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Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto providing an update regarding the investigation into the murder of a newborn child who was found deceased along Struve Road in north Monterey County. Investigators are referring to the newborn child as “Baby Angelita,” which means “Baby Angel” in Spanish.

A baby was found dead on a California road. Girl, 14, and her father are sought

Authorities say they are searching for a man suspected of sexually abusing and impregnating his teenage daughter. The teenager is wanted on suspicion of killing her baby.

Riverside, CA - August 17, 2026: UC Riverside PhD student Connor Goldy focuses a microscope on a tiny snail at UC Riverside in Riverside, CA on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. He is part of team studying Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly referred to as liver fluke, that is transferred via snail. The parasite normally makes its home in Texas and in the South. Its discovery in California by Dr. Adlar Dillman, in the Colorado River, in 2023 marked its first recorded appearance in the area. It was behind the illness of the 11 dogs in Riverside County during the summer in 2023. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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FILE - A ballot is dropped off on Election Day at the Registrar of Voters office, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Norwalk, Calif. Slavery, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures California voters will consider in November. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez,File)

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SACRAMENTO, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Flags fly next to the rotunda at the California State Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 in Sacramento, CA. (Jungho Kim / For the Times)

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VERNON, CA - JULY 14, 2026: Drone view of a 49.5 megawatt data center under construction in Vernon, CA on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. A surge in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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Santa Monica, CA - May 19: People and Birds walk around the coast near the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Santa Monica, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)
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SANTA ANA, CA - JUNE 26, 2024 - Empty news racks still remain standing at the entrance to the Novy Ranch Market in downtown Santa Ana on June 26, 2024. There are no Spanish language newspapers being printed in Santa Ana. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles, CA - August 17, 2026 : A statue of the Virgin Mary stands outside the Dolores Mission as local residents gather on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles after being harmed by immigration fraud committed by attorney Alexandra Lozano. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
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Ladera Ranch, CA - August 02: Bonnie Regan holds a necklace she received when her son, Ryan Regan, was born in their home on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026 in Ladera Ranch, CA. Ryan passed away from Ewing sarcoma, a rare type of cancerous tumor that forms in bone or soft tissues. Residents of Ladera Ranch have been raising alarm about what they perceive as an unusual occurrence of rare child soft tissue cancers in the residential community. Residents have tracked at least 6 cases of Ewing sarcoma (only 200 children/teens diagnosed with in the US a year) since 2013 and at least four other cases of rare pediatric cancers. Most recently 17-year-old Ladera Ranch resident Brody Matteson died from Ewing sarcoma in May. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles, California, July 15, 1953 - SMOG TEST - Janet E. Dickinson operates an apparatus where gases are frozen to solid or liquid state for later analysis in a laboratory. The air pollution checkup of auto exhaust fumes and gas vapors were performed on the City Hall lawn in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on July 15, 1953. Photo Credit: Frank Q. Brown / Los Angeles Times

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Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tokyo Rose of the Japanese propaganda "Zero Hour" broadcasts which were beamed to American troops in the Pacific during the war, seems in a pensive mood as she looks through the bars of her cell in Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 28, 1945. Born in Los Angeles, 29 years ago to Japanese parents, she is awaiting trial for treason against the United States. (AP Photo)

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Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson starts a Bible-reading marathon at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, June 28, 1931. The contest will continue through July 1, with what is said to be the largest Bible in the world being used by contestants. (AP Photo)
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MONTEREY PARK-CA-DECEMBER 9, 2013: Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca faces the media during a news conference in response to an announcement of the F.B.I. arrests of 17 sworn members of the Sheriff's Department in connetion with a federal probe into activities at county jails at the Department Headquarters in Monterey Park on Monday, December 9, 2013. (Christina House / For The Times)

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FILE - In this June 5, 1968, file photo, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy addresses campaign workers moments before being shot in Los Angeles. At his side are his wife, Ethel, and his California campaign manager, Jesse Unruh, speaker of the California Assembly. Prosecutors for the first time are not opposing the release of Sirhan Sirhan. The 77-year-old prisoner on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, faces his 16th parole hearing for fatally shooting Kennedy in 1968. (AP Photo/Dick Strobel, File)
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Los Angeles, California, July 13, 1981 - HILLSIDE STRANGLER - Angelo Buono, "Hillside Strangler" suspect, smiles as he listens to motion by the deputy district attorney to dismiss murder charges against him. With him is one of his attorneys, Kathy Mader. Photo Credit: R.L. Oliver / Los Angeles Times

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(Original Caption) Convicted spy Christopher Boyce is led by federal marshals at Burbank airport upon his arrival from Springfield, Massachusetts, for arraignment on charges related to his escape from Lompoc federal prison in January 1980.

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Boster, Mark -- - LOS ANGELES,CA.,JUNE 9, 2009: Veteran LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus,49, appears at the Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles for her arraignment on murder charges June 9, 2009. Lazarus is charged with the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles, CA - May 29, 1986 : Richard W. Miller (center) with his defense attorney (right) watch as the jury arrives to the Little League Park location as part of the espionage retrial. The park is located at Ohio Ave, and Sepulveda Blvd. May of 1986. ( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )

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