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Your Town: Horse owner identified, SPCA says
SPCA investigators believe they have located the owner of three abandoned and emaciated horses found earlier this week in a pasture on River Road.
Once the Thanksgiving turkey has been consumed in day-after sandwiches, Starbucks brings out their holiday-red cups, the 6-foot Spanish folk-art angels rise to the occasion on Monterey lamp posts, and the next-door neighbor's Christmas lights flick on, holiday shopping is officially in season.
Your Town: NAACP President Ben Jealous to speak at luncheon
Benjamin Todd Jealous, national president of the NAACP, will speak Saturday at the annual Monterey County Human Rights Day luncheon at the Elks Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Drive, Monterey, on "The Impact of the America Civil Rights Struggle on Global Human Rights Efforts." The event commemorates the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human ...
Pacific Grove B&B Holiday Tour
Bed and breakfasts in and around Pacific Grove, California, will open their doors for a holiday tour on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tree Trimming May Affect Monarch Butterflies
Pacific Grove, Calif.-" Its nice to see them even if its just a small bunch they are pretty amazing," said Louis Brower.
Police seek two gunmen for robberies
Apair of robbers held up a train station and a market in Salinas at gunpoint Wednesday.
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Cops: 77-year-old Pacific Grove woman assaulted man, arrested
A 77-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assaulting a man with a deadly weapon, Pacific Grove police said.
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Salinas theaters sold out for midnight Twilight premiere
According to two Salinas theaters, tonight's midnight showing of The Twilight Saga: New Moon is sold out.
For 20 years, Project Purr, our local all-volunteer grassroots community cat-advocate organization, has been helping residents help doorstep feral cats and kittens with advice and low-cost spay/neuter. Here's a great way for us to now double our impact: Because we are a Best Friends Network Charity, they will match your donation to us.
Man Accused In Arsons Pleads Not Guilty
A Monterey man charged with firebombing two businesses on the Peninsula pleaded not guilty on Friday.
Table for Two: A Chinese Dynasty developing in Pacific Grove
You can thank hatred and bigotry for our love affair with Chinese food. At an ugly time in American history, in the 19th century, Chinese immigrants were excluded from most jobs in the wage economy.
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Peninsula cities' leaders meet on joint fire services concet
Policy and executive leaders from the cities of Monterey, Seaside, Pacific Grove, Marina, Sand City, Del Rey Oaks, Carmel-By-The-Sea, and the Monterey Peninsula Airport District , Presidio of Monterey, and Salinas Rural and Carmel Valley Fire Districts met on Nov.
Deborah King, accused of running down Joel Woods outside Pacific...
State psychiatrists say they have restored the competency of a woman charged with murder in the vehicular death of a Pacific Grove father.
P.G. to consider reservoir plan
A $45,000 study on the feasibility of reactivating California American Water's empty reservoir in Pacific Grove as a catch basin for storm water runoff and a source of irrigation water for the city's golf course and parks will be presented Wednesday to the Pacific Grove City Council.
Writers' 'Resku' celebrates rescued dogs through haiku
"Resku: A Celebration of the Rescued Dog and Those Who Rescue," by Diane Grindol and Ginny Tata-Phillips . Local connection: Diane Grindol lives in Pacific Grove and is a writer, photographer and dog-sitter. Ginny Tata-Phillips resides in Orlando, Fla.
Your Town: Pacific Grove chamber to auction date with dentist
The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will auction a date with Pacific Grove dentist Brian Lackey at the 10th annual Fashion Show Party, scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Asilomar Conference Grounds.
Table for Two: Tequila lends cantina flair to Peppers
After nearly seven years and 300 restaurants under our belt, this calorically challenged dining duo now admits the following: We may have been wrong a time or three.
Pacific Grove's Best Dentist to be auctioned offPro
In a new twist of events, Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will be auctioning off Pacific Grove dentist Dr.
97-year-old Nadine Annand is a friendly ambassador for Pacific Grove
She's "old school." That's how Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, describes the volunteer who stakes out his front desk every Saturday, all day long, greeting visitors who walk in looking for maps, information, expert directions or a friendly face.