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A veteran amateur boxing coach from Salinas was in Monterey County Jail on Friday after a 14-year-old female boxer told police he had touched her inappropriately on multiple occasions over the past few years. Police said Daniel Lujan Sr.

The Salinas Fire Department dealt Saturday with 10 fires that apparently were intentionally set, including one at Natividad Creek Park, where three arson fires were ignited Friday. Nine of the fires were started between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m.

There are differences this year about the congressional race on the Central Coast. The district, represented since 1993 by Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, has a new name — or number. Reapportionment turned the old 17th into the new 20th Congressional District.

Persistent employee complaints about chlorine gas at a Salinas vegetable processing plant are being investigated by state safety officials, an attorney for some of the workers said Thursday.

A 57-year-old Salinas man who was severely beaten this week died Thursday, becoming the city's 10th homicide of the year.

There are differences this year about the congressional race on the Central Coast. The district, represented since 1993 by Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, has a new name — or number. Reapportionment turned the old 17th into the new 20th Congressional District.

Florida State senior Maria Salinas carded a 2 under par 70 in the final round of the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship and finished in a tie for 102nd place in the individual standings.

SALINAS, Calif - Salinas Police are looking for the public's help in solving the city's 10th homicide of the year. 

Massive layoffs are looming for 850 employees at the former HSBC office in southeast Salinas. Capital One, which took over the facility Tuesday, said in a statement Wednesday that the office will be closed by the middle of 2013.

In a sure sign that fire season is here the CAL FIRE Hollister Air Attack Base is now staffed with... - 4:34 pm