Monterey County News

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.

Janna Hoehn A'A'Adding a photo A' putting a face with the name A' changes the dynamic of the Vietnam wall.A*A* Among the 58,286 names engraved into the black granite wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., are 70 from Monterey County who either died during the war, or remain missing in action more than four decades later.

Copious documentation will be the crux upon which local attorneys plan to win a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of at least 20 King City residents targeted in an alleged for-profit towing scheme.

Funds can be used for college film projects, tuition or other school-related expenses.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a Salinas man Wednesday after responding to a report a gun being fired during a funeral.

Lightning in a Bottle, an electronic music and arts festival that's been held in Southern California for the past eight years, is setting up camp this Memorial Day weekend at San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley.

Lightning in a Bottle, an electronic music and arts festival that's been held in Southern California for the past eight years, is setting up camp this Memorial Day weekend at San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley.

The Pacific Grove City Council decided Wednesday to get another court ruling to see if a proposed pension rollback initiative belongs on the November ballot.