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KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fairgrounds was filled with families, first responders and community organizations last Tuesday evening as the King City Police Department hosted National Night Out 2026, an evening of food, activities and community connection. The event, held from 4 to 7:30 p.m....

KING CITY — King City voters will decide in November whether to increase and extend the city’s existing sales tax after the King City Council unanimously approved placing the measure on the General Election ballot during its July 28 meeting. The proposed measure would increase...

County implements security screening at Government Center SALINAS — Monterey County has implemented permanent security screening measures as of Aug. 10 at the public entrance of the County Government Center, 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas. The new measures, approved by the Monterey County Board of...

BRADLEY — The body of a missing person was recovered Monday from Lake San Antonio after an underwater search by Monterey County sheriff’s deputies and park rangers. At about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, park rangers received a report of an adult who had gone missing...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Candidates have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, to file for several local offices that remain open after the regular filing period for the Nov. 3 General Election closed Friday. The extended filing period applies to offices where an eligible incumbent did...

Drug awareness symposium set for Seaside MONTEREY COUNTY — Sun Street Centers and community partners will host the third annual Overdose and Drug Awareness Symposium on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Oldemeyer Center in Seaside. The free event will bring together youth, parents, educators, health care...

SAN ARDO — Caltrans will begin vegetation control work Monday along an 8-mile stretch of Highway 101 in southern Monterey County, with intermittent lane and shoulder closures expected over the next two weeks. Crews will remove vegetation and brush from the shoulders of northbound and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — As thousands of Monterey County students prepare to return to school this fall, more than 13,500 are doing so without stable housing. To help meet that need, United Way Monterey County’s Stuff the Bus program will provide 6,565 backpacks filled with school...

Salinas Valley Art Gallery features plein air artist SALINAS — Salinas Valley Art Gallery will showcase the work of Monterey artist Suzanne Elliott during First Friday Salinas on Aug. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet Elliott, view her impressionist-style...

KING CITY — Communities across South Monterey County will join together Saturday, Aug. 8, for the inaugural Paint the Valley Purple campaign, a valley-wide awareness event leading up to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of the Salinas Valley next month. The event will...