Monterey County News

Leave the white tablecloth and five-star wines safe in storage until autumn winds blow our dining indoors.

The white wine grape gewurztraminer is a world of its own. No other grape, when made into a wine, can boast that it has perfume and flavor as fierce as gewurztraminers - of rose petals and orange blossoms, litchi fruit, citrus and bergamot peel, and juicy, ripe tropical fruits.

Doctors from Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital showed up at the Board of Supervisors meeting to voice concerns about Natividad's proposed level two trauma center, they're concerned that Natividad Medical Center may be cutting corners trying to get the trauma center up and running earlier.

Monterey County's homeless veterans will have a community of their own for 3 days beginning at noon August 1. During the Stand Down homeless veterans, men, women and families will have access to free medical and dental care.

SALINAS >> After nine years of Monterey County courtroom appearances, the man accused earlier this month of stabbing a Salinas Valley State Prison guard admitted on the witness stand he "slaughtered" his cellmate in 2005.

Monterey County health officials are advising people not to go into the water at Asilomar Beach until further notice due to elevated bacteria levels.

Salinas man sentenced for scalding stepson Enrique Sanchez Tejada was sentenced to prison for submerging his stepson in hot water Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1mZXX74 A Salinas man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for submerging his 5-year-old stepson in scalding water as a punishment, according to the ... (more)

Police said Michael Paul Verga, 55, of Seaside was found buried in Laguna Grande Park after officers received a tip.

For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park, California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the "World's Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.

Salinas City schools recall effort takes a turn Principal supported by parents leaves district; recall zooms in on Building a Better Board Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1mWG0X7 Parents waging a recall effort against a member of the Salinas City School District Board of Trustees have lost their martyr.

As of June 30, 2014, total assets were $212.1 million, a 20% increase from the $177.5 million at June 30, 2013.

After a negative response from Natividad Medical Center employees and community members, an agenda item has been removed from this week's Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting.

After a negative response from Natividad Medical Center employees, an agenda item has been removed from this week's Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting.

SEASIDE >> Seaside police responding to a tip found a body in a shallow grave Friday in a wooded area of Laguna Grande Park.

In this Tuesday, July 22, 2014 file photo, 5 Seconds of Summer band members, from left, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford and Calum Hood appear on NBC's "Today" show in New York.

Already they got a new peek at Ben Affleck as Batman in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Salinas sex offender arrested Friday The suspect was arrested for failure to comply with transient sex offender requirements.

Prunedale man guilty of battery Larva was sentenced to 3 years court probation, 1 day in county jail.

A secret week-long marijuana raid in Monterey County's remote mountains yielded four arrests and more than 35,000 pot plants NOW TO AN ACTION NEWS EXCLUSIVE.... RIGHT NOW THE MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS WRAPPING UP A WEEK LONG SERIES OF RAIDS ON ILLEGAL POT OPERATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY.

High-risk birth specialists help save Salinas baby A team of 36 medical specialists steps in to save life of Salinas child Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1rH3mYk Elizabeth Rodriguez-Garcia and Salvador Alvarez-Gutier, with Elijah during an office visit at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford on Wednesday .