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CENTRAL COAST — UC Santa Cruz and Hartnell College have long shared a commitment to empowering students from California’s Central Coast to achieve their educational and career goals. Now, thanks to a two-year, $250,000 American Talent Initiative (ATI) IDEAS Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Local high school runners and flag football players will be competing this week with championship hopes for cross country, and the chance to play in a season-ending tournament for flag football. FLAG FOOTBALL The 10 teams that competed in the PCAL will be...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is offering free mobile spay and neuter surgeries in February and March for dogs and cats in South Monterey County. These clinics for local residents only are sponsored by Hitchcock Road Animal Services and staffed by SPCA Monterey County’s...

KING CITY — King City’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration brought community members together once again to honor Mexican culture and tradition. Organized by La Cocina in partnership with Sol Treasures and supported by sponsors including Benitez Security and The Echenique...

KING CITY — King City High football team had some offensive woes in last Friday’s 27-0 Mission Division loss to the host North Salinas Vikings at Rabobank Stadium. North Salinas (6-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mission) took a 10-0 lead with a field goal and...

KING CITY — For the past two weeks, the King City Lady Mustangs have been on the road for Gabilan Division contests, and in those four matches they have gone 2-2. On Oct. 15, King City defeated host Hollister by a 3-1 score. Hollyn Hearne...

KING CITY — After beating the North Salinas Vikings 3-0 at the King City gym on Sept. 10, the King City Lady Mustang volleyball team completed the pre-season schedule last Friday with a 3-0 victory against the host Soledad Aztecs. Hollyn Hearne and Amity Hearne...

SAN ARDO — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 team marked the fifth consecutive year of distributing pumpkins to South Monterey County students, thanks to a generous donation from Braga Fresh Farms.  Lopez celebrated his birthday Oct. 14 by joining the team...

KING CITY — The volleyball season came to an end for the King City Lady Mustangs last Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. King City fell in three games (25-22, 25-14, 25-22) to the Capuchino Mustangs of San...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey is grappling with a projected $39.7 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, driven by rising labor and operational costs, the ongoing impacts of multiple natural disasters and a notable reduction in one-time and federal funding. Financial forecasts...