Lake Nacimiento water management officials want to construct a pipeline to divert extra water to Monterey County. [MontereyCountyWeekly] Nacimiento Lake fills up three times faster than Lake San Antonio, located a few miles to its north in Monterey County. During... (Continue reading)
A San Luis Obispo man has labeled Rep. Sam Farr, considered to be one of the most progressive liberals in Congress, a racist. [Herald] The man making the allegations, Scott Barnes, 58, is known to have duped Ross Perot, ABC’s... (Continue reading)
Union Bank officials are heading up the coast from Santa Barbara, through San Luis Obispo County to Monterey, handing out layoff notices to hundreds of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust employees at 14 branches, several employees said. Union Bank’s purchase... (Continue reading)
A Paso Robles man charged with kidnapping his 16-year-old girlfriend Eunice Serrato pleaded not guilty on Thursday. [Californian] Juan Manuel Salazar Jr., 19, was initially booked into jail after he and Serrato turned themselves over to agents at the U.S.... (Continue reading)
A Paso Robles man has been charged with two homicides and the kidnapping of his 16-year-old girlfriend Eunice Serrato. Deputies booked Juan Manuel Salazar into the Monterey County Jail for allegedly shooting and killing Hector Reyes, 33, and Daniel Fraga,... (Continue reading)
Six Caltrans workers suspected of grand theft and conspiracy were arrested Monday by the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the six are suspected of falsely charging more than $100,000 in overtime and stealing 22 highway signs. One of those... (Continue reading)
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies served a warrant Tuesday at the home of Sheriff Scott Miller’s 25-year-old son, Jacob, for felony possession of a controlled substance for sale (methamphetamine), an infraction for marijuana possession, and a misdemeanor for possession of drug... (Continue reading)