Monterey County News

Inmate convicted of murder faces 3 life sentences David Gomez was convicted of killing his cellmate and attacking two more.

A state prison inmate was convicted on Tuesday of first-degree murder for killing his cellmate, as well as separate assaults with a deadly weapon on other inmates, Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo said.

Monterey County health officials have lifted an advisory warning that told people to avoid swimming at a state beach in Pacific Grove because of high levels of bacteria found there.

Marina pot advocate sentenced to probation, jail A 44-year-old man was sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating a restraining order.

Interim NMC chief shares immediate vision Dr. Kelly O'Keefe is operationally focused on tasks at hand.

Playwright, writer and film director Luis Valdez gives the keynote speech during the closing ceremony for the Mesa Junior Otters program at CSU Monterey Bay in Seaside on Wednesday.

"Transitioning from being a soldier into the civilian world is really hard for them," Stand Down volunteer Gilbert Bernabe said.

The Cowichan Pipes and Drums group from Cowichan Valley Vancouver Island, British Columbia, march during the opening ceremonies at the 2013 Scottish Games and Celtic Festival in Monterey.

Officers were on scene in Salinas on Laurel and Towt streets around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, after a car chase that started south of the city.

One of the dogs rescued from a filthy home in Greenfield last week has given birth to four puppies, the SPCA for Monterey County said.

Large pot operation cleared in San Juan Bautista More than 20,000 plants valued at $25 million were cleared in San Juan Baptista.

Brian Benjamin Balistreri , Suzanne Wood and Jared Hussey in the Wharf Theater's "The Mikado."

PRUNEDALE >> A 51-year-old man suspected of firing a shotgun in front of his residence Wednesday morning sparked a SWAT standoff for more than five hours, deputies said, More than 20 deputies from the Monterey County Sheriff's Office responded to reports about 5 a.m. saying that Jeffery Howard walked his wife out of the house holding a shotgun, ... (more)

More than 20 officers from the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, SWAT and hostage negotiator are on scene on Crazy Horse Canyon Road Wednesday morning.

The election year promise is very pervasive. Have you ever heard of a politician say he or she is opposed to "local control?" Neither have I. However, a bill currently making its way through the State Legislature, AB 155, would do just that, setting a dangerous precedent that would paralyze local governments and politicize public works projects.

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.