Thursday May 24 | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Committee seeks consultant to help evaluate desal projects
An advisory committee will recommend the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority hire an expert consultant to help vet all three major desalination proposals.
According to Soledad Police Chief Eric Sills, Jorge Jasso, 19, and James Hernandez, 21, walked ino the La Placita Market on the 300 block of Front Street just after 1:00 p.m. The suspects ordered the clerks to the ground, grabbed money from the cash registers and then ran away.
Congress May Cut Funding from Whale Entanglement Groups
Congress May Cut Funding from Whale Entanglement Groups. Biologists have already gone out a couple times in the last week to go looking for two entangled whales, but the problem now is now funding for those rescue efforts may be running out.
Three More Ways to Heart Artichokes - Including a Dozen for a Dollar
There was already good news on the artichoke front this week when a new aioli discovery presented itself-and reminded me a meaty chunk of artichoke fun is making up new dipping sauces.
That Giant Dancing Baglike Jelly Thing
"This bag-like jelly is not that rare, but is large, so rarely seen intact," Haddock, a scientist for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, Calif., wrote on his Facebook page "Jellywatch." "In the video, the swirling from the sub makes the medusa appear to undulate and it even turns inside-out a The web-like pattern is not a ... (more)
60,000 tiny salmon trucked to Pillar Point Harbor
Baby salmon are released into a net pen at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Thursday, May 10, 2012.
Fish Rap: Salmon fishing picking up after lull
After a brief lull salmon fishing has again taken off in the northern half of Monterey Bay.
What Is That? Underwater Drilling Camera Catches Giant Sea Creature
The camera catches the giant blob - which looks brown in color and appears to have scales - floating around, with organs and appendages sticking out, something rarely ever seen before.
As Temperatures Rise, Gas Prices Cool
SALINAS, Calif.- Gas prices are down throughout Northern California, according to the latest report from AAA Insurance, which tracks gas prices.
Amber Alert: FBI Searching For Man Who Killed Woman and Kidnapped Her Children
GUNTOWN, Miss- Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for 12-year-old Alexandria Bain and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain.
Coast Guard Responding to Sinking Ship off of Moss Landing Harbor
The Coast Guard and other nearby boaters are responding to an urgent S.O.S. call from a ship that is taking on water at an alarming rate, officials say.
Santa Cruz Police Make Arrest in Stabbing Death of Woman
Santa Cruz Police had to close down a major road in Santa Cruz after a woman was stabbed to death Monday Afternoon.
Two members of an advisory committee tasked with reviewing California American Water's new water supply project are criticizing the proposal.
Watsonville man arrested for alleged theft of ag equipment
A 42-year-old Watsonville man was arrested Sunday night after he was seen taking a large amount of industrial agricultural equipment from a Salinas company and then was found with the property in his truck in Moss Landing, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office reported.