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Salinas Valley Fair to host online livestock auction

KING CITY — One of the largest features of the Salinas Valley Fair, the Junior Livestock Auction, will continue to take place through an online format even while the 2020 fair itself has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The auction will take place on...

King City Police remind Super Bowl fans to plan ahead

King City Police
KING CITY — King City Police Department is reminding football fans that there’s no ā€œDUIā€ in team.  For those heading out to a Super Bowl party and planning on drinking, police are advising that they stick to the ā€œGo Safelyā€ game plan and choose a...

Monterey County Dance Theatre announces 2024 ā€˜Nutcracker Ballet’ leads

Monterey County Dance Theatre ballet dancers
KING CITY — Monterey County Dance Theatre and Monterey County Dance Foundation unveiled the lead performers for the 2024 ā€œNutcracker Balletā€ during its Summer Gala on July 27.Ā  This year’s production will feature 10-year-old Jenavieve Storelli (daughter of Anthony and Teri Storelli) as Clara, and...

Country mega-star Keith Urban to headline Rodeo’s Big Week Kick Off Concert

Keith Urban rodeo concert
SALINAS — Award-winning country artist Keith Urban will headline the 2024 Big Week Kick Off Concert on July 12. Urban was recently inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and just completed his first residency at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in...

Revamped skate park reopens early in King City

KING CITY — King City Skate Park reopened with new ramps and obstacles several weeks ahead of schedule on May 3 at San Antonio Park. The park’s renovation project was funded through a state grant for $150,000, and the design was developed with public input...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 30, 2025

News Briefs
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has officially submitted the second draft of its Sixth Cycle Housing Element (2023-2031) to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. This submission marks the beginning of a 60-day review process, which is scheduled to conclude...

King City Police investigating attempted homicide

KING CITY — King City Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating the suspect or suspects responsible for a shooting early Thursday morning. On Oct. 21 at about 5:48 a.m., the department received a 9-1-1 call regarding shots that were heard in the...

Arts Council announces Monterey County’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

MONTEREY COUNTY — Mahi Shah of Salinas, a junior at Notre Dame High School, was selected as the inaugural Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate. Shah will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year and receive a $1,000 honorarium.  Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate...

King City Police ID ā€˜person of interest’ in Willow Street murder case

KING CITY — King City Police Department has named a person of interest in the Dec. 1 shooting that killed a man on Willow Street. Through the ongoing investigation, local detectives were able to identify Israel Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of King City, as someone...

Lockwood fire burns 32 acres

Around 4 p.m. on Friday, June 16, CAL FIRE received a call for a vegetation fire near the intersection of Jolon Road and Chadwick Lane, near Lockwood. The fire was contained at 6:15 p.m. at about 32 acres.
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