Farms statewide hit by storms and floods
MONTEREY COUNTY ā 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...
Spring tour to feature historic bridges of South Monterey County
KING CITY ā A springtime outing called āThe Bridges of Southern Monterey Countyā is being planned for Saturday, April 22, and will be the featured portion of the San Antonio Valley Historical Associationās (SAVHA) annual spring tour.
The event is scheduled to begin at 9:30...
CSUMB president pays visit to South Monterey County
KING CITY ā As part of an effort to boost the presence of California State University, Monterey Bay in South Monterey County, CSUMB President Vanya QuiƱones and several other university officials recently toured the region and met with students, government representatives and members of...
King City police arrest man for commercial burglary
KING CITY ā A 26-year-old man from King City has been arrested in connection with a commercial burglary that took place earlier this week.
On March 22, at about 10:35 a.m., King City Police Department responded to a business in the 100 block of Broadway...
King City FFA students join volunteers to spruce up town
KING CITY ā King City High School FFA students collaborated with members of King City in Bloom to spruce up the King City Recreation Center and the King City Branch Library for a couple hours on March 15.
About 50 students split into four...
Caltrans District 5 reaches $1B in active road projects
CENTRAL COAST ā Caltrans District 5 has reached a historic milestone with 83 total projects worth more than $1 billion in active construction to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties.
āThis is a...
King City Mustang girls beat Aztecs, as boys fall to Bruins
KING CITY ā It hasn't been the greatest start for King City High Schoolās softball team, which has lost three games and had rain keeping them from playing others. But last week they were able to get things rolling against their South Monterey County...
City of King accepting applications for Covid-19 business assistance
KING CITY ā City of King is now accepting business assistance applications for those who have been impacted financially by the Covid-19 pandemic.Ā
The funding is provided by the City of King and the State of California CDBG program. The City will be offering grants...
Community members sought for Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Steering Committees
SALINAS VALLEY ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is recruiting community members to participate in the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Steering Committees in each of the four South Monterey County cities of King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales.
Safe Routes to School...
San Ardo man found guilty of 16 counts of child molestation
SAN ARDO ā San Ardo resident Angel Rojas Lugos, 43, was found guilty on March 15 by a Monterey County jury of two counts of oral copulation on a child 10 years old or under and 14 counts of forcible lewd or lascivious acts...