Month: July 2014

The California State Fair’s popular piglet exhibit will be shut down this year because of a viral epidemic that has killed millions of young…

The search begins for a new chief in a city torn apart by allegations of embezzlement in an alleged towing scheme and a city still working to rebuild…

Drugs, prostitution and eerie details surrounding a high-end prostitute and the death of a local Google executive continue to unfold. It’s a…

The sheep that were brought to the Fort Ord National Monument this past March may only have a few days left to help reduce fire danger by grazing…

After seven years of service weathering a severe downturn and then helping a city begin reinventing itself as an emerging AgTech capital, Salinas…

A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating at Dodger Stadium has won his negligence suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but…

Bay View Avenue in Carmel was temporarily shut down Wednesday afternoon from a sinkhole in the road. It wasn’t too big, only about two feet…

Prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old woman with felony manslaughter in connection with the fatal overdose of a Santa Cruz tech executive last fall.…

Local agencies are teaming with Get Covered America in an effort to improve enrollment in health insurance programs available today on the Central…

A resident of a treatment center in Santa Cruz has been reported missing, according to county sheriff’s deputies. Frank Stuefloten was reported…

Vestida de rojo y con maquillaje, Alix Tichelman, formalmente fue acusada de homicidio involuntario, un cargo degradado, despus que oficiales…

Bryan Stow un residente de Santa Cruz ha ganado su demanda de negligencia contra los Dodgers de Los ngeles. Pero, el ex dueo del equipo Frank McCourt…

Three people have been arrested after a home invasion-robbery in San Benito County just after midnight Monday. San Benito County Sheriff’s…

UPDATED July 9, 2014: Monterey County health officials on Wednesday lifted a beach advisory posted at at Lovers Point last month. The beach was…

Investigators say they have identified a juvenile as a suspect for intentionally starting the most destructive of nearly a dozen wildfires that…

Watsonville police are investigating the stabbing of a teenager Tuesday night. Officers were dispatched to the Watsonville Community Hospital around…

The corporate parent of O’Reilly Auto Parts has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in penalties, restitution and costs to settle claims they…

A group charged with helping people at their lowest point has become a victim themselves, calling it the biggest blow yet. On Tuesday, the American…

A construction project is underway in Watsonville that’s expected to relieve some major traffic congestion. It’s been two years in the…

A 20-year-old Salinas man has been sentenced to 180 days in Monterey County Jail for driving under the influence of drugs with an underage passenger.…

Renzo Lombardi, 3, has always loved big-rigs and construction trucks. The young Seaside resident has been battling kidney cancer, and on Tuesday, he…

A 26-year-old Folsom woman who police say is a high-end prostitute is now facing murder charges for a 51-year-old man found dead on his yacht in the…

Hoy investigadores del departamento de polica de Santa Cruz anunciaron que han arrestado a una mujer por el homicidio de un hombre de 51 aos de edad.…

Santa Cruz city council voted Tuesday to move forward unanimously on the roundabout on Pacific Avenue and Beach Street. Construction won’t…

Crews are responding to reports of a grass fire on Cachagua Road in the Carmel Valley Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported around 12:30 p.m. near…

The city of Monterey has launched a program that enables homeowners and commercial property owners to pay off energy- and water-efficiency…

Salinas police said a 24-year-old man was shot twice on Orchard Avenue in Salinas Monday night. He is expected to survive. Police said the man was…

En una entrada nica, Renzo de slo tres aos, comenz su aventura cuando un camin de carga lo recogi en su casa de Seaside y lo trajo a una zona de…

Family fun comes at a premium these days, but the California Rodeo Salinas set for July 17-20 at the Salinas Sports Complex aims to please families.…

A project to replace an aerial cable on Highway 17 will continue with the second and final phase this Sunday, July 13. This operation by Verizon is…

The California Highway Patrol is asking people to help them out by reporting state residents who unlawfully register their vehicles in other states…

Una organizacin sin fines de lucro que se dedica ayudar a las personas se ha convertido en vctima de robo. Segn la polica de Salinas, entre el 3 y 7…

A 15-year-old Livermore boy was seriously injured after he lit the fuse of a firework he’d found at Corcoran Beach. Santa Cruz County…

More than 300 volunteers helped Save Our Shores remove 2,034 pounds of trash and debris from 16 beaches in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. The…

Some Central Coast residents might have felt a rumble Monday night as a 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit the San Juan Bautista area. The small quake…

Testimony opened Monday in the trial of a 53-year-old Live Oak man accused of killing his roommate. Louis “Nick” Kusalich is charged with…

The Fourth of July weekend is over, but illegal fireworks are still sparking a major concern for police across the Central Coast. While Salinas…

A man wanted in connection with a burglary at a Soquel restaurant was arrested last week in Santa Clara County, deputies said. Santa Cruz County…

Greenfield police officers say one man was shot on Walnut Avenue in Greenfield Monday. The call came in just before 4 p.m. According to dispatchers,…

Cal Fire said one driver accidentally set off seven fires Monday, causing three to spark in Monterey County and four in San Luis Obispo County. The…

The taxi driver now charged in connection with a sexual assault in Aptos from 2004 appeared in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Monday morning for…

Several puppies rescued from a hoarding case in Pacific Grove in May are all ready for new homes. Frankie, Francesca, Felicia, and Franco are nine…

UPDATED: July 15, 2014 Steven Scruggs is no longer wanted by Salinas police for burglary and forgery. Police said the 52-year-old turned himself in…

Hollister police on Monday released further details about a shooting that occurred at the Chevron Station on San Felipe Road Sunday morning. One…

Antes de las cinco de la tarde se registr un tiroteo en Greenfield afuera del restaurante Cheezers Pizza por Walnut Avenue.Autoridades dicen que una…

Officers were out in full force throughout San Benito County during the July 4-6 holiday weekend. Sheriff’s deputies partnered with officers…

Shawn Bakker has been tapped to join the Salinas Planning Commission for District 5. Bakker owns Bakker Construction and was the vision behind…

$840 million in federal funds has been awarded to continue improving emergency preparedness of state and local public health and health care systems.…

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Forty-six arrests were made for driving under the influence in Monterey and San Benito counties during the July 4th holiday weekend. California…