A SALINAS MAN'S DEATH HAS BEEN RULED AN ACCIDENT. THAT AFTER THE TOXICOLOGY TEST RESULTS FOR 30 YEAR-OLD JAMES MARTIN SHOW THAT HE DIED AS A RESULT OF "Excited Delirium due to acute methamphetamine intoxication". MARTIN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE LEFT HIS HOME THROUGH A WINDOW, THEN GONE OVER A FENCE AND THROUGH A NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE WINDOW, INTO THE GARAGE WHERE HIS BODY WAS LATER FOUND.
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An Aptos Junior High School teacher pleaded not guilty to all charges today after having been accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year old female student. 60-year old Steven Sande faces 20-counts of sex crimes, including continuous abuse of a child, lewd acts with a child, creating and possessing child pornography, sending lewd matter to a child over the internet, and arranging a meeting with a child for sexual purposes. The charges carry a possible prison term of up to 30 years. Sande, who was the victim’s math teacher, also sent school officials a letter of resignation last week, effective August 17th. A preliminary hearing date has been set for November 15th.
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PIT BULLS AND CHIHUAHUAS THAT LIVE IN HOLLISTER MAY SOON HAVE TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. THE FIRST READING OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THAT WOULD MANDATE THE “FIXING” OF SUCH ANIMALS WAS READ THIS WEEK AT THE HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE ORDINANCE COULD BE ADOPTED AS SOON AS THE CITY COUNCIL’S AUGUST 16TH MEETING.
ACCORDING TO A HOLLISTER CITY STAFF REPORT, UN-ALTERED DOGS (ESPECIALLY OF THOSE 2 BREEDS) ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE AGGRESSIVE THAN THEIR “ALTERED” COUNTERPARTS.
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A RETIRED C.S.U. - CHICO PROFESSOR HAS PARTNERED WITH THE FOLKS WHO RUN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM KNOWN AS AGRI-CULTURE, TO SET UP TOURS FOR VISITING UKRANIAN BERRY FARMERS. AS PART OF THE WEEK-LONG TOUR OF CALIFORNIA’S AGRICULTURE, THE 15 FARMERS SPENT 3 DAYS VISITING TRI-COUNTY AREA FARMS.
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