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Marina High Seeks Parents Advice For School's Future

MARINA, Calif. - New information on the future of Marina High School. Tonight, parents got to give their input on how to fix the school's money problems. Right now, the high school is lacking students, More>>

Flames Torch Vacant Home in Marina

You could see the smoke for miles. Flames torched a vacant home and firefighters say it's costing them time and money they don't have. On Wednesday night, investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the flames on the former Fort Ord. More>>

Salinas City Councilwoman Won't Face Gun Violation Charges

SALINAS, Calif - A Salinas City Councilwoman will not face charges after someone stole a high power assault rifle from her home, Salinas Police said Wednesday. More>>

Catalytic Converter Arrests In Watsonville

WATSONVILLE, Calif. -- Watsonville Police say they arrested two men trying to steal cars, and they could be linked to dozens of crimes across the state. It could be a big break in catalytic converter thefts More>>

Scotts Valley Community Heated Over Scooters

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- People complained about skateboarders, now the boarders are complaining about a different set of wheels. Skateboarders in Scotts Valley want the scooters out of their park. "We More>>

Education leaders: State cuts dismantling system piece by piece

SALINAS, Calif. -- School districts across the Central Coast are sounding the alarm about the elimination of state money for transportation, saying it will be even harder to shield students from directly feeling the impact of unrelenting state cuts. More>>

House Fire Near Marina High School

Crews were on scene of an abandoned house fire in Marina on Rendova Drive Wednesday afternoon. At this time there is no word on what started the fire. More>>

Deputies Name Boyfriend as Suspect in Death of 14-Year-Old

The Monterey County Sheriffs Department released the name of the suspect they believe is involved in the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old girl back in November of last year. More>>

Highway 1 Onramp to Highway 68 Will Close on Thursday

The southbound Highway 1 onramp from Highway 68 West will be closed  Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tree removal, said Caltrans officials. More>>

CPUC Approves Analog Meters for PG&E Customers for Smart Meter Opt-Out

Wednesday morning the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to modify the Smart Meter program for PG&E. The new program will allow  residential customers who do not wish to have a wireless Smart Meter installed at their location to get an analog meter, said the CPUC. More>>

Deputies: Suspect Tried to Grab 14-Year-Old Jogger in Felton

Deputies are looking for a man who tried to grab a 14-year-old while she was jogging through the Fall Creek State Park in Felton last Wednesday. More>>

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Says Combat Mission in Afghanistan to End Next Year

BELGIUM - Monterey County native and Secretary of Defense Leon Paneta says combat mission in Afghanistan will end next year. More>>

Police Still Looking For Accused Salinas Child Molester, New Picture Released

Police say that Rene Cruz has been on the lam with his girlfriend and two kids for at least a week. Cruz is accused of molesting a child at his girlfriend's daycare. More>>

Seaside to Focus on Future of Low-Income Housing Assets

Wednesday marks day one of the Governor's enforced dissolution of redevelopment agencies statewide and the city of Seaside may put the future of RDA housing duties in the city's hands. More>>

Pediatricians' group recommends HPV vaccine for boys

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that all boys between the ages of 11 and 12 receive the three-dose vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV). More>>

Community Services Proving Child ID and Fingerprinting

According to the Santa Cruz Police Blog, the Community Services Section is in Harvey West Park today at the Kids Cottage doing child ID and fingerprinting. More>>

How to file taxes on your own

If you getting ready to do your taxes, or even if you already had them done and don't want to spend money on an accountant next year, here's a primer to filling your taxes on your own. More>>

Nijmeddin to Find Out If He's Going To Trial

SALINAS, Calif. - A Salinas man accused of driving over a homeless man repeatedly is expected in court today (Wednesday) to find out if he's going to trial. This comes after Adnan Nijmeddin dismissed More>>

Child Porn Suspect Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

SALINAS, Calif - A judge sentenced a Seaside man convicted of possessing child pornography to two years in prison Tuesday. More>>

Central Coast Man Facebook Rant About Economy

How upset are you with the current economy? One Central Coast man is so angry, he posted a video to our Facebook page to share his story. More>>

Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike To Raise Millions, But Not For Deficit

SALINAS, Calif. -- It's a proposed tax hike that will really get smokers fuming. A new initiative on the June ballot is asking voters to approve a one dollar tax hike on a pack of cigarettes, on top of More>>

Local Shelters Already Working Around Governor's Plan

SALINAS, Calif. - A lot of you are barking about Governor Jerry Brown's plan to let shelters euthanize stray pets in 3 days, instead of up to six. But Central Coast News learned, shelters can already More>>

CBS Projecting Romney As Winner in Florida

CBS News is projecting Mitt Romney as the winner in the Florida primary with 48 percent of the vote. Newt Gingrich came in with 31 percent of the vote More>>

