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A 2007 kit-built Prowler Jaguar single engine private aircraft, N125CW, registered to 73-year-old Charles Russell Westcott of Carmel, Calif., crashed during takeoff from the Salinas Municipal Airport on Friday, June 1, 2012 at 10:55 a.m. local time, as reported on that date by the Aviation Safety Network , The Salinas Californian , KION-TV CBS News ... (more)

It took nearly half a century, but the city of Salinas' next police chief is one who's coming from... Most people behave during a movie, but there's a bunch of text-messaging evil-doers who mess it up... There is a "wolf in sheep's clothing" in the District 5 supervisorial race, but it isn't, as Dave... There are many views on what makes an elected ... (more)

Calvert poses with his apple-red 1956 Olds in this 1966 photo taken outside Parry's Body Shop in Gonzales.

The Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested two more men for the murder of Fernando Martin Mendoza-Avila. Friday afternoon deputies announced they arrested Christopher Herrera and Rafael Barron for the murder.

There's new support for a Salinas boxing coach charged with repeatedly molesting a 14 year old girl he was supposed to teach.

The engine of an experimental aircraft may have faltered Friday just before the plane crashed, killing its only occupant, shortly before 11 a.m. at Salinas Municipal Airport.

Salinas has a new police chief.A Salinas Police Department Deputy Chief Kelly McMillin was officially named Salinas' new top cop on Friday morning.A He's been battling street gangs in Salinas since 1998, and was recently honored at the White House at a national anti-gang summit.A McMillin beat out two other crime fighting candidates for the job: ... (more)

A veteran pilot was killed Friday at Salinas Municipal Airport when his small, private plane crashed on takeoff shortly before 11 a.m. The pilot's name has not been released.

A Salinas boxing coach may head back to jail today if he's unable to raise the remaining amount of... A few days ago I was able to attend a City Council meeting in which the one-for-one policy was... A few days ago I was able to attend a City Council meeting in which the one-for-one policy was discussed.

Date of Report: 5/30/2012 Time of Report: 08:16 Deputy Name: Flores, Mark Report Number: 03221-12 Charges: M6 Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Highway 1 near Monesteri Beach.

The maiden launch of The Building Healthy Communities 5K Walk/Run is on tap Saturday, a large-scale event organized by youth from east Salinas.

A Monterey County judge ordered the son of a Salinas City Councilwoman to serve probation and jail time Wednesday for firearms and drug related crimes.

Graduate Stephanie Loya hugs one of her teachers after receiving her diploma from Mt.

The teen alleging Salinas boxing coach Daniel Lujan molested her has heard from a few skeptics, but police say that's typical in these cases.a © "We have had at least one call vouching for his character, but it doesn't mean it didn't happen," says Henry Gomez, investigations sergeant with Salinas Police Department.

The Rev. Jeffrey Brown of Boston speaks to the gathering at St. Mary of the Nativity Church in Salinas on Tuesday.

Let's watch the transit-haters try to add 5,000 more cars to an already over-burdened Highway 101 and see what happens to traffic.

Before Christopher Sorenson was arrested last December for allegedly murdering his mother, he defeated at least two attempts by county authorities to have him involuntarily committed to a mental health facility.

Unemployment rates fell in nearly all large U.S. cities in April from March, aided by summer hiring on farms and in tourist destinations.

A man inappropriately touched a 32-year-old woman walking an infant in a stroller near 38th Avenue and the railroad tracks on Sunday, according to the Sheriff's Office.

As of Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at least 1,857 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.