Month: July 2014

Preparations for the 36th Gilroy Garlic Festival are underway. The annual festival celebrating the so-called stinkin’ rose begins Friday, July…

A rare redwood tree in a small Northern California city will be replanted instead of being sawed down to make way for planned railway tracks. The San…

Prosecutors in Central California have obtained an arrest warrant for a tuberculosis patient who they say is contagious and has refused treatment,…

Health officials say three Orange County residents who traveled to the Caribbean this year have tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus. The…

The California Highway Patrol has taken down safety guidelines for a criticized but legal driving maneuver in which motorcyclists pass stalled…

The cool water is what people are used to in the Monterey Bay but Wednesday, a record temperature was set. The buoy in the Monterey Bay hit 67.5…

King City police say a 16-year-old boy was shot Wednesday night in the ankle. Police say it happened on Collins Street around 10 p.m. The victim told…

A plan to potentially bring a high-speed rail station to downtown Gilroy is moving forward, state and city officials said. The California High-Speed…

Crews responded to reports of a one acre wildfire in the area of Spring Valley and Water Tank roads in the La Selva Beach area Wednesday afternoon…

An inspiration to everyone who knew him. That’s what mourners are saying about the senseless killing of a beloved young man from Seaside with…

Agents from the Salinas and San Jose District Offices of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control cited four persons at four off-sale retail…

EL hombre que fue baleado mortalmente el mircoles despus de la media en Seaside ha sido identificado como Rafael Wynn de 28 aos de edad. Segn…

A 60-year-old woman and her 11-year-old granddaughter were injured Wednesday afternoon near Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove when they were hit…

Enjoying your Pacific Halibut catch is quite a delight. But the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding anglers that recreational…

Authorities in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties are seeking a 28-year-old man suspected in numerous auto thefts, vehicle burglaries and possible…

Es una crisis en cual ms de 52 mil nios indocumentados han cruzado la frontera de Estados Unidos desde octubre. Ahora, el condado de Santa Clara…

Two of the three men charged in connection with a so-called Ponzi scam out of Scotts Valley have pleaded guilty, according to federal court records.…

A California court has delivered a setback to an oil company seeking to drill wells within a few miles of condor habitat at the state’s…

A family spokeswoman says an Indiana teenager was killed when his plane crashed while trying to set a record for an around-the-world flight. Annie…

A San Jose postal inspector has been indicted on federal charges for mail theft. Quan Pham Howard, 51, is charged with possession of stolen U.S.…

There’s a new member of the Scotts Valley Police Department as of this week. Atlas, a 13-month-old German Shepherd-Malinois mix, is the…

Natividad Medical Center CEO Harry Weis is stepping down as of Friday, Monterey County officials said. Weis has served as CEO for nearly six years…

State and federal wildlife officials have unveiled ambitious plans aimed at helping endangered salmon and steelhead thrive again in Central…

United Way outreach educator Rosalina Solinas will be at Santa Cruz Public Libraries branches throughout the county in July and August to answer…

Desde el 24 de julio al 19 de agosto un educador extensin de United Way ser en sucursales de la biblioteca en Santa Cruz County para responder a…

Millennium Charter High School has been fully accredited for grades 9 and 10 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Accreditation for…

Low-cost meningitis, whooping cough, diptheria and tetanus vaccines will be offered this Friday at the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare…

A man wanted for kidnapping and assault led Watsonville police on a car chase Tuesday before crashing his vehicle into the curb at the intersection…

A 48-year-old man with a history of stealing women’s underwear is scheduled to be in court Wednesday morning to set a trial date. Conrad Smith…

Two people have been arrested after authorities raided an illegal marijuana grow near Bonny Doon that they say was diverting water from an endangered…

Updated 7/23/14: The city council voted to extend the curfew for another year. The Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday will consider extending the…

Salinas Police Chief Kelly McMillin says he’s looking into the idea of putting cameras on his officers, a tactic being tried by some other…

We’ve seen the conditions of the facilities refugee children are being housed in. We’ve also seen the protests in some southern…

The first team in the Great Pacific Race to cross the finish line in Hawaii accomplished the feat late Tuesday afternoon. Uniting Nations was the…

Ha pasado un mes desde que la ciudad de salinas instal varios letreros limitando el tiempo de estacionamiento por la calle East Alisal, resultando en…

An early-morning car chase in Hollister led to the arrest of four people on various charges, including possession of burglary tools. Around 1:20 a.m.…

Authorities say a young man died after a hole that he dug on a Northern California beach collapsed and trapped him in sand for at least five minutes.…

La Comisin de Transporte Regional del Condado de Santa Cruz est estudiando la viabilidad de un servicio de tren a lo largo de la lnea de ferrocarril…

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is studying the feasibility of train service along the 32-mile rail line, which roughly…

Eleven volunteers with the Red Cross of Santa Cruz are on their way to Washington State to help those affected by the wildfire there. The…

KION TV on California’s Central Coast is currently seeking a part-time Newscast Video Editor. The qualified candidate must be motivated to…

A San Francisco Bay Area water district is set to vote on the hiring of “water cops” to issue fines to people caught wasting water. The…

A Central California company has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its fresh peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots over…

Gov. Jerry Brown has nominated a Mexican-born Stanford law professor to the California Supreme Court. Brown on Tuesday nominated 41-year-old…

A Salinas teen is being recognized with a $1,000 scholarship from Kohl’s Department Store for her work in collecting eyeglasses for individuals…

Salinas police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside a Willow Wood Townhomes residence late Monday morning. Officers remained outside one…

A fake animal rescue group has settled a lawsuit with prosecutors in Monterey, Fresno, Contra Costa and Tulare counties. Under the terms of the…

Monterey County health officials have confirmed the first case of chikungunya reported in a county resident. The individual became infected with the…

So-called water wasters are heading back to school, for a chance to have expensive bills forgiven. Santa Cruz’s water district said it’s…