A 2-year-old girl was mistakenly given alcohol instead of apple juice at a Salinas restaurant and ended up in the emergency room. What was supposed to be apple juice was actually cooking wine that had been mislabeled and served to the child at Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant, her parents and restaurant officials told KSBW on Thursday. A trip to the emergency …
A man serving a life sentence for two murders died Monday after he was attacked by another inmate at a state prison in Salinas, according to state officials. Michael Spengler, 38, was attacked Monday around 10:30 a.m. at Salinas Valley State Prison by Miguel Espino, 31, who allegedly used an “inmate-manufactured weapon,” according to the California Department of Corrections and …
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks in a remote Texas jail on local trespassing charges after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Since 2021, Texas authorities have arrested nearly 10,000 migrants on misdemeanor trespassing charges under what Abbott has called …
Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County on Monday. “Projections now include a probable inundation of roadways between the Monterey Peninsula and the rest of the county,” officials said hours before an atmospheric river was forecast to hit the agricultural region. “Crop fields in the Salinas Valley and the Pajaro Valley area are experiencing …
A police officer tapes off dangerous areas of driftwood along Capitola Beach on Tuesday on California’s storm-battered Central Coast. Many low-lying areas along the Salinas River valley in Monterey County, from the coast to Jolan Road, were under evacuation orders or warnings “until further notice.” Flooding could sever access between the Monterey Peninsula and areas north of it, including Salinas, …
