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UPDATE: The evacuation warning has been upgraded to an evacuation order for the River, Carmel and Dolan fire burn scar areas and evacuation zones effective Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. Temporary evacuation points have been set up at Toro Park School, 22500 Portola Drive, Salinas; Chualar...

The City of King is urging the community to submit comments on the 2018 State Rail Plan to be included in the record to demonstrate King City's continued support of a new Multimodal Transit Center.

SOLEDAD — A public celebration took place Saturday at the Soledad Historical Society for the 10th anniversary of the Pinnacles becoming a national park and the 20 years of the Condor Recovery Program. Community Volunteer Ambassador Beatriz Jacobo, a Soledad resident and an employee of...

PARK CLOSURES KING CITY — City of King has temporarily closed the Aera Soccer Park and Creekbridge Baseball Park beginning Dec. 9 through Feb. 28 for repairs and renovation. City staff will be aerating, seeding, performing gopher abatement and restoring the grass during the winter...

KING CITY — The downtown building at 600 Broadway St. changed owners July 31 when Alcantar Hardware Inc. completed the purchase of the King City Glass and Hardware Partnership building at the northwest corner of Broadway and San Lorenzo Avenue. Partners John and Karen Jernigan...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will be sponsoring the annual observance of 2020 Beautification Week starting Saturday, June 20, and running through Sunday, June 28. The event is a volunteer effort promoted by the Chamber to improve the appearance of...

GARDENING DAY GONZALES — City of Gonzales is partnering with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and Save the Whales to host a free Community Gardening Day on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Gonzales Community Garden, located at...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The number of residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Monterey County has surpassed 3,000, according to the latest report from Monterey County Health Department. Another 76 confirmed cases were added Friday, bringing the total number of Covid-19-infected residents...

MONTHLY LUNCHEON KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. The guest speaker will be Julie DeMaria, president and co-founder of...

MONTEREY COUNTY — This September, hope will take root across Monterey County as local organizations unite to celebrate National Recovery Month through a collective Day of Hope. This day of recognition is a unified effort across communities where each organization plans its own unique gathering...