Category Archive: feature

Beyond wounds: Counseling after Salinas gang violence sometimes overlooked

  Joel Aguilar has never been a gang member, but has three bullets in him nonetheless. The east Salinas teenager is largely paralyzed: He can move his neck, raise both his arms a… Read More

In Fort Ord, blooming comes after burning

FORMER FORT ORD — A military tank sits rusting at a crossroad, along with random scraps of metal riddled with holes caused by high-powered guns and explosives. “Half a million pounds so far,”… Read More

Salinas Redevelopment: Seeking expansion, facing extinction

The prostitutes and pimps accompanied the homeless and drug dealers. While one historic hotel faced calls for demolition, a once-majestic theater gathered dust and pigeons.

A cat-and-mouse game: South Monterey County’s new approach to stymie gangs

  SOLEDAD — It’s an hour before midnight, and the homes along Metz Road are quiet and dark. The residents of the southeast Soledad neighborhood appear to have turned in for the night… Read More

From crop-duster rodeo to 30 years of planes, history and service

The Salinas Municipal Airport and its 1-square-mile of hangars, runways and fields almost looks barren.

VIDEO: Remembering the fallen at Monterey County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

  About 200 people gathered on Memorial Day weekend at the Monterey County Vietnam Veterans Memorial to remember those who served our country. (View VIDEO here)

What’s up with Monterey Bay’s Humboldt squid invasion?

MONTEREY — “There’s something down here,” boat Capt. Harry Neece said calmly over the intercom. (Full Story)

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