Monterey County News

In the midst of the dog days of summer, you really don't want a rich, heavy, full bodied white wine that carries a lot baggage and just weighs your palate down.

Victim in fatal Seaside drive-by shooting identified A 28-year-old man was gunned down inside his vehicle Wednesday morning.

SPCA Humane Officers responded to a residence on the 300 block of Apple Avenue in Greenfield after receiving a call from police about a suspected hoarding situation.

Health officials say three Orange County residents who traveled to the Caribbean this year have tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus.

Sheriff's Log: Tenant exposes self to landlord The Monterey County Sheriff's Office log.

SALINAS >> There are thousands of Native American people, and evidence of their lives, buried in Assemblyman Luis Alejo's district.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors announced on Wednesday that Natividad Medical Center CEO Harry Weis will depart from his high powered post on Friday.

Authorities in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties are seeking a 28-year-old man suspected in numerous auto thefts, vehicle burglaries and possible identity theft in both counties.

A California court has delivered a setback to an oil company seeking to drill wells within a few miles of condor habitat at the state's Pinnacles National Park.

Officials have released a sketch of a man suspected of shooting and killing a peacock from his Mercedes-Benz earlier this month in Southern California.

Salinas charter high has openings Millennium Charter has been fully accredited for ninth and 10th grade.

A Central California company has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its fresh peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots over concerns of possible listeria contamination.

Pat Du Val's book informs, entertains and haunts The 'Singing Sheriff' recounts his youth and his days in Monterey County Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1rzw8tZ Retired Sheriff's Deputy Pat DuVal's new book, "From Colored Town to Pebble Beach: The Story of the Singing Sheriff" offers two gifts for the price of one.

More than a dozen park rangers who work at Monterey County parks have received pink slips and could lose their jobs by the end of September.

Questions still remain in probation contract Community member accuses Community Corrections Partnership of violating the Brown Act.

Sheriff's Log: Remove trespassers from home The Monterey County Sheriff's Office log.

City, DA deny requests for info in July police shooting Officials denied requests for information on death of Frank Alvarado on July 10 Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1rwObkt Salinas police and Monterey County District Attorney's investigators canvass the scene June 10 at Fairview Avenue and Beverly Drive where Frank ... (more)

It has been a deadly and tense four days in Salinas. Since Friday night, there have been two homicides and two standoffs and police say they will be hard to solve because witnesses refuse to speak up.

Salinas police chief to seek funding for uniform cameras Kelly McMillin said he plans to ask the Measure V Committee to fund uniform cameras.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday reducing the maximum penalty for misdemeanors by one day - a change expected to significantly reduce the number of immigrants in the country legally who are deported for lesser crimes.