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Monterey County crops decline in value after pandemic and fires

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Crop values fell in 2020 by a total of $499 million from 2019, with 2020ā€™s total at $3.9 billion, according to...

Fast action stops fire near Pinnacles, east of Soledad

SOLEDAD ā€” Fast action from local firefighters helped contain a wildfire that started last Wednesday, July 28, near the west entrance of Pinnacles National...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 28, 2021

VACCINE CLINIC GONZALES ā€” The City of Gonzales, in conjunction with Gonzales Rx Pharmacy, will offer a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic for youth and students...

Fort Hunter Liggett changes command

JOLON ā€” In a traditional Change of Command Ceremony, Col. Charles Bell passed on command of the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett to...

How artificial intelligence is fighting wildfires

In 2003, Ilkay Altintas, a computer scientist with the University of California, San Diego, had her first wildfire encounter. She had been in Santa...

Monterey County lifts all evacuation orders for Willow Fire

BIG SUR ā€” Containment on the Willow Fire has increased substantially over the past week, as firefighters continue working around the clock to improve...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 28, 2021

BRUSH FIRE KING CITY ā€” A brush fire started in the Salinas River bed off Highway 101 and Jolon Road in King City at about...

Monterey County lifts, modifies Willow Fire evacuation warnings and orders

BIG SUR ā€” Monterey County Sheriffā€™s Office has lifted and modified evacuation warnings and orders for the Willow Fire, effective 5 p.m. Thursday. The wildfire,...

ā€˜Fire monksā€™ defend Tassajara Zen monastery from wildfire

Eight Buddhist monks working to defend the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Big Sur, California, from a nearby wildfire have relied not only on...

Willow Fire holds steady at nearly 2,400 acres

BIG SUR ā€” A wildfire southeast of Big Sur in the Los Padres National Forest has charred at least 2,392 acres in steep, rugged...
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