Monterey County News

Watsonville firefighters battled a blaze that partially burned a fence and the garage of a home at 322 Rogers Ave. on Wednesday night.

If you're still in Monterey County and not Tahiti, it's a good bet your Friday morning is frosty.

Barbara Greenway, executive director of The Read to Me Project, believes you can't start too early reading to a child.

California parents know little about a new law that gives more money to schools that educate poor students.

Amid a flurry of judicial appointments Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown has named Salinas City Attorney Vanessa Vallarta as a Monterey County Superior Court judge.

The defendant was immediately sentenced by the Honorable Timothy P. Roberts. Cunningham was a licensed roofing contractor who put his license into an inactive status.

Fale was doing business as Vei Construction and S&JR Construction. He will be sentenced on Jan. 29 by Judge Pamela L. Butler.

The Marina Volunteer Firefighters Association will hold a toy drive from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, at Walmart, 150 Beach Road, Marina.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) *4 Pacific Grove's Crema Espresso and Wine Bar has more than the coziest coffee lounge/wine-sipping spot in town happening in the sweet converted Victorian on Lighthouse in the old Pasta Mia.

A study of Salinas Valley spinach crops has led to important information for farmers to reduce over-application of fertilizer, which becomes a health risk when it seeps into groundwater.

At one time, Alta California was just about as far as one could get from European culture and still be part of it.

It takes three ladders, two staircases, and going through a tiny door to reach the top of the National Steinbeck Center to behold the 35-foot Tree of Life up close.

Talks between Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and Monterey County to forge a vaguely worded strategic partnership with Natividad Medical Center have been extended through the end of January, signaling progress in the discussions, SVMH Chief Executive Officer Pete Delgado said Wednesday in an interview with The Salinas Californian.

For investors, this rating means that Monterey County is a high quality investment and a very low credit risk; for Monterey County it confirms that county fiscal and budget policies and decision are keeping the county stable and solvent.

A woman who allegedly plotted to kill her mother in Long Beach pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and other charges, along with her husband and the accused henchman.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson, center, answers questions during a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 4, about a drug-trafficking bust that resulted in the arrest of 15 suspects and the seizure of weapons, cash and drugs.

Bay Area residents should keep those coats and gloves handy for the next week at least, as temperatures are likely to dip even further and remain chilly through next Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

The county's business leaders used a meeting with the state's economic director Tuesday to highlight major projects in the works.

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.