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Monterey's Jonathan Bomarito crossed the finish line Sunday as Team SpeedSource's final driver to take the GT class victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. More>>
Search teams conducted Sunday a final all-out effort in south Monterey County to find a missing San Luis Obispo man; the day ended with no indication of the man's location. More>>
Crews brought in Saturday the dog of a missing San Luis Obispo man in hopes it would help lead the search for it's owner in south Monterey County, however the effort went without yielding results. More>>
"Target's decision to source sustainable wild-caught salmon, instead of farmed, will have a real impact in the marketplace - and ultimately, on the health of our oceans," said Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium More>>
MONTEREY, Calif. - Tuesday night, the Monterey City Council voted to adopt a moratorium. This comes after a medical marijuana dispensary opened up in late November without the city's permission. The More>>
The Foundation to End Drug Unfairness Policies--or FED UP--announced Sunday several other groups will join a protest to take place ahead of the Monterey City Council meeting on Tuesday. More>>
Monterey, Calif. The Coast Guard tells Central Coast News they have rescued five Marina men who were in a boat, on the water, near the Monterey Bay Aquarium. More>>
Monterey, CA-- A medical marijuana dispensary opened along Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Workers at the Mycare Cooperative said the shop opened in late November and did not ask the city's permission and does not need it. More>>
The Pacific Grove City Council will consider Tuesday a new marketing plan for the city's golf course in an effort to generate more revenue. More>>
Monterey County Free Libraries is giving the gift of Fine Free Months during this holiday season. Now is the time to return those library materials so they free up some room. More>>
Officials at the Monterey Peninsula Airport are preparing for big crowds of travelers during the Thanksgiving week. More>>
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs on KION on December 1 and there's a chance a Carmel High alum could be strolling down the nationally televised runway. More>>
Top local elected officials from both Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, along with Rep. Sam Farr, Bishop Richard Garcia of the Monterey Diocese and Rabbi Paula Marcus of Temple Beth El were in attendance. More>>
The Presidio in Monterey covers 400 acres and divides the city. Did you know the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio dates back to World War II when it was originally a secret school. More>>
Police have made an arrest in connection with two arson fires that were started at area businesses in the Monterey and Pacific Grove areas. More>>
MONTEREY, Calif. - At least 100 union hotel workers marched and held a vigil in Monterey Wednesday to raise awareness about recent layoffs. They said big hotel chains were laying-off long-time workers, More>>
At Monterey's city council meeting, angry parents asked council members to step in and stop Bay View Elementary School from closing. At least 20 parents came to voice their opinions. More>>
MONTEREY, Calif. - The American Civil Liberties Union laid out the "do's and dont's" for replacing a cross in Monterey. The city wants to put the cross up after vandals tore it down, but is concerned More>>
About 200 acres of vegetation were cleared on Monday's prescribed burn at the former Fort Ord. More>>
On Sunday, Employees of Carmel Valley's Quail Lodge held a vigil outside of the hotel in a show of support on their final day of work. More>>
California Highway Patrol officials say the two missing climbers at Pinnacles National Monument have been found alive. More>>
Cal Am announced plans to remove the San Clemente Dam in the Carmel River have been renewed with the help of the California Coastal Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More>>
Click here for Football Score and Highlight from Central Coast News's Friday Night Blitz. More>>
The seventh presentation of the Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay will be held in both Monterey and Pacific Grove on Sunday, November 15, 2009. The following information pertains to street closures More>>
Is one local developer upsetting the peace or allowing America's Last Home Town proper? If you have ever driven on Lighthouse Avenue you have probably seen the old Holman building. A local developer says the building is not being used to its potential, and would like to put a world class hotel, in Butterfly Town U.S.A. More>>
By CHRISTINE SIMMONS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Dozens of volunteers and passers-by are stopping by an American Red Cross building on Veterans Day to sign holiday greetings cards for More>>
In celebration of Veterans Day tomorrow the Defense Language Institute held a memorial this morning. More>>
On Tuesday, November 10th, at 11 a.m., The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey will lay a wreath near the Berlin Wall memorial on the Presidio More>>
MONTEREY, Cali. - The district says it needs to cut millions of dollars from the budget, and wants all students to have the same opportunity to succeed. The district thinks closing Bay View Elementary More>>
The SPCA rescued an owl from the Save Mart in Sand City on Tuesday afternoon. They got the call from Save Mart saying an owl was stuck in the store, camped out in the beer and liquor aisle. More>>
The Transportation Agency For Monterey County is one step closer to building a new light rail system between Marina and Monterey. More>>
Monterey, Calif- Peter Coniglio and a handful of other concerned citizens met this afternoon to discuss how the "Save the Cross Fund" should be managed. Coniglio says he's just trying to support the city More>>
