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Convicted sex offenders arrested during weekend probation checks in Monterey County.
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Convicted sex offenders arrested during weekend probation checks in Monterey County.

  • Mary Duan
  • Oct 3, 2019

A Salinas woman convicted in the ongoing molestation of her daughter's friend faces new charges of cocaine possession and resisting arrest aft…

Monterey-Salinas Transit gets a new smartphone app.
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Monterey-Salinas Transit gets a new smartphone app.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 23, 2017

Lisa Rheinheimer stands in the Monterey Transit Plaza, her iPhone in hand, and watches the next bus on the “Jazz” line approach on her phone, …

A handful of reactions to the much-anticipated first episode.
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A handful of reactions to the much-anticipated first episode.

  • Mark C. Anderson, Marielle Argueza, Pam Marino, Walter Ryce, David Schmalz
  • Feb 23, 2017

Heck of a Hack

A team tracks bottles of booze to keep restaurants profitable.
Cover story

A team tracks bottles of booze to keep restaurants profitable.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 20, 2016

It’s lunchtime on a Monday, and light streams in through the windows onto the bar at Hacienda Mexican Grill in Westridge Shopping Center in Sa…

Numerous CSUMB students battle homelessness.
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Numerous CSUMB students battle homelessness.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Aug 25, 2016

Nayeli Alonso drives a brand-new car and owns a laptop, an iPhone with a broken screen and a clarinet, but she can’t seem to find an affordabl…

Monterey's Poke Lab adds a food truck, online ordering and more.
Eat + Drink

Monterey's Poke Lab adds a food truck, online ordering and more.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 18, 2016

The most appetizing thing about the area’s hottest food phenomenon – sorry, Cultura Comida y Bebida, it’s still Poke Lab (200-3474) on Alvarad…

An otter dies crossing the street, and a bureaucratic tangle follows.
Local Spin | Opinion

An otter dies crossing the street, and a bureaucratic tangle follows.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 21, 2016

I once saw a mountain lion as it crossed the street in front of my headlights on a mountain road in Death Valley National Park…

Carmel teen creates smartphone game endorsed by PETA.
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Carmel teen creates smartphone game endorsed by PETA.

  • Ivan Garcia
  • Mar 3, 2016

Skylar Thomas, 16, creates an addictive smartphone game endorsed by PETA.

Cyber initiative at MIIS tackles digital realm risks.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Cyber initiative at MIIS tackles digital realm risks.

  • Victoria Stocker
  • Feb 25, 2016

Cyber initiative at Middlebury Institute addresses risks of the digital realm.

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  • Feb 23, 2016
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