Month: November 2016

UPDATE 11/10/16 5:32 PM: There is growing concern among hundreds of Hartnell College students about their immigration status in the United States.…

UPDATE 11/10/16 5:08 PM: More businesses in Monterey County are being added to the list of locations dealing tainted strawberries, contaminated with…

Un hombre en silla de ruedas está recuperándose luego de ser baleado varias veces el miercoles en la noche por la calle East Laurel…

In the past year, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued more than 31,000 special driver licenses or ID cards to state veterans. The…

Estudiantes indocumentados y protegidos por el programa DACA en la Costa Central están buscando orientación legal y sentimental tras la…

The Central Coast will celebrate Veterans Day Friday with parades and special deals for veterans. The 6 th annual Monterey County Veterans Day parade…

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man named as a person of interest in a Chualar murder case earlier this year. On…

An urban forestry project is complete in Monterey, aimed at making streets safer by protecting gas lines and increased sustainability, according to…

Drivers will need to change their route to Pebble Beach, CHOMP and Skyline Forest this Veteran’s Day weekend. The southbound off-ramp from…

Passage of Prop 64 makes recreational marijuana legal in California and a lot of people on the Central Coast are happy about it. “It’s…

When it came to measures involving cannabis, voters on the Central Coast said “yes” way more than they said “no.” A total of…

UPDATE 11/9/2016 6 PM: Shock waves are still being felt around the world after Donald Trump clinched the necessary 270 electoral votes needed to…

Anti-Donald Trump protests continued in half a dozen cities across the country on Wednesday night, and in Santa Cruz, students were again in the…

Watsonville Police are investigating a shooting at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Maple Avenue Wednesday night. Police say the victim was…

Police are investigating a shooting in Salinas Wednesday night. According to police, a man was shot on the 100 block of East Laurel Street just…

Following news that Donald Trump had won the presidency, several anti-Trump protests broke out at university campuses from New York to California. At…

Heather Lara and two-year-old daughter Ember Perryman have been found safe in Southern California, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department .…

Santa Cruz police and fire crews pulled a man’s body from the water near West Cliff Drive and Merced Avenue Wednesday afternoon. A witness…

The City of Pacific Grove will not be levying an admission tax on events and attractions in the city. On Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly defeated…

Former Salinas mayor Anna Caballero will return to Sacramento. On Tuesday, Caballero defeated Karina Alejo in the race for the 30 th Assembly…

UPDATE 11/9/16 1:31 PM: Former Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scott Davis is taking the lead in the race to oust Councilman Jose…

Santa Cruz County voters overwhelmingly passed three bond measures to fund local schools. All three measures required 55 percent of the vote to pass.…

La retórica del nuevo presidente electo de los Estados Unidos tiene a varios latino en la costa Central temiendo el futuro. “Da bien…

Central Coast voters are on their way toward approving two tax measures aimed at improving area roadways and traffic safety. Santa Cruz…

Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. The Republican nominee won Wednesday after capturing Wisconsin’s 10 electoral…

UPDATE 11/9/16 1:25 PM: Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter was re-elected Tuesday night, defeating businessman Amit Pandya. Gunter ended up with about 68…

UPDATE 11/8/16 10:45 PM: Casey Lucius conceded the 20th Congressional election to Jimmy Panetta late Tuesday night. In a post to her Facebook page,…

As many cast their votes by mail or prepare to go to the polls, some will be doing it from their hospital beds. Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz…

A Wal-Mart assistant manager was stabbed in the arm Tuesday night as two suspects tried to leave the store without paying for merchandise, according…

Republicans around the Central Coast are celebrating, as they’ve once again gained control of the White House. Many gathered at the Monterey…

Late Tuesday night, Monterey County’s Measure Z was headed to victory. With nearly 95 percent of the precincts reporting, the Yes on Z campaign…

California voters have approved a ballot measure that makes permanent a fee on hospitals that helps fund Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance…

A proposal to authorize $9 billion in state bonds for school and community college construction projects in California is leading in early returns.…

California voters have approved a ballot initiative to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. Proposition 54 won Tuesday with 64…

California voters have approved a ballot measure to keep taxing the rich to raise billions of dollars for public schools and health care. Proposition…

A California ballot initiative that would expand on some of the nation’s toughest gun control measures is leading in early returns. Proposition…

Californians are leaning toward reforming the state’s broken death penalty rather than getting rid of it. Early returns Tuesday favored…

Partial returns show a large early lead for California’s Proposition 56, which would increase taxes on cigarettes and start taxing electronic…

Preliminary results showing Measure Z passing, with about 55% of votes saying yes and 45% of votes saying no. This comes with about 95% of the…

California voters are deciding whether to repeal a nearly two-decade-old law limiting bilingual education. Proposition 58 would undo a 1998 measure…

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE California voters are casting ballots on Proposition 67, a referendum that would maintain the…

California voters are considering whether to authorize $9 billion in state bonds for school and community college construction projects in…

California voters can kill the death penalty or resuscitate it. Voters faced dueling measures Tuesday that would either repeal capital punishment and…

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was reported about 5 miles southeast of San Benito at 4:55 pm Tuesday. The epicenter of the quake was right along the San…

UPDATE 11/8/16 5:15 PM: California Highway Patrol released the names of both people killed in a crash early Saturday morning on Highway 101 near the…

The Central Fire District, which serves Capitola, Live Oak and Soquel, has appointed Assistant Fire Chief Steven Hall to Interim Fire Chief. Hall has…

A historic election, as millions of Americans cast their ballot for our next president. Large turnouts are expected. Monterey County has seen a…

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are responding to a shooting near Salinas Tuesday afternoon. Deputies said a man was…

UPDATE 11/8/16 1:51 PM: A suspect has been arrested in a deadly hit and run crash killing a UCSC student last month. Santa Cruz Police said Jesus…

A 14-year-old boy is behind bars after being caught with a loaded gun. According to the Watsonville Police Department, an officer conducted a traffic…