Month: April 2014

Salinas police are investigating an early-morning incident in which a homeowner shot a burglary suspect. Officers responded to the 700 block of Leese…

Today, April 14, marks the 75th anniversary of John Steinbeck’s novel, “The Grapes of Wrath.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic,…

Two former Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies accused of assaulting an inmate at the county jail have been indicted by a federal grand…

California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident on Highway 9 near the 19 Mile Marker just north of Boulder Creek. CHP said one…

Watsonville police need help finding the suspects involved in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening. Police say it happened around 7 p.m. Saturday…

California Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash at Laureles Grade and Carmel Valley Road around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. CHP saida…

Salinas Police said a Hispanicwoman in her 40s was hit and killed by a train near South Davis Road and West Market Street. Officers were called out…

Tim Matthews started using hard drugs when he was 21 yearsold. “I would use heroin to come down from either cocaine or meth,” Matthews…

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies say a Modesto woman drowned while scuba diving at Monastery Beach in Carmel Wednesday. The coroner…

Daytime paving on Highway 101 and San Juan Road will affect traffic April 16th through the 17th as crews work on paving sections of the median. The…

Greenfield police arrested two men Thursday after investigating what they say is an illegal pot growing operation on Beech Street. Around 12:30 p.m.…

A federal appeals court has upheld a regulatory safety finding against SeaWorld in the drowning of a trainer at the theme park who was pulled under…

Ricardo Casillas, 33, of Salinas will spend the next 10 years on probation and serve 300 days in Monterey County Jail for tax evasion and insurance…

A pesar de que aun no existe una reforma migratoria, hay estafadores que continan aprovechndose de la poblacin hispana. “La gente tiene que…

The Girls’ Health in Girls’ Hands initiative of the Community Foundation for Monterey County held its “Post-a-Smile” campaign…

California officials have fined a steel company nearly $37,000 in connection with the death of a worker at the site of the San Francisco 49ers new…

A national animal welfare organization is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who abandoned a…

Don’t be shocked of you see a large group of residents, city officials and others paddling down the San Lorenzo River in downtown Santa Cruz…

With the water wars firmly entrenched on the Monterey Peninsula, the question of using the Salinas River water to complement usage from the Carmel…

Officials say the high school students involved in a deadly bus crash on a Northern California freeway were participating in a program that invites…

A FedEx tractor-trailer crossed over a grassy median on a Northern California freeway and slammed into a bus carrying 44 high school students from…

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s newest exhibit focuses on all things cuttlefish, octopus and squid. “Tentacles” opens Saturday, April…

Ranieri Guimareas’ day started with a simple phone call. But what happened next turned this Pacific Grove restaurant owner’s day upside…

Roadwork is scheduled to begin Sunday on Ocean Avenue in Monterey County and continue through Wednesday, April 16. The work will include road…

A man convicted in Santa Cruz County for scamming residents and being an unlicensed contractor is now being held in San Diego County on similar…

The Sea Otter Classic, billed as a “celebration of cycling,” opened Thursday at Laguna Seca. The four-day cycling festival also features…

California Highway Patrol and Watsonville police are looking for whoever hit a 55-year-old Watsonville woman on West Rodriguez Street and Riverside…

A Salinas mother is sharing her story for the first time publicly about her baby girl miraculously surviving a rare form of cancer. What’s…

Voters said they wouldn’t mind a proposed sales tax increase in their city, according to a survey conducted by a third-party company. City…

Salinas police are continuing their investigation of charges that a school volunteer bought drugs on the North Salinas High School campus. A North…

Detectives in Miami say three NFL players are named in a police report involving a woman who passed out in a hotel, though no one has been charged…

Rescue crews have suspended their search for a missing 14-year-old boy who disappeared while swimming with two family members at San…

Muy pronto podra haber nuevas oportunidades para miles de estudiantes indocumentados en California. Una nueva propuesta de ley le dara la oportunidad…

After a while a crocodile has been turned over to officials who are pondering where to send the reptile a day after it was captured roaming around a…

Three Castroville residents were arrested Wednesday on weapons and drugs charges after an investigating into stolen vehicles. Members of the Monterey…

A bill that would mandate safety warning labels on sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages sold in California is moving closer to becoming law. The…

South County Packing, Inc. reached a settlement with Monterey County prosecutors in the unlawful shooting of two deer and four non-game birds. South…

An assistant baseball coach for North Salinas High school has been arrested on drug charges following a several week investigation. Salinas police…

The California Coastal Commission may vote Thursday or Friday on whether to approve a proposed 360-unit hotel project in Sand City. Opponents of the…

A Southern California city has declared the factory that produces the popular Sriracha hot sauce a public nuisance. The Irwindale City…

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is offering a $250,000 reward for information about an attack nearly a year ago on phone lines and the power grid in…

Marina police are seeking a suspect they say ran from officers earlier this week. On Friday afternoon, officers were dispatched to the area of…

Gathering at the only place in Santa Cruz County where justice can officially be served and closure realized, a crowd of friends and families joined…

El mircoles por la tarde policas de Salinas arrestaron a Ronald Stevens un entrenador del equipo de bisbol de la preparatoria North Salinas High por…

Federal judges have selected a former state appellate judge to determine which state prison inmates will go free if the administration of Gov. Jerry…

Last month, 900 students throughout Monterey County took part in several projects aimed at helping local homeless individuals receive hot meals and…

Caltrans workers will continue performing survey work near Highway 1 Thursday, April 10 in the area between the North Aptos undercrossing and the…

El mircoles en la noche, se dar a conocer si maestros del distrito escolar de alisal en Salinas, recibirn un aumento de salario de seis por ciento.…

A 34-year-old Watsonville man was sentenced Wednesday to 86 years in prison for child molestation. A Santa Cruz County jury in January convicted…

El gobierno de Salinas aprob el martes en la noche una ordenanza que permitir que las personas estacionen sus autos solamente por una hora en el…