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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has received a $250,000 federal grant to continue efforts aimed at preventing youth violence, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced Aug. 18. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives, or...

CENTRAL COAST — Monterey Bay Drone Aviation and Robotics Technology (DART) and Vets to Drones have partnered to connect military veterans with career opportunities in advanced air mobility and emerging technology sectors. The partnership will provide veterans access to drone pilot certification, advanced technology training...

SALINAS VALLEY — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren toured the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus on Aug. 5 to highlight a $1.5 million federal grant awarded to the nonprofit through the U.S. Department of Labor’s YouthBuild program. Rancho Cielo operates on a 100-acre campus in Salinas and provides...

Greenfield sets free cleanup, recycling day GREENFIELD — Greenfield residents will have an opportunity to dispose of unwanted household items for free during the city’s Reuse, Recycle & Cleanup Day on Saturday, Aug. 29. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, or until...

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM) recently welcomed about 90 guests to a sold-out Western Murder Mystery Dinner held inside the De Anza Building at San Lorenzo Park in King City. The Aug. 15 event marked MCARLM’s second Murder Mystery...

Hwy 1 closure planned for Timber Fire response MONTEREY COUNTY — An eight-mile stretch of Highway 1 in Big Sur is scheduled to close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, to support emergency response operations for the Timber Fire. The closure will extend from approximately...

KING CITY — Six South Monterey County students were recognized for completing a summer leadership program and local artists were honored for their work last month during Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez’s annual open house in King City. The South County Young Leaders program was...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Montage Health Foundation has been awarded a $1.56 million, three-year contract from the Monterey County Health Department to launch a new opioid and substance use prevention education initiative for Monterey County youth. Approved by the County’s Board of Supervisors in April, the...

Low-cost spay, neuter clinics planned through fall KING CITY — SPCA Monterey County is offering low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinics in King City and Greenfield through October, supported by donor funding. Clinics will be held at the King City Recreation Center on Aug. 27, Sept....

KING CITY — A 42-year-old King City man was killed in a shooting early Sunday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after midnight on Aug. 23, officers from the King City Police Department and deputies from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to...