Felix Cortez

In Santa Cruz, one lot has been selling trees for nearly 60 years and has raised almost a million dollars for local nonprofits and charities.

Salinas has a new police chief. Carlos Acosta, a 26-year veteran with the San Jose Police Department, was sworn in Monday morning at the City Hall Rotunda.

King City police have recovered a stolen car they believe is connected to the recent murder of Gabriel Hernandez, amid growing concern over a spike in gun violence in South Monterey County.

New details and potentially new evidence were revealed Tuesday surrounding a case out of Pebble Beach last week where a woman says she was tied to a tree by a man armed with a gun.

A tree boring beetle previously restricted to the southeastern part of the country has now been detected in the western states, including the Felton area in the Santa Cruz mountains, raising concern among firefighters and foresters.

Watsonville Community Hospital has restored its electronic record system after a cyber attack, but experts warn of increasing cyber threats.

A Cal Fire firefighter who got caught in the middle of that rare tornado in Scotts Valley Saturday says he's lucky to be alive and says the first thing he thought about was his weeks-old baby girl.

Felix Cortez Reporter A Cal Fire firefighter who got caught in the middle of that rare tornado in Santa Cruz County Saturday

Tens of thousands of ducks and geese had to be put down after the bird flu crept into a hatchery in Monterey County.

Two Central Coast families who lost everything in a house fire the day before Thanksgiving got some holiday cheer Friday afternoon, courtesy of Marina police.