Budget Committee Passes Bill to Borrow

Central Coast Assemblyman Luis Alejo's office just told Central Coast News Senate Bill 95 was passed in the Assembly Budget Committee. More>>

State Could Run Out of Cash By March

State Controller John Chaing said the state will run out of money by March if no action is taken. More>>

Gov. Brown's Controversial Plan Putting Animals At Stake

HOLLISTER, Calif. -- The clock is ticking for animals in shelters. Governor Jerry Brown wants to make it easier for shelters to put down strays to help pay down the state's deficit. It's one of several More>>

CIA Follow File: CeaseFire Ceases to Exist? Police Say It's Still Here

SALINAS, Calif.- An article in the New York Times Monday focused on Salinas' gang violence and talked about a small agriculture city trying to fight the gang problem, despite a shrinking city budget. More>>

Salinas Police Search for Female Bank Robber

Police say a woman attempted to rob two banks over the weekend, but only got away once with cash. More>>

Missing 5-Year-Old Salinas Boy Found

Controversial City Manager Starts His Job

Salinas, Calif. - City Manager Ray Corpuz is already settled in his new office at city hall and says he is ready for the big job ahead.  On his first day, Ray Corpuz is facing three main tasks. The first More>>

Experts Investigate Dead Birds

Moss Landing, Calif. -Sea shells and crabs are usually found along the shore, but in Moss Landing people say a different animal is stinking up the beach.  "Last week, [There was] clear beach, clear skies, More>>

Police: Accused Child Molester Leaves With Two Young Daughters

Police are looking for an accused child molester who may have ran away with his girlfriend and two kids, said police. Rene Cruz is wanted on an $800,000 warrant for child molestation. More>>

Bomb squad detonates explosive device in Seaside

SEASIDE, Calif. -- Two explosions punctuated the night in an otherwise quiet residential neighborhood Sunday after the Monterey County Sheriff's Office bomb squad shut down a road and detonated a suspicious device. More>>

Driver Killed After Car Crashes In Eucalyptus Tree

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. - California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident in Hollister Saturday night. It happened just after 9:00 pm near the intersection of Fairview Road and Marantha More>>

Three Juveniles In Custody After Salinas Car Chase

SALINAS, Calif. - Salinas Police were led on a high speed chase last night after attempting to stop a car at Williams Road just after 9:00 pm. Police say the car fled for several minutes until stopping More>>

13 Arrested in Santa Cruz Probation and Parole Sweep

Santa Cruz, Calif. - Thirteen people were arrested Friday during a probation and parole compliance check. A lot of agencies participated in the sweep. More>>

Former GOP Candidate Cain To Endorse Gingrich

CBS NEWS-- Former presidential GOP candidate Herman Cain will endorse GOP candidate Newt Gingrich for president. Click http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57367931-503544/cain-to-endorse-gingrich-for-president/?tag=stack More>>

Behind-the Scenes Photos at the SPCA for Monterey County Pet Telethon

Live on KION-TV/CBS 46 from 6-10pm on January 28, 2012. More>>

Santa Maria Officer Shot & Killed by Another Officer

SANTA MARIA - Santa Maria Police shot and killed one of their own officers after a shootout early Saturday morning near McElhaney and Broadway. According to police, the officer was the subject of an More>>

Fire Slows Traffic in South Salinas

Salinas, Calif. - One home, on Davis Rd. & Acacia St., caught fire in South Salinas on Saturday around 4:30pm. More>>

Salinas to Combat Graffiti with Mobile App

Salinas, Calif. – There is about 68 square feet of graffiti covering Salinas and city officials said each year it costs about $100,000 to clean it up.  Now, Salinas city leaders have found a way to put More>>

Alisal High Helping Change East Salinas Image

East Salinas. It's gotten national attention because of the gang violence. Now it's getting attention for a very different reason. Alisal High School is helping change the area's image. More>>

Missing San Jose Woman Found In San Francisco

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police are organizing the return of a 75 year old dementia patient after she went missing yesterday. Police say Marian Weber left her house to go shopping yesterday afternoon More>>

Capitola Considers Skate Park

New information on a Central Coast city considering a skate park, costing nearly half a million dollars. It's money the City of Capitola doesn't have. More>>

Rural School Students Reach Out to Lawmakers for Funding

Soledad, Calif. – A troubled Central Coast school district calls in the cavalry.   The Soledad Union School District said it's in such trouble, lawmakers need to see it for themselves.  Students and teachers More>>

Famous Dave's Hiring in Salinas

Famous Dave's BBQ is set to open some time in March and they are now accepting applications. More>>

Pebble Beach Woman Severely Burned in Bizarre Fire

A woman who has 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 90% of her body is in the hospital after a bizarre fire Thursday afternoon. More>>