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Beaches in Monterey County scored high in water quality during the summer, according to this year’s edition of Heal the Bay’s 34th annual “Beach Report Card,” which was released on Wednesday. Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based environment nonprofit, releases the annual report that examines the...

SALINAS >> The Board of Supervisors responded this week to two civil grand jury reports that detailed issues about the cannabis tax revenues and the need for equipment upgrades within the Monterey Fire Department. During a regular meeting Tuesday, the supervisors voted to approve the responses made by county staff...

Fresno resident Ira Ulyesses Bastian was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the 1991 stabbings of two people, Monterey County's D.A. said.

SOLEDAD — SPCA Monterey County is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a cat in Soledad. On July 4, a Good Samaritan found the young brown tabby cat on Crestfield Street, near Soledad High School. The 1-1/2-year-old cat had been shot in the leg with a pellet gun, her severely injured leg broken and dangling. The finder rushed the cat to the SPCA for care.

SALINAS, Calif. — Libby, the cat that was rescued by the SPCA Monterey County after being shot in the leg on the Fourth of July, is now up for adoption. She was found with a pellet and shattered bone in her right leg, which was later amputated. She's remained in the care of the SPCA since then, with soft bedding and food and water.

The Monterey County District Attorney announced the arrest of a man in connection with the murder of a Pruendale restaurant owner and his mother-in-law in 1991.

GREENFIELD — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 office will be hosting a community listening session on Wednesday, July 17, in Greenfield. The session will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Greenfield Library Branch, 315 El Camino Real. Residents are invited to share their thoughts and concerns about the community and county government.

Information provided by Monterey Bay Economic Partnership. Lea este artículo en español aquí. Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) coordinated a regional visit on July 11 with U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla’s State Field Representative Margaret Arechiga, focused on housing, broadband, infrastructure, and economic development investments in the Monterey Bay region.

SALINAS – Reflecting a production gross value of $4.35 billion, the 2023 County of Monterey Crop and Livestock Report was released Tuesday, with strawberries still the top-valued commodity in the county. The report states 2023’s value of $4,353,338,000 is a 6.14% decrease from 2022’s value of $4,638,336,000. Presented by...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Erik Uppman, the vice president of marketing for Cannery Row Company, and Natalia Hurley, the director of guest experiences for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, stopped by the First at 4 Wednesday. They shared the beauty and excitement of Monterey County, California for your next summer vacation!

From dance to fundraising jams, from local musicians to touring bands, jazz and singer/songwriters to classic pop/rock, blues and art events, summer is when all the arts come out to play. It’s near impossible to not find something you’d like to do among the bright blooms in this garden of delights.

As George Smith sat at a desk in his California restaurant where he lived with his wife and mother-in-law more than three decades ago, someone approached him from behind. The assailant slit Smith’s throat, notes and records from his granddaughter, JoAnn Holland, show, the Monterey County Herald reported in 2018.

SALINAS – The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced that charges were brought against an elderly Fresno man for murders that occurred in the 1990s. Ira Bastian, 85, was arrested without incident July 15, and charged with the cold-case murders of George Smith, 67, and his mother-in-law Eva Thompson, 79.