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Prisoner killed at Salinas Valley State Prison, CDCR investigating

Prisoner killed at Salinas Valley State Prison, CDCR investigating
YOUR SUNRISE TIME IS óóóóóóó. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.. CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS HAVE LAUNCHED A 24-DAY.. 335-MILE MARCH. IT'S ALL IN AN EFFORT TO ADVOCATE FOR A BILL THAT WOULD EXPAND UNION VOTING RIGHTS IN THE STATE. IT STARTED ON AUGUST THIRD IN DELANO.. AND THEY'RE MARCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE CAPITOL IN SACRAMENTO. YESTERDAY.. THEY WERE IN THE SMALL TOWN OF "EXETER" IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. THEIR GOAL IS TO GET GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO SIGN A BILL INTO LAW. IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO VOTE IN UNION ELECTIONS... BY ALLOWING THEM TO MAIL OR DROP OFF THEIR BALLOTS AT LOCAL AG LABOR OFFICES. ## IN MONTEREY COUNTY.. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A CAR CRASH ON SUNDAY. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 8:45.. ON HIGHWAY 68. ACCORDING TO THE CHP.. THREE CARS WERE INVOLVED. THEY SAY THE DRIVER OF A MINI-VAN WAS INTENTIONALLY RAMMING ANOTHER CAR. THIS LED TO THEM HITTING A SECOND CAR.. CAUSING THAT DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. THAT SECOND DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY 4 MUSLIM MEN WERE ALL SHOT TO DEATH IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS. THREE OF THOSE HAPPENED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. POLICE ARE CONCERNED THE KILLER MAY BE SPECIFICALLY TARGETING MUSLIM MEN. TWO MEN MURDERED LAST WEEK WERE FROM PAKISTAN.. AND MEMBERS OF THE SAME MOSQUE. A THIRD MAN WAS KILLED FRIDAY NIGHT. AND IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.. ANOTHER MUSLIM MAN WAS MURDERED. POLICE SAY DURING THREE OF THE RECENT CASES - THE VICTIMS WERE AMBUSHED BY ONE OR MORE SHOOTERS. THE F-B-I IS NOW JOINING THE INVESTIGATION.. AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STEPPING UP PATROLS. THE SPCA FOR MONTEREY COUNTY IS REPORTING A VERY SUCCESSFUL.. "PICK YOUR PRICE" ADOPTION WEEKEND EVENT. AS OF SUNDAY MORNING... 83 PETS HAD FOUND NEW HOMES INCLUDING: DOGS... GUINEA PIGS... AND KITTENS. SPCA EMPLOYEES SAY ADOPTION EVENTS LIKE THIS HELP PETS BEYOND JUST CATS AND DOGS FIND LOVING HOMES. WITH ANIMALS BEING SURRENDERED TO THE SHELTER EVERYDAY... THE NEED CONTINUES TO BE GREAT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON S-P-C- A EVENTS AND WAYS TO HELP.... YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE WHICH IS LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN. ## TIME NOW TO TAKE ONE LAST CHECK OF WEATHER WITH METEOROLOGIST GINA DE VECCHIO GOOD MORNING HERE IS THE CURRENT VIEW OUTSIDE WITH YOUR CURRENT CONDITIONS. HERE'S A LOOK AT CURRENT TEMPERATURES ON THE MAP. LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE WITH A BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTING. LOOK FOR A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TOWARDS LATE WEEK FOR INLAND AREAS. ANOTHER QUIET NIGHT WEATHER WISE AS THE LONGWAVE PATTERN ALOFT CONTINUES TO BE DOMINATED BY AN UPPER LOW OF THE NORCAL COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SW. A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE FOG PRODUCT SHOWS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE MARINE LAYER TONIGHT - DIFFUSE AND NON- UNIFORM. AS NOTED ON THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION, DRIER AIR ALOFT BEING ENTRAINED FROM THE SW IS JUST ENOUGH TO DISRUPT PART OF THE STRATUS DECK. THAT BEING SAID, BASED ON ENSEMBLE FORECAST AND TRENDS OBSERVED ON SATELLITE DO EXPECT SOME MORE COVERAGE OF LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST AND LOCALLY INLAND THROUGH SUNRISE. SIMILAR TO SUNDAY, ANY INLAND CLOUDS WILL ERODE BACK TO THE COAST WITH LINGERING COASTAL CLOUDS THROUGH OUT THE DAY. NOT A BAD WAY TO KICK OFF THE WORK WEEK WITH INLAND SUNSHINE PLEASANT TEMPERATURES. MAX TEMPS FOR MONDAY WILL BE IN THE 60S/70S AT THE COAST AND 80S/90S INLAND. DO EXPECT ANOTHER DAY OF BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ANY GAPS OR PASSES. OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS THE UPPER LOW OFF THE COAST WILL WOBBLE TOWARD THE REDWOOD COAST, BUT WILL BE REBUFFED BY THE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST BUILDING WESTWARD. INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY MOVING INTO THE NORCAL THE LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BE PUSHED NORTHWARD. AS A RESULT, NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN THE SENSIBLE
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Prisoner killed at Salinas Valley State Prison, CDCR investigating
An incarcerated person at Salinas Valley State Prison was killed by a fellow inmate, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials reported. According to CDCR, Angel Montes allegedly attacked Peter Hernandez in a housing unit dayroom with a weapon. Staff attempted life-saving measures but Hernandez was pronounced dead shortly after the attack. No staff members or additional incarcerated people were injured as a result of this incident, prison officials said. Hernandez, 59, was sentenced to CDCR on May 12, 1997, from Santa Clara County to serve life with a parole sentence for second-degree robbery as a third-striker and petty theft with a prior as a third-striker. Montes, 30, was sentenced to CDCR on Sept. 29, 2017, from Kings County to serve a life with parole sentence for the attempted murder of a government official with the use of a firearm.

An incarcerated person at Salinas Valley State Prison was killed by a fellow inmate, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials reported.

According to CDCR, Angel Montes allegedly attacked Peter Hernandez in a housing unit dayroom with a weapon. Staff attempted life-saving measures but Hernandez was pronounced dead shortly after the attack.

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No staff members or additional incarcerated people were injured as a result of this incident, prison officials said.

Hernandez, 59, was sentenced to CDCR on May 12, 1997, from Santa Clara County to serve life with a parole sentence for second-degree robbery as a third-striker and petty theft with a prior as a third-striker. Montes, 30, was sentenced to CDCR on Sept. 29, 2017, from Kings County to serve a life with parole sentence for the attempted murder of a government official with the use of a firearm.