Month: May 2015

Take a stroll across the central coast and you may see a California Sea Otter. But sadly these beautiful creatures that once flourished, now top the…

The King City Police Department said it’s investigating a drive-by shooting that happened Friday afternoon. At 4:07 p.m. police said officers…

On Friday, the Watsonville Fire Department graduated one of its largest classes in history. Just days earlier, the city’s police department…

The Department of Social Services says 35% of people who could qualify for supplemental nutrition programs like Cal Fresh don’t request help.…

UPDATE 5/8/2015: Greenfield police said the victim in Tuesday night’s, Joseph Anthony Aguilera, 21, shooting has died. UPDATE 5/6/2015 5:02…

No enfrentaran cargos criminales los policas de Salinas que le dispararon a muerte a ngel Ruiz afuera del restaurante Wingstop el 20 de marzo del…

UPDATE 5/8/2015: Hollister police said the man wanted for an arsenal of guns turned himself in on Thursday. Officers said Patrick Barraza turned…

Detectives with the Monterey Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team said it made five arrests and took in drugs for sale from three locations…

Harvest Blade and Supply owner Margo Donahue has moved her company to Dayton Street in Salinas. They celebrated with a ribbon cutting and open house…

The Monterey County Department of Public Health said its warning people not to swim in the ocean for three days following this week’s rain…

CALFIRE firefighters battled a shed fire at a mobile home park in Soledad Thursday night. Crews said flames spread to two nearby homes. Both homes…

UPDATE 3:08 p.m.: California Highway Patrol confirmed the driver in Wednesday night’s deadly crash was arrested for allegedly driving under the…

A man, armed with a black pistol, robbed a cupcake shop at Del Monte Shopping Center on Wednesday afternoon, Monterey police said. Officers said this…

Three girls reported being sexually assaulted by a male juvenile student in Carmel Thursday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s…

In just two years, millions of starfish died off from disease along the West Coast. Now local marine life experts said the baby starfish population…

Rain iswelcome on the Central Coast, but Thursday’s showers keptfirst respondersbusy on the roads. A head-on crashHighway 129 in Watsonville…

People on the Central Coast are rallying around a Seaside family facing tragedy. Esperanza Morales and her daughter were hit and killed by a…

UPDATE: 8:45 p.m.: PG&E is not reporting any outages in the previously affected areas of the south Monterey County. UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: PG&E…

En los ltimos dos aos millones de estrellas del mar han muerto en la costa del pacifico debido a una enfermedad. Pero ahora bilogos marinos dicen que…

La polica de Salinas busca a un hombre y una mujer que ellos sospechan usaron cheques fraudulentos en JC Penney en el Northridge Mall. Dicen que las…

Oficiales de la Patrulla de Caminos siguen investigando un accidente que resulto en la muerte de un hombre el mircoles en la noche en el rea de…

Morgan Hill Police are at the corner of Monterey Street and Cochrane Road where a landscaping crew found a body Thursday morning. The crew found the…

Thursday city leaders and community members gathered in outside between city hall and the police department at noontime to pray and talk about key…

Trees aren’t just nice to look at, they play a critical role in our ecosystem. They release oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, and provide shelter…

Leland McFarland and his wife have been living in Greenfield for a combined 35 years. “We thought it was a safe neighborhood,” said…

UPDATE: Central Coast mayors were at the California State Capitol Wednesday talking desalination with the water board. Several areas on the Central…

Cuatro diferentes balaceras en un periodo de cuatro das se han registrado en el sur del condado de Monterey y la polica dice que tal vez estn…

A habitual sex offender will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced today that Christopher…

Un accidente causo demoras de trfico el mircoles en la maana el rea de Hollister. Segn autoridades, el conductor de un camin que jalaba dos trileres…

Three and a half tons of trash was collected during a massive clean-up effort by Santa Cruz Police and Parks and Recreation in the Sycamore Grove…

An alleged mass murderer caught in Santa Cruz County last year is now in the hands of Mexican law enforcement officials. U.S. Immigration and Customs…

Monterey-Salinas Transit said it will receive federal funding the agency has been waiting on, avoiding layoffs and cuts to service. The announcement…

UPDATE 1:27 p.m.: California Highway Patrol said Herbert Nesnith Casey, 87, was found safe. The silver alert for his whereabouts has been cancelled.…

A National Marine Fisheries report showed the number of whales tangled in some sort of fishing equipment has been increasing rapidly over the last…

A Salinas man accused trying to kill a man on Old Stage Road on March 15 has been arrested, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.…

The Denver Broncos are about to get a dose of Central Coast spirit. “I’m coming in with the mindset that I’m going to be protecting…

The worst fire season on record. That’s how some Cal Fire officials describe what we are facing in California this year. Fire officials say the…

In response to the closing of Heald College locations across the state, California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow students to go…

UPDATE 9:28 a.m.: CHP said a truck hauling two trailers full of sand slammed on the breaks to avoid hitting a car in front of it at Highway 156 and…

UPDATE 5/6/2015 10:59 a.m.: In a previous version of this story, a quote was attributed to Chief Adele Frese in error. We regret any misunderstanding…

Salinas police officers will soon be wearing body cameras. The devices have arrived and NewsChannel 5 got a sneak peak Tuesday. The departmentbought…

Salinas Police need help identifying a man suspected of using counterfeit bills at a 7-Eleven on South Main Street. According to police, the man used…

The Salinas Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted for attempting to pay for items at Sears using another…

A Morgan Hill man is facing multiple charges after ramming into a patrol car on Highway 101, according to California Highway Patrol. Officers said…

El martes una persona fue baleada en Greenfield alrededor de las cinco y media de la tarde. La vctima fue transportada a un hospital. Segn el jefe de…

Un nuevo reporte de la vida marina indica que ms y ms ballenas se siguen enredando en algn tipo de maya de pescadores en la costa pacfica del pas.…

Un programa piloto de un ao podra ayudar a cientos de indocumentados del condado de Monterey. La iniciativa cubrira los gastos de medicamentos y…

Continental Little League in Salinas said the team’s snack shack was broken into again over the weekend. Thieves first broke into their shack…

UPDATE: A driver involved in a high speed chase and two hit-and-run crashes Monday morning is now behind bars, according to California Highway…

On Saturday, the Santa Cruz mayor declared May 2 as “Snapshot Day.” For the last 16 years, volunteers have come together in early May to…