Monterey County News

Diseased pine tree removal projects continue along Highway 1 and Holman Highway will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates and locations: Monday, March 10: Southbound Highway 1 at Peter Pan Road near Carmel.

Omar Ramirez, of Salinas, was convicted by a jury of conspiring to sell methamphetamine for the Norteno criminal street gang, possessing meth for sale for the Norteno criminal street gang and street terrorism, prosecutors said.

Sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded at 7:51 p.m. Sunday to northbound Highway 101 about a quarter-mile south of Arroyo Seco Road, where they found a vehicle leaning against a barbed wire fence in the embankment, police said.

Two people under the age of 65 have been killed by the H1N1 flu virus, said Monterey County health officials.

Business partners Joanne Haruta and Bryan Davis grew up in Salinas and attended the same high school, but they had to go all the way to Spain to open their distillery.

The attorneys for two California police officers accused of embezzling a city-owned Crown Victoria say the men had permission from the City Council to transfer ownership of the vehicle.

Ansel Adams poses at his Carmel Highlands studio with the custom-fitted 1946 black and white Cadillac sedan he used for his location photography, on Dec. 11, 1970.

Submissions are being accepted for films in all genres up to 15 minutes long for the fourth annual High School Film Festival.

No action will be taken, according to the meeting agenda. At 6 p.m., the regular City Council meeting is scheduled to begin.

Officers responded about 2 a.m. to a fight at the bar, Club Social Las Potrancas at 238 Williams Road.

Ten adult cats and seven kittens are recovering after being rescued from "horrific" conditions in a run-down camping trailer in rural Monterey County this week, authorities said.

A local artist with a global reputation, painter David Ligare had long wanted to give back to the people of Monterey County for all the inspiration he's felt living here.

Imagine traveling in Oaxaca and suddenly you are gripped by chest pains and gasping for air.

Have you ever wondered if there was a place to go for help if you or an acquaintance has a special needs or disabled child? There is a shortage of programs, facilities and grants in Monterey County designed to improve the quality of life for children with disabilities and special needs.

It will take more time before a long-controversial resort project in Sand City returns to the Coastal Commission for a new hearing.

A planned $7.7 million renovation and expansion of Salud Para La Gente's downtown Watsonville clinic is aimed at meeting increasing demand, providing better service to patients and improving working conditions for employees.

A Salinas Valley State Prison inmate serving a first-degree murder sentence was shot in the hand Friday when prison staff broke up an assault on another inmate, the state corrections department said.

King City, California's former police chief went before a judge with two of his fellow officers Thursday to plead not guily in a car impounding scheme that saw a total of six officers charged with various crimes including embezzlement and bribery.

Myron Seres and George McInnis of the Corral de Tierra Rotary Club presented a check to Terry Bare, executive director of the Veteran's Transitional Center of Monterey County.

As the branch manager of the Buena Vista Library, part of the Monterey County Free Library system, Jane Wallace has a lot of responsibilities, but there's one in particular that she finds more of a delight than a chore.