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Evacuation warning issued for areas near Monterey County’s 2020 burn scars
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Evacuation warning issued for areas near Monterey County’s 2020 burn scars

  • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
  • Jan 25, 2021

An evacuation warning went into effect at 4pm on Jan. 25 for areas inside and near the burn scars of the 2020 fires. The warning encompasses t…

Next two weeks will be 'ugly' for Covid-19 cases, doctors tell mayors in plea for help; SVMHS adds a second treatment unit.
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Next two weeks will be 'ugly' for Covid-19 cases, doctors tell mayors in plea for help; SVMHS adds a second treatment unit.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 10, 2020

Doctors from three Monterey County hospitals pleaded with mayors and the county to ramp up enforcement of health orders around social distanci…

What am I allowed to do? Untangling shelter-in-place and enforcement.
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What am I allowed to do? Untangling shelter-in-place and enforcement.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 20, 2020

In an accelerated attempt to tamp down the spread of COVID-19, shelter-in-place orders are landing at local and state levels—and possibly at t…

Over the river and through the projectiles: CHP out in force on biggest travel day of the year.
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Over the river and through the projectiles: CHP out in force on biggest travel day of the year.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 27, 2019

As if sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on Highway 101 the day before Thanksgiving isn't bad enough, holiday travelers on the biggest travel…

Forest Service fire chief wounded by gunfire on Nacimiento-Fergusson Road.
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Forest Service fire chief wounded by gunfire on Nacimiento-Fergusson Road.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 12, 2017

Firefighters put their lives on the line nearly every time they go out on a call, but getting shot at isn’t their most immediate worry. It doe…

Sheriff's investigators find Monterey County homicide suspect in New Mexico.
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Sheriff's investigators find Monterey County homicide suspect in New Mexico.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 12, 2017

Dale Dean Pierce was a man of the road, and therefore not an easy man to track down.

Prevention not punishment preferred by Monterey County voters.
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Prevention not punishment preferred by Monterey County voters.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 3, 2017

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office keeps asking for more money for staffing and jails, but a new poll shows a majority of voters would rathe…

Diver drowns off of Carmel Beach before beginning the dive.
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Diver drowns off of Carmel Beach before beginning the dive.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 28, 2016

A 33-year-old man from San Jose man drowned off of Carmel Beach on Tuesday morning as he and three friends were just setting out for a dive, a…

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