Santa Cruz student a finalist in PETA’s “Cutest Vegan Alive” contest
A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man is one of the top 10 male finalists competing for the title of PETA’s 2014 Cutest Vegan Alive contest. Christian…
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State releases draft environmental assessment of Fort Ord veterans’ cemetery
The state has now released a draft of its environmental assessment for the veterans cemetery at Fort Ord. The public comment period is open from now…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown appoints two to Santa Cruz County Fair board of directors
Governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday the appointments of two people to the state’s 14th District Agricultural Association, Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingMonterey-Salinas Transit board of directors elect new chair, vice chair
The Monterey-Salinas Transit board of directors elected Monterey city councilmember Libby Downey as chair and Salinas city councilmember Tony Barrera…
Continue ReadingTatum’s Garden creators given national award
Shawn and Amanda Bakker were presented with the national Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for outstanding public service for their creation of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia banning burning on 31 million acres
Open burning is being banned on 31 million acres of land throughout California because of the threat wildfires due to the lengthening drought.…
Continue ReadingEntrance pass fees at Pinnacles National Park to increase on Aug. 1
Entry fees are going up at Pinnacles National Park for the first time since the 1990s. The seven day entrance pass for passenger vehicles and…
Continue ReadingOff-duty firefighter missing in California’s Los Padres National Forest
Authorities in Southern California have resumed the search for an Arcadia firefighter who went missing Friday in Los Padres National Forest after…
Continue ReadingSalinas moves ahead with economic development plan
Salinas is moving ahead with a plan to make some big improvements. The city’s Economic Development Element plan calls for an economy…
Continue ReadingSeaside surveillance camera system going up, slated for July
On Tuesday, Seaside Police said the department is one step closer to having a better eyethe streets, to keep crime rates down. We’re finding…
Continue ReadingFuture Leaders taught at Panetta Institute in leadership confab
When you walk into the domain of the former CIA Director and the Secretary of Defense during the current administration, it’s hard not to be…
Continue ReadingMarina man convicted twice in one year
A Marina man was convicted twice for threatening to kill his wife. The second time he made the threat was in the courtroom, while being handed his…
Continue ReadingMonterey’s water supply project being reviewed by state
The Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, currently under review by the state, will supply the region with a new, sustainable water source that…
Continue ReadingHombre convicto 2 veces por violencia domestica y por hacer amenazas en el 2014
Un hombre del Condado de Monterey ha sido convicto por segunda vez en lo que va el ao.Segn la fiscala, Michael Fortner fue encontrado culpable por…
Continue ReadingCASTING CALL: Staples needs dancers for TV commerical
Put your creative thinking caps on and your best dance shoes, because mega supply store chain Staples is searching for local parents, teens and…
Continue ReadingICE deporta a prfugo de la ley a Mxico
Un hombre de Mxico prfugo de la ley fue entregado a autoridades mexicanas el martes 17 de junio por agentes de inmigracin. Segn autoridades mexicanas…
Continue ReadingMonterey Abalone Company honored as a small business
Monterey Abalone Company was honored by Assembly member Mark Stone at California Small Business Day Tuesday. As small business of the year in…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz police: Teen arrested in Monday’s fatal shooting
A 16-year-old boy is being held in Juvenile Hall in connection with the fatal shooting of a Watsonville boy, Santa Cruz police said Tuesday. Police…
Continue ReadingAuthorities destory four large scale illegal marijuana grows
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said its marijuana eradication team along with the United States Forest Service and Department of Fish…
Continue ReadingSugary drink bill fails to move foward
A bill that sought to place health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages akin to tobacco and alcohol failed to pass out of an Assembly…
Continue ReadingReporte de cosechas 2013: Las fresas siguen trayendo las mayores ganancias al condado de Monterey
El sector agrcola en el condado de Monterey estableci un nuevo record en el 2013 con valores de produccin de cultivo de 4.38 mil millones de dlares.…
Continue ReadingCondado de Santa Clara considera proveer fondos
Para combatir el trfico humano, los supervisores del condado de Santa Clara estn programados para considerar proveer fondos para combatir dicho…
Continue ReadingStrawberries lead agricultural economy in Monterey County
Strawberries led the agricultural economy in Monterey County for 2013, accounting for $869 million. That’s according to the county’s…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to spend $10 million from wildfire fee
State forestry officials for the first time are preparing to give counties some of the money raised through a controversial assessment on property…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County DA warns of IRS telephone scams
Santa Cruz County prosecutors say telephone scammers are posing as Internal Revenue Service agents and asking local residents for tax payments over…
