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The former home of the late Michael Nesmith, a member of the iconic made-for-TV band, The Monkees, is up for grabs. Nesmith, who died in 2021, lived in this three-bedroom, 3.5-bath home in Carmel Valley, CA, about 20 minutes from the coast. The house is listed for $3.5 million. The ranch-style pad is spread over 3,365 square feet, all tucked into a gated community called Sleepy Hollow. The dwelling sits on more than 6 acres, surrounded by majestic oaks and stunning vistas. The living room features a vaulted, beamed ceiling with large windows and a brick fireplace. This main room...

As the sun goes down, the sound of bagpipes echoes in the air at Carmel Beach. With what originally began as a way to bring joy during a vulnerable time for people during the COVID-19 pandemic, Greg Freeman has made playing his bagpipes at sunset, a weekly ritual. “The early days of the pandemic, my community had a lot of anxiety and concern about things, about life. And I decided to come down and try to cheer people up and spread some good vibes,” said Freeman. Advertisement Based on the responses he received, those good vibes seemed to work. Now,...

Fire at famed Carmel Halloween houseA home with some notoriety on the Central Coast was the scene of a house fire Saturday. Firefighters responded to the house fire on Willow Place in the Mission Fields neighborhood of Carmel Saturday afternoon. No people were hurt in the fire however one pet cat was burned and underwent treatment at a local emergency veterinarian. The homeowners worked with the American Red Cross for temporary housing after being displaced by the fire. The house that erupted in flames was the well-known Halloween haunted house. The family has been going all out with decorations...

Here we go… It’s not even Election Day yet, and Democrats are already stealing votes from law-abiding Americans. Democrats are expected to be shellacked in most national, state, and even local races in the mid-term elections on November 2. And while Democrat leaders are making up false narratives about violence on Election Day and falsely accusing Republicans of putting too many safeguards in place that will ultimately disenfranchise voters, stories about Democrats committing voter fraud are already beginning to trickle in, creating anxiety again, about the outcome of critical elections, especially in swing states. On Friday, James Zheng, a Democrat...

An Indiana election office reportedly ejected a Democrat poll worker over allegations that he had pressured poll-goers against voting for certain candidates and even pre-selected Democratic candidates on a voting machine last week, local election officials told Fox News. The incidents took place at a polling place in Carmel, Indiana, under the Hamilton County Election Office. Hamilton County election administrator Beth Sheller declined to confirm the poll worker's identity in an interview with Fox News Digital, but detailed a report from the inspector at the polling location. Sheller stated that the inspector had learned of two separate incidents that may...

San Jose Creek Trail south of Carmel, which connects Palo Corona Regional Park to Ixchenta State Park, will open to the public Saturday after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trail was made possible through coordinated land acquisitions and public access planning through the Lobos-Corona Parklands Partnership consisting of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, Big Sur Land Trust, California State Parks, and Point Lobos Foundation. San Jose Creek Trail was previously set to open in March 2020. Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District resumed scheduled docent-led hikes on the trail in February and the Lobos-Corona Parklands Partnership resumed...

When Tom Radcliffe owned three Carmel-area pet stores, customers would often complain about how finicky their cats were. “They’d say, ‘My cat doesn’t like tuna, my cat doesn’t like chicken,'” said Radcliffe. “I thought, ‘Why don’t they make cat food out of mice?’ Cats eat mice. Ask Tom and Jerry.” Now, after selling his stores and enlisting some expert help – including friends’ cats and animal nutritionists with Ph.D.s – Radcliffe is making cat food out of mice. In the process, he catapulted himself during a shaky pandemic economy to the forefront of what appears to be a burgeoning business...

City council has decided to enforce the removal of parklets despite strong disapproval by some restaurants in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel declared an emergency proclamation on March 13, 2020, calling for the construction of parklets despite the violation of zoning laws. City council voted to remove the parklets, arguing it was no longer an emergency situation. But according to businesses in favor of parklets, it still is. "It was actually very sad and frustrating that the city does not understand to extend this until we get really out of the COVID era where like, as you see right now, China is...

