Search warrants in King City lead to arrest for illegal firearms
KING CITY — Multiple law enforcement agencies served three search warrants in King City early Wednesday morning, resulting in one arrest for illegal firearms.
Soledad Police Department detectives executed the warrants in the 600 block of Luckett Street, 900 block of Broadway Street and 100...
Remembering 9/11: Fort Hunter Liggett, South County cities reflect on tragedy 18 years later
SOUTH COUNTY — Everybody remembers what they were doing on Sept. 11, 2001. Shawn Sullivan, chief of the Fort Hunter Liggett Fire Department, was an airman stationed at Hurlburt Field on the Panhandle of Florida when he learned that two commercial airliners slammed into the World...
Pinnacles National Park tourism creates $12.6M in economic benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 215,555 visitors to Pinnacles National Park in 2016 spent $12.6 million in communities near the park.
Monterey County Free Libraries hosts virtual reading with award-winning author
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Free Libraries will host author Javaka Steptoe on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom, as part of the Monterey County Youth Arts Festival.
Steptoe will read his Caldecott Medal-winning book, “Radiant Child: The Story of Young...
New wildfire breaks out near Dolan Fire
MONTEREY COUNTY — A new wildfire, named the Coleman Fire, broke out Sunday afternoon adjacent to the Dolan Fire on the Los Padres National Forest and Fort Hunter Liggett army base, west of King City.
As of Monday, the fire has grown to an estimated...
Mission San Antonio reopens with upgrades and changes
JOLON — The Campaign for the Preservation of Mission San Antonio de Padua hosted a celebration event last Sunday to mark the completion of earthquake retrofitting.
Hundreds attended the April 3 celebration and luncheon, which was followed up by a tour of the mission —...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 2, 2022
TREE REMOVAL
GONZALES — City of Gonzales has begun the process of removing trees that are located off Fifth Street and Gabilan Court, where the future Community Center Complex will be. The contractor will use the parking lot during their work, which started Nov. 1...
Cal Water’s King City, Salinas districts provide $19K in donations this Thanksgiving
SALINAS VALLEY — To support struggling families with Thanksgiving meals and essential services, California Water Service (Cal Water) partnered with local legislators and charitable organizations in King City and Salinas on Nov. 9 for the utility’s annual Operation Gobble distribution.
Cal Water donated $10,500 and...
Cal Water to move into Stage 2 of water shortage contingency plan in Salinas and King City districts
SALINAS VALLEY — In light of worsening drought conditions, California Water Service (Cal Water) has requested to move into Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan in the Salinas and King City districts with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
The utility will host...
