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UPDATE (4 p.m. Sept. 18): As of 4 p.m. Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office had lifted the shelter-in-place order for the area within one-third of a mile of 7301 Highway 1 in Moss Landing. The order was issued Friday morning in response to a fire...

Greenfield police schedules DUI checkpoint GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Sept. 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. at an undisclosed location within the city limits. The department said checkpoint locations are selected based on data showing incidents of...

KING CITY — Two King City schools hosted separate ceremonies last Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, bringing students, staff and community members together to remember those who died and honor those who responded. King City High School...

CALIFORNIA — California lawmakers are honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy of music, philanthropy and literacy by designating Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton Day in California. Senate Bill 931, jointly authored by Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, and Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, would require the governor to...

BRADLEY — Bradley Union School District will host its annual Bradley Bulldog Bicycle Bonanza on Sunday, Sept. 20, with cyclists of all ages and abilities invited to ride in support of local students. The fundraiser begins at 7:30 a.m. at Bradley Elementary School, 65600 Dixie...

UPDATE (Sept. 17): MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has postponed the reopening of the Government Center to allow contractors and environmental consultants to complete final environmental and safety checks following plumbing and fire suppression system maintenance. In an update Wednesday evening, the County said...

Highway 1 fully reopens on Big Sur coast BIG SUR — Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast fully reopened on Sept. 14, restoring direct travel between Cambria and Carmel. Sections of Highway 1 had previously been closed to support emergency response operations for the Plaskett...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit is launching a pilot program with Uber to provide an additional transportation option for seniors, veterans and people with disabilities in eight communities. The Uber Voucher Pilot Program is available to eligible residents of Chualar, Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, King City,...

BIG SUR — A San Simeon man has been convicted of felony assault and misdemeanor battery stemming from an attack on a State Parks employee at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. A jury found David Carl...

JOLON — There is no imminent threat from the Plaskett Fire to Fort Hunter Liggett’s cantonment area or to personnel, residents and families living or working on the installation, according to a Sept. 10 update from the FHL Public Affairs Office. Fourteen remote training areas...