Salinas police roll out new campaign to lessen violence kids see
Where there’s caution tape, you’ll find police on one side and a crowd on the other. “It’s almost like a spectator…
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Marina Police say there’s not a safe way to protect your spare tires from getting stolen
Hundreds of tires in all different shapes and sizes: small, large, thin, thick, zig zag treads lining Marina Tires Store. The prices range anywhere…
Continue ReadingDear Jon: You ask, I get answers
In February I received a note from Sandra in Salinas: “Dear Jon, why has the unsightly fencing and metal bars not been fixed over the creek on…
Continue ReadingMonterey County men admit to failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance
Two men have pleaded to misdemeanor charges of failing to secure workers’ compensation insurance, Monterey County prosecutors said. Everado…
Continue ReadingKeeping your garden during water rationing
3 with water rationing in full effect, the garden company says they can tell the difference in sales from last year–which was a perfect year…
Continue ReadingNew website aimed at gang awareness, prevention in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County law enforcement agencies have launched a new bilingual website for their BASTA program, a county-wide initiative aimed at gang…
Continue Reading1 arrested after car stolen from Santa Cruz recovered in Marina
Monterey County officers on Friday recovered a car stolen from Santa Cruz in March and arrested the driver on vehicle theft charges. The incident…
Continue ReadingPrfugo de la ley: Guadalupe Ramrez arrestado en Salinas
El jueves por la noche en Salinas un polica encubierto observo a Guadalupe Ramrez conduciendo un auto por la calle North Main y Alvin Dr. Dicen que…
Continue ReadingMarina police arrest suspected tire thief
Marina police officers arrested a man last night on suspicion of stealing tires from parked cars. Officers were dispatched around 8 p.m. to the…
Continue ReadingMan arrested on $1.35 million in warrants in Salinas
An undercover officer in Salinas spotted a wanted man driving on North Main Street in Salinas Thursday evening. The officer recognized Guadalupe…
Continue ReadingEstudiantes reciben becas por parte de la comisin de Fresas de California
La comisin de Fresa de California otorg cientos de becas estudiantiles, el jueves en la noche, a los hijos de trabajadores agrcolas. Alejandra Huerta…
Continue ReadingHabitual flasher sentenced in Santa Cruz County
A man prosecutors say has a history of exposing himself to people in public places has been sentenced to three years in prison. Ken Imel, 56, was…
Continue ReadingSave Our Shores seeking volunteers
Save Our Shores is seeking trained volunteers to work as Sanctuary Stewards docents. Training will be held on May 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the…
Continue ReadingDMV preparing for new immigrant license law
3 state d-m-v leaders are still trying to develop regulations regarding the new law that will allow illegal immigrants to apply for a california…
Continue ReadingRules proposed for immigrant California driver’s license
California has proposed rules for what documents immigrants in the country illegally will need to present to get a driver’s license. The…
Continue ReadingCalifornia beach access trial underway
A judge is requiring a billionaire technology mogul to testify at a trial underway over public access to a popular Northern California beach. Sun…
Continue ReadingRecycled water program helps Central Coast crops fight the record drought
The Central Coast continues to be in the grip of a serious drought. Now that rainy season is over, water is more precious than ever. Farmers have…
Continue ReadingAmgen Tour comes through Monterey County next week
The city of Monterey will play host to the Amgen Tour of California when it comes through the area next week. Cyclists will gather on Alvarado Street…
Continue ReadingFarm workers protest for higher wages in Watsonville
Farm workers protested Thursday in Watsonville, leaving work to demand higher wages. The workers say they’re upset because they are in the…
Continue ReadingSPCA: 18 dogs, 2 cats rescued from filthy Pacific Grove home
Humane officers with the SPCA for Monterey County say they rescued 20 cats and dogs from deplorable conditions at a Pacific Grove home Wednesday. The…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz water rationing In full force
Santa Cruz resident Carol Rich has a backyard that is well-kept. Instead of grass, she has neat mulch and stone islands with interesting sculptures,…
Continue ReadingFull list of road closures, service delays due to AMGEN Tour
Monterey city officials remind residents that the Amgen Tour of California will be coming into town on May 14, prompting a number of road closures…
Continue ReadingMonterey County Court warns people of jury duty scam
It was early in the morning on May 1 when Kelly Potter of Pacific Grove woke up to an alarming phone message. “My name is Lieutenant Gore, I am…
Continue ReadingReaction to fallen cypress tree on Santa Cruz home
Clean up was underway Thursday in one Santa Cruz neighborhood after a Monterey cypress tree came crashing down on a home Wednesday night near the…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Childrens books inside envelope cause bomb scare at Monterey home
