Nico Viñuela
KCBX News internNico Viñuela is a news intern at KCBX. He is set to graduate Cal Poly with a BS in Journalism in December 2022. During his time at Cal Poly, he worked as a news anchor for KCPR radio and is currently the Assistant News Director for KCPR. He is currently in Salinas, California covering the Kristin Smart murder trial for Mustang News and KCBX. Nico enjoys swimming, writing, and hiking with friends.
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In this month’s general election, Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal re-won his seat as representative for California’s 24th District on the Central Coast.Post-election, Carbajal reflects on what’s become a growing fear in many American voters’ minds: the future of democracy. -
KCBX News has preliminary election results from across the Central Coast.
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Tuesday afternoon two separate juries reached verdicts in the Kristin Smart murder trial. Paul Flores has been found guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, while his father Ruben Flores has been found not guilty of accessory to the murder.
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Paul Flores has been found guilty of first degree murder and Ruben Flores has been found not guilty of accessory to murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart who went missing in 1996.
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Both juries in the Kristin Smart murder trial have entered deliberations.
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The Kristin Smart murder trial is getting closer to a verdict, as the prosecution has now rested its case.
