50.6 F
King City
March 29, 2024

Deadline to apply for FEMA assistance extended to Sept. 1

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Renters and homeowners in Monterey County and 13 other counties impacted by the February and MarchĀ storms and flooding will now have more time to sign up for federal disaster assistance. FEMAā€™s registration period, due to end July 20, has been extended to...

Motherā€™s nightmare turns to gratitude as Mee Memorial doctors resolve sonā€™s emergency

KING CITY ā€” In January 2023, Darlene Noriega faced every parentā€™s nightmare when her son faced a major medical emergency. While in class at Soledad High School, Noriegaā€™s oldest son Zion experienced spontaneous pneumothorax, an unexplainable lung collapse. The condition is caused by a buildup...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 27, 2023

News Briefs
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE GREENFIELD ā€” City of Greenfield Public Works is accepting applications to fill two committee member seats on the Traffic Safety Committee. Applications may be downloaded from the City website or a hard copy picked up at City Hall. The Cityā€™s new Traffic...

Crowds flock to 2023 California Rodeo Salinas

SALINAS ā€” California Rodeo Salinasā€™ final performance Sunday entertained 16,846 fans at the Salinas Sports Complex, where attendance was up 8% over the same performance last year. Total ticket sales for the 2023 Rodeoā€™s four performances, July 20-23, totaled 61,771 ā€” up 7.5% overall from...

Salinas Valley Health invests in next generation of medical professionals

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Salinas Valley Healthā€™s Summer Health Institute (SHI) supports the dreams of first-generation, college-bound students by investing in the potential talents of local high school students, including those from South Monterey County. At the same time, the unique program is an innovative way...

Mee Memorial earns recognition for innovative strategies to combat opioid epidemic

KING CITY ā€” Addiction to opioids, including prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, is a serious national crisis ā€” California reported more than 7,100 opioid overdose deaths in 2021, including nearly 4,000 deaths from fentanyl. Cal Hospital Compare has published...

Photo | Purple paradise grows in King City

A jacaranda tree is in full bloom this July on the 100 block of north Mildred Avenue in King City (above, with the Robert Stanton Theater in the background). Some have said jacarandas wonā€™t grow in King City, but at least seven have been...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 21, 2023

News Briefs
THEATER AUDITIONS KING CITY ā€” Sol Treasures in King City will be hosting auditions for its 2023-24 theater season, which focuses on the human experience and the ways that all types of love can move people to unbelievable kindness. ā€œBoth shows this season are testaments...

Cirque Italia to thrill with epic pirate adventure in King City

KING CITY ā€” Have you ever dreamed of going on an epic pirate adventure and discovering a buried treasure? Cirque Italia is giving audiences the opportunity to come along on this thrilling quest in its brand-new production, ā€œWater Circus,ā€ with performances set for July...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 20, 2023

News Briefs
LIBRARY SURVEY MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Free Libraries is conducting a survey through July to evaluate the library open hours for each community that it serves. The anonymous feedback will help MCFL plan for the future. Take the survey at surveymonkey.com/r/MCFLHoursInput, or find the...
4,408FansLike
795FollowersFollow
480FollowersFollow

Local News