When it comes to learning about whales, Jennifer Sena’s class of Greenfield kindergartners found out Wednesday that nothing beats the real thing.
Lead story on page A1. Includes several photographs taken by me.
The telltale watering eyes and sniffling noses are making an early appearance this year thanks to an unseasonably high pollen count.
The soft fluttering of tiny green wings is a pleasant reminder of the Monterey Bay area’s hummingbird inhabitants. Whether you spot a crimson and emerald Anna’s hummingbird living here year-round or one of the orange rufous hummingbirds that cruise into California’s Central Coast during the spring, seeing a hummingbird is always a treat.
Cruising around the outdoor pool at Alisal High School is an aquatic robot built by Harden Middle School student Jesus Cruz with the help of Alisal students Angel Soriano and Eduardo Marquez. The plane-shaped robot is simply three small motors attached to a few feet of plastic piping, but for Cruz it’s a sign that engineering can be “very cool.”
A strain of plant-killing bacteria plagues farmers in countries around the world, wilting and killing crops overnight. Longtime Salinas resident Alejandra Huerta, 31, has been named a Borlaug Fellow in Global Food Security, an honor that will fund a research expedition to Bangladesh to study the devastating plant disease. The fellowship’s goal is to help meet the agricultural demands of Earth’s ballooning population.
Story on A1 of print edition.
Fifteen high school students baked pizzas, checked-in guests and saw behind-the-scenes operations Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa.
For Ezequiel Rodriguez-Chavez, the heart decorations this Valentine’s Day have special meaning.
After a four-day hiatus, around 14 members of Salinas’ homeless population and their advocates resumed their vigil in front of city hall Friday night. The demonstrators say the move is in response to city officials’ inaction following last week’s sweep of homeless encampments in Salinas’ Chinatown.
Featured online and on Page 1 of print edition.
The stunning rocks and caves of the newly designated Pinnacles National Park are expected to draw crowds, and the city of Soledad wants to be ready for them.
For more than 125 years, the world has held its collective breath every Feb. 2 as a six-pound rodent from Punxsutawney, Pa., predicts the weather. While Punxsutawney Phil has gained a national celebrity usually reserved for television stars, real weather experts say the groundhog’s predictions are hogwash.