Prunedale News

A 25-year-old Prunedale man broke both his legs after a head-on crash this morning on Highway 1 near Moss Landing, the California Highway Patrol said.

Supervisor hopeful Ed Mitchell of Prunedale said Tuesday he complained to the state's highest law enforcement office that Monterey County is failing to enforce fire prevention laws for north county developments.

After years of agitating at the county level to get a pair of North County water tanks intended for fire suppression completed, Prunedale resident and supervisorial candidate Ed Mitchell has taken his fight to Sacramento.

Synopsis: Suspect was stopped for traffic violations and was found to be in posession of numerous counterfeit CD's and DVD's. Date of Report: 11/8/2009 Time of Report: 0:50 Deputy Name: Hurl, Steven Report Number: 08207-09 Charges: 459 PC Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Elkhorn Road Synopsis: A burglary occurred at a residence on ...

Of all the nasty experiences in life, having to drive the Highway 101 passage through Prunedale remains in my Top 10.

NEAR PRUNEDALE, Calif- One person is dead after a car accident on Castroville Blvd just east of Elkhorn Road.

According to initial reports from the California Highway Patrol, a two-vehicle crash between a white Ford F150 and a burgundy Mitsubishi Gallant occurred at 5:10 p.m. at Castroville Boulevard and Paradise Road.

A shooting Wednesday could have been a much worse scenario for 35 elementary students heading home in a school bus in Prunedale.

Heroes forever: Here's the biggest imaginable to Chip Dorey and two other surfers who saved the lives of three teenagers at Asilomar Beach on Oct.

Four kids and a barfing dog. What was I thinking?" If those aren't famous last words, I sure don't know what are.

Our north Monterey County group, the Prunedale Preservation Alliance, extends its thanks to Dr.

Thank you, North County Fire, CAL FIRE, fire-suppression planes and personnel, PG&E and everyone else involved in the quick, effective response to a fire on the ridge between Berta Canyon and Vierra Canyon Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Hundreds are without power after some lines were knocked down in Prunedale. PG&E officials said about 218 customers are without power after lines were knocked down at Sunny Oak Terrace and Canyon Road at about 2:30 p.m. The downed power lines caused a quarter-acre brush fire that was quickly put out.

North Monterey County firefighters have controlled a pair of small fires this afternoon, at least one of which was sparked when wires fell.

A Gilroy woman captured in Monterey County's largest undercover sting operation pleaded guilty to conspiracy and faces up to three years in prison.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of Jason Daniel Potts, 21, of Prunedale, on suspicion of using another's debit card for personal use.

PRUNDALE, Calif.- Schools in Monterey County are doing things different after they learned that the H1N1 flu can cause death.

Six stretches of Monterey County roadways are up for changes Tuesday when the Board of Supervisors will consider changing speed limits and add-ing a stop sign to one intersection.

A Watsonville woman pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony count of workers' compensation fraud and a misdemeanor count of making a false claim in connection with an automobile accident in Prunedale in September 2006.

A task force arrested 10 men during a major parole check on convicted sex offenders Wednesday in Monterey County, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said today.