King City Police arrest man for local burglaries
KING CITY — King City Police Department has arrested a man in connection with multiple burglaries around town.
On July 13, at about 3:48 a.m., local officers responded to Mee Memorial Hospital on a report of a subject walking on the roof. When police arrived,...
California’s vaccinated can go mostly mask-free beginning June 15
Vaccinated Californians will be able to go mask-free in indoor stores, bars, restaurants, movie theaters and many other places as part of the state’s grand reopening next Tuesday, officials announced on Wednesday.
The new rules are aligned with federal guidance, meaning that face coverings will...
San Ardo man found guilty of 16 counts of child molestation
SAN ARDO — San Ardo resident Angel Rojas Lugos, 43, was found guilty on March 15 by a Monterey County jury of two counts of oral copulation on a child 10 years old or under and 14 counts of forcible lewd or lascivious acts...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 1, 2021
NEW WILDFIRE
BRADLEY — Cal Fire reported a wildfire outside Bradley that had burned 1,100 acres and was 80% contained as of June 1. The fire at Wunpost Road and Sargent Canyon Road began May 30 with a cause under investigation. The Sargents Fire was...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 28, 2021
PALMA GRADUATIONS
SALINAS — Palma Junior High School will host an eighth-grade graduation Mass on the campus practice field, 919 Iverson St. in Salinas, on Friday, May 29, at 5 p.m. The Mass will be immediately followed by a graduation ceremony. On Sunday, May 30,...
Delta variant causes surge in Monterey County cases
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno has announced that cases of Covid-19 continue to rise both statewide and in Monterey County, with the Delta variant of the virus now accounting for a large majority of the infections.
“What we’re seeing here...
Monterey County Supervisor Lopez swears in for second term
KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez, who represents South Monterey County in the Third District, recently took the oath of office for a second four-year term after running for re-election unopposed in November.
Lopez, a King City native who now lives in...
King City adopts citation process to enforce face covering requirement
KING CITY — King City Council has adopted an urgency ordinance establishing a process for issuing citations to those who do not comply with the requirement of wearing face coverings while at work, in businesses and around other people as instituted by state and...
South Monterey County teachers use funds to reconnect with students after challenging year
SAN LUCAS — Teachers in San Ardo and San Lucas schools are getting a boost for their classrooms through impact grants provided by Aera Energy.
Teachers applied for the grants to fund the purchase of such items as science activity kits and age-appropriate books —...
Work continues on King City High’s new FFA facility
KING CITY — Construction continues at King City High School as the new Future Farmers of America facility begins to look more like a finished building.
The site will include new agriculture classrooms and workshops for KCHS students in the FFA program, and replaces...
