Monterey County

On Saturday a California dive team found the remains of a 7-year-old boy who went missing in Moss Landing, the sheriff confirmed. The boy had gone to the beach Wednesday with his mom and younger brother.

The mother who was found in the water off Moss Landing has been identified, as officials suspend the search for her 7-year-old son.

It's been a week since a levee break along the Pajaro River forcing thousands to flee. Frustration mounts as residents still don't know when they can return.

On a muddy, closed stretch of Salinas Road in Pajaro, looking to the west provides a view of what was a farm field. But as of Wednesday, it’s the latest Mother Nature-made lake in Monterey County.

The effort to fix the levee along the Pajaro River is making progress, but Highway 1 remains closed.

Thousands of residents in Pajaro remained out of their homes Monday as another winter storm headed for the Central Coast.

Heavy rains over the weekend breached a levee on the Pajaro River on California's Central Coast, flooding out nearly the entire town.

Monterey County officials on Sunday said the cresting Salinas River will probably inundate roadways between the Monterey Peninsula and the rest of Monterey County, including the city of Salinas and Highway 68.   

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Monterey County said in a statement Sunday that at least three of its schools will be closed Monday due to the recent storms.   

At 7:15 p.m. Sunday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation warnings for low-laying areas of Castroville, effective immediately until further notice.     

More than 200 people who were forced to evacuate their homes due to a levee break along the Pajaro River in Monterey County are now being temporarily housed at the Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds.

The Pajaro River levee was breached overnight Friday, prompting evacuations. National Guard high-water rescue vehicles were stationed in the area to help the evacuation effort.

One person died and three face major injuries after a car crash in Watsonville on Saturday night, announced the California Highway Patrol.   

A North Pacific right whale was spotted off of the Monterey Bay coast early Sunday, according to Monterey Bay Whale Watch.

A 27-year-old Bay Area diver, who was found dead almost a week after he went missing off the Monterey County Coast, was being remembered as a beloved, impactful member of his community who made friends wherever he went and lived life fully.

It was a patriotic scene on a picturesque Monterey Bay day. A woman displayed an American flag on Cliff Drive, overlooking Capitola, ahead of a presidential visit.

Evacuation warnings for all areas of Monterey County have been lifted, officials said.

President Joe Biden arrived at Santa Clara County's Moffett Airfield Thursday morning to begin his tour of the storm-ravaged Central Coast.