Monterey County News

A Nevada man who formerly worked as a certified sign language interpreter for the deaf at North Salinas High School pleaded no contest Friday to misdemeanor child molestation and other charges, according to the Monterey County District Attorney's Office.

Alexis Hernandez, 8, right, takes part in a summer arts class at Sherwood School in Salinas on Friday.

The California Department of Public Health is lifting the April 4 and April 28, 2014 health advisories warning consumers not to eat recreationally harvested bivalve shellfish or the internal organs of commercially or recreationally caught anchovy, sardines, or crab taken from Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.

Sheriff's Log: Argument with son The Monterey County Sheriff's Office log for xxx.

Sheriff's Log: Father, daughter disturbance The Monterey County Sheriff's Office log for July 10, 2014.

An inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison stabbed a corrections guard with a homemade weapon Friday afternoon, prison officials said.

The Community Foundation for Monterey County has announced the recipients of the 2014 Neighborhood Grants Program, which is aimed at supporting local residents who comes together to improve their communities for themselves and their neighbors.

Watsonville police recruit Devon McMahon stands at attention and answers questions during the midterm inspections Wednesday.

Aromas man pleads guilty to 21 child sex counts Lorenzo Ledesma will be sentenced Aug. 28 for 21 violations against two minors.

MARINA >> A 59-year-old man was found guilty of felony battery charges that caused serious body injuries, while persuading a victim not to report the crime, the District Attorney's office announced Friday.

MARINA >> A 59-year-old man was found guilty of felony battery charges that caused serious body injuries, while persuading a victim not to report the crime, the District Attorney's office announced Friday.

Sister speaks out about man killed by police Angelica Garza, Frank Alvarado's sister, said she is preparing to mount a legal case.

SALINAS >> Two separate car accidents, one involving a fatality, closed down northbound and southbound Highway 1 lanes to traffic for several hours Friday morning, California Highway Patrol official said.

Monterey County real estate sales A listing of recorded home and property sales in Monterey County.

DA to investigate fourth officer-involved fatality Police Chief Kelly McMillin turned the investigation over to the DA's Office this morning.

Appearing worn and exhausted, Monterey financial talk show host Barbra Alexander was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Wednesday after bilking friends and colleagues out of $6.3 million in an ongoing Ponzi scheme.

Reward offered for rabbits abandoned in Seaside Domestic rabbits have been found abandoned in a Seaside park.

SALINAS >> Former King City police Sgt. Bobby Carrillo, accused of participating in a for-profit towing scheme, may have "influenced" some sergeants in the department to not report him because he had "dirt on them," according to court testimony Thursday.

One man killed in Chualar, another wounded Deputies are investigating the Wednesday night bloodshed.

KING CITY >> A 19-year-old King City man has been missing since Sunday and the city's police department is seeking help finding him.