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Nearly a decade ago, a massive blob of warm water formed off the U.S. West Coast, disrupting the ocean ecosystem. Among “the blob’s” many impacts, the region’s highly profitable crab fishery was forever changed. Scientists say extreme marine heatwaves will become more common due to climate change, leaving many in fishing communities, like those in the Monterey Bay region, struggling to adapt to the new uncertainty.

The Monterey Conference Center is still struggling to get back to where it was before the pandemic. As variant after variant sweeps across the world, the City of Monterey is trying to figure out the role of a 40,000 square-foot conference center in an increasingly virtual world.

A look at how the agricultural Pajaro Valley, located on the coast between Santa Cruz and Monterey, is handling the problem of seawater intrusion.

Many veterans who once lived at Fort Ord now suffer from cancer and other diseases. Martha Mendoza was one of three Associated Press journalists who revealed that exposure to toxic chemicals — including in the base’s drinking water — could be the cause of their sicknesses. And Fort Ord may not be alone.

As another dry summer looms for California, Santa Cruz city's small Loch Lomond reservoir is nearly full.

Millions of Americans with disabilities face barriers to getting married. Tying the knot can mean losing the federal benefits they rely on.

In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation from CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project.

A conversation with Marm Kilpatrick, who studies infectious diseases at UC Santa Cruz, about the Omicron variant, and the outlook of another year of the pandemic.

Pat Hathaway’s collection of thousands of photographs captures the photographic and visual history of early California, especially the Monterey area. It includes more than 80,000 original photographs and negatives, some dating back to the California Gold Rush.

An interview with Jill Diallo, founder of the Senegal Health Institute.