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Two Charged With Trafficking 260 Pounds of Meth to New Jersey

  • Rylee Kirk
  • Updated May 12, 2026

They face at least 10 years in prison, and the authorities accused one of the men of being associated with the Sinaloa Cartel.

Quick Bites: New sub shop, Portobello's moving, more big chef changes.
Eat + Drink

Quick Bites: New sub shop, Portobello's moving, more big chef changes.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jul 11, 2017

After earning an enthusiastic response in downtown Monterey with its first location, a new Boardwalk Sub Shop will take over the former Red's …

Songwriters Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Prine perform in Monterey.
Music

Songwriters Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Prine perform in Monterey.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Dec 8, 2016

“Everybody’s dying this year,” says folk icon Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. “It seems like a week doesn’t go by without some beloved musician dying.”

Hurricane Christie
Cartoons

Hurricane Christie

  • Rob Rogers
  • Oct 2, 2016
Singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter performs Monterey’s Golden State Theatre.
Music

Singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter performs Monterey’s Golden State Theatre.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Sep 29, 2016

The other day, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter had a conversation with early rock and roll/R&B pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Only…

The Hola Mexico Film Festival comes to Salinas.
Arts & Culture

The Hola Mexico Film Festival comes to Salinas.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Sep 8, 2016

Film festivals can get as specific as the market will bear. There’s the African American Women in Cinema Film Festival and the Midwest Christi…

Pacific Grove gets an infusion of mural paintings by Jo Mora.
Arts & Culture

Pacific Grove gets an infusion of mural paintings by Jo Mora.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Aug 18, 2016

Joseph “Jo” Jacinto Mora, a rugged artist of the American West, was born to intellectual parents in Uruguay. In 1880 the family moved to New Y…

A look at what candidates spent trying to win your vote.
News

A look at what candidates spent trying to win your vote.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 9, 2016

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ message about taking money and influence out of politics has resonated mightily with voters across the country an…

Forum | Opinion

Voters want a clear alternative to Trump and Cruz.

  • John Nichols
  • Feb 18, 2016

There are good nights in politics. There are bad nights in politics. And there are dark nights of the soul in politics.

As critics decry Cal Am's slant wells, company defends data.
News

As critics decry Cal Am's slant wells, company defends data.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 21, 2016

As critics decry Cal Am’s slant wells, company officials defend their improving data.

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