That's MAZDA Raceway ... Laguna Seca!

UPDATED VIDEO: This weekend, in the hills straddling the agricultural Salinas Valley and the tawny digs of the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Valley, and Pebble Beach, a motorsports marathon of contests will be held....

Prickly Shark Captured: Brief Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium

A prickly shark was put on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for four hours on Wednesday, June 11. The prickly shark is very rarely seen, and it is only the second time in the world that one has been...

Deepwater Barreleye Fish Sports A Clear Canopy

"The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. In this image, although the barreleye is facing downward, its eyes are...

CO2 could worsen whales’ sonar

Whales already have to contend with military sonar excercises to hear each other, but yesterday it was revealed that the burning of fossil fuels could be making the problem worse for them.Increased carbon dioxide...

Spilled cash starts free-for-all on California freeway

Having read enough Hunter S. Thompson to warp my brain just slightly, the image of a slightly crazed long haired biker swerving his Harley through traffic on a major highway  while money floats out a...

California fires force the town of Paradise to evacuate

Update July 9th, 2008: The blazing California wildfires forced even more evacuations last night.  The town of Paradise was evacuated, and the order remained in effect this morning as only 40% of the fire...

Wildfires Rage in California

"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the...

Untested Pesticide to be aerially sprayed over California urban areas to batt...

"Santa Cruz & Monterey County residential areas are going to be aerial sprayed with abiochemical as often as every 30 days starting August ? , 2008! San Francisco, Oakland, Marin, Albany, andmore residential areas are going to be aerial sprayed with a biochemical as...

Police arrest man for siphoning 300 gallons of grease from Burger King

"An Illinois man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a Morgan Hill fast food restaurant. But it wasn't money or even burgers. Police say he stole used cooking oil. David Richardson, 49, allegedly siphoned...

When a Brain Scientist Suffers a Stroke

Motivation and desire to share her own experience of stroke and recovery ..... a blessing to others."As a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor has always known more about brains than most people....

Monterey: 'Legendary' surfer perishes in huge waves

" An accomplished local surfer who lived for monster waves died Tuesday at Ghost Trees, a Monterey County surf spot known for its potent swells and dangerous conditions. Peter Davi, 45, one of the area's...

Will a U.N. Navy Defend America? UNCLOS U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea

World Peace Through World Law, outlining a plan for transforming the U.N. into a world government  How would giving the United Nations authority over the United States maritime laws benefit our rights to the...

Jumbo Squid Invade Monterey Bay

Hungry, hungry jumbo squid. They can measure up to 7 feet long and 110 pounds, and they're moving in large numbers into waters off central California -- devouring commercial fish populations. Scientists believe...

Salinas Rural Gets New OES Firetruck

" May 30, 2007 California - The Salinas Rural Fire Department rolled out its new fire engine Tuesday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Monterey County now has three firetrucks provided free by the governor's Office of Emergency Services. North Monterey County Fire Protection...

Parkinsons and pesticides

"Research Studies show Parkinson's and pesticides link US scientists have uncovered more evidence that pesticides can cause Parkinson's disease. One study shows that farm workers who used the common weedkiller paraquat had two to three times the normal risk of Parkinson's, a...

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