Local News

SOLEDAD — California Highway Patrol King City Area is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred May 18 near Fort Romie, west of Soledad. According to CHP, dispatchers received a report at about 5:08 a.m....

GREENFIELD — A King City man was arrested Friday evening after Greenfield police responded to reports of a suspected domestic violence incident. According to the Greenfield Police Department, officers were dispatched July 24 to the 1100 block of Heidi Drive after multiple community members called...

KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 community grants program, with submissions due by Aug. 7. The foundation provides grants to organizations serving communities from King City south to the Monterey County line. In November 2025, SMCF awarded $27,500 to...

County celebrates National Parks and Recreation Month at Toro Park SALINAS — Monterey County Parks and Lakes is inviting the community to celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month with a day of hiking, birdwatching and family-friendly activities at Toro Park on Sunday, July 26. The event...

KING CITY — High school and college interns with the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will travel to Washington, D.C., this winter through a partnership with Monterey County District 3 Supervisor Chris Lopez. The trip expands the museum’s internship program, which has traditionally...

MONTEREY COUNTY — More than 2,500 Monterey County children have enrolled in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library since the free book program launched locally on June 18, according to an update presented during this week's Monterey County News Briefing. Rebeca Zuniga of First 5 Monterey County...

Community listening session set for Greenfield GREENFIELD — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez will be hosting a community listening session on Thursday, July 23, in Greenfield. The session will take place at 6 p.m. at the Greenfield Library Branch, 315 El Camino Real. Residents are invited...

KING CITY — Construction is underway on a new affordable housing development in King City that will bring 40 two- and three-bedroom apartments to local working families, including 30 units reserved for farmworker households. CHISPA hosted a groundbreaking ceremony July 15 for Mills Ranch Apartments,...

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is serving as acting governor of California on Wednesday while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of the state. Under the California Constitution, the speaker of the Assembly assumes the role of acting governor when the governor, lieutenant governor and...

$33.2M broadband grants approved for Central Coast expansion CENTRAL COAST — California Public Utilities Commission has approved up to $33.2 million in grants to expand high-speed internet access across the Central Coast, including nearly 1,300 locations in five counties. The funding will support two Surfnet Communications...