The Bob Hoover Academy in Salinas will soon have its first graduate who will receive a private pilot license through the school.
The academy is a public-private partnership with the Monterey County Office of Education. Academy students learn flight knowledge and get help meeting graduation requirements.
Alternative programs like the Bob Hoover Academy give Monterey County students another chance at graduation. The free flight lessons for students give them hours ahead toward a career.
The Bob Hoover Academy is expanding to the old World War II hanger currently at the Salinas Airport, next to the academy. With the expansion, the program will be able to accept 40 students instead of 20 currently.
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Santa Cruz police say a 38-year-old Santa Cruz County resident was arrested at about 1:20 p.m. today after officers responded to Felix Street after a report of a domestic disturbance and battery.
Later , at around 5:30 p.m., police said the suspect was seen on Golf Club Drive, and a team was able to find and arrest him. He was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and battery charges.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 831-420-5820 or call the tip line at 831-420-5995.
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Two orphaned bobcat siblings have been released back into the wild in a Monter ey County park.
The pair of cubs-- a male and female-- were rescued by SPCA Monterey County at the park last summer. They then spent eight months growing up and preparing for release at the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley.
The county said the cubs were in a naturalized enclosure with no human contact so they could survive in the wild.
Monterey County Parks staff last week took the cubs deep into the park and released them back into their natural habitat.
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Today would have been the 94th birthday of American Civil Rights Leader Cesar Chavez. To mark the occasion, some local advocates and community members have taken the day to reflect on the times they stood side by side with him.
Chavez's ties to the Central Coast include advocating with current County leaders and leading marches in Salinas and Watsonville as he fought for better farmworker conditions and rights.
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