Marina News

Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Marina motel. The robbery happened about 8:30 p.m. Monday at a Motel 6 off Reservation Road.2.7

The Executive Committee of SWANA's International Board recently named several individuals to receive the Association's Professional Achievement Awards.

A man who led sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase in Salinas in March pleaded guilty to evading an officer with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others, according to the Monterey County ...1.8

Pacific Valley Bank, Monterey County's newest community bank, Thursday released its unaudited 2005 second-quarter financial results.3.1

When: Saturday, 8 a.m. Where: Newstalk KSCO 1080 AM or www.moneydots.com * Marina Certified ... Where: Embassy Suites, 1440 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside Information: 648-5393 * Joint networking mixer by the Marina and Seaside-Sand City chambers of commerce.2

The global oil market may be soaring to new highs but American drivers are not forsaking their gas-guzzling cars -- far from it.

SANTA CRUZ , County supervisors are expected to approve a $200,000 contract with a Roseville ... Santa Cruz County appears to be bucking a national trend in which landfill managers got more efficient and a predicted landfill shortage failed to materialize.2.7

She's an emotionally fragile former judicial clerk who's been a catalyst for controversy in the Monterey County courts for 16 years.

Jeff MacKay, 14, of Salinas, right, takes a whack at Bill Klipstine, playing the role of Baron Wilhelm Von Zweikophfeigen Falka Sunday at the Scottish Games and Celtic Festival at Toro County Park.2.7

SANTA CRUZ , Court officials Tuesday began prosecuting the nearly two dozen men arrested in the recent car-theft sting dubbed Operation Honda Express.2.7

Parents of children who use soccer fields, baseball fields or even the Seaside High School swimming pool to participate in organized sports may face a nearly doubled registration fee if the school district goes ...2.7

A plan to develop 244 acres in the Ford Ord area near Marina with 1,470 housing units, a town center and other facilities received unanimous approval Wednesday from the Monterey County Planning Commission.2.7

Currently, the lake level is approximately 899 ft., just one foot away from an absolutely "full" designation.2.7

The competition to develop a shopping center or a "lifestyle center" in Seaside is down to two companies named Clark.2.7

Kate Spacher, deputy director of Interim Inc., speaks Wednesday during a groundbreaking for a Lupine Gardens housing project on Alisal Street in Salinas.2.7

Rick Janicki said today. The robbery occurred April 19 around 5 a.m. at Mortimer's Card Room on Del Monte Boulevard.4.1

As the 320-acre Marina Station project goes through environmental analysis, a new design is being considered that could make some Marina residents happier but reduce the number of jobs created by the ...2.7

A restaurant specializing in Mexican cuisine will return to the 100 block of Main Street next week.3.1

Advanced Dance: Creativity and meaning drip from every movement at SpectorDance's weekend-long showcase.2

Over the prosecutor's objections, a 74-year-old Marina man arrested for killing a pedestrian on Highway 1 and then driving away was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor.2.7

Imagine all the thrills of Las Vegas, while remaining a Good Samaritan. It'll be possible next week.2.7

By May 16 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gives Pentagon's recommendations to the ... The city of Seaside wound up closing its doors one day a week because they didn't have enough staff to cover everything, Houlemard said.2.9

It wasn't easy being a single mother, raising four boys in Marina back in the 1970s.2.7

POSITION: Executive director, LandWatch Monterey County. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in international policy studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.2.7

A former sheriff's deputy charged with drunken driving will use an usual involuntary intoxication defense alleging he didn't know he shouldn't drive after taking a drug cocktail to ease Parkinson's disease.2.7

WATSONVILLE - A new source of water for area farmers is on the design table. Plans to upgrade Watsonville's 80-year-old wastewater treatment plant to add a tertiary treatment facility to clean and recycle ...2.7

Victor Manuel Cortez carries the cross Friday while portraying Jesus Christ during a Good Friday presentation of the Stations of the Cross at St.2.7

The body of a man who washed ashore Friday in Moss Landing has been identified as 43-year-old Marina resident Robert Henry Hines, a Monterey County Coroner's spokesman said today.1.8

Rod Tokubo of Salinas was enjoying a golfing vacation in Thailand when the thunderous tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck.2.7

While watching "American Chopper," a television show about custom-built motorcycles on the Discovery Channel, south Salinas resident Tom Brickman became inspired to build a chopper bicycle.2.7