“Los nahuales y los alebrijes celebran dos identidades diferentes. Los alebrijes son más mágicos, más complicados, ya sabes, por sus colores, sus formas”, dijo. “Los nahuales también tienen un aspecto ...

Born and raised in Salinas, Carol Edeza was 14 when she got pregnant for the first time, and 15 when she gave birth to her son. It was a challenging time in her life that made her see there was a need ...

CORRECTION: This article initially reported incorrectly that contractor Don Chapin has endorsed Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig’s campaign for the District 3 Board of Supervisors seat. The conventional ...

Steve Berrnal, a South County deputy with no command experience, seemed like an extreme longshot when he threw his Stetson into the ring to run for Monterey County sheriff in 2014. He was up against ...

Editor’s note: This story is the second of “Adrift,” a three-part series by Environmental Health News and palabra, a multimedia platform of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, on ...

Read part two of the investigation: Child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides amid lax enforcement. This investigation was produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published here with permission. The ...

Note: I googled Royal Calkins and Christmas poem and AI responded almost accurately: Royal Calkins, a semi-retired journalist and former editor of the Monterey Herald, is known for his contributions ...

The U.S. Army’s explanation for winter traffic stops and immigration detentions in South Monterey County does not accurately reflect Fort Hunter Liggett Police actions, according to federal law ...

Maybe those crowing about the Cal Am withdrawal should do their homework. Seriously, those opposing it seem to take a page from Trumps handbook by repeating claims that are obviously false. I guess if ...

EXTRA: San Francisco Chronicle weighs in with major package on Wellpath’s failings statewide. UPDATE: This article, posted a week ago, states that four inmates had died in the Monterey County Jail ...

If you’ve ever sat around a fire, roasting marshmallows and telling stories, perhaps you can evoke a teeny bit of what Louise Miranda Ramirez wants to regain. There, under the stars that have seen the ...

While LGBTQ+ people have always been a part of Monterey County’s rich social fabric, historically, the LGBTQ+ community has faced systematic erasure and too often has been forced into shadows due to ...