Month: July 2014

It’s happened to many of us, you’re credit company says you’re past due on your credit card bill but you don’t think so.…

A Central California county is going after walnut thieves. Stanislaus County supervisors are set to consider an ordinance on Tuesday that would…

Capitola police arrested a 33-year-old woman on suspicion of stabbing her neighbors Saturday night. Police were called to the 1700 block of 46th…

Four people were arrested Friday night after members of the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team’s Gang Task Force spotted a speeding car. Gang…

Watsonville police are investigating a shooting that killed a 44-year-old man Sunday night. Police officers were dispatched to the Wall Street Inn on…

Thousands are rocking out to the sounds of A-list country star Brad Paisley on Friday night. With the event, come carloads of fans. But do they have…

The California Highway Patrol had extra officers out on the roadways this weekend for the World Superbike Championship held at Mazda Raceway Laguna…

The Salinas Police Department’s Violence Suppression Unit arrested 34 year old Jesus Cervantes Saturday, in the 200 block of Harvest Street for…

Santa Cruz county dispatchers said two people were stabbed on Saturday night in Capitola. It happened on the 1700 block of 46th Avenue around 8:15…

From concerts to carnivals, several big events are kicking off the 2014 Salinas Rodeo as Big Week starts Monday. On Friday at 9 p.m., country singer…

An inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison stabbed a correctional officer with a homemade weapon Friday afternoon, prison officials said. Around 12:50…

The California Department of Public Health lifted a seafood health warning issued in April about eating certain shellfish caught in Monterey or Santa…

Be prepared for delays on the evenings and overnights on Highway 1 beginning next week as striping work will begin. One way traffic controls will…

A Pacific Grove business owner is threatening to close up shop after she claims the city went back on its word. News Channel 5 has been reporting how…

California Highway Patrol officers said Friday that the driver killed in a fatal crash on Highway 1 that also killed her passenger was only 15 years…

DNA evidence has linked a Contra Costa County man to a burglary that occurred in the Santa Cruz County area in September. An estimated $4,000 worth…

An Aromas man has pleaded guilty to 21 counts of various sex offenses involving two young girls. Lorenzo Ledesma, 38, pleaded to all of the charges…

Save Our Shores says volunteers are noticing a major increase in the number of bags of dog wasted abandoned on Carmel Beach during this year’s…

The man shot and killed an early morning altercation with Salinas police Thursday had broken into his grandfather’s home and set fire to part…

The Agricultural Business and Technology Institute at Hartnell College is offering a new series of informational workshops called iAgriculture. The…

The Community Foundation for Monterey County has announced the recipients of the 2014 Neighborhood Grants Program, which is aimed at supporting local…

A former sign language instructor at North Salinas High School has pleaded no contest to felony exhibition of harmful material to a minor,…

The Santa Cruz County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission is seeking applications for membership. The commission currently has vacancies in the 1st…

Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, is launching a 30 day challenge to challenge to eat healthier and exercise more starting Monday. He’s encouraging…

A 29-year-old Sunnyvale man is accused of trying to get a teenage girl to send him provocative photographs via text by pretending to be a relative.…

The California Supreme Court says two felony convictions stemming from a single act cannot be counted as separate strikes under the state’s…

Early Friday morning, Scotts Valley police arrested a man on suspicion of possessing narcotics and a loaded firearm after conducting a traffic stop…

Oficiales han cerrado por completo las dos direcciones de la autopista 1, cerca de Moss Landing, entre la carretera Jensen y Struve. Oficiales en la…

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies say they’ve made an arrest in connection with a shooting in Chualar Wednesday that left one dead and…

Marina police want to warn about a couple of road closures Saturday during the Colorvybe 5k Fun Run. Residents are advised to avoid these roads…

A fatal crash involving 10 cars and a big rig shut down much Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains Thursday morning for hours. Both northbound lanes…

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that one man died after an officer-involved shooting in Salinas Thursday morning.…

Questions, skepticism and fear for some in Salinas, after investigators remain tight-lipped on the police department’s fourth officer-involved…

Santa Cruz County dispatchers said firefighters put out a small shed fire Thursday night behind the Watsonville Dole Berry Company on Beach Street…

The preliminary hearing for two King City police officers and a local businessman concluded Thursday as a judge decided there is sufficient evidence…

UPDATE: The teen has been found. Padron’s family reported he has returned home safely. Padron told police he did not have any means of…

Phone scams continue to plague many and in this age of identity theft, investigators say you can’t be too careful. The latest warning comes…

Cities throughout California are invited to apply for $9.2 million in community gang-fighting grants through the California Gang Reduction,…

Un hombre de Salinas con un historial criminal est muerto despus de que oficiales le dispararan en lo que es el cuarto tiroteo mortal que involucra a…

Monterey County sheriff deputies arrested Aner Flores, 37, this week on multiple counts of child molestation. Detectives would only identify the…

Ocean sport anglers are being warned to be vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them. The California Department of Fish…

A man convicted of killing and raping a 79-year-old woman more than 40 years ago in Capitola was denied parole for a 15th time this week, Santa Cruz…

Aydenos en la bsqueda de este joven de 19 aos de King City. Antonio Chvez Padrn desapareci el 6 de julio. La ultima ves que lo vieron el iba…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 20-year-old man after they say he was caught tagging an elementary school early Thursday…

The SPCA for Monterey County is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever abandoned 18 young rabbits…

Police in Georgia say they are taking a second look at the 2013 heroin overdose death of a man connected to the woman charged in the overdose death…

Monterey-Salinas Transit will offer free bus service on all MST routes July 11, 12, and 13 for Laguna Seca Raceway ticket holders to the 2014 ENI FMI…

El fiscal del Condado de Monterey le ha confirmado a Noticias de la Costa Central que la persona que fue baleada por un polica esta madrugada en…

The California Highway Patrol will be out in force on Highway 1 starting Friday as part of a motorcycle awareness enforcement operations. The…

An early morning fire damaged a two-family home on Altamont Street Thursday, Watsonville police said. Fire officials were dispatched to an unknown…