Monterey County Statewide Articles

After being appointed to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat, Laphonza Butler served for 13 months. Her next goal is getting up to speed on her daughter's new hobby: competitive cheerleading.

SINCE THE COVID-19 pandemic, California’s community colleges have been plagued by scammers who pose as students and enroll to steal financial aid — and now it’s getting even worse. The state’s 116-college system has lost more than $7.5 million to …

For the last 1.5 years since ChatGPT launched, workers and business leaders have been singing two different tunes about the advent of generative artificial intelligence.From the C-suites, there is excitement and optimism about cost savings and improved productivity—but among the …

Two people were critically injured Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed near the track during the National Hot Rod Assn. finals at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

A California man is in custody after a routine traffic stop yielded a terrifying situation, officials said.

Education has never been a top priority of President-elect Donald Trump’s, but that doesn’t mean schools — or students — will be immune from Trump’s agenda in the next four years, education experts say. Trump may slash school funding, cut …

Over 30 places in 15 California counties will be getting new names by Jan. 1, 2025.

Mount Diablo State Park will likely be on fire next week.This isn’t the prognostication of some super psychic meteorologist, but a notice from California State Parks, which plans to conduct prescribed burns on the mountain on one or more days …

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders must mount a strong offense as well as robust defense against attacks on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.

California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the diverging outcomes.

The Brentwood City Council approved a ban on short-term rentals and the development of new car washes, but decided to table a conversation on banning new gas stations for a later date.The Brentwood Planning Commission last month also recommended banning …

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit the Fontana area on Saturday.

A massive fire destroyed a Hollywood automotive parts store Saturday afternoon.

A troubled San Jose modular housing project for homeless residents has hit another snag.The opening of a temporary housing site on Branham Lane has been delayed over difficulties ensuring the homes are structurally safe. The project was supposed to be …

The State Bar has accused Aaron Spolin, a Princeton-educated former McKinsey consultant, of using deceptive marketing and lies to sign up prisoners.

There is no evidence that the strain is spreading in California or the U.S., and the risk of contracting Clade I mpox in the U.S. remains low.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the new administration. The idea of Trump, a Republican, appointing Kennedy to his cabinet would have been surprising just a few months …

A Bay Area school district has settled a lawsuit claiming that Black students and English learners were denied a proper education and were disproportionately suspended, expelled or funneled into special education classrooms offering poor instruction.Pittsburg Unified School District in Contra …

O.C. firefighter Andrew Brown, who was injured when his firetruck rolled over on the way home from the Airport fire, spent nearly two months at a Colorado hospital.

Note: This story was updated to note that the full board of regents voted to approve the tuition increase.The University of California will increase annual tuition by $3,402 for out-of-state undergraduate students who enter the university next fall, under a …