Deep-sea octopus observed brooding its eggs for four years
A deep-sea octopus brooded its eggs for 4.5 years – longer than any other known animal. Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research…
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SPCA for Monterey County holds annual Kitten Caboodle adoption event
The SPCA for Monterey County is holding its sixth annual Kitten Caboodle event with discounts on adoptable dogs, cats and kittens. The organization…
Continue ReadingMonterey Co. Sheriff: Car chase leads to four arrests
Officers were on scene in Salinas on Laurel and Towt streets around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, after a car chase that started south of the city.…
Continue Reading$1.8 million gift for Monterey School’s ocean program
The Monterey Institute of International Studies received a $1.8 million gift for continued growth and expansion of the Institute’s ocean and…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s governor wraps up trip to Mexico
California Gov. Jerry Brown has wrapped up a three-day visit to Mexico, saying he will work with the U.S. government upon his return home to find a…
Continue ReadingLocal California Conservation Corps members assisting with wildfires
Twenty five members of the California Conservation Corps from Watsonville and San Jose have been dispatched to the French Fire in Madera County to…
Continue ReadingSan Benito Co. offers prescription discount program that benefits library
San Benito County departments are launching a program that will help residents save money on prescription drugs and help fund local libraries. The…
Continue ReadingCrews work to keep Yosemite fire from sequoias
Fire crews are working to keep a blaze in Yosemite National Park away from a grove of treasured giant sequoia trees. Park spokesman Scott Gediman…
Continue ReadingSmelly odor in Hollister causes community uproar
A smelly odor is plaguing one Central Coast city. It’s so bad some residents in Hollister say they won’t even go outside and others want…
Continue ReadingWatsonville man sentenced to 15 years in prison for Christmas Day attack on wife
A 38-year-old Watsonville man is headed to prison for 15 years for attacking his wife on Christmas Day. Under an agreement with Santa Cruz County…
Continue ReadingAttorney calls for federal investigation of Salinas officer-involved shootings
A prominent civil rights attorney is calling for a federal investigation into the recent officer-involved shootings in Salinas. John Burris held a…
Continue ReadingO’Neill the sea lion released back into wild in Santa Cruz after entanglement
A California sea lion found entangled near the Santa Cruz Wharf was released back into the wild Tuesday morning. The sea lion was found tangled in…
Continue ReadingMonterey County veterans “Stand Down” this weekend
Monterey County’s homeless veterans will have a community of their own for 3 days beginning at noon on August 1. During the Stand Down homeless…
Continue ReadingMassive wind turbine expected to save environment, add jobs in Gonzales
If you were driving down the 101 Tuesday, you may have seen a massive 140-ft. wind turbine blade being escorted to Gonzales by the California Highway…
Continue ReadingStrict water enforcement begins for Californians
The emergency water regulation to increase conservation practices for all Californians went into effect Tuesday. The new conservation regulation…
Continue ReadingHollister neighbors asking ‘What is that smell?’
A smelly odor is consuming parts of one central coast city. It’s so bad some residents in Hollister won’t even go outside and others want…
Continue ReadingOutdoor educators sought by Monterey Peninsula parks
The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District is seeking proposals from qualified and enthusiastic outdoor education instructors for their upcoming…
Continue ReadingMore than 20,000 marijuana plants seized in San Benito County
San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies seized more than 20,000 marijuana plants from a property on Betabel Road Monday. Working on a tip, three…
Continue ReadingTaylor Farms inicia construccin de turbina de viento en Gonzales
Una de las compaas agrcolas ms grandes de la costa central est tomando medidas adicionales para mejorar el medio ambiente. Y hoy Nuevamente oficiales…
Continue ReadingThree arrested for heroin in San Benito County
San Benito County sheriff’s deputies arrested three people after serving a narcotics search warrant at a Mission Vineyard Road home Friday.…
Continue ReadingDeadline approaches to file candidacy paperwork
The Santa Cruz County Elections Department is remind people that the deadline to file candidacy papers is August 8, 2014. However, if the incumbent…
Continue ReadingHartnell College adds 21 new classes for fall
Long wait lists and student requests have prompted Hartnell College officials to add 21 new classes for the fall 2014 semester. “Hartnell…
Continue ReadingSalinas man sentenced to 4 years in prison for scalding 5-year-old boy
A Salinas man who scalded his stepson by submerging him in hot water as punishment was sentenced to four years in state prison. Enrique Sanchez…
Continue ReadingTuesday night training for volunteers to participate in San Lorenzo River survey
The Coastal Watershed Council is seeking volunteers to take part in a usership survey at the San Lorenzo Riverwalk in Santa Cruz and there’s an…
Continue Reading‘Brown is the New Green’ in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties
Brown is the new green. At least when it comes to lawns. It’s part of a new water conservation campaign in the Bay Area aimed at encouraging…
