Monterey County

Several Bay Area district attorneys reached a settlement with Ulta Beauty for improperly storing, handling and disposing hazardous materials.

All private properties in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties whose owners enrolled in a program to remove debris caused by 2020 wildfires have been cleared of burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil, state officials announced Friday.

Three more greater Bay Area counties issued recommendations this week that their residents should resume wearing a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status, as COVID-19 cases tick up across the state.

With COVID-19 cases once again surging, most Bay Area health officers said masks are recommended. But in Solano County, the messaging isn’t the same. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Two women died when their small plane crashed into an empty home in a luxury gated community in the hills of Northern California

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a plane that crashed into a Monterey home belonging to a Bay Area family. Ian Cull reports.

A small plane crashed into a home in Monterey County Tuesday, starting a fire in the house that spread to nearby wildland. Scott Budman reports.

Authorities say a shooting at an Airbnb rental being used for a house party left three people dead in Castroville.

An airplane crashed into a house in Monterey County on Tuesday morning, county fire officials said.

A man who pleaded guilty to using a slingshot and glass marbles to randomly attack dozens of vehicles on two Northern California highways, shattering their windows and frightening drivers, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison

Cal Fire officials are reporting that a new brush fire has broke out in Monterey County.

The Sargents Fire in Monterey County has burned approximately 1100 acres and is at 80% containment.

A gray wolf is taking a tour of California. A recent collar reading showed the wolf named OR-93 was in Monterey County.

As Monterey County moves into the reopening red tier, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is gearing up to reopen to the public. Members and donors will be allowed in first, followed by general public following specific health guidelines.

Monterey County, the last county in the greater Bay Area region to move into a less-restrictive reopening tier, is now allowing indoor dining and other services under the red reopening tier.

Jorge, his wife Araceli and their daughter Daniela reveal the toll COVID has taken on their loved ones and co-workers in the broccoli fields of the Salinas Valley.

An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals a severe COVID crisis in a community of essential workers who feel abandoned.

An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals a severe COVID crisis in a community of essential workers who feel abandoned. Senior Investigator Stephen Stock reports.

Work to replace a section of roadway along Big Sur that crumbled during a recent storm is set to begin on Monday and is expected to continue until summer, officials said.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Department release drone footage showing the damage to California’s iconic Highway 1 in Big Sur after heavy rains and flooding hit the area.