Cal Fire on alert for Memorial Day Weekend
The Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer, but Cal Fire has been planning for it since the start of the year. Despite recent…
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Man stabbed three times during Live Oak party
A Soquel man suffered multiple non-life threatening stab wounds during a Friday night party in Live Oak, deputies said. Santa Cruz County…
Continue ReadingRevisin de asientos infantiles de auto gratis en Salinas el sbado
Segn la Patrulla de Caminos de California 4 de cada 5 asientos de seguridad infantiles de auto se instalan o ajustan incorrectamente y eso puede ser…
Continue ReadingInspeccin de asientos gratis en hospital Natividad el sbado en Salinas
Segn la Patrulla de Caminos de California 4 de cada 5 asientos de seguridad infantiles de autose instalan o ajustan incorrectamente y eso puede ser…
Continue ReadingEncuentran restos humanos por la autopista 101 en Salinas
El viernes obreros de Caltrans encontraron un pie y una pantorrilla de una persona por la autopista ciento uno cerca de Sherwood en Salinas.…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Driver charged in Gilroy quadruple fatal crash makes first court appearance
UPDATE 5/22/2015: The suspected DUI driver charged in last week’s deadly crash in Gilroy, made his first appearance in court Friday afternoon.…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Investigators unable to identify woman killed in Salinas crash
UPDATE 11:31 a.m.: California Highway Patrol said the identity of the woman killed in a crash just before midnight Sunday evening in Salinas on…
Continue ReadingSalinas Caltrans crews find limb possibly connected to a deadly Highway 101 crash
A lower part of a human leg was discovered by Caltrans crews near Highway 101 and Sherwood Dr. in Salinas Friday morning, according to California…
Continue ReadingSVMH nurses reach tentative contract agreement with hospital leaders
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System and the California Nurses Association have reached a tentative contract agreement for registered nurses,…
Continue ReadingMs ayuda viene en camino para campesinos del sur del condado de Monterey
De la ciudad de Gonzales a la ciudad de Soledad, ms apoyo est por llegar a estas comunidades de la Costa Central. El viernes, la compaa agrcola…
Continue ReadingBig rig spills berries on Highway 129 in Watsonville
Flats of strawberries and raspberries spilled when a big rig crashed into a tree Friday morning in Watsonville, CHP said. Officers said it happened…
Continue ReadingOil company could face legal problems after Santa Barbara spill
Legal action is expected after the Refugio State Beach oil spill. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and local environmental…
Continue ReadingTiny solution to a big problem with homelessness in San Benito and Santa Clara counties
A tiny solution to a big problem. On Thursday, students from San Benito and Santa Clara counties shared what they’ve been learning about…
Continue ReadingLompico water district approves rate increase
Lompico water users are set to take on a major hike in fees after the water district didn’t get enough petitions to fight the hikes. News…
Continue ReadingSalinas elementary schools tackle traffic and safety concerns
A flood of complaints about parking and traffic at local schools has prompted us to go get answers. After we told you about the concerns of neighbors…
Continue ReadingMOCO Sheriff holds town hall in south Monterey County
Monterey County Sheriff Steve Bernal was in the hot seat Thursday night. After a recent spike in gang violence in south Monterey County, people…
Continue ReadingEarthquake hits Napa County
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit Napa County Thursday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit just before 8 p.m. about nine miles…
Continue ReadingLocal crews head to Santa Barbara coastline to help with oil spill
As crews continues to skim and vacuum oil out of the ocean along the Santa Barbara coastline, a state of emergency declared by Gov. Jerry Brown…
Continue ReadingBrian Jones enfrenta cargos de asesinato por la muerte de Esperanza Morales y su hija Juli
El hombre que autoridades dicen atropello a muerte a una seora de Seaside y a su hijita de 14 meses en Livermore ahora enfrenta cargos de asesinato.…
Continue ReadingLivermore DUI crash suspect charged with murder in death of Seaside mom and baby
A suspect accused of hitting and killing a Seaside mother and baby at an apartment complex in Livermore earlier this month is back in jail on murder…
Continue ReadingHundreds of pot plants discovered in Felton building near schools
Hundreds of pounds of marijuana plants were found during a search warrant at a building in Felton Thursday afternoon after tips from concerned…
Continue ReadingSPECIAL REPORT: Undocumented students fight for their education on the Central Coast
Giving a special group of students a piece of the American dream. At 2.4 million, California has the highest number of undocumented immigrants in the…
Continue ReadingTransgender inmate seeking sex change granted parole
A California prison inmate seeking a state-funded sex change operation was granted parole on Thursday. Hours after that decision came down, a federal…
Continue ReadingGreenfield pulls possibility of medical marijuana dispensaries
The city of Greenfield has decided to pull the possibility of medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities. During the last four months,…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Lovers Point beach advisory lifted after raw sewage spill
UPDATE 5/21/2015 3:54 p.m.: The Monterey Regional Water Quality Control Agency said the beach advisory at Lover’s Point has been lifted. This…
