Monterey County Local News

The Monterey Peninsula Foundation has awarded a grant of $60,000 to local nonprofit Community Human Services to fund two programs helping homeless youth.

A huge algae bloom is responsible for the deaths of sea lions, pelicans and whales off the California coast.

Responding to reports of distressed penguins in unusual locations, staff and volunteers with the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center have so far rescued 16 birds since April 11.

A ribbon cutting ceremony on April 24 celebrated the opening of the 106-unit Seagrove apartment complex near downtown Seaside.

Local high school and first-year college students are encouraged to apply for the Monterey County Young Supervisors Program, which focuses on developing leadership skills and civic participation.

California uses Medicaid to pay for a range of nontraditional health care services, including housing. The Trump administration wants to scale back those programs.

Unions are pushing for shorter freight trains to make railways safer, but that could raise the cost of goods and delay passenger rail service. It also may not be legal.

Following CalMatters reporting, California’s Republican representatives are calling for the U.S. Department of Education and Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate how California’s community colleges are handling financial aid fraud.

In an April 24 press conference. CalFire unveiled the latest addition to their fleet of firefighting aircraft, a new C-130 Hercules.

A new online urban tree canopy mapping tool for California has been released by CalFire.

You need a Real ID to fly, and the deadline to get one in California is May 7.

The California economy continues to grow, now ranking as the fourth-largest on the planet.

Discussions are underway to evolve the 2025 we.Mural Festival in Sand City.

From higher costs to export worries, California’s agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity.

California Senate Housing Committee Chair Aisha Wahab is a staunch progressive who is clashing with pro-development activists and other Democrats who want to build more, faster.

The UC has grown its enrollment of California undergraduates by 16,000 in the last five years. University officials say they won’t be able to continue that growth if state funding is cut.

An update on the 1.5 mile Canyon Del Rey segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks.

Red Dress Day is May 3 in Seaside, a commemorative event to bring awareness to the issue of violence against Indigenous people.

A California Republican state senator finds his crime bills getting a warmer welcome this year. Democrats say they’re just responding to their voters.

In a move to reduce risk to drivers, CalTrans is deploying remote-controlled bulldozers and excavators in clearing the Regent's Slide near Big Sur.