State Parks begin service reductions to meet budget cuts and keep parks open with minimal disruptions California State Parks has begun implementing a series of service reductions at parks across the State. The goal is to keep parks open by achieving budget savings while minimizing disruptions to park visitors as directed by Governor Schwarzenegger on September 25th. More>>
Pets may find strangers coming to the door dressed as ghosts and goblins a little too scary. Here are some tips from the American Humane Association and Monterey County Animal Services to help you and your pets have a fun and safe Halloween. More>>
With more than a week to go before the November special election, Donohue appealed to voters to pass a tax increase in the city to increase revenue for city services. More>>
A second structure fire in Monterey as Creative Visions Tattoo and Body Piercing gets $50,000 in smoke and fire damage. More>>
To protect patients, visitors, and staff, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is implementing new restrictions on visitors during the flu season. More>>
Wildlife rescuers say they're seeing epidemic numbers of a mysterious occurence of oily sea birds, similar to cases that killed dozens of birds in the Monterey Bay in 2007. More>>
Associated Press - September 1, 2009 6:04 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) - Five Monterey County high school students are in trouble with the law in connection with a series of organized... More>>
Associated Press - August 25, 2009 3:54 PM ET SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Monterey County is paying $1.85 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who was seriously injured by his cellmate in... More>>
A blessing for the oldest non-indigenous piece of art in Monterey Wednesday. Bishop Garcia blessed the 215 year old image of Our Lady of Guadalupe before it was replaced at the top of San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey where it's stood since 1794. More>>
As the sun casts its autumnal glow on thousands of picturesque U.S. cities and towns, it's the perfect time to recognize the proverbial winners of the country's civic-beauty contest. More>>
The Monterey Bay Aquarium's newest "Seafood Watch" guide is out with what's called a "super green" focus on species that both benefit human health and are captured or farmed in sustainable ways. More>>
Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutorswere told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. More>>
The Monterey Bay Aquarium will mark its 25th Anniversary at the Kelp Forest -with a special edition of the regular morning feeding show followed by a short ceremony and ceremonial anniversary cake. More>>
It's been nearly three weeks since a suspicious fire erupted at an apartment complex on David Avenue in Monterey. And, tenants are still not allowed to return to their homes. More>>
The storm may have left the Central Coast but the clean up has just begun. According to PG&E so far, of the more than 686,000 customers affected by power outages in California, crews have restored power to 610,000. However over 30,000 homes on the Central Coast are still without power, 7,000 in Santa Cruz County. More>>
The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients has found almost half were healthy people who did not have asthma or any other chronic illnesses before they got sick. More>>
A big Pacific storm swept into California on Tuesday with damaging winds and downpours that put a central community under an evacuation advisory because of mudslide danger, while residents near hillsides denuded by wildfires in the south waited warily for an overnight drenching. More>>
MONTEREY, Cali. - People on the peninsula are preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. They're already feeling whipping winds, and seeing strong waves. Fire and police departments along with More>>
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors will tentatively award on Tuesday a five-year contract to American Medical Response to provide ambulance service. More>>
De Ferran beat Fernandez to the line by 0.662 seconds in an epic final race. More>>
Both the attorney and the insurance agent for Benjamin Amadio and Dr. Ralph Kennaugh were present at Friday afternoon's news conference. Attorney, Vicki St. John was able to provide photos of some of the 30 pieces of art that she says was stolen from Amadio and Dr. Kennaugh on September 25. More>>
Voters have less than a month to make their vote count in the Nov. 3 election. If you don't want to wait unitl election day, you until Oct. 27 to vote by mail. More>>
night the Monterey City Council, made a unanimous decision to restore the cross cut down from Roberts State Beach. More>>
Blood donations for all types, especially O and A positive, are needed at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula's Blood Center, and the need is CRITICAL. More>>
There are more problems for schools in King City. Tonight, the California Teachers Association is suing to force the Monterey County School Superintendent to approve a deal reached several months ago. More>>
Election Day is about a month away, and today, ballots went out to thousands of you. In Carmel Valley, everyone's talking about Measure G. More>>
Spanish television superstar Maria Celeste Arraras made a special appearance at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Sunday More>>
The report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lists the overall condition of marine life in the Monterey Bay as maintaining good vitality. More>>
The Monterey County Health Department says, the county will receive its first shipment of 4,000 doses and it will come in the form of a nasal spray or flu mist. Likewise, Santa Cruz County Health Department, says they will be receiving 3,000 doses. More>>
The special ticket promotion to celebrate AT&T's 25th anniversary as title sponsor of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am ends soon. Tickets for the 2010 tournament will be available at a 25% discount until Friday, October 9. More>>
The Presidio of Monterey will hold a Classic Car Show on Oct. 3 from noon to 6 p.m. at Soldier Field in conjunction with Operation Rising Star Finale. The event is open to all street rods, classics, muscle cars, exotic cars, special interest cars and trucks and low riders. More>>
The SPCA for Monterey County will hold its 16th annual Wild Celebration on Sunday, October 4th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Holman Ranch located just east of Carmel Valley Village. More>>
Associated Press - October 2, 2009 4:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money to help build an 800-mile bullet train system... More>>
CARMEL, Cali. - There's a serious shortage of primary care doctors not only throughout the US, but in our area as well. Today the Community Hospital Foundation opened a center in Carmel, plus they are More>>
Closing schools and day care centers because of swine flu could cost between $10 billion and $47 billion, a report by the BrookingsInstitution think tank found. More>>
The California Lottery is excited to announce that, because no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's MEGA Millions draw, thve jackpot for tomorrow night has once again eclipsed the century mark, hitting an estimated $105 million. More>>
Early Wednesday morning the Monterey Fire Department responded to an apartment complex fire at 2000 David Avenue in Monterey. More>>
Priority admissions for 2010-11 opens Thursday, Oct. 1, at California State University, Monterey Bay, and officials are encouraging students to apply early because state budget cuts mean fewer will be admitted. More>>
Creatures of central California's kelp forest will swim into the nation's mail stream when SCUBA divers unveil the Nature of America: Kelp Forest collectible souvenir sheet stamps and stamped postal cards to launch National Stamp Collecting Month tomorrow. More>>
The swine flu is still a major concern for lots of people across the Central Coast. It seems like every day there is something else coming out about the H1N1 virus. You might not believe what Central Coast News found out today, some parents are considering exposing their children to the disease now to prevent serious illness. There is even talk of swine flu parties. More>>
Officials in the San Francisco Bay Area are reporting a quiet night after a tsunami advisory was issued Tuesday for the coastal areas of California and Oregon. More>>
The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets. More>>
Ruby Richman is known in Canada as "Mr. Basketball" and is credited with bringing the NBA to Toronto. More>>
There has been a change in the Friday football schedule for N. Salinas vs. Seaside and some team parents are concerned. The Seaside JV football game was canceled and the varsity football. According to the Gang Task Force they received an anonymous tip stating that there would be a retaliation at the Seaside vs. North Salinas football game. More>>
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A former Carmel doctor was sentenced today to six years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. But his attorney Tom Worthington says the Judge's instruction to the jury was incorrect, and wants a new trial. More>>
MONTEREY, Calif- Each year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monterey County (BBBSMC) hosts an exciting and elegant evening to raise funds to support their programs. This year's event will be held at Orientations More>>
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Schwarzenegger administration has backed off its threat to close dozens of California state parks by saying it has found other ways to save money. The plan announced by the More>>
On an early fall afternoon, the fog added a misty appeal to the campus of CSUMB Thursday. Known for it quite school setting, a few Marina residents, coupled with CSUMB staff and faculty used a furlough day to rally. More>>
If you enjoy California's State Parks, you might be relieved to know fewer will close than anticipated. Deep budget cuts had state officials considering closing as many as 100 parks. However, the Governor's More>>
CENTRAL COAST, Calif- It was supposed to be the mother of all heat-waves with 90 degrees on the coast, 100's possible in Santa Cruz and even 110's possible in far Southern Monterey County. One look out More>>
Testimony began Monday in Monterey at a hearing to decide on a proposal to take California's Leafy Green Agreement nationwide. More>>
SACRAMENTO, Calif- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that several local housing agencies will recieve federal stimulus money. A total of $42.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act More>>
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - Individuals interested in advance care planning decisions and documents are invited to learn from local medical, legal and financial practitioners during free public workshops More>>
MONTEREY, Calif- A long-standing coastal landmark is the apparent victim of a crime. The large wooden cross that stood for years on the recreation trail just south of the Best Western Hotel near Roberts More>>
Families can learn how to protect the ocean and celebrate the sea at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's annual "Fiesta del Mar" event on Sunday, October 4. "Fiesta del Mar" is an annual Latin American cultural festival celebrating ocean conservation. More>>
The 25th annual Coastal Clean-up Day in California meant thousands of volunteers headed out to state beaches to pick up trash More>>
Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula closed it's Garden West nursing unit Thursday afternoon. More>>
Several unlicensed contractors are facing charges due to a sting opperation conducted by Monterey Police and the Contractors State License Board. Subjects were invited to locations in Monterey to bid on various jobs ranging from landscaping and masonry to concrete and painting. More>>
Marine scientists studying the California coast now have a new remote controlled robot to help them study the deepest parts of the sea. It's called the ROV, a remote controlled robot that gives marine scientists a better understanding of life in the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean. More>>
MONTEREY, Calif- Beginning on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, extending through Thursday, September 17, the City of Monterey Parks Division will be trimming trees and landscape vegetation within the center More>>
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Federal officials were right to term the light brown apple moth an invasive threat but didn't back up their findings about the pest with enough sound science, a panel of experts said More>>
Officials say this year's ticket sales reflected the state of the economy and this was the response to get more fans on the grounds.. More>>
Police are searching for a gunman who robbed a Pacific Grove pharmacy Monday afternoon. More>>
Once on scene, Garrison found a 39-year-old female scuba diver unconscious on the beach. The diver had been pulled out of the water by fellow divers who had already commenced CPR. Garrison assumed CPR efforts and within a minute, the patient regained consciousness. More>>
The Central Coast's Sam Farr was among many in congress who held continued town hall meetings today across the country, following up the President's speech on Wednesday. More>>
In conjunction with the eighth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, a Central Coast group held a drive on Monterey's Window on the Bay to collect items for overseas troops. More>>
A man and his dog were attacked by a pitbull in Salinas Wednesday. John Gay said he was walking his three chihuahuas like always when a 14-yr. old boy lost control of the pitbull he had on a leash, and it lunged for the one dog Gay had picked up More>>
A communications tower for Monterey County was seriously damaged in the Gloria fire. The flames quickly spread in an area filled with power lines. It made fighting last month's fire difficult and even now, it's still causing problems. More>>
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif- Monterey County has received the first award of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds in the amount of $2.1 million from the State Department of Housing and Community Development. More>>
The indictment accuses Nilsen and Errico of defrauding investors in Cedar Funding, a Monterey-based "hard money" lender. According to the court document, Cedar Funding had more than 1,000 investors and the loss to those investors could exceed $100 million. More>>
Central Coast firefighter staffing levels have returned to normal because of the reduced threat of the station fire down in Southern California. Returning crews are enjoying a brief rest but they're keeping an eye on what looms ahead this week. More>>
Monterey's Anne Bowlsby finished as the top local junior in the tournament. More>>
ALBANY, N.Y. - Stevenson High alum Mina Harigae finished her Futures Tour career Sunday as the season's top money earner, guaranteeing her a LPGA Tour card. More>>
Law enforcement agencies throughout Monterey County will be in full force this Labor Day weekend on the lookout for drunk drivers as part of the Avoid the 18 program. More>>
Local wineries are making changes because of the Gloria Fire. Agricultural fireworks are blamed for sparking last week's fire. More>>
Cal Fire is now focusing on a vineyard in Soledad owned by Constellation Wines U.S. where they say the fire started. More>>
Less homeless young people are off the streets in Monterey County and are now living in a safe stable home in Monterey. It's all thanks to a new unique program run by the non-profit Community Human Services. More>>
Already this year there have been over a thousand wildfires across the state and with the economy still struggling, and the state budget a bit wobbly we looked into the money it costs to keep Californians safe, and wildfires under control. More>>
The fires across our state are keeping local firefighters busy. After battling flames in our area for weeks, some of them are now heading to southern California, and they're heading down with heavy hearts. More>>
MONTEREY, Calif- For the fifth time, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has placed a young great white shark on exhibit, bringing her from Malibu to Monterey Wednesday. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is the only institution More>>
Some Salinas officials want a 1% sales tax increase to hire more officers. Chief Louis Fetherolf said he's not allowed to push one way or the other, but bottom line, more cops are needed. More>>
It's back to school time, and with active kids comes the spread of germs. The Monterey County Health Department says the swine flu is still a threat. More>>
Fifteen divers have passed away in Monterey County since 2004. Thursday Correy Fedor died 500 yards of the shore line at Monastery Beach in Carmel. More>>
You probably haven't seen too many people swimming in the bay, especially without a wetsuit. But Thursday Bruckner Chase, set out to swim more than 21 miles across the Monterey Bay, wearing only a swimsuit, and a cap and goggles. More>>
An 7.0 earthquake has rocked the island nation of Haiti. Here is a look at how the country is coping with the aftermath. More>>
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