King City Police to increase DUI patrols this winter
KING CITY ā As millions of people travel to visit friends and family over the holidays, King City Police Department is encouraging everyone to celebrate safely and have a holiday game plan that includes a designated sober driver.
During the pre-Christmas and New Yearās holiday...
Mee Memorialās Holiday PJ Patrol helps local children fighting cancer
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Hospital in King City has launched its third annual Holiday PJ Patrol to aid Partnership for Children and its support of local youth fighting cancer.
Mee Memorial Healthcare System is collecting boys and girls pajamas for children ages 1 to...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 30, 2022
TACOS WITH COPS
KING CITY ā King City Police Department has planned another Tacos with a Cop event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 4 to 5 p.m. at El Toro Taco Shop, 1301 Broadway St., in King City. Community members are invited to stop by...
Mee Memorial breaks ground on new childrenās clinic
KING CITY ā Construction is beginning on the Mee Memorial Childrenās Health and Wellness Center in King City following a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month.
The new clinic, located at 809 Broadway St. in the building that serves Dialysis and Physical Therapy, will provide a...
King City Police arrest teen for theft
KING CITY ā King City Police Department responded to a report of two subjects looking into vehicles and checking car doors in the early hours of Nov. 24.
Upon arrival, officers located the subjects and attempted to contact them, but they fled on foot.
Officers apprehended...
Transportation Agency for Monterey County seeks nominations for excellence awards
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is accepting nominations for its 21st Annual Transportation Excellence Awards.
The award honors individuals, businesses, groups or programs and projects for their efforts to improve transportation in Monterey County.
Examples of potential awards include but are not...
King Cityās Broadway Street offramp to close for construction beginning Monday
KING CITY ā A construction project to rehabilitate the Highway 101 mainline and ramps and to perform a seismic retrofit and widening on the Salinas River Bridge near King City continues, with an upcoming closure.
Starting Monday, Nov. 28, travelers will encounter a closure of...
Toxic algae warnings downgraded at Lake San Antonio
BRADLEY ā Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks is changing warning signs at Lake San Antonio from āDangerā to āCautionā regarding blue-green algae in the water.
Test results in August and September showed the lake water contained cyanotoxins, toxins produced by blue-green algae and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 23, 2022
BUSINESS LUNCHEON
KING CITY ā Building Business Back program will host a luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in King City to provide information about the various resources available to business owners and entrepreneurs recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Residents can attend the event, from 11:30...
Operation Gobble helps feed hundreds of families in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Water Service (Cal Water) is helping to brighten the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday for hundreds of Salinas Valley families.
Through a program called Operation Gobble, Cal Water donated a total of $8,500 in gift certificates for the purchase of a turkey this...