Continue ReadingLeon Panetta named “Humanitarian of the Year” by Santa Cruz County Red Cross
Former Secretary of Defense and Central Coast native Leon Panetta is being named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the American Red Cross…
Continue ReadingSalinas looks to tax cellphones like other utilities
Soon you may be footing the bill to pay for a safer Salinas. We’ve told you a lot about the city’s proposed one-cent sales tax, set to go…
Continue ReadingBizz Buzz: European Wax Center
The Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting for the newest full-service waxing center in town. Mary Tran, James Nguyen and…
Continue ReadingMonterey Police search for hit-and-run suspect
Monterey Police are asking the public for help finding the driver behind a hit-and-run crash Friday. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. near Del…
Continue ReadingThe community will be chillin’ with Santa Cruz police
Santa Cruz police are handing out tickets, but these are the sticky, sweet and frozen kind. Officers are teaming up with local 7-Eleven Stores for…
Continue ReadingIllegal fireworks sit dormant in Salinas as state is unable to pay for destruction
A ton of illegal fireworks is just sitting in Salinas, and the fire department said the state doesn’t have the money to destroy them. A…
Continue ReadingSeaside police identify body found at Laguna Grande Park
Seaside police have identified the body found buried in a shallow grave at Laguna Grande Park last week as that of Michael Paul Verga. The…
Continue ReadingCHP offering driver safety programs in Santa Cruz County
The California Highway Patrol is offering driver safety classes for senior citizens and teenage drivers. The Age Well, Drive Smart program helps…
Continue ReadingMonterey Stand Down comes to Fort Ord Friday
The Monterey County Homeless Veterans “Stand Down” is scheduled for next weekend, Aug. 1- 3, at Fort Ord. The event is aimed at providing…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz Co. DA: Nutritional supplement makers made false claims
California prosecutors have reached a $750,000 settlement with three nutritional supplement companies. The Santa Cruz County District…
Continue ReadingComunidad de Watsonville se une en oracin para nios indocumentados que siguen cruzando frontera
Por lo general la reforma migratoria siempre ha sido una intensa batalla poltica, pero eso no se exhibi durante pasado fin de semana en Watsonville,…
Continue ReadingAdditional charge filed in California wildfire
Prosecutors in Northern California have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against a man suspected of starting a wildfire that left one person…
Continue ReadingSave Our Shores cleans up 694 pounds of trash from North Coast beaches
Save Our Shores’ second North Coast Cleanup Day resulted in 694 pounds of trash and debris collected from five beaches. Volunteers on Saturday…
Continue ReadingProsecutors won’t charge Los Gatos man whose son died in hot car
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against a Los Gatos man who accidentally left his infant son…
Continue ReadingGilroy Garlic Festival heat-related medical calls down from last year
Sunday marked the final day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Even though the event started off with a little rain that didn’t put a damper on…
Continue ReadingFaith-based community holds prayer vigil amid immigration crisis
The Watsonville community said it’s putting politics aside and coming to the aid of thousands of undocumented children crossing the border…
Continue ReadingShooting in East Salinas Saturday night
Police have responded to a shooting on 1000 block of Atlantic Street Saturday night. Police tape is up and police investigative markers are in the…
Continue ReadingBuzz Bizz: Aspire Health
Aspire Health Plan is now open for business in their new office in Ryan Ranch, according to the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce. Aspire provides…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Hollister police arrest man wanted for fatal shooting
Hollister police have taken Francisco Cardenas into custody on Saturday. He was wanted in the murder of Daniel Cadenas on July 14. Police served a…
Continue ReadingWhale watching continues on the Monterey Bay
Those who take the time for whale watching this summer in the Monterey Bay are not being disappointed. News Channel Five obtained this video from…
Continue ReadingThousands of sardines and paste-like substance washes up in Capitola
A popular Central Coast beach is back open after thousands of sardines and a paste-like substance shut it down. On Saturday, NewsChannel 5 went to…
Continue ReadingBizz Buzz: Batteries and Bulbs
Batteries+Bulbs has opened on North Davis. The Salinas Valley Chamber recently helped celebrate the store’s opening with a ribbon cutting…
Continue ReadingLow-cost vaccine clinic held at SVMH
Families getting ready to send their kids back to school take advantage of a low-cost immunization clinic. On Friday, kids and adults got the TDAP…
Continue ReadingFaith-based community collecting donations for undocumented immigrant kids
The faith-based community on the Central Coast is asking for help to aid tens of thousands of undocumented immigrant children and their families…
Continue ReadingPinnacles National Park bringing big business for some in Soledad
The cost to enter one of the Central Coast’s biggest attractions will soon double. We’re talking about Pinnacles, America’s newest…
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