By Tran Nguyen SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTVU) – Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded healthcare program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following year. The decision is driven by a higher-than-expected price tag on the program and economic uncertainty from
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By KTVU Staff LOS GATOS, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol arrested a 66-year-old Boulder Creek man after two bodies were found last month in the back of a pick-up truck along rural SR-35 in the Santa Cruz mountains near Los Gatos. Sgt. Andrew Barclay said James David Collier was taken into custody on Sunday on two counts
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MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (KION) — A humpback whale was freed after being entangled in the Monterey Bay since October 2024. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) helped to detangle the humpback whale on April 5th. The Large Whale Entanglement Response Network secured the location of the whale. The researchers identified the whale as Check.
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PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The body found buried near the Pajaro River levee has now been identified after being found on the night of April 10. According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the body was found to be 36-year-old Jesus Alfonso Duarte Figueroa of Watsonville. Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Duarte Figueroa was
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By Julie Sharp SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS Los Angeles) — A preliminary 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was recorded 2.49 miles south of Julian, in San Diego County. At least seven aftershocks were immediately reported after the initial quake. The quake’s effects were felt in
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTVU FOX 2) — Xavier Becerra, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Attorney General of California, on Wednesday announced that he’s running for California governor. There are plenty of other Democrats hoping to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, including Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state Controller Betty Yee, state schools chief
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Skeletal remains discovered from 30 years ago in a Santa Cruz County riverbed have been identified as those of a 13-year-old New York girl who was reported missing in 1975, officials said. Remains were found in 1995 What we know: Partial skeletal remains were found on March 22, 1995, in a riverbed off Highway 129
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez was sentenced to a total of five years behind bars on attempted murder, assault and gun charges stemming from a 2022 shooting where he allegedly fired his weapon toward a truck carrying a man accused of molesting his then-4-year-old son. Velasquez will receive time served credit for 1,283 days – or about
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SALINAS, Calif. (KION) — The body of a missing Salinas woman was found near Highway 101 in Camarillo on Saturday morning. According to CHP Moorpark, 39-year-old Guadalupe Coronel Mora was identified as the body found in a reservoir near Camarillo Springs Road at Highway 101 in Camarillo around 11:50 a.m. Mora’s family had reported Mora
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Multiple agencies are responding to a plane crash in the City of Watsonville that has resulted in multiple fatalities, according to Watsonville Police.
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CalFire is reporting that the Colorado Fire has grown to 1,500 acres, but there’s some good news, too, as we’re starting to see 5% containment.
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Monterey County Deputy District Attorney Mathew L’Heureu said, there were over 100 reported victims involved.
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Sen. Alex Padilla said he and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced two bills to help clean up toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals found at military installations, including many in California.
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While construction continues over the next few months, Caltrans says drivers can expect some delays as they do intermittent traffic control.
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Favorable weather conditions have allowed for them to accelerate the previous timeline to be able to reopen by the end of April.
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The aquarium says visitors will not be able to purchase tickets at the main entrance. Tickets can only be purchased online.
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office identifies the body found on Highway 1 in Big Sur on Thursday.
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Crews have been working to assess damage and remove debris at a stretch of Highway 1 that was washed out during storms last month.
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A portion of Highway 1 has been damaged by the storms.
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The Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District is working to rescue people trapped in homes near the River Fire burn scar.
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