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The young string students of Youth Music Monterey County’s South County Strings program will participate in a workshop presented by the regarded Catalyst String Quartet on Friday, April 7.

SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY — Students from San Lucas and San Ardo schools returned from Big Sur State Park earlier this summer after waging war against invasive nonnative vegetation that, if left unrestrained, would overtake critical Redwood habitat. In conjunction with the California State Parks, and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Tickets for the California Rodeo Salinas, July 18-21, and the Big Week Bull Riding, July 17, go on sale Thursday, May 2, at carodeo.com. In addition, the ticket office will open for walk-up sales from May 2-5, between 10 a.m. and 5...

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett once again conducted an annual food drive to support the Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County (VTC), donating more than 1,500 pounds of food this year. “It gives me great pleasure to give back the community, especially to the local...

KING CITY — Ray Marmolejo of King City successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Academy, and has been assigned to duty at the CHP’s Redwood City Area office. Officer Marmolejo graduated from King City High School in 2015. Prior to attending...

California needs more housing. More condominiums, more town houses near mass transit, more suburban apartment buildings. There is no other solution to the state’s desperate homelessness problem and a deepening housing affordability crisis, according to a broad collection of economists and housing experts. Yet for...

Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

KING CITY — King City High School seniors Jocelyn Romero and Sabas Ramirez were announced as Homecoming Queen and King for 2024 during halftime at Friday night’s varsity football game inside War Memorial Stadium. The royal couple, chosen by popular vote, then had the privilege...

SALINAS VALLEY — After a one-year postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new three-year cycle for the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) begins this year for South Monterey County Joint Union High School District. With a focus on local decision-making, equity, accountability and...

CALIFORNIA — As the holiday season gets underway, California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding motorists that the simplest way to stay safe on the road this Thanksgiving weekend is to buckle up before every trip. CHP will begin its Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement Period (HEP) at 6:01 p.m. on...