Month: December 2016

UPDATED 12/30/16 – 7:21 PM – “Number one, number one customer safety and my employees safety is number one.” – said…

From March to May of 2016, two Salinas Police Officers and the former chief had guns and other property stolen from their vehicles. A tough…

Hollister pharmacies have been robbed at gunpoint three times since August. In each case, police say the suspect got away with large amounts of pain…

If you plan on shopping at The Limited, your time is limited. Its store in the Capitola Mall is closing January 7 th , a store manager confirmed to…

Actor Bill Murray has a lot of good things to say about the city of Marina and its residents. Only Murray knows, however, if the story is true. Local…

Una pareja de Los Ángeles ha sido reportada desaparecido durante un viaje de fin de semana a Big Sur. De acuerdo al Departamento de…

More than 50 state parks in California will offer free, guided hikes on New Year’s Day during the fifth annual First Day Hikes. The nationwide…

Californians will be getting a tax break in 2017. The state’s sales and use tax rate will drop one quarter of one percent on December 31, 2016,…

The energy, abundance of bars and food will bring thousands of people to downtown Santa Cruz to ring in 2017. “Just have a good time, enjoy the…

UPDATE 6:30 PM 12/29/16 – With home interest rates expected to rise, some people planning on buying a house on the central coast are trying to…

Big changes could be coming to Jack’s Peak. Last week, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a management partnership between the…

Salinas police went out to look for drunk and drugged drivers Thursday night. Officers set up a checkpoint at East Laurel Drive to remind residents…

La Policía de Santa Cruz estará tomando medidas energicas contra personas violando la ley y cometiendo infracciones esta Nochevieja. El…

UPDATE 12/29/16 4:43 PM: The northbound lanes of Highway One between Carmel and Monterey are now open, and traffic moving slowly following a crash…

Envían una carta de odio y racismo contra la comunidad indocumentada a uno de los líderes de la Costa Central. El asambleísta y…

It started when Morgan Hill police noticed a vehicle didn’t match its license plate. It ended minutes later with a crash and two people facing…

ACTUALIZACIÓN 12/29/16 2:41 PM: La Policía de Salinas está investigando un intento de homicidio luego de que un hombre de 25…

Un hombre y una mujer están recuperándose luego de ser baleados el jueves en la madrugada por la cuadra 500 de James Street en Salinas.…

There is a lot of work for artists and volunteers of First Night Monterey, as the new year is just days away. The celebration is in its 24th year and…

If you move your Christmas tree from the living room to the curb, it can be recycled into fuel or mulch, according to Santa Cruz County officials.…

UPDATE 12/29/16 5:23 AM: According to the Salinas Police Department, three people were working on a car in the driveway of a home at the time of the…

UPDATE 5:51 PM 12/28/2016 – A morning at sea turned into a nightmare for four people from Santa Cruz when their boat capsized Wednesday…

This week Cannery Row is flooded with locals and tourists, but hardly any of them are heading into Gifts and More. “It’s really slow,…

Watsonville police reported Wednesday that a man is behind bars on charges of rape, kidnapping and forcing a minor into prostitution. Police said…

Police are searching for two men who robbed a Salinas smoke shop in the 1200 block of North Main Street Wednesday evening. It happened just before…

A 19-year-old woman crashed into a restaurant on Williams Road in Salinas Wednesday. According to police, the woman was headed southbound and was…

The FBI and Mexican authorities captured a Watsonville man wanted for kidnapping, rape and child prostitution in Mexico. William Ortiz Ruiz, 21, was…

Salinas police looking for two men who shot a man on Bolivar Street near North Main Street Wednesday afternoon. Police say the suspects approached…

After performing nearly every conceivable duty over a 32-year career in law enforcement, Deputy Chief Dan Perez will retire from the Salinas Police…

El FBI y las autoridades mexicanas capturaron a un hombre de Watsonville en Mexico, acusado de secuestro, violación y prostitución…

UPDATE 12/28/16 11:15 AM: On Wednesday, Santa Cruz police released a sketch of one of the suspects involved in the drive-by shooting on December 26,…

Funcionarios del puerto en Santa Cruz le confirman a Noticias de la Costa Central que cuatro personas han sido rescatadas de un barco volcado a dos…

Carrie Fisher became a household name for her role as Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” a character who captured the hearts of many…

A Santa Cruz woman was taken to a South Bay hospital with a head injury after crashing her car into another vehicle traveling in the opposite…

If you saw smoke in southern Monterey County earlier today, CAL FIRE says it came from a brush and grass fire burning west of the City of Soledad.…

A recall election in southern Monterey County gets underway soon. It involves the Mayor of Greenfield. It’s all about a recall that started…

Actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars,’ has died at age 60, daughter’s publicist…

Cal Fire crews are working to put out a vegetation fire on Foothill Road in Soledad Tuesday afternoon. The “Gloria Fire” is currently…

California American Water is working to fix a water main break in Pacific Grove Tuesday afternoon. It happened just before 2:30 p.m. near Central and…

Gilroy Police say they want help catching this man. He entered a home on Spencer Court on December 15 around 1 a.m. while the family slept upstairs,…

Trabajadores de la compañía California American Water están trabajando para reparar la rotura de una tubería de agua en…

En 10 días oficiales arrestaron a nueve conductores bajo la influencia en Salinas durante una campaña invernal contra motoristas…

El Departamento de Policía de Santa Cruz está investigando una balacera que dejó lesionado a un hombre 19 años de edad…

A Gilroy man is facing a charge of murder, suspected in the deadly attack of his mother with a baseball bat on Christmas day. Responding to a report…

The suspects in the murder of Joseph Shuemaker, 24, killed in August along the San Lorenzo River levee will hear the charges against them on January…

Bomberos de la agencia estatal Cal Fire están trabajando para sofocar un incendio de maleza por Foothill Road en Soledad el martes en la…

Ten days, nine DUI drivers arrested in Salinas as part of a winter driving under the influence enforcement campaign. The Salinas Police Department…

While some Christmas decorations are still up, others have already come down. The holiday has passed, but the holiday shopping isn’t stopping.…

UPDATE 12/26/16 7:16 PM: It started with Black Friday. Then, there was Cyber Monday. Today, on the day after Christmas, shoppers were again looking…

A San Jose man is facing multiple drug charges after he was arrested in Scotts Valley Thursday. Officers said Michael Condito, 28, was found with…