Category: Monterey

‘Expect Chaos’: Climate Expert Forecasts Extreme Weather as West Coast Prepares for El Niño

Climate experts are warning of possible extreme weather as an El Niño weather pattern arrives this summer along the west coast. This year’s El Niño looks to be a “strong one,” according to climate expert Dr. Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Climate Research Center in Massachusetts. “Expect Chaos,” Francis said on…


Sheriff: Gunman Didn’t Know Monterey Park Dance Hall Victims

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—The 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims and investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the massacre, the Los Angeles County sheriff said. Before the shooting Saturday night, Huu Can Tran parked a motorcycle just…


California Braces for Next Series of Storms

State emergency officials are preparing for the likely possibility that California’s Monterey Peninsula will become an island as more storms hit the rain-soaked region this weekend. Crews were moving ambulances, firefighters, and first responders to the areas around Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, and Pebble Beach Jan. 12 as they anticipated rivers in the area to…


Monterey Medical Workers Protest Vaccine Mandates Ahead of State Vaccination Deadline

MONTEREY, Calif.—Approximately 100 people, including hospital staff, their families, and other community members, held a rally in Monterey, California, on Sept. 26 to express their opposition to vaccine mandates. The Oct. 1 deadline is approaching for California health care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospital staff at the rally shared their stories as…