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February 21, 2026

Smoke advisory issued for Salinas Valley as Dolan Fire grows to 111,000 acres

SALINAS VALLEY — Local fire agencies issued a smoke advisory Thursday for Salinas Valley due to the Dolan Fire’s increased activity in the Santa Lucia Mountains west of King City. ā€œWildfire smoke continues to drift into Monterey County from fires as far as 100 miles...

Fort Hunter Liggett pioneers Army’s renewable-only microgrid

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) continues to lead the way in the Army’s energy resilience as the first-ever military installation with a microgrid implementation using only renewable sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery storage. The Army Reserve-funded installation is very close to...

Additional loans available for Monterey County businesses affected by Covid-19

MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Coastal has announced additional small business loans to assist Monterey County businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. ā€œNew economic support is available for businesses in Monterey County, which are still being negatively impacted by the pandemic,ā€ said Maia Carroll, the county’s...

Farmworker resource center set for Greenfield

GREENFIELD — The drive for Greenfield residents seeking county resources will be shortened with the creation of a farmworker resource center. Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $250,000 on Feb. 1 for the creation of the center in Greenfield. The county allocation...

Fort Hunter Liggett plans Fishing Derby, Spring Fest on Saturday

JOLON — The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) at Fort Hunter Liggett will be hosting the 20th Annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 30. The event will take place at the Del Venturi Reservoir at Fort Hunter Liggett, from 6:30...

King City man arrested for child porn

Police arrest crime
KING CITY — Greenfield detectives, assisted by the FBI and the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, served a search warrant Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, in the 100 block of Spruce Circle in King City. Police said the warrant stemmed from a cybertip...

King City police arrest man for commercial burglary

KING CITY — A 26-year-old man from King City has been arrested in connection with a commercial burglary that took place earlier this week. On March 22, at about 10:35 a.m., King City Police Department responded to a business in the 100 block of Broadway...

Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers

CALIFORNIA — Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good on promises to prioritize vulnerable Californians in the vaccine rollout. As my colleague Miriam Jordan recently wrote, farmworkers were among those...

King City police chief announces departure

KING CITY — Police Chief Robert Masterson will be leaving after more than four years at the helm of the King City Police Department, the City of King announced this week. Masterson, who has worked for King City since July 2016, recently accepted the police...

Monterey County’s ā€˜Books and Ballots’ program wins national award for election innovation

MONTEREY COUNTY — The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recently announced that the County of Monterey: Books and Ballots program was selected to be honored for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for Innovation and New Practices in Election Administration. Also known...
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