Local News

The sudden shutdown of CBS affiliate KION's newsroom in September has left the area with only one local TV news outlet, KSBW. Some warn the change is bad for the community.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission requests public input on the regional transportation plan, which gets updated every four years. Plus, a state auditor's report finds wasted or misused funds in several agencies.

Provost Andrew Lawson credits CSUMB's progress increasing graduation rates to a campus-wide devotion to hands-on classes and personalized academic experiences.

The Monterey County District Attorney's office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Soledad. And, migrant children are stuck alone in federal shelters across the country even when relatives have been cleared to take them.

Nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula say they want a fair union election. And, Covered California officials say early data shows a decline in new signups compared to last year.

A walking tour through some of the region's oldest buildings scattered throughout Old Monterey.

Major layoffs in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, local growers are unhappy with a Trump farm bailout, and new approaches for housing gain steam. That and more in this week's roundup.

Doctors in Monterey County have treated at least 15 people for mushroom poisoning after a recent bloom of death caps. Plus, the Salinas City Council votes to reduce landlord fees for rental registration and rent stabilization programs.

Nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula have filed to unionize. And, University of California researchers are working with state ag officials to monitor an invasive insect.

Monterey County officials are ramping up outreach about upcoming changes to Medi-Cal for some immigrants.