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King City DUI checkpoint ends with 1 arrest, 20 citations

KING CITY ā€” A recent DUI checkpoint in downtown King City resulted in one arrest and 20 citations. The Aug. 27 checkpoint was held at Broadway and Canal streets from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. During the course of the Saturday night checkpoint, a total...

King City High School students beat the heat

KING CITY ā€” King City High School students played Slip ā€™N Slide baseball on the lawn near the Robert Stanton Theater last Wednesday, while trying to stay cool during the regionā€™s severe heatwave. The afternoon of friendly games was sponsored by the local FFA. Temperatures reached...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 7, 2022

RECREATION WORKSHOP GREENFIELD ā€” A Greenfield Recreation Department workshop has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. City staff will share the departmentā€™s work and progress as well as engage in a dialogue to benefit the community. Public comments can be made in...

College students to ride MST for free this fall

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Students of Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College and California State University Monterey Bay are now eligible to ride Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) for free. All 20,623 college students can ride MST systemwide for free this fall through the newly named, ā€œMST College EcoSmart...

Regional drone program lands $1M grant

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” University of California Santa Cruzā€™s CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) along with several partners has received a $1 million, 15-month planning grant to support regional drone education and workforce development from the James Irvine Foundation. The funds will be...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 6, 2022

TECH WORKSHOP GREENFIELD ā€” A free tech workshop for seniors age 60 and up is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. inside the Chambers Room at the Greenfield Civic Center, 599 El Camino Real. Participants can learn more about online...

Warning signs posted at Lake San Antonio due to algae bloom

SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks has posted ā€œDANGERā€ warning signs at Lake San Antonio South Shore due to dangerous cyanotoxins detected in the lake. Prior to every major summer holiday weekend, water testing at Lake San Antonio is performed...

King City in Bloom encourages residents to garden

KING CITY ā€” King City in Bloom participated in King Cityā€™s Blue Zones Project kickoff event on Aug. 21. Members handed out more than 300 seedlings of cilantro and romaine to encourage residents to grow healthy food and ā€œmove naturallyā€ by gardening. King City Nursery provided...

Sun Street Transfer Station prepares to close next week

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” After 17 years in operation, the Sun Street Transfer Station in Salinas will officially and permanently close on Sept. 10, announced officials from Salinas Valley Recycles (SVR). The City of Salinas had requested closure of the Sun Street Transfer Station, located at...

Excessive heat warning issued for Monterey County over next few days

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” An excessive heat warning has been issued by the U.S. National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey California beginning Thursday through early next week for Monterey County. Areas under warning include: southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, Lake San Antonio, Santa Lucia Mountains...
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