Monterey County News

A year and a half after formally threatening to withdraw from the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday the county will remain in the authority, at least long enough to allow a debt refinance.

When it comes to Washington, D.C., and the need to secure more and more federal moola, it helps to have a friendly face on the ground back there seeing after your interests.

Back in May of 2012, I rapped the knuckles of the City of Salinas pretty hard when I found out that... A coalition of environmental groups and an elderly Monterey County woman filed a lawsuit against state water regulators for failing to protect the public from toxic agricultural discharge.... Back in May of 2012, I rapped the knuckles of the City ... (more)

Mendoza is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 7 by Judge Larry Hayes. Mendoza will be required to register as a gang member and narcotics offender.

When Mateo Sixtos drives to his computer science classes every weekday, he takes a good, hard look at the strawberry fields he first worked when he was only 10 years old.

Seaside police have arrested a juvenile boy in the case of the stabbing of a 16-year old boy on Monday.

According to Salinas Police Sgt. George Lauricella, two pair of Hispanic junveniles, walking in opposite directions on opposite sides of the 100 block of Bardin Road exchanged words at approximately 5:40 p.m., then four or more gunshots were fired.

Synopsis: The victim's information was used to open a Comcast account in Oakland, CA.

Three City Council members will direct three bands of pre-selected judges to evaluate homes.

According to Salinas Police Sgt. George Lauricella, two pair of Hispanic junveniles, walking in opposite directions on opposite sides of the 100 block of Bardin Road exchanged words at approximately 5:40 p.m., then four or more gunshots were fired.

One man's sticky situation is another's sweet deal. Just ask Rick Elves, who's been running Carousel Candy -- that hot pink landmark on Old Fisherman's Wharf -- for 50 years.

While Measure M didn't quite top the 50 percent mark, we came close. Be proud that we navigated the disinformation campaign waged by the Monterey Downs developers in our effort to preserve 540 acres of oak woodlands.

Joseph Manibusan His attorney argues that the judge and jury failed to provide a fair hearing in both the guilt and penalty phases of his murder trial.

When Mateo Sixtos drives to his computer science classes every weekday, he takes a good, hard look at the strawberry fields he first worked when he was only 10 years old.

The King City police said they obtained the search warrant and an arrest warrant in connection with an armed robbery investigation in which 21-year-old Alejandro Aparicio Ramirez was identified as the suspect.

A similar meeting set for Thursday at Seaside High School has been canceled. Common Core promises a major shift in the way teachers will instruct and students will learn.

I've been a little sickly the last couple of weeks, not anything dire, mind you, but I still have chores and "Honey-do's" to do.

It's never too late to start exercising to improve your health, even if you're about to retire, according to a study.

Artist Emile Norman relaxes at his home in Big Sur in 1963. From 1946, Norman lived and worked at his studio-home in Big Sur on Pfeiffer Ridge with his partner, Brooks Clement, until Clement's death in 1973 from cancer.

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