Month: January 2014

Give us a crosswalk before a child is killed. That’s the message from some parents in a Santa Cruz neighborhood, as community leaders look for…

I continue to follow up on the potential for fallout from Fukushima, Japan, two years after the massive earthquake and tsunami that caused a meltdown…

El centro de enfermedades y prevencin esta reportando un aumento en el nmero de reportes de enfermedades veneris a nivel nacional. Localmente en el…

Alisal High Boys varsity soccer put the grueling preseason behind them with a 6-0 blowout win against North Monterey County. The victory begins a new…

Por meses un grupo comunitario ha hecho lo imposible para colectar firmas que ayudarn a poner ciertas medidas en la boleta electoral de junio.…

The Red Cross is bracing for a blood shortage because of the severe weather across the country. Blood drives are expected to be cancelled in the…

Some states are admitting that as oil exploration booms, pollution is a reality. It’s a problem at the core of a controversial drilling…

CALIFORNIA – Oil companies are eying the Central Coast because under the golden hills around it could be California’s next big boom.…

Seaside police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2014. This comes after a man’s body was found in a room at the Gateway…

Salinas police said having your mail stolen could be more damaging than you may think. This comes after officers busted Juan Solis with hundreds of…

Police responded to reports of a shooting on Green Valley Road and Carey Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Police were able to arrest the two teen’s…

Menos reclusos y menos arrestos. Eso es lo que el sistema penitenciario de California est diciendo sobre delincuentes de bajo riesgo desde que la…

Segn la secretaria de la ciudad de Salinas, Juan Sandoval el hombre que quiere destituir al concejal Jos Castaeda no logro obtener las firmas…

La polica de Soledad anda tras las pista de la persona que apualo a un hombre de 48 anos el lunes por la tarde cerca de Johnson Drive. La victima fue…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Department Daily Patrol Log Date of Report:1/6/2014Time of Report:09:18Deputy Name:Johnson, AnthonyReport…

One Carmel woman is fighting to save her loved one’s life as he battles cancer. It’s a story told all too often and it involves pets too.…

Experts say people are using more water than usual because of the dry winter months. However, there are some tools that can help households conserve…

Outrage over the new health care exchange. New patients are being turned away from getting their doctors’ visits covered by their insurance…

Too vulnerable to an attack — that’s what Salinas police officers say about their own parking lot. The building has been without a back…

Building the next generation of doctors and nurses, right here on the Central Coast. That’s what one local hospital hopes to do by partnering…

Fewer inmates and fewer arrests — that’s what California’s prison system is saying about the low-level offenders since the…

Three Calfire trucks and two Watsonville Fire trucks were busy working on a fire at Ramsey Park between Main Street and Harkins Slough Monday night.…

Recibi atencin mundial, expertos dieron su opinin, atrajo a residentes de toda la costa central y muchos se cuestionaron, si extraterrestres…

Soledad police responded to reports that a man had been stabbed in his garage on Johnson Drive Monday afternoon. The call came in just before 3 p.m.…

The man looking to put a sanctuary camp for homeless people in Santa Cruz has put together a video of his latest efforts. Brent Adams toured six…

Salinas Police Department Michael Gose failed to appear for scheduled appointments with probation and is wanted for violating his probation terms. If…

A Santa Cruz businessman credits a local community watch Facebook page for helping him get his stolen van back. Jacy Aragao has been a plumber for 15…

The national minimum wage bill may have just been introduced in the Senate last year, but it’s been a part of American rhetoric as old as time.…

If you are among the people who wanted to see Salinas Councilman Jose Castaneda recalled, you are going to be out of luck this time. According to the…

Salinas police say a family dispute Saturday evening turned violent. Officers say a 46-year-old man was stabbed in his abdomen area at the…

The issue of a dog park being placed in Carmel Valley will be up for discussion again on Monday at a Land Use Advisory Committee meeting. The dog…

UPDATE: An Amber Alert cancelled out of Antioch, California. Natalie Calvo was found safe and a suspect is in custody. An Amber Alert had been issued…

A 68-year-old Aromas man is dead after a car crash on Highway 156 on Saturday. The accident occurred on Merrill Road in the Hollister/Gilroy area.…

Police in Hollister announced that they have identified a suspect in a homicide case from back in October, but they are having trouble locating him.…

A woman was rescued Friday night in Santa Cruz after falling 30 feet from a cliff off West Cliff Drive and Merced Avenue. Emergency crews say it…

A young man has only been of legal age to drink for two years. Yet 23-year-old Esteban Sanchez of San Jose is being charged with his fifth DUI. In…

The Silicon Valley Business Journal has named the city of Santa Cruz one of the top cities to watch in 2014. According to the journal, many…

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on his fifth DUI charge after he hit a pregnant woman in Morgan Hill, said police. Esteban Sanchez hit the…

If you have attempted to go to the city of Salinas’ website recently, you’ve probably been redirected to another site. Central Coast News…

The Pfeiffer Fire burned nearly 1,000 acres in Big Sur last month, and while firefighters were able to save 24 homes from burning to the ground, 34…

Un abogado indocumentado en California por fin, podr practicar su profesin ya que la Corte Suprema de California le dio la luz verde para hacerlo el…

A group known as Public Water Now is one step closer to kicking out Cal Am Water during the June election. The group needed about 5,000 signatures on…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Daily Patrol Logs Date of Report:1/2/2014Time of Report:00:15Deputy Name:Lopez, RodrigoReport…

The person who bought the Mega Millions jackpot-winning ticket in San Jose has finally claimed his $324 million prize. Steve Tran claimed his prize…

Serious electrical hazards, carbon monoxide leaks and bug infested rooms. Families not only staying, but living at a local motel are being forced to…

An article in the Examiner recently listed 36 signs that radiation is affecting the West Coast. One links an epidemic of sea lion deaths along the…

The term “drought” has different meanings to different governors, according to the California Department of Water Resources. The last…

A private social network just for your neighborhood — that’s what Nextdoor.com offers. Only one other county in California uses it and…

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is celebrating 30 years on the bay. All residents of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties between February 3rd and…

Expertos siguen investigando el misterioso crculo de cosecha en Chualar que continua siendo el centro de atencin en la Costa central y ha nivel…