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KING CITY — A landmark spay and neuter clinic held Monday at San Lorenzo Park in King City reached full capacity several days ahead of the event, underscoring both the demand for services and the level of community participation in South Monterey County. Monterey County...

Mobile spay, neuter clinic coming to King City KING CITY — Limited appointments remain for upcoming mobile spay and neuter clinics hosted by SPCA Monterey County at the King City Recreation Center. The donor-supported clinics are scheduled for April 22 and 30 at the King City...

SAN LUCAS — San Lucas Union Elementary School District will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, April 22, at 1:30 p.m. to celebrate the unveiling of its newly completed student athletic facilities, including a track, soccer field and sand volleyball court. The event will take place...

KING CITY — “Anything Goes” opened at the Robert Stanton Theater in King City last weekend and audiences are raving. Get ready to laugh, tap your toes and be swept away by the high-energy charm of classic musical theater as the show’s run continues...

Write-in nomination period opens for June election MONTEREY COUNTY — The nomination period to qualify as a write-in candidate for offices going to election in the Primary Election runs April 6 through May 19. To qualify, candidates must meet the requirements of office and file write-in...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair hosted its annual Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition on March 26-27 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City, where Morgan Hancock was crowned the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair. Hancock, 17, is a senior at King City High...

SALINAS VALLEY — Student artists from Hartnell College and the Salinas Valley Arts and Innovation Hub will be featured this spring in two events in Salinas and King City showcasing visual art, performance and creative workforce development opportunities. The Hartnell College Art Gallery is presenting...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Residents and visitors now have an easier way to explore local destinations thanks to new bicycle and pedestrian wayfinding signs installed by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC). To promote the system, TAMC launched a social media campaign March 9 that...

(UPDATED 4/13/26 at 5:25 p.m.) MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a woman whose body was found near Sykes Hot Springs in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest. Authorities identified the body as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields of Carlsbad. According to...

CENTRAL COAST — Over the next few weeks, PG&E will be flying helicopters overhead to conduct what its calling “routine safety inspections” along the company’s gas transmission pipelines in the Central Coast and South Bay regions. That will include, portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz and...