Ricardo Tovar

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Digital Content Manager at KSBW-TV (Salinas, CA)

Does stuff @KSBW Once got the high score in Asteroids at an arcade. l @chicostate alum | Former: KHSL-TV | @theorion_news l @KIONnews l [email protected]

Articles

California Highway Patrol launches maximum enforcement period for speeding

1 day ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

IS VERY DIFFERENT AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT INDIVIDUALLY...NOT AS A CLASS ACTION."> PETE SURATOS REPORTING. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS LAUNCHING A STATEWIDE MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD THIS WEEKEND.. FOCUSED ON SPEEDING. OFFICERS WILL INCREASE PATROLS AND CONCENTRATE ON DRIVERS WHO EXCEED SPEED LIMITS OR ARE DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. LAST YEAR.. MORE THAN 116-THOUSAND CRASHES WERE THE DIRECT RESULT OF UNSAFE SPEED.
Monterey Regional Airport begins construction on new terminal

1 day ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

Monterey Regional Airport is breaking ground on a new passenger terminal to improve safety and facilitate easier movement for passengers and visitors throughout the building."It will be a modern facility. It will actually function as a passenger terminal building because that's how it was designed. The beauty in the building is its efficiency, how it flows, how it consumes energy.
Santa Cruz to remove remaining debris from partial Wharf collapse

1 day ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

The City of Santa Cruz announced plans to remove heavy equipment and woody debris that fell into the ocean after the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf in December 2024. Santa Cruz will collaborate with the United States Coast Guard and Power Engineering Construction Company to carry out the debris and equipment removal over the weekend. "This complex effort has been delayed until now due to the need for a period of calm sea conditions.
Community and celebrities show support after track star stripped of state title

1 day ago | wcvb.com | Ricardo Tovar

Celebrities, community members and even an NAACP conference are coming to the defense of a California track star who was stripped of her state title over the weekend in the 400-meter race after a post-race celebration involving a fire extinguisher. After winning the 400-meter event with a time of 53.24 seconds, Clara Adams celebrated by grabbing a fire extinguisher from her father, the coach, to "extinguish" her spikes.
Fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains

1 day ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

CAL FIRE CZU says that multiple resources are responding to a vegetation fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Currently, the Hermon Fire is one to two acres with a slow rate of spread.The fire is burning between Scotts Valley and Felton, per CAL FIRE. There are no structures threatened at this time.
Over 3,100 without power in Santa Cruz County

1 day ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

PG&E says that over 3,100 customers are without power in Santa Cruz County. The outages were reported at around 11:20 a.m. and are impacting around 3,160 customers in the Pajaro area. "There is an unplanned outage in your area. Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on," PG&E said about the outages.
Mountain lion sightings in North Monterey County prompt safety advisory

2 days ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued an advisory for a mountain lion reportedly sighted multiple times in North Monterey County. The multiple sightings have been reported near 100 Las Lomas Drive.
2 Canadians will go to trial over violent Monterey County murder plot

2 days ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

Two Canadians at the center of a murder plot in Monterey County will be held accountable for their alleged crimes.Devin Wolfgang Vandorhoef and his co-defendant, Darius Avery Whyte, are accused of traveling to Monterey County, faking a package delivery, and stabbing two people—one of whom Vandorhoef reportedly knew through an online video game and was "obsessed with," according to investigators.Vandorhoef posed as a deliveryman, carrying a package that contained handcuffs, knives, and duct...
Hard closure of Carmel Valley forced due to fire

2 days ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

FIRES. BUT FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IN CALIFORNIA... THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES NEVER REALLY GOES AWAY. AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND BRUSH DRIES OUT... FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES IS GROWING BY THE DAY. "WE ARE STARTING TO DRY OUT HERE. WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, WHICH HAS HELPED.THE GRASS IS STILL FAIRLY GREEN, BUT AS THE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE THE HIGHER RISK OF WILDFIRE." AS WE KNOW...IN CALIFORNIA...
20 acre fire burning east of Hollister

2 days ago | ksbw.com | Ricardo Tovar

CLASSROOM ..AND... IN THE FIELD. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER ááBRADY HALBLEIBáá HAS THE DETAILS...## FROM LESSONS HIGH IN THE SKY, TO TACTICAL TRAINING ON THE GROUND, WHAT'S LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM IS NOW BEING PUT TO THE TEST. CAPT. KEETON BROOKINS/CAL FIRE SHASTA TRINITY UNIT, AIR TACTICAL GROUP SUPERVISOR: "THE TOUGHEST THING I'VE DONE IN A LONG TIME." THIS IS THE CALIFORNIA AERIAL SUPERVISION ACADEMY, AN ANNUAL TRAINING DRAWING CAL FIRE AND U-S FOREST SERVICE CREWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.