Continue ReadingDndole a un grupo de estudiantes la oportunidad de vivir el sueo americano
Dndole a un grupo de estudiantes la oportunidad de vivir el sueo americano. Con 2.4 millones, el estado de California tiene el mayor nmero de…
Continue ReadingFraudulent use of USDA mark spurs massive recall
A fraudulent use of an inspection mark has forced LQNN, Inc. to recall 213,192 pounds of chicken, beef and pork products that were produced. The meat…
Continue Reading14-year-old allegedly crashes into gas lines at Seaside building, fire sparks later
UPDATE 3:08 p.m.: What started out as a car accident turned into a fire an hour later Wednesday night at apartment complex on Flores St. in Seaside.…
Continue ReadingBaby boy’s ashes stolen during home burglary in Marina, police say
A Marina family, who wishes to remain anonymous, is pleading for the public’s help after their baby son’s ashes are stolen during a…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Highway 101 lanes open after dirt spill north of Morgan Hill
UPDATE 1:41 p.m.: California Highway Patrol said the dirt has been cleaned up and all lanes are open. Crews said it took about an hour and a half to…
Continue Reading‘Jail to Jobs’ prepares inmates for job interviews
Felons know how hard it is to get a job when they are transitioning into society, but a new program hopes to change that. A “Jail to…
Continue ReadingSalinas moves ahead peacefully, marking one year since violent protests toward police
Moving forward peacefully – it’s something to remember for the Salinas community on the one year anniversary of a riot that left a bystander…
Continue ReadingSexual molestation arrest in Marina involving 15 and 9 year old girls
Two sexual molestations of a 15 and 9 year old girl have led to the arrest of a Marina resident. 41 year old Manuel Jesus Jimenez was arrested after…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: State of Emergency issued for Santa Barbara oil spill
UPDATE 8:03 p.m.: Governor Jerry Brown has declared a State of Emergency in Santa Barbara after a massive oil spill off the California Coast.…
Continue ReadingExigen justicia por la muerte de Carlos Meja
El mircoles 20 de mayo decenas de personas se reunieron en la esquina de North Sanborn y Del Monte Ave en Salinas para exigir justicia por la muerte…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police deploy body cameras, policy revealed
Salinas police are putting their body cams to use. But it will still be a while until the entire department is using them. NewsChannel 5 also has a…
Continue ReadingCommunity Hospital Monterey Peninsula fined by state
A 2013 incident where a female patient was given a medication to increase blood pressure without an order after surgery to remove plaque from an…
Continue ReadingMorgan Hill bar fight leads to homicide arrest, police say
A man was killed outside of a bar in Morgan Hill after a fight with another man early Wednesday morning, police said. Officers said they were sent to…
Continue ReadingVIRAL VIDEO: K-9 puppy leaps into action during training in King City
With more than 9 million views, video of an adorable K-9 puppy during a training session at the King City Police Department has gone viral. Click…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Harden Middle School principal reminds parents and students to obey traffic laws
UPDATE 5/20/2015: Harden Middle School Principal Alberto Verduzco responded Wednesday morning to NewsChannel 5’s story Tuesday evening on…
Continue ReadingFour teens found with guns from Salinas home burglary
Salinas Police say just before 11:00a.m. officers got a call from neighbors on Monte Bella Blvd. about a home burglary happening. When officers got…
Continue ReadingWatsonville Police believe string of armed robberies are connected
A string of armed robberies and an attempted carjacking all happened within just hours of each other in Watsonville, and police believe they could…
Continue Reading“Need a towel? Please ask.”
Since Gov. Jerry Brown called on Californians to really cut back on water use, many Central Coasters didn’t hesitate, even though they’ve…
Continue ReadingPanoche Valley Solar Project moves forward
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided to move ahead with a $650 million solar project on Tuesday after an appeal from…
Continue Reading‘High-end call girl’ Tichelman pleads guilty, attorney says
The ‘high-end call girl’ accused of injecting a Google executive with a lethal dose of heroin last year in Santa Cruz pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingBees swarm downtown corner in Watsonville, police say
Watsonville police said officers don’t know where the bees came from, but they received a report of bees near 209 Lincoln St. Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAlix Tichelman se declara culpable de homicidio involuntario
Alix Tichelman la presunta prostituta acusado de haberle inyectado una dosis letal de herona al ejecutivo de Google Forrest Hays se declar culpable…
Continue ReadingPolica de Watsonville investiga serie de robos a mano armada
Autoridades de Watsonville se encuentran investigando varios robos a mano armada y creen que los crmenes estn conectados. Los tres robos ocurrieron…
Continue Reading17 personas arrestadas en Salinas durante operacin Quiet Riot
Diecisiete personas fueron arrestadas el martes en Salinas durante una redada llevada a cabo por el Departamento de Justicia y policas de Salinas. En…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: MoCo sting operation ends in 17 arrests for alleged drug trafficking organization
UPDATE 4:59 p.m.: A sting operation ended in 17 arrests stemming from a multi-agency drug sweep in Monterey County on Tuesday morning, according to…
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