Month: July 2014

In an effort to curb traffic congestion and crowd control issues on July 4, Santa Cruz CHP officers plan to close a number of roadways along the…

Orando para encontrar a Noem Coolbaugh sana y salva es como estos voluntarios comenzaron la bsqueda del mircoles en la maana. Esfuerzos que la…

The Santa Cruz Police Department is introducing a new Neighborhood Enforcement Team. This specialized unit developed from what was previously called…

State wildlife officials are warning residents in a San Francisco Bay Area community to be on the lookout for a mountain lion that may still be in…

A wildfire in rural Northern California that has forced the evacuation of 200 homes has grown to 5 square miles, though officials say crews aided by…

Health officials in California say a high school is at the center of a tuberculosis outbreak in Sacramento County. The Sacramento Bee reported…

No word on if the driver was intoxicated or even if they were injured in the accident… Monterey County Sheriff’s Department is the agency…

Millions of wage earners in California got a raise today. The minimum wage is now $9 an hour and its good news for most. But there are those that say…

A former Monterey business owner will spend a year in Monterey County Jail followed by four years of felony probation for giving teenagers drugs and…

Gilroy police will be conducting a specialized motorcycle safety enforcement operation on July 5. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas…

Unarmed drones have the potential to revolutionize the local agriculture industry, experts tell NewsChannel 5. Reporter Jake Reiner met with John…

Hollister police say they arrested seven people on various charges during a series of probation and parole compliance checks on Monday. The checks…

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is suspending its Brown Act investigation of the county Board of Supervisors. The District…

Save Our Shores is offering a number of tips for helping to keep central coast beaches clean during the July 4th weekend. The environmental…

Trabajadores agrcolas no se quedaron callados el martes en la tarde y cada uno de ellos firm un documento delineando sus frustraciones y lo que ellos…

San Jose police say a teenage boy is in custody and another remains at large after they broke into a couple’s home and sexually assaulted an…

The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District has a new program aimed at reducing the amount of irrigation and stormwater runoff. The program will…

Monterey-Salinas Transit will operate a Sunday schedule on Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2014. Only the following bus lines will be in service:…

All fireworks — even the “safe and sane” variety — are strictly prohibited at Los Padres National Forest, officials said.…

The Big Sur International Marathon’s youth fitness program continued to see major growth during the 3013-2014 school year, officials said. Now…

University of California President Janet Napolitano is launching an initiative that she says will deepen the public university’s commitment to…

Salinas Animal Services is reducing fees for pets reclaimed between July 1 and July 10, and Monterey County Animal Services will be doing so through…

Monterey County health officials posted Stillwater Cove with an advisory Tuesday due to high indicator bacteria found in samples taken the day prior.…

Scotts Valley Police have arrested two Oakland women in connection with a number of recent burglaries. On Sunday, officers received information…

Millennium Charter High School, housed at the Monterey County Office of Education’s headquarters, has been selected by the state education…

StartingTuesday, July 1, UC Santa Cruz will contract with the city for its emergency fire services. The Santa Cruz City Council authorized a fire…

Throughout California’s desperately dry interior, those with water to spare are cashing in. As a third dry summer forces farmers to fallow…

To protect your pet on the Fourth of July, local animal services organizations and the Humane Society of the United States recommend taking these…

Scotts Valley Drive will be closed between Erba Lane and El Pueblo Road from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday for the city’s annual July 4th parade.…

Sheriff’s officials in Santa Clara County say a man led deputies on a high-speed chase and rammed an SUV before getting out of his car and…

More than 100 firefighters, including crews from Santa Cruz County, were responding to a vegetation fire in the Santa Teresa Hill in South San Jose…

Flames charred some brush areas along the Central Coast on Monday. Crews said if it weren’t for some help from nature, it could’ve been…

Monterey County health officials are urging people, especially pregnant women and infants, to get vaccinated in the wake of a statewide whooping…

Pacific Grove police officers issued 287 parking tickets in May — a huge increase from the 42 citations issued in the previous month. However,…

Officials with the Transportation Agency of Monterey County are engaged in a $300,000 study focused on roundabouts. Currently, there are about 20…

The family of a woman who went missing in Gilroy more than a week ago is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Noemi…

by case basis. 3 meantime, residents in san juan bautista are one step closer to having cleaner water. the city told the public health department it…

Firefighters were still working late Monday night, trying to figure out how a brush fire started on private property along Highway 152 in Pacheco…

The California Highway Patrol is reporting that a 1,000 acre wildfire that spread quickly Monday at Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County has been…