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Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign....

North Salinas graduate Moncia Abbott, the best softball pitcher the world has ever witnessed, is retiring from the sport as a player...

When Bay Area residents wake up later this week and get a look outside, they might wonder if they've been transported many degrees north, with snow from an unusually cold and windy winter storm possibly carpeting the region's major peaks and even ...

"The Golden State Warriors are cooked," Barkley said to Green....

The Monterey Herald's College Athlete of the Week...

The biggest names vying to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein largely agree on many issues dearest to Democratic voters, so their differing political passions, generational perspectives and life stories will likely be front and center in the first hot...

From San Diego to New York, here are the best zoos....

President Joe Biden has left Kyiv, Ukraine, after an unannounced visit to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Monday's visit was a gesture of solidarity coming days before the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

"These tragedies happen and they are to be lamented," said Armando Garcia, a parishioner from the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Pacoima, in Spanish, "but what we can do is come together and support one another, and pray especially for tho...

The Monterey Herald's Preseason Top 10 softball rankings...

The ending of the states of emergencies will eventually mean out-of-pocket costs for some for COVID-19 tests, vaccines or treatments....

Stanford's 7% tuition hike is nearly twice those being reported at some other universities....

Prepare a sweet, French pastry with this easy recipe for Raspberry Brown Butter Financiers....

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign....

Plus: Ross Stripling experiments with pitch clock and more, and Kapler's cooking metaphor for his pitchers....

The Monterey Herald's Final Top 10 girls wrestling rankings...

Jamaree Bouyea is averaging nearly four points a game off the bench in four appearances for the Miami Heat...

As the story starts, a parent running too late for justification is packed in the back of the school auditorium with other late parents trying desperately to see and, the author understands, be seen....

The Monterey Herald's final Top 10 boys wrestling rankings...

"The year that I made the All-Star game 2013," Lee said, "we finally started to gain some traction. We went from being a team that everybody was beating up on to earning respect."...

"Nat was our anchorman, universally respected, calm, steady, contemplative, and always thoroughly prepared," said Bill Wunderlich, who was a Superior Court judge. "He seldom raised his voice, but he left no doubt as to who was in control of th...

The Warriors will receive the benefit of the doubt until the end, but with the way they're playing, that end might come before the real playoffs start....

Webb, 26, is dishing out tips, and his teammates are listening. Sam Long, Sean Hjelle and Jakob Junis have all picked up Webb's changeup grip this spring....

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign....

York, Alisal, Greenfield and Soledad all advanced into the Central Coast Section girls basketball playoffs in their respective divisions...

York, Alisal, Greenfield and Soledad all advanced into the Central Coast Section girls basketball playoffs in their respective divisions...

All four teams remaining in the CCS Division IV girls soccer playoffs are from the Pacific Coast Athletic League...

All four teams remaining in the CCS Division IV girls soccer playoffs are from the Pacific Coast Athletic League...

Wind farms Federal Fishing Administrator Michael Pentony stated that offshore wind farms are expected to cause "significant damage" to our Atlantic scallops and their fisheries. Think of 900-foot wind towers that entail huge amounts of electric li...

"Identifying microplastics is actually not as easy as it sounds," said Emily Miller, lead author of the study. "The most accessible tools scientists have — a microscope and our eyes — can be deceiving."...

Webb looks "physical," while with Harrison, "you see all the talent," Kapler said, while also praising Austin Wynns and Luke Jackson....

High school sweethearts Pete and Ann Sibley played music and performed their way across the country, making a stop in Monterey, which has lasted ten years. Known for providing music that makes listeners want to become a better person and for singing duets...

In this matter, trust your attorney. After all, she is the one who has gone to law school and ostensibly understands how to draft legal documents that accurately convey your intentions. As for your money manager, some money managers are Certified Financia...

The Monterey Herald's Top 10 girls' soccer rankings...

The Cypress Swim Club brought home 28 medals at the Seaside Synchronized/Artistic Swimming Invitational...

Joey Bart says he is 'excited' for the competition with Roberto Prez, Blake Sabol and Austin Wynns for two spots on the San Francisco Giants Opening Day roster....

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign....

Pacific Grove, Marina and Soledad boys all advance into the second round of the CCS basketball playoffs, as does Soledad's girls....

Hartnell completes undefeated conference season in women's basketball for its first title in 22 years...

A man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles this week was charged Friday with federal hate crimes....

After bouncing around city bodies for the last five months, the matter of whether the building warrants a city-backed historical assessment and eventual placement on Pacific Grove's Historic Resources Inventory went to the Pacific Grove City Council W...

California is expected to return to a wet weather pattern with snowfall down to unusually low elevations next week after a largely dry February, forecasters said Friday....

A San Francisco man who was caught in the doors of a BART train and severely injured as the train sped off has received a $9.15 million settlement, the largest legal claim in the transit agency's 50-year history...

SX has announced its plan to have round-trip flights on Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, making it easier for people in the Monterey Bay region to get to iconic beaches and cities in Orange County and beyond starting April 6....

California State Parks has announced that it plans to demolish what's left of the pier, which leads out to the Cement Ship, at Seacliff State Beach after more than half of it was swept out to sea during an onslaught of heavy winter storms earlier this...

Logan Webb and Kyle Harrison teamed up to throw the first live BP of spring, providing a glimpse in to the Giants' future....

California's justice department will soon begin reviewing criminal cases for possible wrongful convictions, searching for "evidence of significant integrity issues" that could lead to resentences, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday....

Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bond has allowed him to live in his parents' Stanford home where he's had access to electronic devices that, prosecutors say, have led to multiple violations of the terms of his release....

Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students....

After an epic January of rains, California's winter has turned decidedly chilly....