
The crash came as the annual Watsonville Municipal Airport Open House was being held.
The outage was first reported at 3:55 a.m.
The outage was first reported at 8:38 a.m.
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The outage was first reported at 8:59 a.m.
Responding officers searched the campus and found large amounts of blood, including pooling, bloody footprints and a bloody trail.
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A man was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted for shooting at officers during a chase that ensued after an armed robbery.
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This is down from 11,000 earlier in the day.
The sinkhole formed on southbound Highway 1, near Buena Vista Drive.
Two unlicensed day care owners were arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter for the death of the child.
Whether the cases will be held in state or federal court is yet to be determined.
The iconic bridge had been closed for storm-related repairs since March 2024.
To conduct the study, researchers compared Ronan’s head bobs to the arm movements of 10 undergraduate students, according to the university.
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Customers can get two free kids' meals with the purchase of an adult entrée.
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Kevin Durran Hart, 47, was found guilty to killing Jackie Robinson, 65, the mother of his girlfriend, prosecutors said.
One person died in a single-vehicle crash into a power pole in Watsonville shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.
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The Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage Facility fire burned for 2 days in January.
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For years, Rikke Jeppesen has been setting traps in the slough's delicate ecosystem, trying to catch green crabs.
The Jan. 16 fire grew out of control when the facility's internal fire suppression system failed.
The suit filed last week is calling for an investigation into the fire, compensation for damages and updated safety standards.
The plant is one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities.