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The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
Salinas Police have at least one suspect in custody who is believed to be involved in a weekend home invasion.
An independent analysis of the electronic meter-reading system operated by California's largest utility says the devices are highly accurate, despite thousands of customer complaints.
Associated Press - September 2, 2010 4:24 PM ET SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) - Officials say a 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in a lagoon off San...
Right now both southbound lanes of Highway 17 are closed just north of Glenwood Drive after a semi-truck accident. Just after 6 a.m. Thursday a big rig hit an embankment and overturned.
A group of Republican lawmakers is urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal a federal ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
Salinas police officers will not be getting a pay raise, when some of them hit the books this month to learn Spanish. They say, they're learning on their own time to try to open up the communication lines.
Castroville, Calif-- A young girl was hit by an SUV on Speegle Street in Castroville around 5:30 Wednesday evening.Investigators told Central Coast News the girl ran in between two parked cars and dashed
GILROY, Calif - A 53 year-old man was killed just after 1am in a car accident. The California Highway said the man was driving southbound on Highway 101 just before Betabel/Y Road and crashed into an embankment.
Salinas, Calif.-Many viewers wanted to know, what happens to the money collected in big busts like yesterdays 'Street Sweeper' Operation, Central Coast News took that question to officials to find an answer.Mike
Central Coast News has obtained the sealed indictment for three Gang leader who were arrested Tuesday as part of a state wide gang sweep called Oeperation Street Sweeper.
A lot of pomp and circumstance for a well-deserved farewell but a tough welcome for the new guy, "Ya you're right it's definitely going to be challenging, but I see it as an opportunity."
Wednesday was D-day for the Hollister School District as school officials try to figure out what to do about overcrowding in classrooms.
Santa Cruz County may be known as a great summer destination. But the county wants you to come visit all year round.
SALINAS, Calif- Police say a 6 year old boy was shot in the stomach by a shotgun found underneath his parents bed at his home at the Boronda Manor Apartments last night. "Whether it's accidental or not
Police say they have shot an armed man who took three people hostage in the Discovery Channel network's headquarters in suburban Washington. All of the hostages are safe.
New details are emerging in a case where a 12 year-old boy accidentally shot his 6 year-old brother.
A Salinas family is scared and angry after several people broke down the front door of their home armed with shotguns and handguns. It happened at the Northridge Park Apartments on Madrid Street.
Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, the nation's...
An independent research group today reports that the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in 20 years.
Salinas police are calling Tuesday's arrests of five gang members a big success, Central Coast News spent the day talking to the Justice Department about the arrests, to find out what they're doing differently to put suspected shot callers behind bars.
Salinas, Calif. Police are reponding to a shooting at Boronda Manor Apartments in Salinas. We have learned a 12 year old has accidentally shot his 6 year old brother. Police tell us that the child
Many business owners near Forbidden XTC said they're shocked by Phillip Sparks arrest. Neighbors told Central Coast News they're surprised by Sparks' alleged double life.
Law enforcement agencies were out in full force on the streets of the Central Coast and all over California looking to take down the Nuestra Familia, a notorious prison gang that directs street crime from Pelican Bay State Prison.
Witness said that a man was chasing them with a knife along West Cliff Drive, Tuesday evening.
MONTEREY, Calif. -- The four candidates running for the 17th Congressional District seat squared off at a political forum Tuesday morning.
A local show horse qualified for the 16th Asian Games in Hong Kong in November.
LIVE OAK, Calif. – Protesters plan to demonstrate outside a PG&E contractor for a fourth day here, vowing to prevent the installation of SmartMeters in local homes.
A: Our KION Question came from Nelda in Monterey. She often sees animals locked inside parked cars during hot weather and asked us, "Isn't this illegal?"
Everyone has been hearing about the state cuts to higher education over the last few years, and local community colleges and universities are no exception,UCSC,CSUMB
Neighbors who live around the Greenbelt area of North Salinas say over the past year there have been an unsually high amount of break ins.
APTOS, Calif. - An Aptos farmer lost his hand and parts of his arm on the job. After going through several surgeries, he's back home now recovering. And all he wants to do now is go back to work. "I
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Certain child molesters in California would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole under a bill lawmakers sent Monday to Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
Salinas, Calif.- Today, a man hired to protect people living in two Salinas apartment complex's called his arrest a misunderstanding. It's new information about a possible police impersonator we first
SALINAS, Calif- Last week Big Brothers Big Sisters for Monterey County had to shut its doors in Salinas because of financial problems. They are directing everyone to their Monterey office, where they will
A bay area man, already charged with impersonating a police officer on the Central Coast, now faces child pornography charges.
A 27 year-old Father of two, who met his victim at a child's bithday party, was sentenced to 6 years in state prison for child molestation.
GILROY, Calif- Severel months after a woman was attacked and robbed at the Gilroy Premium Outlets, police have arrested a suspect. Police say that on April 21, Jaime Baldenegro attacked the victim in
The Los Angeles Times says health testing at California beaches has dipped to its lowest level since tests became mandatory more than a decade ago - and that could put beachgoers at greater risk of infection.
Morning commuters using southbound Highway 1 in Marina will need some extra time to reach their destination. The California Highway Patrol is reporting a 4 vehicle accident on Southbound Highway 1 just South of Fremont Boulevard.
On Sunday morning at 3:05, Marina Police were called to a home in the 200 block of Palm Avenue where a homeowner reported two men had forced open a bedroom window in the home.
Marina, CALIF - The City of Marina celebrated the beginning of the school year for CSUMB, and local vendors called the students a saving grace.
If you were on the peninsula today, you've probably noticed a spectacular yacht in the bay.
Two teenagers shot in broad daylight and neighbors say they've had enough! The shooting happened Saturday morning at the intersection of North Sanborn and Antigua Avenue in front of La Paz Middle School.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - From New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward to the Mississippi coast, people hit hard by Hurricane Katrina were paying homage Sunday to those killed by the storm's devastation - exactly five years after it hit the Gulf Coast.
Salinas, CALIF - Two men are being treated for gunshot wounds after a man opened fire at a group of people standing infront of a Salinas apartment complex.
About two dozen Salinas police officers are volunteering to take a Spanish course to help them interact with non-English speakers at crime scenes.
Police are investigating a morning shooting aimed at two teens on North Sanborn Rd and Antigua Avenue.
Seaside police are investigating a shooting at Laguna Grande park on Thursday.
Just after Midnight Friday morning a semi-truck crashed into a guardrail on Northbound Highway 101 at Betabel/Y Rd, according to the California Highway Patrol. All that's left of the deadly accident that closed the North bound 101 for nine and a half hours this morning are bunches of broccoli scattered off to the side of the road.
SALINAS, Calif- Life in prison, a judge sentenced a former Soledad prison guard to spend the rest of his life on the other side of the bars. In court today, the victim, known as Jane Doe, told Timothy
Pacific Grove police arrested a man they say robbed a safeway store last week.
Congressman Sam Farr announced today that three Salinas-area airports received nearly $5 million dollars in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Salinas Police Activities League, or PAL, could soon have a new headquarters at the Old Salinas Armory Building. They secured about 100,000 in grant monies from the Harden Foundation to secure a location and start after school activities for at risk youth in Salinas.
Ever since she was injured in a drunk driving accident we have been used to seeing Chelsie Hill in a wheelchair or sitting down. After six months of hard work, sweat, and tears Chelsie can do what some doctors called impossible.
Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the federal official at the heart of a firestorm over Washington's slow response is acknowledging the government's shortcomings.
Caltrans has just told Central Coast News that both lanes of Highway 101 are expected to be reopened at 1:30pm For more details on this story, plus pictures and video visit KIONrightnow.com
ROYAL OAKS, Calif— Fernando Cazares, 29, was shot and killed on Maher Road around 9:30 Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz County Animal Services Authority and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office recently received a conviction against a City of Watsonville resident who was keeping dogs in her home in unsanitary and neglectful conditions.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - When you hear the word fundraiser what do you think of? Probably raising money for schools or charities. What about a medical marijuana group? The Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical
For at least a month now White Seabass have been back out and around the Monterey Bay; fisherman didn't see their population boom here until around 2 weeks ago. Some say their appearance here could indicate the health of the water and ecosystem around the bay, as their numbers have been in decline in years past.
GILROY, Calif- The massive meth bust in Gilroy last week is being called the biggest in American history! Central Coast News learned it's just the tip of the iceberg in Gilroy's battle against meth.
Salinas, Calif—Salinas Police said six months after getting stabbed, Guadalupe (Oscar) Oviedo died.
SALINAS, Calif- A group of teens think the expansion of the Cesar Chavez Library in the east side is the solution to reduce gang violence and they say they can make it happen. In one way or another gang
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Don't be afraid to get wet at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival.
Joey Flowers, age 45 of Marina, was sentenced to 10 years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for transporting methamphetamines on two separate occasions in March and July 2009
Police have arrested a 17 year-old in the attempted murder of a 14 year-old. On July 30 around 5:30 King City Police were notified of a 14 year-old male that had been shot in the arm and was taken to Mee Memorial Hopital by friends.
White plumes of smoke could be seen from the Fort Ord area Thursday Afternoon. According to the Fort Ord Clean Up Authority, vegetation has been cut to serve as fuel breaks.
By DAVID MERCER Associated Press Writer Millions of eggs from the Iowa farms at the heart of a massive salmonella recall are not destined for the garbage but for a table near you.
Associated Press - August 26, 2010 6:04 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities are saying the drugs they seized last week at a drug lab in Gilroy are worth twice as much as originally...
A JetBlue airplane blew its tires Thursday while landing in Sacramento, causing minor injuries to 15 passengers, airport officials said.
Associated Press - August 26, 2010 3:54 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Counties could raise fees on marriage licenses by up to $10 to fund domestic violence shelters under a bill sent to Gov.
If you're like millions of Americans, the recent news of a massive egg recall due to salmonella contamination has probably made you refrain from ordering "sunny side up" the past couple of weeks.
The US Forest Service has declared the Pozo Fire is now 100% contained.
I'm sure that most of you have sent an email to the wrong person and sometimes it is pretty innocent but sometimes it can have devastating effects. For example, you meant to send an email to your friend
Dropping your kid off to school for the first time is emotional for any parent. But imagine walking into your child's kindergarten classroom and finding out there are nearly 40 kids and just one teacher!
A Salinas man is recovering in the hospital Thursday after being shot in the face inside his car. It happened on Leese Drive in Salinas Wednesday night. Police said they are investigating the shooting as gang-related.
A: Tim in Marina asked us, "what is the law regarding motorcycles racing down the center lane between cars?" According to CHP, this is lane splitting and it is legal. But CHP says it must be done in a safe and prudent manner. There can't be excessive speed and no motorcycles can exceed the speed limit.
Salinas, Calif- The high heat from Monday and Tuesday has created dangerous condititions at local playgrounds. Today was the first day of cooling after temperatures in Salinas soared over 100 degrees.
SALINAS, Calif- It's been a tough time for the real estate business on the Central Coast and across the country. Foreclosures are up and many homes are left empty yet on the Central Coast, developers are
A judge has halted new restrictions from going into effect this week that would keep convicted felons from providing in-home care to elderly and disabled patients participating in a state program.
CARMEL, Calif. - The Carmel City Council went behind closed doors for about 3 hours to discuss a performance evaluation on its city administrator, and still no action taken. "No action was taken. And
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies arrested 64-year old Larry Bourdeau of Boulder Creek, for setting The Mountain Store market on fire late Saturday evening.
On August 24, 2010 at 5:50 p.m., a Marina Police officer was on patrol in the 3000 block of Crescent Avenue, he noticed a suspicious man walking out of a home where drug activity is known to take place.
Monterey, Calif-- Bruckner Chase made history in Monterey Tuesday evening. He became the second person to swim across Monterey Bay.Central Coast News followed him for the entire 23 mile swim from Santa
The Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown called Avoid the 13 has resulted in a number of DUI arrests over the weekend in Santa Clara County.
There have been two pit bull attacks in Hollister in the last week. Those two attacks have resulted in the death of three cats and one dog.
Three teens were arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting in Watsonville on August 8, 2010. Lucas Moreno Pena, 19, Jose Israel Medina and Vincent Pena, both 18 were booked.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif- Central Coast News went out to the Monterey Peninsula to talk to some people today to find out what happens when temperatures start heating up, and they have no A/C to cool them
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Filling up the tank at some gas stations in California may soon get a little less convenient. The state fire marshal has ordered about 3,000 gas stations - a third of all stations
California is not among those chosen to receive money in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition.
Zemco Industries, a Buffalo, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
PRUNEDALE, Calif- California Highway Patrol told Central Coast News that San Miguel Canyon Road re-opened at 9:07pm Monday night after being shut down for more than six hours today after a distracted
California Highway Patrol says San Miguel Canyon Road is blocked between Hall Road and Strawberry Road due to low hanging telephone lines.
CSUMB, Calif. -- While kids are hitting the books across the Central Coast, state legislators still haven't passed a budget.
APTOS, Calif.- It was a story Central Coast News first learned about with schools in Sacramento. More and more colleges and universities are finding an increase in students asking for food stamp services.
SALINAS, Calif- While some may be welcoming a break from the low clouds. Central Coast farmers are scrambling to save their crops. Berries, tomatoes and peppers are among the crops with a sun tan mark
SALINAS, Calif - Salinas police are looking for a known gang member they say ran off during a traffic stop. Officers pulled over Michael and Joseph Saldivar Saturday night on Las Casitas Drive. Police say Michael hopped out of the car and ran off.
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif - Sheriff's Deputies had an unusual run in with 36 year old Stephan Kidder on Sunday, after the wine maker brandished a "T-Box Marker" as a weapon. Kidder was drunk in public, unable to take care of himself.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods and his wife are officially divorced.
GONZALES, Calif - Gonzales police arrested a woman after she hit a 9 year old girl with her car. Central coast news was on the scene near la gloria elementary school.
GILROY, Calif. -- The morning after a massive drug bust in Gilroy, at least a dozen children were waiting for their school bus steps away from a dismantled meth lab.
GONZALES, Calif. - 41 year old Maricela Leon of Gonzales was arrested Monday morning, after hitting a young girl walking to school. The accident happened around 7:45 a.m. near La Gloria Elementary School.
SALINAS, Calif. -- The Watsonville Law Center and the Central Coast Foreclosure Collaborative held a workshop in Salinas Sunday.
SALINAS, Calif. -- The "soccer freestyler," Abraham Muñoz, was no doubt the best juggler on the soccer fields Sunday afternoon.
POZO, Calif-- The attack on a fierce wildfire burning in north-eastern san luis obispo county... continues tonight and The US Forest Service has taken command. Firefighters say "the Pozo Fire" has burned 15-hundred acres, but it is now twenty percent contained.
A vegetation fire started Saturday near the town of Pozo at around 12:31 p.m. The fire threatened several campgrounds in the area and they were evacuated.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif- We first brought you this story as breaking news last night, a 17-year-old girl was shot last night in Santa Cruz, and tonight Santa Cruz police are still searching for the suspects.
Santa Cruz police are investigating a shooting between two vehicles off Seaside street and Bellevue.
GILROY, Calif- A day after the big drug bust yellow tape is down and everything has been cleared out except for a bunch of livestock that was left behind. The California Department of Justice immediately
It's the ultimate love story, 40 years in the making. A Monterey couple separated by life's tragic circumstances only to reunite decades later.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's electoral council on Friday ruled that hip hop-artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president, ending his outsider's bid to lead the reconstruction of the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers have passed a resolution acknowledging the thousands of Italian-Americans who were displaced, arrested and harassed during World War II.
The city of Watsonville has been cited by state health officials for failing to fluoridate its water supply.
OAKLAND, Calif- An Amber Alert has been cancelled for Aliyah Sanders who was abducted from Oakland at 1:59 PM Friday afternoon. The suspect, Leon Sanders is in custody.
Monterey Co., Calif-- Air tankers, a helicopter and bulldozers are battling a small wild fire near Priest Valley in Monterey County. The fire started a little after 4:00 on Friday afternoon and burned
Associated Press - August 20, 2010 7:14 PM ET VALYERMO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest has spurred evacuations after surging to 15 acres.
VALYERMO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say homes are under evacuation orders and a firefighter has been injured as a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest has grown to at least 100 acres.
A federal grand jury's indictment of pitching great Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about his use of steroids deals a further blow to baseball, reinforcing the game's image as a sport where the use of...
SALINAS, Calif- Christopher Swanson, a former police officer employed by the Salinas Police Department, pled guilty to a misdemeanor violation, criminally negligent discharge of a firearm. On February
The California School Boards Association has released data showing it paid its executive director slightly more than $400,000 in 2009 at a time when many school districts were laying off teachers.
Associated Press - August 20, 2010 4:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - New research has found that more big earthquakes have hit California's San Andreas Fault in the past several centuries than...
The nationwide recall of tainted eggs expanded Friday as a second Iowa egg farm was linked to the ongoing investigation of a salmonella outbreak that has already sickened more than 1,000 people.
The Bureau of Land Management is going nationwide with its review of off-road racing events it permits on public lands.
Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.
Associated Press - August 20, 2010 12:24 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California showed few signs of economic recovery last month as the state's unemployment rate remained stagnant at...
Over $80 Million dollars worth of crystal methamphetamine and cocaine were seized at a home on the corner of Roop Road and New Avenue.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- At dusk, Santa Cruz police fire up floodlights in front of City Hall, illuminating what's left of Peace Camp 2010.
A small earthquake has hit west/southwest of San Juan Bautista. The magnitude: 3.3 We have reports that it could be felt in Prunedale, Aromas, Hollister.
An 18 year-old is dead after he was involved in a head on collision Thursday morning. The California Highway Patrol said that the accident happened at 7:45 AM on San Juan Road off of San Miguel Canyon.
A line of heavily armored American military vehicles, their headlights twinkling in the pre-dawn desert, lumbered past the barbed wire and metal gates marking the border between Iraq and Kuwait early Thursday and rolled into...
Associated Press - August 19, 2010 7:24 PM ET FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - California workplace safety officials have approved new rules aimed at strengthening and clarifying protections for people...
Associated Press - August 19, 2010 4:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - A trade group is suing California's insurance regulator to halt new, stiffer rules aimed at the illegal practice of dropping...
Fifteen people are without a home after a fire completely destroyed a house at 11 Bowling Road near Las Lomas Drive.
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif- The Megan's Law website shows you where registered sex offenders live but there's another website in Monterey County called offender watch. You can look up the same detailed information
On Wednesday, 30 year old Macarena Clyburn got a phone call from her mother telling her the neighbor's dog had bitten her 4 year old daughter.
The war on terror moves to the Central Coast and it's getting help from an unusual source. Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf is used to fighting gangs. Today, he told Iraqi investigators how local police do it, in hopes it can help them fight terrorists.
The Monterey County Health Department said there are nearly 50 cases of whooping cough in the county. And now, they plan on using mobile vans to make sure you're vaccinated.
The Salvation Army is the first group stepping up to Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf's plea to "step-up" and help police fight crime. Starting October 1st people around Salinas will be able to look
Santa Cruz, Calif-- Santa Cruz Police identified a fifth suspect in the murder of 17-year-old Tyler Tenori.
Brooke Holmquist is with members of the Monterey County Sheriffs Department as they go to an undisclosed location eradicating pot farms.
SALINAS, Calif- Jorge Luis Martinez was shot and killed on Alamo Way and Pino Way at 8:35 Tuesday morning. Police don't have any suspects but said neighbors and witnesses are coming forward to help in
WATSONVILLE, Calif - Just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday firefighters responded to a small brush fire on Stuart Avenue in Watsonville. The fire was in an open field and only burned a 10x10 foot area. Firefighters
Fire crews are battling a brush fire that has scorched 100 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the talk show host who apologized for repeating the N-word several times in an on-air conversation, says she plans to give up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of the year.
GILROY, Calif - California Highway Patrol raced to the scene of an auto fatality on Columbet Ave at East Middle Ave. in San Martin this morning. CHP confirms that a 21 year old man from Morgan Hill was killed in the crash.
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury has found ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty of one count of lying to federal agents.The jury returned its verdict on Tuesday in the corruption case against Blagojevich.Judge
Police said 17-year-old Jorge Luis Martinez has died after being shot several times on Pino Way and Alamo Street in Salinas.
Authorities say a Central Coast toddler who fell out of a second-story window of his home onto a parked car survived and is back home with only minor injuries.
SALINAS, Calif. -- On the side of River Road, students stretched and prepped for the next leg of their bicycle trip bringing awareness to the plight of illegal immigrant students in our schools.
SALINAS, Calif—Today Salinas Police say help is here and more is on the way. Today, the chief said the state is coming to review the department. A committee will look at how the department's staffed and talk about ways to improve. Also today, officers showed off new technology aimed at keeping one neighborhood safer.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Same-sex weddings in California are on hold indefinitely after a federal appeals court blocked the unions Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay
marriage ban.
SALINAS, Calif - Good news for school districts on the Central Coast, "STAR" test scores are up at least two percent for every category in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. And in San Benito county-- scores are up in every category-- except science.
LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Zachary Freeman loved to fish, dirt bike and camp - but most of all, he loved to watch off-road truck racing in the vast Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles.
SALINAS, Calif - A Salinas man has a problem at a gas station bathroom and is arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run, and drivinging under the influence.
19 year old Jacob Rede went into the Shell Gas Station at 417 North Main and asked for the bathroom key. The clerk handed him the key and noticed that Rede was leaving the business with it.
SALINAS, Calif-- A shooting in Salinas Saturday night leaves one teen dead and one left in the hospital.
Morgan Hill, Calif - Restaurant shooter arrested in Morgan Hill. Saturday night, at approximately 9:34 PM, Morgan Hill police officers responded to Sinaloa's restaurant, located at 17535 Monterey Road, on a report of a disturbance. When officers arrived, they learned that a male customer was harassing other patrons and was asked to leave.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California Highway Patrol says Mel Gibson crashed his sportscar into a Malibu hillside but was not injured.
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) - Police say no one reported feeling a magnitude-4.4 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean west of Eureka.
Gunfire rings out in a quiet Castroville neighborhood, killing one teen and injuring several others. The shooting happened at a home on Jackson Street early Sunday morning.
Monterey County Sheriff's Office say 18-year-old Salvatore Denice died.
MONTEREY, Calif.--A vegetation fire started in Aptos at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Dunbarton Road and 101, near the Aromas and Prunedale areas.
EMIGRANT GAP, Calif. (AP) - Authorities have identified the two victims of a small plane crash near the Sierra Nevada community of Emigrant Gap. Placer County sheriff's officials said Saturday that 31-year-old
Drugs, prostitution and shootings - that's what one East Salinas park is known for. But that may soon change. La Paz Park literally means peace. On Saturday, neighbors celebrated its renovation to make it safer for kids.
CAPITOLA, Calif-- An auction of bras! That's not something you hear everyday but this weekend, a local group auctioned off bras to benefit local women. On Saturday, August 14, 2010 the Soroptimist International of Capitola by the Sea held the 5th annual "Bras for a Cause" auction.
MARINA, Calif-- Saturday the city of Marina dedicates the day to a local skate team.
Big Sur, Calif-- Emergency workers told Central Coast News they are heading to a cliff rescue in Big Sur.They are not on the scene yet, but said hikers fell off a cliff at mile marker 36 on Highway 1.
Authorities say two people are dead after a small plane crashed near the Sierra Nevada community of Emigrant Gap. The FAA believes the plane had departed from Watsonville.
Four South Monterey County cities conducted a major gang sweep in Soledad and King City Friday. Police arrested three people in Soledad and one in King City during the sweep.
Central Coast cops may soon be using their smart phones to collect evidence at crime scenes.
Central Coast News is committed to bringing you the salaries of city leaders across the Central Coast, in the wake of a massive salary scandal in a southern California town.
A Mexican woman who says she endured beatings and rapes for decades at the hands of her common-law husband has won the right to stay in the United States. Experts say the case makes clear that domestic violence is valid grounds for asylum.
A California man who suffered permanent brain damage after police shocked him with a Taser has reached a first-ever product liability settlement with the stun-gun company.
MONTEREY, Calif. -- It's a feast for the eyes on the Monterey Peninsula this weekend.
Asset manager Blackstone Group said Friday it is paying $542.7 million to take Dynegy Inc. private in a three-way deal that will see Dynegy also sell four power plants to NRG Energy Inc.
39 year-old Sherri Lee Chinn pled guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence causing great bodily injury for the drunken driving related deaths that occurred on November 1, 2009.
The Monterey County Sheriffs Office has released a copy of the suicide note that was left by Jesse Crow.
Car week is in full swing on the Monterey Peninsula, but it's not just car enthusiasts enjoying the festivities, local charities are taking in much needed donations from the event.
Onto your Central Coast economy, have you seen these welcome car fans signs around Marina? The city is hoping to attract tourists for car week despite the fact they lost one of car week's big events.
Officers took a report from several residents of the Nantucket Bay Apartments who complained about the private security company at their complex.
LAGUNA SECA, Calif. -- Vintage cars will spend the weekend gunning it down the famed Mazda Raceway.
Prosecutors will not pursue charges against three people who allegedly helped a Monterey County man dispose of his wife's remains after she was fatally shot.
Associated Press - August 12, 2010 4:14 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A state appellate court has denied Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's request to proceed with another round of...
A federal judge has ruled that gay marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18.
Associated Press - August 12, 2010 3:34 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Supporters and opponents of a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California are dueling over the law's possible effects...
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - Monterey County Sheriff's Deputies said they are questioning two suspects and will book them into a Juvenile Hall Facility in connection with Wednesday night's drive by shooting.
Hollister, Calif-- Investigators said human error sparked a massive fire at Eagle Recycling near Hollister last week.
Santa Cruz Police Department officers responded to a report of a robbery of a bank in the 1900 block of Mission Street.
SALINAS, Calif- New surveillance cameras hope to bring some security to some East Salinas residents. The murder of a 15 year old made neighbors demand a better walkway for their children. It's now complete
Seaside Beach is one of the busiest state beaches in Monterey County but before you can get to it, you have to cross over some really stinky water.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies assigned to the Community Policing Team arrested 19-year old Alfonso "Pancho" Ramirez.
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