Celebrating National Burrito Day
The countdown begins to National Burrito Day and there are plenty of popular places to grab a burrito on the Central Coast. The burrito has come a…
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$2 cigarette tax hike takes effect April 1st
A new tax taking effect tomorrow is set to up the price of cigarettes by two dollars in California. The price hike comes after Proposition 56 was…
Continue ReadingAlguaciles arrestan sospechoso en Monterey por un intento de homicidio de Salinas
El sospechoso de un intento de homicidio en el condado de Monterey ahora esta tras las rejas luego de una extensa investigación de parte de…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz real estate climbs hottest markets list
Now that spring is here, the housing market is expected to pick up. Realtor.com has just come out with a hot housing market list with Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingNew study explores why people use cell phones while driving
Driving is already a complex task and now a new study by State Farm explores why people complicate it even more with distracting behaviors.…
Continue ReadingActivistas locales exigen que California prohba el uso del pesticida clorpirifos
Decenas de activistas locales piden que California prohíba el uso de un pesticida que según ellos está asociado con problemas de…
Continue ReadingMonterey Co. Sheriff’s Office: Two Sureno gang members arrested
A month-long investigation in Monterey County ended with the arrest of two gang members and several other men found with weapons and drugs, according…
Continue ReadingHollister police officer and teenager wrestle gun
A battle over control of a gun erupted between a Hollister gang member and a Hollister police officer. Officer Yamamoto was on patrol in Third Street…
Continue ReadingMissing Watsonville cat shows up in Canada 4 years later in great shape
One day a much loved cat disappeared from a Watsonville home and BooBoo’s owner thought she had gone forever. Four years and thousands of miles…
Continue ReadingDocumentary aims to end Marina’s Cemex plant
Beyond being a part of the pristine coastline, sand is something we can’t live without — “the glass on our cars, the filters that…
Continue ReadingArrest made in 2015 Salinas homicide on Sherwood Dr.
An arrest was made in a 2015 murder case after investigators and the Salinas SWAT team entered a home in the 500 block of Santa Maria St. Thursday…
Continue ReadingPedestrians are dying at a higher rate
With pedestrian deaths on the rise, Alex Valenzuela said he has to be careful while riding his skateboard. “I like skating and I like being…
Continue ReadingMonterey County staffers tour new office building in Salinas
A big move is underway for government employees in Monterey County as they get ready to move into a newly renovated office building in south Salinas.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers plan to siphon funds from the gas pump to pay for roads and bridges
UPDATED 3/30/17 5:30 PM: Prices at the pump could rise in the near future. That’s if a bill proposed by Governor Jerry Brown and leaders of the…
Continue ReadingPolica de Salinas arresta a sospechoso de homicidio del 2015
El sospechoso de un homicidio que sucedió hace casi más de dos años en Salinas ahora esta tras las rejas. La policía dijo…
Continue ReadingSalinas busca residentes para formar comit que dirigir el plan de vitalidad de Alisal
La comunidad Alisal está llena de negocios, vida y cultura. Pero tambien hay mucho que la comunidad de allí busca mejorar. “Casi…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz glows in health rankings
Santa Cruz County attributes its place among the healthiest counties in California in the 2017 County Health Rankings to its picturesque surroundings…
Continue ReadingMeth found after driver aroused police suspicion in Castroville
Police discovered Meth and drug paraphernalia when they were on routine patrol in Castroville last night. Monterey County Sherrif’s Office…
Continue ReadingArrest over death of Salinas man on Main Street
UPDATE: 3/25/17 1:29 P.M.: Salinas police have arrested 18-year-old Gaudalupe Rosas for the shooting death of the 43-year-old Salinas man last week.…
Continue ReadingSeaside declares sanctuary status
UPDATE 03/29/17 10:35 p.m.: With a round of applause, Seaside became the latest sanctuary city on the Central Coast. “This city feels (better)…
Continue ReadingMOCO Sheriffs closer to finding bomb-threat suspects
Monterey County investigators think they know who’s responsible for bomb threats at several schools on Tuesday. Students and staff at two…
Continue ReadingCiudad de Seaside se declara ciudad santuario
El concilio de la Ciudad de Seaside llevó a cabo una junta especial, el jueves en la noche, en donde aprobaron una resolución que…
Continue ReadingBomb squad disarms homemade explosive device in Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office’s bomb squad disarmed a homemade explosive device in Santa Cruz Wednesday afternoon. According to…
Continue ReadingArrestan a adolescente acusado de matar a un hombre por North Main en Salinas
ACTUALIZACIÓN 03/29/17 7:35 PM: La Policía de Salinas arrestó a Guadalupe Rosas de 18 años de edad despues de ser acusado…
Continue ReadingStorm-damaged homes struggle to find contractors
The Central Coast is still trying to rebuild after recent storms. Now, homeowners say contractors are hard to come by. Some roads, homes and…
Continue ReadingDebris-covered beaches still attract crowds
