Friday, October 5 2012 1:36 AM EDT2012-10-05 05:36:34 GMT
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Right now, if kids follow the tracks in Dennis the Menace park, they will run into a fence stopping them from playing on the beloved train. Taking down that fence is the number oneMore >>
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Right now, if kids follow the tracks in Dennis the Menace park, they will run into a fence stopping them from playing on the beloved train. Taking down that fence is the number oneMore >>
Wednesday, October 3 2012 1:53 AM EDT2012-10-03 05:53:58 GMT
MONTEREY, Calif. -- It all started at the end of August, when the city put a fence up, warning park goers to be safe around the Dennis the Menace Playground. The fence was put there to protect kids fromMore >>
MONTEREY, Calif. -- It all started at the end of August, when the city put a fence up, warning park goers to be safe around the Dennis the Menace Playground. The fence was put there to protect kids fromMore >>
Tuesday, October 2 2012 11:34 AM EDT2012-10-02 15:34:49 GMT
The train has sat at the front of Dennis the Menace Park in downtown Monterey since 1956. Before this year, children of all ages were able to climb aboard the locomotive, but earlier this year that all changed.More >>
The train has sat at the front of Dennis the Menace Park in downtown Monterey since 1956. Before this year, children of all ages were able to climb aboard the locomotive, but earlier this year that all changed.More >>
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MONTEREY-- The city is looking into whether to pass legislation introduced by Assemblyman Bill Monning, that will exempt the Dennis the Menace train from state playground safety laws.
Some residents claim the landmark is unsafe. Others want the fence surrounding the attraction, torn down.
The City placed that temporary fence around the engine last summer after three kids fell during a nine-month period.
The train is named after a popular comic strip, written by Hank Ketchum, a Carmel resident who died in 2001 at the age of 81.
Dennis the Menace was the freckle-face scamp in droopy overalls whose mischievous childhood adventures delighted readers for 50 years.
There had once been a "Dennis the Menace" statue in the park.. but it was stolen in 2006.
Hank Ketchum's family agreed to make a copy of the statue to replace the stolen one.
The replacement was installed in 2007, at a cost of $30,000. It is cemented into the ground to prevent anyone from taking it.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:41 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:41:02 GMT
Monterey, Calif. - A new generation of Americans, bout 2.4 million, who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are now coming home, thousands to the central coast. Estimates are showing 20 to 30 percent of thoseMore >>
Monterey, Calif. - A new generation of Americans, bout 2.4 million, who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are now coming home, thousands to the central coast. Estimates are showing 20 to 30 percent of those are being diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. This is the first in a three part Center For Investigative action series on what these young soldiers are facing as they come home and how it will impact the central coast. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:52:26 GMT
SALINAS, Calif. -- Police have announced the 14-year old boy stabbed in the neck by two women, has died. Officers said the victim has been identified as Ricardo Ruiz of Salinas. The attack happened onMore >>
SALINAS, Calif. -- Police confirmed Wednesday that the 14-year old boy stabbed in the neck by two women last week has died.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:49:02 GMT
MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Monterey City Council voted on Tuesday night to repeal the wharf barking ban. The ban has been in effect since 1976. This move was just an approval of the first reading. When changingMore >>
MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Monterey City Council voted on Tuesday night to repeal the wharf barking ban, which is essentially restaurant employees or owners making their pitch to potential customers to drum up business.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:29 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:29:41 GMT
The Central Coast News Questions Center will open from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and we are taking on the issues surrounding a new generation of veterans coming home from war. Veteran's resource expertsMore >>
The Central Coast News Questions Center will open from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and we are taking on the issues surrounding a new generation of veterans coming home from war.More >>
