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KING CITY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has announced the closure of its two substation offices, located in Monterey and King City, to lobby services effective Nov. 17. According to a news release Monday, the decision was made due to staffing needs that require records...

A wreath-laying ceremony took place Saturday to honor veterans at King City Cemetery, one of about 4,500 locations across the country that participated in National Wreaths Across America Day. Local officials, veterans, students and other community members attended the Dec. 13 event to remember...

KING CITY — A six-foot wide photo from the 1914 fire at the Vendome Hotel in King City has been installed at the Rising Phoenix Tap Room at 320 Broadway. The newly opened business in the town’s historic district is the setting for one of...

KING CITY — King City Police Department has named a person of interest in the Dec. 1 shooting that killed a man on Willow Street. Through the ongoing investigation, local detectives were able to identify Israel Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of King City, as someone...

MONTEREY COUNTY — After a competitive application and evaluation process by a panel of literary experts, and approved by the Board of Supervisors, the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced Rachelle Escamilla as the 2024-25 Monterey County Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate is...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department is the recipient of a $168,862 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Cannabis Education Program in the Public Health Bureau. The grant will fund community educational outreach and coordinated strategies focused on...

KING CITY — On March 16, at about 10:13 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department responded to the 400 block of Jayne Street regarding a report of subjects cocking a handgun and getting into a vehicle not known to the area. When officers...

SALINAS VALLEY — With wins last Saturday, the Gonzales and Greenfield boys’ soccer teams will be playing Wednesday night in the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals. In the first round of Division IV playoffs, the Spartans defeated South Monterey County rival King City by...

KING CITY — After a disappointing opening loss to Soledad, the King City High Mustang swimmers racked up three straight wins. The swimmers visited Watsonville, and despite the terrible weather, came away with wins against Watsonville and Anzar. The girls scored a 88-54 win against Watsonville and...

KING CITY — King City High School senior Alan Alcaraz was one of two local teens selected as the 2023 Bank of America Student Leaders in Monterey County, partaking in an eight-week paid summer internship providing first-hand work experience to high school students. As part...