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Hundreds of undocumented immigrants removed from county jail.
News

Hundreds of undocumented immigrants removed from county jail.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Aug 25, 2016

It’s been a year since Sheriff Steve Bernal launched a pilot program allowing federal immigration agents inside Monterey County Jail to sift t…

Big Sur's condors appear unharmed by the Soberanes Fire, for now.
News

Big Sur's condors appear unharmed by the Soberanes Fire, for now.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 28, 2016

In the summer of 2008, when the Basin Complex Fire raged though the Santa Lucia Mountains, Condor #477 was only a chick, and too young to flee…

Cartels target Big Sur for big drug shipments.
Cover

Cartels target Big Sur for big drug shipments.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Updated Feb 4, 2016

Cartels target Big Sur as a landing spot for big drug shipments, and weed isn’t the only thing the boats can carry.

Another ag tech award this week goes to a long-time local business, T&A.
News

Another ag tech award this week goes to a long-time local business, T&A.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 10, 2015

Successful farming has always required an element of instinct, and it still does, but one take-home message of Thursday's agricultural technol…

Google’s augmented-reality app, Ingress, in Monterey County.
Cover

Google’s augmented-reality app, Ingress, in Monterey County.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Jul 2, 2015

The Google map on my iPhone spouts neon green right where I’m standing, by a towering green thistle. To most, the Giant Artichoke Restaurant’s…

Nigerian author Okey Ndibe grew up in war but comes to MPC today with a message about stories.
Arts & Culture

Nigerian author Okey Ndibe grew up in war but comes to MPC today with a message about stories.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Feb 18, 2015

Like many people who are driven to live life fully, to find and propagate meaning out of it, Okey Ndibe grew up, as a child, in war. In his na…

A trial of fitness measurement devices leads a reporter to eat more donuts.
Cover story

A trial of fitness measurement devices leads a reporter to eat more donuts.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 22, 2015

Time for a lunchtime jog. I plan to try out a brand-new Jawbone UP, a black bracelet designed to track my fitness in different ways – how far and fast I go, how many steps I take, how many calories I burn.

The tale of Monterey County's Whale Entanglement Team, and the one that got away.
Blogs

The tale of Monterey County's Whale Entanglement Team, and the one that got away.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Nov 13, 2014

(A later and more expanded version of this story appeared Nov. 26, 2014. Click here for that one.) 

Best of Monterey County

Best Outdoor Gear Store - Marina, CA (2013)

  • By Staff
  • Mar 14, 2013

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