Baseball Mexico
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:11:46 -0700
The Pericos got off to a very hot start in 2010 and went on to post the best record in the Mexican League at 66-39 before beating Yucatan and Oaxaca in the playoffs and reaching the Bicentennial Series. Otanez, a former MLB infielder, was the linchpin of a Puebla squad that hit .320 as a team.
Expect more south county gang sweeps
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:15:57 -0700
An ongoing anti-gang operation has netted eight more arrests in south Monterey County.
Suspect in O.C. rapes extradited from Austria
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:41:19 -0700
An Afghani man wanted in rape cases in Orange and San Diego counties arrived in Orange County on Friday evening after being extradited from Austria, following what is believed to be the first International DNA match for California law enforcement....
'Jane Doe 1' describes gang rape
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:48:12 -0700
A Soledad woman wept on the stand Tuesday as she told jurors how four men took her and a friend at knife point from a summer festival and gang-raped them in a Castroville artichoke field in 2006.
Convicted murderer to be released on parole
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:06:26 -0700
SANTA ANA A convicted murderer serving a 15-year-to-life sentence will be released on parole after an appeals court decided that the former gang member no longer poses a danger to society. The ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal, which was...
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:27:37 -0700
The CNN Washington Bureaus morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Blagojevich found guilty on single count in corruption trial Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Tuesday of making false statements to the FBI, but escaped [...]
Salinas Valley communities spend less on public-sector overtime
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:46:18 -0700
As the recession continues to limit tax revenues for local government, agencies throughout the Salinas Valley have reigned in overtime spending by about 40 percent, an analysis by The Salinas Californian shows.
South Monterey County cities pledge partnership in fighting gangs
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:45:27 -0700
SOLEDAD On Friday, dozens of law enforcement officers and community advocates swarmed four south Monterey County cities, launching a simultaneous effort of enforcement while educating residents about gang violence.
Support trickles in to help fulfill a mother's dying wish
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:17:42 -0700
TWO WEEKS after a distraught and frail mother of eight died of pneumonia, Samaritans are keeping alive her wish that her husband, eight children and three grandchildren won't be evicted again. read more
Team effort in Salinas Valley gang sweep
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:48:12 -0700
Police and community groups kicked off a unique gang intervention strategy with targeted raids and outreach in four Salinas Valley cities Friday.
Film reviews: Good Hair | Seperado! | The Secret in their Eyes | Le Refuge | Marmaduke
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:06:22 -0700
Good Hair (12a)**** Directed by: Jeff Stilson
Ending prison bias taking too long, critics say
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:11:46 -0700
Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court decided racial classifications alone couldn't dictate prisoners' cell assignments, about 165,000 California inmates are still housed based primarily on race. Only four of the state's 30 male prisons have adopted... Prison - Crime and Justice - United States - Government - Crime
South Monterey County's third gang sweep nets seven
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:30:17 -0700
South Monterey Countys efforts to suppress gang activity in the region continued Wednesday night with the third crackdown in less than a month.
Gang sweep combines four South County cities
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:48:53 -0700
Officers from four South County cities arrested at least five gang members and two others on drug charges in Soledad before completing their third anti-gang operation late Wednesday. The sweeps were part of a state-funded cooperative effort launched this summer.
Mexican kidnapping case goes to feds
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:46:07 -0700
The Marina Police Department says it has forwarded a case involving a kidnapping in Mexico to federal and Mexican authorities.
CNN viewers: Wayne Williams 'guilty'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:56:28 -0700
Three decades after serial killings of African-Americans in Georgia shook much of the nation, most respondents to a nonscientific CNN poll say Wayne Williams committed what came to be called the Atlanta Child Murders.
Sports roundup: First Tee Open begins with competition
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:23:13 -0700
The Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach opens with a unique event Thursday.