The Monterey County Bomb Squad responded to a house in New Monterey Thursday night on reports of a suspicious envelope being delivered to the…
Continue ReadingLarge tree crashes into two homes in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz firefighters responded to Dolores Street in the Seabright neighborhood Wednesday evening after a large tree crashed onto two houses.…
Continue ReadingScotts Valley police release sketch of man who allegedly harassed a teen girl
Scotts Valley police have released a sketch of the man they said harassed a minor on May 1. Investigators said at 6:30 p.m., a 16-year-old girl was…
Continue ReadingAgency boasts improved efforts to curb tobacco tax evasion
It’s been seven years since the last time the State Board of Equalization measured its efforts in this area, but judging from the report, a…
Continue ReadingKing City gets $11k grant for summer swim lessons
First-grade students in King City will be able to get free swimming lessons this summer thanks to a grant from Chevron. The company awarded the King…
Continue ReadingCal Fire official sought in manhunt is fired
A battalion chief for California’s firefighting agency who is being sought in a murder investigation has now been fired from his post.…
Continue ReadingTrabajadores en Watsonville dejan los campos y salen a protestar contra la compaa Dole Berry
Cientos de trabajadores, molestos con lo que ganan, dejaron los campos para manifestar su frustraciones afuera de la empresa agrcola Dole Berry en…
Continue ReadingTrfico humano, arrestan 2 sospechosos en Monterey
Deandre Johnson Walters y Saraia Johnson ambos de Fairfield fueron arrestados el jueves por la maana en el Motel 6 en Monterey. Esto despus que una…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County deputies make arrest in December burglary
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested a woman Wednesday in connection with a December burglary and car crash. Deputies…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County officials cite motorcycle shop for lacking license
A Santa Cruz motorcycle shop has been cited for operating without a proper license. Members of the Santa Cruz Auto-Theft Reduction Enforcement and…
Continue ReadingHearing planned on probable cause of Asiana crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a hearing to determine the likely cause of the 2013 Asiana plane crash at San Francisco…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Assembly passes bill revamping birth certificates
Lawmakers in the Assembly have approved a bill that updates birth certificates to reflect the status of same-sex parents. AB1951 passed Thursday on a…
Continue ReadingManifestacin en Watsonville afuera de Dole
En estos momentos se est llevando a cabo una manifestacin en Watsonville afuera de la empresa agrcola Dole. Segn fuentes, los trabajadores estn…
Continue ReadingSPCA rescata 18 perros y gatos de una casa en Pacific Grove
Oficiales del SPCA para el Condado de Monterey rescata 18 perros, cachorros y dos gatos de una casa en Pacific Grove. Las condiciones dentro de la…
Continue ReadingCounties put fracking on the ballot
3 the controversial issue of offshore fracking may soon be decided by santa barbara county voters. the grassroots group “santa barbara county…
Continue ReadingMonterey County Students threatening to bring weapons to school at alarming rate, crisis team says
A stabbing near or on school grounds opens the door for a lot of questions. “It appears that, it was a case of self defense,” said Henry…
Continue ReadingSalinas police bust “house of prostitution” on Main Street
A 34-year-old Salinas man is accused of knowingly allowing prostitution to go on at two motels on Main Street. According to Police Commander Henry…
Continue ReadingNio atropellado en Watsonville sigue en estado de coma
Jess “Jesse” Ventura Vsquez de 10 aos de edad fue atropellado el 12 de marzo en Watsonville. Segn la polica, el menor iba caminando por…
Continue Reading10-year-old Watsonville boy struck by car remains in coma
A 10-year-old Watsonville boy who was struck by a car about two months ago is in a coma, his mother told Central Coast News reporter Michelle Pulido.…
Continue ReadingSan Benito County stands up to fracking
San Benito County becomes the first county in California to put a measure on a ballot to ban fracking. County supervisors gave the ballot issue the…
Continue ReadingWater out of thin air? Company’s new product aimed at just that
What if you could create water out of, well, thin air? That’s the question posed by the scientists behind the EcoloBlue EB-1000 Atmospheric…
Continue ReadingHigh nitrate levels found in San Juan Bautista water supply
Don’t drink the water! That’s the warning for San Juan Bautista residents early this week. Notices went out warning of high levels of…
Continue ReadingSoledad man pleads no contest to 2008, 2010 gang-fueled shooting deaths
The 25-year-old man who arrested then cleared in the 2008 shooting dead of a Soledad man has now been convicted in that man’s death and…
Continue ReadingPacific Grove looks at plastic bag ban
On Wednesday, Pacific Grove city council members said they’re directing staff to come up with a plan to ban plastic bags. They will look at…
Continue ReadingWoman expected to recover after being hit by car in Salinas crosswalk
Salinas police responded to a pedestrian accident Wednesday morning involving a 51-year-old woman crossing the street. Cmdr. Dave Crabill says a…
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