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MONTEREY COUNTY — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 17 that schools located in counties on the state’s Covid-19 watch list would only be able to begin their 2020-21 school year in a virtual setting over computer, also known as distance learning. Monterey County was one...

CENTRAL COAST — Friends of Fort Hunter Liggett recently hosted the inaugural IHG Army Hotels Central Coast Military Ball at the Allegretto Vineyard and Resort in Paso Robles to honor Central Coast service members. Friends of Fort Hunter Liggett is a nonprofit organization dedicated to...

HIGHWAY MEETING CHUALAR — Caltrans is inviting the public to attend a public meeting on the proposed US 101 South of Salinas Corridor Improvement Project. This proposal would relocate two interchanges on Highway 101 at Grant and Main streets in Chualar and at Abbott Street,...

KING CITY — King City Council has approved the Riverbed Wildfire Prevention Plan, along with its associated Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program — a significant step toward bolstering wildfire safety in the region. This ambitious initiative, detailed in a 400-page document,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Alliance on Aging is beginning the new year with a renewed commitment to serving older adults throughout Monterey County, expanding access to essential services while strengthening programs that protect dignity, independence and connection. As part of its January initiatives, the nonprofit is...

KING CITY — King City’s Accelerated Access Rail Platform and Multi-Modal Transit Center has received a significant first step in funding after the California Transportation Commission approved to reserve $7.5 million from the Interregional Improvement Program for the project on March 16. “This is amazing,”...

SALINAS VALLEY — All evacuation orders and warnings for the River and Carmel fires were lifted Thursday afternoon, as firefighters continue to increase containment of the wildfires that have burned a combined 55,499 acres. “All evacuation and warning zones in the River and Carmel fires...

KING CITY — Santa Lucia Elementary School teacher Jim Van Horn earned the All-American Standard in the high jump this summer by jumping a personal best height of 1.28 meters (4-2). The 66-year-old Van Horn attained the mark while competing in the USA Track and...

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.

SALINAS VALLEY — A slew of events, meetings, programs and services from around Salinas Valley have either been canceled or postponed in the wake of concerns rising over the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The following is an ongoing list of those affected...