Continue ReadingDodgers’ lawyers to make case in Giant fan lawsuit
The defense for the Los Angeles Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt has begun presenting its side in a lawsuit stemming from the beating of a San…
Continue ReadingSanta Clara County gang intervention program gets green light
A Santa Clara County supervisor’s proposal to expand an innovative gang violence prevention program has won unanimous support from the other…
Continue ReadingDEAR JON: Mowing along roads begins as dry conditions get worse
It’s so dry everywhere and you can see the dangers all around as dry grass is sometimes waist high. With the ‘exceptional drought’,…
Continue ReadingDrought closes Santa Cruz Mountains campground
A popular campground in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been closed because a creek is too low to draw water for visitors amid California’s…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County Grand Jury: Serial inebriate program faltering
Santa Cruz County’s serial inebriate program is faltering, according to a critique released by the Grand Jury Tuesday. It’s just one of…
Continue ReadingSalinas police investigating shots fired on Cherokee Drive
Salinas police are investigating reports that two males entered a Cherokee Drive garage, struck a teen with a gun and fired shots. Officers were…
Continue ReadingWatsonville teen boy dies in Santa Cruz shooting
Updated June 17, 2014, 9:00 a.m. Santa Cruz police said a teen boy was killed by a gunshot wound in an apartment on Laurel and Center Street across…
Continue ReadingHighway 17 back open after tree fell during evening commute
7:55p.m. update: California Highway Patrol says Highway 17 is open in both directions.…
Continue ReadingSan Clemente Dam project expected to cause traffic delays
Motorists are being warned of traffic delays on Carmel Valley Road as crews continue to work to remove the San Clemente Dam. Traffic delays of about…
Continue ReadingHombre baleado mortalmente en Santa Cruz
Hoy minutos antes de las siete de la noche un hombre muri debido a un impacto de bala. Esto ocurri en Santa Cruz en un apartamento ubicado enfrente…
Continue ReadingLderes de Salinas piden que comunidad deje a un lado su desconfianza hacia la polica
Lderes locales le dicen basta a la violencia en Salinas y piden la ayuda de la comunidad, esto despus de haber 90 homicidios durante los ltimos cinco…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested after standoff with SWAT team in Oregon
The state police SWAT team was called in to arrest a suspect in a sexual assault case in Brookings after he barricaded himself in the back room of a…
Continue ReadingSan Jose man pleads no contest to stabbing 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith
A San Jose man pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing San Francisco 49ers lineback Aldon Smith in 2012. Steven Barba, 28,…
Continue ReadingWarriors youth basketball camp kicks off in Santa Cruz
Monday marked the first day of the Golden State Warriors Basketball Camp’s Santa Cruz session. Eighty children, ages 7-15, are participating in…
Continue ReadingManhunt Monday: June 16, 2014
Raymond Cardenas: Hispanic male, 29 years old, 6′, 180 lbs., black hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos of a California bear and a star on his…
Continue ReadingCrews responding to fire at Laureles Grade and Los Robles roads in Carmel Valley
Crews are responding to reports of a fire that started in a garbage can and has spread to nearby grass in the area of Laureles Grade and Los Robles…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz Shakespeare’s first season begins July 1
The newly-formed Santa Cruz Shakespeare begins its first summer season on July 1 in the Sinsheimer-Stanley Festival Glen at UC Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingFree summer lunch programs offered throughout the Central Coast
A number of school districts and non-profit organizations in Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara counties are participating in summer…
Continue ReadingMeth lab found at California retirement community
Fresno police have arrested a 64-year-old man suspected of cooking methamphetamine in his apartment at a retirement community. KFSN-TV reports Robert…
Continue ReadingTall ship glides into the Monterey Bay
It’s not a real pirate ship in the Monterey Bay, but the 110-foot tall ship will still impress parents and children alike with it’s…
Continue ReadingKing City shooting victim in stable condition
King City police said a man shot Saturday is in stable condition at a hospital. Officers were dispatched to the area of Ellis and North Russ Avenue…
Continue ReadingNearly 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in undercover sting
Salinas Police say a tip from a concerned citizen led them to one massive bust. Officers were led to 33-yaer-old Daniel Escatel Alcocer by a report…
Continue Reading21 arrested in gang suppression operation
A 15-agency operation, led by the Greenfield Police Department, landed 21 offenders in handcuffs during the late hours of Friday and early hours of…
Continue ReadingKing City K9 steps up during low staffing levels
Saving lives and defending the law with four paws. We’re talking about the very important role a K9 plays in one of our local police…
Continue ReadingMan being evaluated after reporting a burglary that brought armed Sheriff’s Deputies to home
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies say a 70-year-old Watsonville man is being evaluated for a 5150 hold after they responded to his home for…
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