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KING CITY — California Supreme Court has denied the final appeal from Sentry Select Insurance Co., upholding an $8.4 million jury award judgment to Borjon Auto Center King City Inc. A California appeals panel had previously upheld the judgment in May 2023. The most recent...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell Community College District will celebrate the academic achievements of its Class of 2025 during a commencement ceremony on Friday, May 23, at 4 p.m. at Rabobank Stadium, 1034 N. Main St., in Salinas. The ceremony will include the official conferring of...

SALINAS VALLEY — Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is spotlighting its transformative Programa Educativo para Agricultores (PEPA), a comprehensive training program empowering farmworkers to transition into successful organic farmers. This program is reshaping agriculture in the Salinas Valley, offering Latino farmworkers the tools and...

Transportation Agency of Monterey County celebrated the grand opening of the King City Traffic Garden with community members earlier this month at San Antonio Park in King City. The Dec. 2 event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by the community celebration that invited both...

SALINAS VALLEY — The 2023 Monterey County wine grape harvest has begun with Scheid Family Wines’ Isabelle’s Vineyard located in the Salinas Valley along River Road, west of Chualar, on the Monterey Wine Trail, announced Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association last week. Cool weather delayed the...

KING CITY — On Dec. 4, at about 1:11 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department were dispatched to the 500 block of Lynn Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two vehicles parked on Lynn Street that sustained damage...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System, based in King City, has been recognized as a leading performer in the 2024-25 Hospital Index published by The Lown Institute, a renowned healthcare think tank. This index, a benchmark in the healthcare industry, evaluates and honors hospitals...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez has officially begun his tenure on the California Coastal Commission, following his appointment by State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. Lopez started his work on May 21, bringing a rural Central Coast perspective to one of the state’s...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Warm atmospheric river storms wreaked havoc on California last week, causing widespread flooding from rain and snowmelt, which overfilled rivers and creeks, displaced residents, washed out roads and damaged agriculture. In Monterey County, there was significant flooding along the Salinas River and...

KING CITY — Winning their last game of the season had a little more meaning for the King City High boys’ soccer team this season. The Mustangs won the California Interscholastic Federation Northern Regional Championships by a 2-0 score against the Archie Williams Peregrine Falcons...