Caltrans Making Good Progress on Emergency Repairs for Highway 1 at Rat Creek

Caltrans Making Good Progress on Emergency Repairs for Highway 1 at Rat Creek

Monterey County, CA…Major emergency repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast at Rat Creek are well underway and Caltrans estimates it will reopen the famed roadway early this summer. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-foot section of roadway January 28, causing a full closure. Above is right […]

No Tickets Required for the Abundant Wildlife that Thrive at Monterey County’s Laguna Seca Recreation Area

No Tickets Required for the Abundant Wildlife that Thrive at Monterey County’s Laguna Seca Recreation Area

Salinas, CA…Sitting on 542 acres and nestled up against BLM land, the Laguna Seca Recreation Area is home to a wide array of animals – both common and rare. Before the track was completed in November of 1957, the Laguna Seca Recreation Area as we know it today was a large portion of untouched land […]

Monterey Sports Center to Reopen March 22, 2021

Monterey Sports Center to Reopen March 22, 2021

Monterey, CA…The City of Monterey announced the reopening of the Monterey Sports Center, Monday, March 22, 2021. Per State Health Guidelines for counties in the Red Tier based on the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, gym and fitness centers are allowed to reopen indoors at ten percent capacity. Amenities to open include group exercise classes […]

25 Year Old Aptos Woman Died Today After Vehicle vs Pedestrian Collision on Freedom Blvd

25 Year Old Aptos Woman Died Today After Vehicle vs Pedestrian Collision on Freedom Blvd

Freedom, CA…Higgins was driving a 2006 Volvo XC eastbound on Freedom Blvd. east of Hames Rd. For an unknown reason, the driver allowed her vehicle to leave the south roadway edge of Freedom Blvd., ultimately striking a female pedestrian along the south shoulder. The vehicle continued forward and rolled over onto the south shoulder. The […]

24 Year Old Santa Cruz Woman Loses Life in DUI Collision. 21 Year Old Driver Arrested

24 Year Old Santa Cruz Woman Loses Life in DUI Collision.  21 Year Old Driver Arrested

Boulder Creek, CA…Pilgreen was driving a 2004 Nissan Xterra northbound on SR-9 in the area of Sequoia Road. The driver failed to maintain control of the Nissan which ran off the roadway and rolled over. The passenger in the Nissan was unrestrained and ejected from the Nissan. Pilgreen was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical […]

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Continues as Valuable Place to Sharpen Skills

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Continues as Valuable Place to Sharpen Skills

Salinas, CA…Nine transporters, several chartered jets and a colorful mix of rental cars arrived in Monterey as a prequel to what this year’s Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey will look like in September. Four teams competing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES are spending every minute to afford drivers valuable track time on the technically challenging […]

Hours-Long Police Standoff Ends with Convicted Santa Cruz County Felon in Custody

Hours-Long Police Standoff Ends with Convicted Santa Cruz County Felon in Custody

South Lake Tahoe, CA…Last Night, South Lake Tahoe Police were involved in an hours-long standoff in the 3700 block of Alder Ave. The suspect, 55-year-old Scott Nevin, drove up from Santa Cruz County after a search warrant was executed on his home by the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office. Inside, law enforcement found 43 weapons, […]

Felony DUI Charges for Santa Cruz Woman in Fatal Collision That Took Life of Moss Landing Woman

Felony DUI Charges for Santa Cruz Woman in Fatal Collision That Took Life of Moss Landing Woman

Watsonville, CA…The driver of a BMW was traveling southbound SR-1, south of Airport Boulevard. The driver of a Nissan was traveling wrong way on southbound SR-1, driving northbound in the southbound lanes, north of Main Street. The Nissan collided head on with the BMW causing the Nissan to come to rest blocking the #3 lane […]

Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties Due to Winter Storms

Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties Due to Winter Storms

Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Monterey and San Luis Obispo due to winter storms this week that have threatened to cause mud and debris flows, forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and damaged critical infrastructure, including washing out a portion of Highway 1. The emergency […]

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