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Welcome to KAZU s weekly news roundup for 7/16/21. Here you ll find the top local stories of the week and a few national stories from NPR.
The Monterey Jazz Festival is almost here tickets went on sale Thursday. The three-day festival starts September 24 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. The festival will include 21 hours of performances from 22 performers, including legends like Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Pat Metheny Side-Eye and others. Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, the arena will be limited to 50% capacity and total ticket sales capped at 2,500. Tickets for all three days of the festival start at $220.
Salinas structure fire spreads to another home
No one was inside at the time of the Salinas structure fires, both were under control in 30 minutes Share Updated: 8:14 PM PDT Jul 16, 2021 Rebecca Armbruster
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Salinas structure fire spreads to another home
No one was inside at the time of the Salinas structure fires, both were under control in 30 minutes Share Updated: 8:14 PM PDT Jul 16, 2021 Rebecca Armbruster Salinas Fire Department, along with several other agencies, responded to a structure fire Friday afternoon. According to Salinas Fire, the fire started in a backyard of a home on Via Maria in South Salinas around 4:30 p.m. It then spread to a second residence on the adjacent street.There was no one inside the home at the time of the fire, and there are no reports of injuries.Both fires were under control in 30 minutes, according to Salinas Fire. At the he
Plane crash sparks wildland fire off Highway 68 in Monterey County
A small plane crashed into a Monterey County home Tuesday morning, causing a fire and damage to the structure and nearby wildlands.
The crash was reported just after 10:45 a.m. near Highway 68 in the Monterra Ranch subdivision. The home the plane crashed into caught on fire, which spread to the surrounding wildlands, Monterey County Regional Fire Department officials said.
The incident pulled resources from across Monterey County, including Monterey and Seaside fire departments and Cal Fire. Four engines headed out to the scene already, and another three have been requested.
Drone footage shows damage from mudflows in Monterey County
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Hana Mohsin, right, carries belongings from a neighbor s home that was damaged in a mudslide on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Salinas, Calif. The area, located beneath the River Fire burn scar, is susceptible to landslides as heavy rains hit hillsides scorched during last year s wildfires.Noah Berger/Associated Press
Drone footage posted on YouTube shows the extensive damage and mess left behind by a flood of mud that rushed down a saturated hillside and spread across the Salinas Valley in a small neighborhood south of Salinas near the community of Chualar.