The sword, recovered off the coast of Israel, most likely belonged to a knight who fell into the sea or lost the weapon in battle, experts said. Shlomi Katzin attached a GoPro camera to his forehead, slipped on his diving fins and jumped into the waters off the Carmel coast of Israel, eager to go exploring. On the sandy floor of the Mediterranean Sea, he found a sword. Archaeologists would later determine that it was about 900 years old. It weighed four pounds, measured about four feet long and originated from the Third Crusade, experts said. “Oh yes, he was...

New York mom Tatiana Ibrahim and Virginia teacher Lilit Vanetsyan join Dr. Sebastian Gorka to discuss racially-charged education and what they're doing to stop it in its tracks. - via The Gorka Reality Check, Sundays at 7PM ET on Newsmax

Tatiana Ibrahim says what more Americans are saying about the Socialist indoctrination of Critical Race Theory (CRT) into our school system.…

In Carmel, New York, there is a woman named Tatiana Ibrahim. She is a warrior and a heroine. She stood up at a school board meeting and gave the board members what-for because the teachers in her children’s school district are bringing Marxism to the classroom in the form of Critical Race Theory (“CRT”), defund the police lessons, and other leftist concepts.

It was free pizza and drinks at Mario’s Woodfire Pizza in Mahopac for any and all law enforcement and their families last week. Restaurant owner Mario Dinardi wanted to thank police for their service and on Sunday, May 16, following Police Week, with the help of his friend and Mahopac resident Marianne Chaluisan, he set up his portable wood fired oven and tables outside, offering free wood fired pizza, chicken wings, drinks and salad. “Law enforcement needs recognition,” said DiNardi. “They are out there risking their lives every day. These are tough times, and this is to show that we...

Democrat Leadership Block Republican Legislators from Entering State House AUGUSTA, ME -- Maine Republican Party Chair, Dr. Demi Kouzounas, released the following statement regarding a bi-partisan group of legislators being blocked from entering work at the State House for not wearing a mask: "Why is Democrat leadership not following the guidance put forth by the CDC and the Governors office?" said Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas. "Instead of operating on facts and science, Democrats in Augusta are once again more interested in control and fueling the mask hysteria within their party. As leaders of our state, members of the State House...

Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula will be back this year. Organizers said Friday they are going ahead with plans for some big events which could provide a much-needed economic boost for the battered hospitality industry. The Pebble Beach Concours d‘Elegance is on for 2021, one of the biggest events on the Central Coast every year. The Concours, and other car week events, bring tens of thousands of people to the Monterey Peninsula every year. A lot of people in one place but organizers say they have a plan to keep everyone safe. >>Watch the full story in the video...

Video sent to KSBW 8 by a viewer shows a mountain lion with three cubs in tow. The video was recorded with a trail cam in east Carmel Valley, near Cachagua Road. The viewer said she thinks the video was taken at the end of February.

After paying $15K fine, DA says Tuck Box owner owes $20KA Carmel restaurant owner hit with a $35,000 fine for defying state and county public health orders is doubling down in his battle against the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office saying he has no intention on paying a fine until his questions are answered. The DA’s Office on Monday issued a press release indicating it is triggering the remaining $20,000 in civil penalties against Jeff LeTowt, owner of the Tuck Box, for violating an existing injunction, which also laid out the procedure should the violations persist. He was initially fined...

Investigators say about $50,000 worth of goods were stolenAn upscale consignment store in Carmel-by-the-Sea was robbed in broad daylight on Thursday. It happened about 2:50 p.m. at Foxy Couture on Seventh Avenue. According to Carmel police Chief Paul Tomasi, three people went into the store to shoplift items, and, at the time, three employees were inside. Investigators say punches were thrown and the store was looted. Injuries were minor. About $50,000 in merchandise was stolen. Tomasi said they are following leads and want to make arrests soon. The chief said he thinks there were three people inside the store who...

“O Mother of Fair Love, through your goodness, as your children, we are called to live in the spirit of Carmel. Help us to live in charity with one another, prayerful as Elijah of old, and mindful of our call to minister to God's people.” (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be. “Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.”

“When you gave us, Gracious Lady, the Scapular as our Habit, you called us to be not only servants, but also your own children. We ask you to gain for us from your Son the grace to live as your children in joy, peace and love.” (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be. “Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.”