Monterey County

The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have suspended the search for a missing 27-year-old diver off Fanshell Beach on Sunday. 

Monterey County has suffered at least $30 million in public infrastructure damage during the recent storms, the county said Sunday in a “very preliminary damage assessment” as part of its official reporting to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

Monterey County updated a list of current emergency notifications Sunday to bring area residents up to date with respect to the latest developments in weather and flooding.

Here’s a look at your latest forecast and the aftermath of the most recent storm.

Evacuation orders have been issued for low-lying areas of Carmel River effective immediately, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday in an alert sent out at 1:01 p.m.

For much of this week, there’s been concern that floodwaters could turn the Monterey peninsula into an island.

The storms wreaking havoc in the Bay Area are also devastating some of the neighboring counties as well. Robert Handa reports.

Monterey County officials fear some areas may be completely cut off in the days to come due to a flood surge.

Monterey County residents were advised to prepare for major roadways to be closed due to flooding between Thursday night and Sunday morning as flood-stage water flows move through the Salinas River to the coast.

Monterey County officials are bracing for flooding along the Salinas River that could cut off road access to the Monterey Peninsula starting Thursday afternoon.

Monterey County officials are bracing for flooding along the Salinas River that could cut off road access to the Monterey Peninsula starting Thursday afternoon.

Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to south of Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County will remain closed as crews clear small slides throughout the area, said Caltrans on Sunday afternoon.

Concerns about waterlogged soil and the potential for mudslides, falling rocks and flooding prompted Caltrans to close a portion of Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Wednesday evening.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch in Monterey County for the Colorado, Dolan and River Fire burn scars Saturday.

A flash flood watch is in effect from 2 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in Monterey County, particularly for areas scarred earlier this year in the River and Colorado fires, according to the National Weather Service.

Prosecutors say a 70-year-old Nevada man charged in the 1982 killing of a 5-year-old girl has been extradited to California.

Lover’s Point Beach in Pacific Grove is now back open after a shark bit a man earlier this week. 62-year-old triathlete Steve Bruemmer was bit by a shark Wednesday. He had to undergo surgery, but is expected to make a full recovery.

One day after a shark attack sent a swimmer to hospital and closed multiple beaches along the Monterey County coast, people returned to the sand — but not the water.

In the heart of Monterey County, the artichoke fields stretch for miles, our Ross Thomas gets a firsthand look. He visits family owned Pezzini Farms for a lesson in how to prepare a flavorful dish using this fiber-rich vegetable. Learn to make delicious fried baby artichokes at home.