Investigations into the death of a pregnant whale were set to begin Monday after it and a whale fetus were found over the weekend on a beach about 35 miles north of Santa Cruz. Researchers from U.C. Santa Cruz, U.C.S.C’s Long Marine Lab and the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito are working to determine what caused the 80-feet long, 75-ton blue whale and it’s 17-foot whale fetus to wash ashore Bean Hollow State Beach. Researchers, who speculate the whale died 4 to 5 days ago, say the whale will not be moved until samples have been taken.
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AFTER BEING CLOSED SINCE JUNE 7TH, HIGHWAY 9 HAS RE-OPENED IN FELTON. CAL-TRANS HIRED AN ALAMO CALIFORNIA COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT A RETAINING WALL, AS WELL AS A NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEM. HIGHWAY 9 WAS ALSO RE-SURFACED. ALTHOUGH THE ROADWAY HAS RE-OPENED, SOME GUARDRAIL WORK STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE. THAT WORKS IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
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A WOMAN, WHO TRIED TO CONCEAL HER HUSBAND’S SEXUAL ABUSE OF A GIRL, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND TIME IN PRISON. 57 YEAR-OLD BOULDER CREEK RESIDENT FAITH McDOUGAL WAS SENTENCED TO SPEND 3 YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT, AND WITNESS INTIMIDATION. HER HUSBAND, RONALD EUGENE McDOUGAL HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND 17 YEARS-TO-LIFE IN PRISON, FOR SEXUAL ABUSING THE GIRL FOR 2 YEARS. SHE WAS JUST 11 YEARS-OLD WHEN THE ABUSE BEGAN.
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Although not many details have been released yet, THE 8 YEAR-OLD GIRL (WHO WAS ABDUCTED FROM IN FRONT OF HER FRESNO AREA HOME LAST NIGHT) HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE. THE KIDNAPPER REPORTEDLY REMAINS AT LARGE, AND ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
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