A former vice president and a past governor of Florida are set to stop by the Monterey Peninsula over the next few months as part of the 13th annual Panetta Institute Lecture Series.

As part of its ongoing support of the troops, Operation Yellow Ribbon is sending at least 1,500 care packages to Iraq and Afghanistan on Feb.

MONTEREY, Calif- The Monterey City Council unanimously adopted revisions to the current ordinance regulating smoking in public places.

A California man is facing several years in prison after authorities say he threw a Molotov cocktail at a tattoo parlor after employees refused to draw on his chest an offensive image of President Barack Obama.

Scott Salyer, former owner and chief executive officer of Monterey-based SK Foods, was arrested Thursday at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said.

SALINAS, Calif- Nathan Augustine, age 28 of Pacific Grove, pled guilty to two counts of arson and admitted using an incendiary device.

Garcia 1/13/10 A victim reports the theft of items from his vehicle on Deer Stalker Path.

Anglers up and down the California coast are scrambling to get their hooks into huge squid that are lingering longer than usual in Monterey Bay this year.

Authorities say a group of men attacked two off-duty California Highway Patrol officers who were trying to help pull their car out of a Monterey County ditch.

Three teenage men were arrested early this morning for attacking two off-duty California Highway Patrol officers in Monterey County near Salinas, according to the sheriff's office.

Starting Saturday, the daily commutes of many Monterey Salinas Transit bus riders will change.

Authorities resumed their search Sunday of the rugged terrain between Big Sur and Fort Hunter Liggett in southern Monterey County for a San Luis Obispo man missing just over a month.

MONTEREY. Calif- Many customers in Monterey and Pacific Grove are without power this afternoon as PG&E works to restore power.

Two men caused $3,000 worth of damage to several wax figures shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan.

An injured sea lion captured at Moss Landing Harbor today after evading rescuers for almost a month has been named Abagnale after the main character from the movie "Catch Me If You Can," a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said.

Fitzsimmons 12/31/09 A victim reports an unpaid bill. Fitzsimmons 12/31/09 A victim reports a burglary to his vehicle in the 400 block of Lighthouse.

The Monterey City Council voted unanimously to ban smoking on the city's recreational trail at its Tuesday, Jan 19 meeting The council didn't vote to ban smoking in parks, because, according to a report by the City Attorney, such a ban could affect camping or barbequing, and because enforcement could take police away from other duties.

LOVE & RACING -VALENTINE'S DAY PROMOTION See's Chocolates Free with Ticket Purchase at Mazda Raceway MONTEREY, Calif.

Monterey County residents can safely dispose of their old computers and laptops, television sets, monitors and other outdated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for free.

A 24-year-old Salinas woman was arrested for domestic battery after allegedly biting a man on the shoulder during an argument Friday afternoon, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.