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For the first time in almost four years, Nacimiento-Fergusson Road is open to through-traffic.
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For the first time in almost four years, Nacimiento-Fergusson Road is open to through-traffic.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 21, 2024

The Santa Lucia Mountains are deceptively rugged. Between Carmel Valley Road to the north and Highway 46 to the south, in San Luis Obispo Coun…

Monterey County Superior Court will host the trial in a 25-year-old murder case.
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Monterey County Superior Court will host the trial in a 25-year-old murder case.

  • Jun 2, 2022

Cal Poly student Kristin Smart’s unsolved disappearance in 1996 has remained a live wire, sparking more than 25 years of investigations, newsp…

Blaze Pizza, Teriyaki Madness, Smashburger and more set to open in Marina Dunes.
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Blaze Pizza, Teriyaki Madness, Smashburger and more set to open in Marina Dunes.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 6, 2016

The sheer volume of eateries makes Marina Dunes one of the biggest food stories of the year. (Check out No. 6 on "The next five biggest Monter…

Monterey County’s fast-casual food boom gets ready to explode.
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Monterey County’s fast-casual food boom gets ready to explode.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 20, 2016

On a bright, breezy mid-October day, Monterey developer Scott Negri stands near the center of his 3.7-acre property in Marina, just southeast …

Judge shuts down attorney swap request in child murder case.
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Judge shuts down attorney swap request in child murder case.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Mar 11, 2016

As the case against Tami Huntsman and Gonzalo Curiel moves through initial court proceedings, the judge presiding over the case blocked the de…

Accused Salinas child murderer may get new lawyers.
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Accused Salinas child murderer may get new lawyers.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Mar 4, 2016

The attorney appointed a month ago to represent Tami Huntsman, who has been charged in a high-profile torture case concerning three children, …

Cartels target Big Sur for big drug shipments.
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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.

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Let California pick the president and host the caucus on the Central Coast.

  • Joe Mathews
  • Aug 13, 2015

At the risk of sounding like Donald Trump, let me say it’s just stupid that California won’t play a significant role in picking the next president…

$1.1 million gift boosts Central Coast Vet Cemetery as it finally breaks ground.
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$1.1 million gift boosts Central Coast Vet Cemetery as it finally breaks ground.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Mar 12, 2015

It took almost a quarter-century of envisioning, planning and fundraising. This Friday, March 13, the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery will fin…

SLO County refinery wants to bring crude oil by train through Monterey County; activists balk.
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SLO County refinery wants to bring crude oil by train through Monterey County; activists balk.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Jan 22, 2015

The map at explosive-crude-by-rail.org shows the Union Pacific Coastal Line passing through Castroville and Salinas. It also shows the potenti…

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