Plenty were out and about enjoying the sunshine and breeze at beaches along the Central Coast on Wednesday. There was still trees and branches…
Continue ReadingNio de 9 aos muere tras ser arrastrado por las olas en Carmel
Un niño de 9 años de edad que fue arrastrado por las olas en la playa Monastery Beach en Carmel ha muerto. Equipos rescataron al…
Continue ReadingOfficials urge residents to report storm damage, problems still linger in Prunedale
Spring may be here, but the cost of winter storms is still being tailed. In Monterey County damage to roads from both January and February storms is…
Continue ReadingLeaders talk loans, other programs to help pay for storm damage
About two-dozen Santa Cruz County residents Wednesday got the chance to learn about some ways to pay for storm damage to their homes and private…
Continue ReadingKION Meteorologist receives big honor
For three years now, our viewers have been tuning in to get weather forecasts and updates from a man who loves weather, and now, our own Dann Cianca…
Continue ReadingBoy, 9, swept away at Monterey Beach dies
UPDATE 3/29/2017 12:18 PM: The young boy pulled from the water yesterday afternoon at Monastery Beach in Carmel has died. The boy was fighting…
Continue ReadingAgentes tienen en la mira a sospechosos de amenazas de bomba contra escuelas del condado de Monterey
ACTUALIZACIÓN 3/29/17 4:30 p.m.: Un hombre y una mujer de Salinas podrían ser los responsables de las amenazas de bomba contra escuelas…
Continue ReadingArrestan a seis durante operativo en Salinas
La Unidad de Supresión de Violencia del Departamento de Policía de Salinas, el Departamento de Libertad Condicional del Condado de…
Continue ReadingBomb threats traced to a man and woman
UPDATE: 03/29/2017 at 1.37 P.M.: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the bomb threats with a man and a woman traced to…
Continue ReadingMcDonalds tests mobile ordering In Salinas before National Rollout
McDonald’s customers in Salinas and Monterey now have the opportunity to experience mobile ordering and pay through the McDonald’s app in…
Continue ReadingBoy rescued at Monastery Beach in Carmel
UPDATE 3/29/2017 3:35 AM: Rescue crews pulled a young boy from the water Tuesday afternoon after he was swept offshore at Monastery Beach in Carmel.…
Continue ReadingSix arrested in Salinas parole searches
The Salinas Police Department, along with the Monterey County Probation Department and Monterey County Parole, arrested six parolees during a sweep…
Continue ReadingMonterey Bay Aquarium calls Trump’s environmental order backward
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday to dismantle the Obama administration’s efforts at fighting climate change. But…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: New details released on murder-suicide in Capitola
UPDATE 3/28/17 8:45 P.M.: The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is releasing new details on a murder-suicide in Capitola. According to the…
Continue ReadingMBARI discovers rare white octopus
On a recent cruise, researchers with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute happened upon a rare white octopus and as they followed it, they…
Continue ReadingJuez ordena a UFW pagar ms de un milln de dlares en multas a trabajadores tras dos demandas
Un juez de la corte superior del condado de Monterey ha ordenado a la unión de campesinos, UFW, pagar más de un millón de…
Continue ReadingFood truck pilot program extended in Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz City Council is deciding to extend a pilot program that eases restrictions on food trucks. The city council vote came unanimously…
Continue ReadingPolica de Watsonville investiga intento de homicidio contra tres personas
La Policía de Watsonville está investigando un intento de homicidio contra tres personas, tras una balacera por Hallowview Lane y…
Continue ReadingWatsonville man arrested for hash oil lab and gun charges
A hash oil lab and a gun are off the streets tonight, according to Watsonville officers. Officers said they went to a home in the 400 block of Center…
Continue ReadingSalinas officers identify the farm working victim killed in Saturday nights shooting
UPDATED: 03/28/2017 at 2:57 P.M.: Officer have identified the victim killed in the Saturday night shooting on Dennis Avenue as Fidencio Torres-Vega,…
Continue ReadingRaiders’ move to Las Vegas has Central Coast fans ‘disappointed’
Fans on the Central Coast are upset. NFL owners voted Monday to move the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas after Oakland’s new stadium plan…
Continue ReadingLake San Antonio to reopen after winter rainfall
Lake San Antonio will be back open soon after being closed since July 2015 because of the drought. The significant rainfall has helped bring water…
Continue ReadingGood news for Big Sur residents with new Pfeiffer Access Footpath Trail
Construction of the roughly half-mile Pfeiffer Canyon Access Footpath Trail wrapped up over the weekend. The path is the only way for Big Sur…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz remains defiant despite new immigration crackdown
Reaction is strong after the Trump administration threatened to cut off funding to sanctuary cities Monday. In a surprise visit to the White House…
Continue ReadingAlguaciles rescatan 218 gallos de una pelea de gallos en las afueras de Salinas
Alguaciles del condado de Monterey rescataron a 218 gallos durante un operativo contra una pelea de gallos en las afueras de Salinas. Agentes…
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