Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that the Honorable Mark E. Hood sentenced Charles Kenneth Lafferty, age 54, to 15 years in state prison following his guilty pleas to 28 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. All […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that a jury found Salinas resident Ignacio Ramirez, age 39, guilty of sexually assaulting three victims. The Honorable Rafael Vazquez presided over the trial. In December 2018, Jane Doe 1, who was under 14 years old at the time, reported to her school nurse that she […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that the Consumer Protection Unit of the District Attorney’s Office simultaneously filed civil and criminal complaints against the primary owners and operators of two unrelated Salinas-area businesses for predatory towing practices. The first criminal complaint was filed against Mark Gunderson for vehicle theft and extortion. The […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Lava Fire burning in Siskiyou County. The FMAG, which is provided through the President’s Disaster Relief Fund on cost-share basis, will assist local, […]
“United Next” includes addition of 200 Boeing 737 MAX and 70 Airbus A321neo as well as plans to retrofit 100% of remaining mainline, narrow-body fleet to transform the customer experience and create a new signature interior – a roughly 75% increase in premium seats per North American departure, larger overhead bins, seatback entertainment in every […]
Sacramento, CA…The Division of Boating and Waterways is now accepting applications through August 2, 2021, from public and private marina owners for Federal Boating Infrastructure (BIG) Grants. For 2022, a total of $14 million is available for BIG projects nationally. Funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration […]
Sacremento, CA…The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office is warning the public to be on alert for a phone scam involving unsolicited calls received from someone claiming to represent the FBI. In June 2021, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a Lincoln resident who suffered a financial loss of $45,500. […]
Philadelphia, PA…The Declaration of Independence is an iconic document, famous for the signers’ distinctive signatures and the bold heading that begins “IN CONGRESS. July 4, 1776.” But as any visitor who has seen the original Declaration at the National Archives knows, the original is badly faded and looks quite different from the version that is […]
Sacramento, CA… (June 25th, 2021) More than $630 million comes from SB 1. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated more than $1.18 billion for projects to fix and improve transportation infrastructure throughout California. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for more than half of this critical investment […]
Carmel, CA…We’re toasting to an exciting announcement –– the Carmel-by-the-Sea Wine Walk is back! Visit Carmel, the destination marketing organization for Carmel-by-the-Sea, has relaunched the Wine Walk in the form of a free mobile wine tasting guide. Wine aficionados can easily navigate the guide to explore numerous wine tasting rooms serving some of the best wines […]
