Monterey County News

HARVARD ENDOWMENT FUND INVESTING IN CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS Mar. 17, 2014 Source: Farmland Investor Center With the California wine market on a cyclical upswing, Harvard Management Company, the Boston-based investment shop for Harvard University's $33 billion endowment, is quietly assembling a Central Coast vineyard play.

The Media Center for Art, Education, and Technology is producing a documentary about The Del Monte Express, a train that served Pacific Grove from 1890 until 1971.

Free live jazz is underway today at the Santa Cruz Wharf until 5 p.m. Catch live jazz on the Wharf stage then stroll the Wharf to enjoy live jazz in restaurants.

The public is invited today to go see the winning entries of the Monterey County Science and Engineering Fair beginning at noon today.

The Vendange Inn offers 13 winery-themed rooms, five non-themed rooms and a cottage.

Atwo-axel, 12½-ton water truck was struck by a freight train at a rural intersection just north of Chualar shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Jaime Molina belongs to a group of men, the Compadres Network, dedicated to spreading a message of what it means to be a true man.

Slicing through the ocean with more than 2,000 pounds or more of marijuana, drug smugglers on Mexican fishing boats known as pangas have skipped Southern California landing zones in recent months and headed to Santa Cruz and Monterey County.

Three key Natividad Medical Center trustees officially indicated they plan to resign from the county hospital board at the end of March, expressing frustration with restrictions of county oversight on hospital operations and urging independence or affiliation.

God, it's just sad how I love politicians. It's true. Some people love dogs and cats.

Vineyards dotting an iconic view of the Pacific coastline are more than just a classic image of Monterey County and California.

A Palo Alto man wanted on suspicion of firing a gun toward an inhabited dwelling in San Leandro turned himself in to police after he Googled himself and discovered he was listed on the Northern California's Most Wanted web site, police said Friday.

Carie Hufford, the Marina woman who was found dead on Jan. 24 less than a mile from her house, died of an accidental drug overdose, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Coroner.

Most Marines and equipment will be based at Fort Hunter Liggett and use Marine aircraft and ground vehicles to conduct training missions in the surrounding areas.

A "Stand for Peace" march was held after 6 year old Azahel Cruz was killed by stray bullet fired by gang members in Salinas, Calif.

It happened on the 1100 block of Wood Street in Castroville. Monterey County Sheriff deputies say two men fired multiple handgun and shotgun rounds at individuals outside their residence.

Right or wrong, private lotteries, including raffles, have been illegal in California for more than 100 years.

The weekend of March 20-23, murder and mayhem will be the order of the day in downtown Monterey as the Left Coast Crime Convention takes over the Portola Hotel and Spa.

KINDNESS BY THREE SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS IS CALLING ATTENTION TO THE CHANGING FACE OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE CENTRAL COAST... ACTION NEWS REPORTER MAY CHOW IS LIVE IN OUR SALINAS NEWSROOM WITH THE STORY.### DAN...WHAT BEGAN AS A SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT ENDED WITH POLICE HELPING A MOTHER AND CHILDREN -- INCLUDING A 7- MONTH-OLD BABY -- FIND SHELTER FOR ... (more)

After taking a look at Salinas Council member Kimbley Craig's itinerary for her trip to Washington D.C., it's clear she's been in and out of meetings all week.