Highway 1 closed in both directions in Big Sur due to rockfall
BIG SUR ā State Highway 1 is closed in both directions Wednesday along the Big Sur coast in southern Monterey County because of fallen rocks onto the roadway, according to Caltrans.
The rockfall was reported Wednesday morning just north of the Ragged Point Inn &...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 27, 2024
MUSTANG CELEBRATION
KING CITY ā The community is invited to celebrate the King City High School Mustang boysā soccer team, which won the 2024 Division IV NorCal State Championship, on Wednesday, March 27. A downtown parade will begin at 1:40 p.m., followed by a ceremony...
Big Sur coastal highway remains closed for emergency repairs
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast will remain closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjenās Big Sur Inn in Monterey County while emergency rockfall and debris removal take place, officials announced Tuesday.
Caltrans has initiated a $1.3...
King City police chief announces departure
KING CITY ā 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...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 30, 2021
NEW REC CENTER
SOLEDAD ā Soledad City Manager Brent Slama announced during the April 21 city council meeting that the city expects to have a āfunctioning community centerā ready by June 15, with summer camps and programming being their first goal for the team under...
Community discusses solutions to dangerous stretch of Highway 101 between Salinas and Chualar
SALINAS VALLEY ā Residents of South Monterey County are no strangers to having to travel north to Salinas or beyond for services or activities, and the stretch of Highway 101 between Salinas and Chualar was the topic of last weekās town hall safety discussion.
Monterey...
Wildhorse Cafe awarded āOld Gloryā certificate
South Monterey County Republican Women Federated awarded a certificate of appreciation to Katie Dodson of Wildhorse Cafe in recognition of flying the American Flag at the business south of King City.
Central Coast county arts agencies awarded nearly $5M
CENTRAL COAST ā A collective group of arts agencies from the Central Coast region has been awarded a competitive $4.75 million grant to support the health, safety and resiliency of local communities through the arts.
The grant program, California Creative Corps, was developed by the...
Law enforcement agencies to announce breakthrough in South Monterey County double homicide, King City mass shooting and Salinas armed robbery cases
KING CITY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office, King City Police Department and Salinas Police Department have scheduled a joint press conference Friday morning to make a major announcement involving three ongoing investigations.
Officials are planning to unveil āsignificant developmentsā related to the double homicide that...
King City volunteers clean up for āGhost Storiesā
KING CITY ā Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum President Steve Wilson and Board Member Raye Ann Houx recently led volunteers from Sun Street Centers in a cleanup of San Lorenzo Parkās āThe Pitā in preparation for MCARLMās Ghost Stories event this Saturday.
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