Month: September 2016

UPDATE 9/20/16 4:54 PM: A third suspect has been arrested in connection to a man killed along the San Lorenzo River Levee August 23. The Santa Cruz…

The two candidates for the 20th Congressional seat, Republican Casey Lucius and Democrat Jimmy Panetta covered a range of issues at a debate on…

Several people were cited after two different sting operations in Salinas Tuesday. Salinas Police said officers the department conducted a court…

An assistant football coach and campus monitor at Monterey High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a minor. Austin Love, 30, was…

On Tuesday, the Salinas City Council voted 6 to 1 to ban the homeless from camping on public and private property but it won’t take effect…

Youth violence in Salinas was front and center Tuesday as a federal delegation visited the city for a two-day trip specifically to look at what the…

UPDATE 9/20/16 5:22 PM: The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has ordered an evacuation for the east side of Tassajara Road from Chews Ridge to…

Santa Cruz announced a new plan to help residents feel safer along the San Lorenzo River levee. Community members said many people are avoiding the…

KSCO Radio in Santa Cruz has a studio that looks like it’s straight out of a 1940’s movie set, complete with molded, white walls and mics…

The historic Brookdale Lodge, once a destination for historical figures like President Herbert Hoover and Al Capone, has been cleared for…

In an era of mobile phones and social media, some people in Santa Cruz are celebrating a communications medium used in the county since 1916. The…

The Salinas Police Department’s Violence Suppression Unit assisted Probation in the arrest of a group of suspected gang members Saturday during…

Salinas police are investigating a shooting in Chinatown Friday evening. Officers said a 23-year-old man was shot several times by another man near…

Volunteers from all over made their way to Main and Cowell Beaches Saturday and it was not all about the waves. They were there to pick up trash.…

National Drive Electric Day kicked off at the Del Monte Shopping Center with some of the most popular electric vehicles on display. The event was all…

Salinas police are investigating a second homicide in the city’s Chinatown in less than 24 hours. Police said it happened at 7 a.m. Saturday on…

There are a few thousand Triqui people living in Greenfield, and most of them work in the fields. Officials investigated the case say they’re…

Policas de Salinas estn investigando una balacera que ocurri viernes en el Barrio Chino. Segn oficiales un hombre de 23 aos de edad fue baleado…

Salinas’ violence reduction strategy will be front and center next week when a federal delegation visits the city, which continues to struggle…

Seis personas de aptos estn enfrentando varios cargos despus de que autoridades encontraron, parafernalia de drogas, medicamentos prescritos y…

UPDATE 9/15/2016 9 PM: One month ago, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced a multi-million dollar settlement with a…

Policas de Hollister desmantelaron un laboratorio de drogas en Hollister, el mircoles, despus de que oficiales respondieron a una alarma de robo por…

Fire crews are battling flames near Casa De Fruita in Hollister Friday afternoon. Flames sparked near the 152 and 156 interchange around 2:20 p.m.…

Six people were arrested at a home in Aptos on Tuesday after multiple complaints about disturbances, frequent foot traffic drug paraphernalia and…

UC Santa Cruz students head back to class next week. But the school has already put in new controversial trailers in the campus trailer park. The new…

Federal, state and local leaders are meeting to discuss the expansion of the California Coastal National Monument to include Cotoni-Coast Dairies…

An illegal THC lab was busted in downtown Hollister Wednesday after officers said they responded to a burglary alarm in the 800 block of San Benito…

Improvements have been more than 20 years in the making but work is officially underway at Twin Lakes State Beach. On Thursday, Santa Cruz County…

To make Carmel more appealing to international visitors, the Carmel Chamber of Commerce has now configured it’s website to translate into…

The Salinas Police Department’s Violence Suppression Unit is back on the streets.The first day for the fully operating unit was already a busy…

A three month, 17-mile resurfacing project is taking place on Highway 236 near Boulder Creek between Pine Street and Old Mill Road and began Monday,…

Three people are behind bars after a burglary led to a pursuit Thursday in Salinas. Police say it all started in the 400-block of Tyler Street, when…

UPDATE 9/16/16 1:33 AM: According to the Salinas Police Department, officers originally responded to Steinbeck Library for a report of a man with a…

La Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Monterey dijo que un jue rechaz la peticin de reducir la fianza del Concejal de Salinas Jos Castaeda. Castaeda…

La Unidad Antiviolencia el Departamento de Polica de Salinas recin reactivada est de regreso en las calles. De acuerdo a un sargento de polica, la…

Seaside man Salvador Perez, 36, was sentenced to 5 years in state prison for attempting to kidnap a 10-year-old boy from a fast food restaurant,…

Latinos de la Costa Central estn siendo reconocidos por su trabajo y esfuerzo que contribuyen a nuestra comunidad. La red de latinos del condado de…

Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced that Salinas mom Melissa Abbey, 35, was ordered to pay $15,125 in restitution to the state as…

Officials with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said that a judge denied Salinas councilman Jose Castaneda’s request for a…

UPDATE 9/15/16 11:57 PM: Officers said two cars crashed when one turned in front of the other on San Miguel Canyon. Both drivers were taken to the…

Update 9/15/2016 10:33 AM: Capitola Police officials announced that the shutdown portion of Wharf Road has been reopened. Previous story: The…

Morgan Hill police said they arrested Felipe Gonzales-Solano, 62, for child molestation on Monday. Officer said they served a search warrant at the…

An outpouring of community support continues this week as an image of a man pushing an ice cream cart through Salinas is shared on social media.…

Letters from a group trying to get people to register to vote is causing some confusion across California and here on the Central Coast. The Voter…

Latinos make up the largest ethnic group in California. However Latino students still lag behind other groups when it comes to education. This week…

UPDATE 9/14/16 6:31PM: The Santa Cruz County Fair kicked off today and local political groups are taking advantage of the crowd. Both the Democratic…

The south Salinas community came together tonight to talk about making their neighborhood’s safer at an end-of-summer barbecue. This comes…

A 25-year-old Salinas man is recovering, after being shot in the arm during an armed robbery. It happened on Wednesday just before midnight at the…

A 66-year-old man is battling life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Watsonville. Police were dispatched to the area of Walker Street…

El Jefe de Polica de Salinas se estar jubilando en unas cuantas semanas y funcionarios de la ciudad dicen que estn ms cerca de elegir su reemplazo.…