69.7 F
King City
November 28, 2025

King City’s Santa Lucia School unearths 1970 time capsule

KING CITY — Officials at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City opened a time capsule from 1970 on April 29, after the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the originally planned 2020 opening.Ā  The school’s 570 current students and their teachers were in attendance for the ceremony,...

UC Davis medical students bring rural healthcare focus to Mee Memorial

Albert and Donna Oliveira Mee Memorial Clinic in Greenfield
KING CITY — A small cohort of University of California, Davis (UC Davis) medical students is visiting Mee Memorial Healthcare System for five to six months out of the year through the Rural-PRIME system. Rural-PRIME is part of the University of California’s ā€œPRograms In Medical...

King City farm labor contractors receive suspended prison sentences for workers’ compensation fraud

KING CITY — Monterey County Judge Rafael Vasquez has sentenced King City residents and farm labor contractors Elias Perez Jr., 43, and Alejandra Perez, 40, to three years in prison for insurance fraud committed between 2013 and 2017. Vasquez also suspended those prison sentences, placing...

Monterey County awarded grant for drugged driving awareness campaign

County of Monterey
MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Health Department’s Public Health BureauĀ is the recipient of a $210,799 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support the Public Health Cannabis Education Program. Grant funds will support the expansion of drugged driving prevention messages through...

California Highway Patrol gives ā€˜thanks’ for safe driving, seat belt use this Thanksgiving

CALIFORNIA — As millions of motorists gear up for travel, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is gearing up, too. Starting at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and running through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, the CHP will activate its annual Thanksgiving Maximum...

Baby condors discovered at Pinnacles National Park

SALINAS VALLEY — Pinnacles National Park crew members are keeping a close watch on two baby condors that were found at the mountainous area east of Salinas Valley. Each nest is home to a solo youngster being raised by its parents, as condors only lay...

Cal Fire plans prescribed burn for Lockwood area

Cal Fire
LOCKWOOD — California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) San Benito-Monterey Unit plans to conduct piles burning on the West Side Fuel Break in the area of Lockwood in South Monterey County during the months of February and March. ā€œThe purpose of the...

Bradley School hosts annual Bulldog Basketball Tournament

BRADLEY — Six school districts converged on March 19 to compete in the annual Bulldog Basketball Tournament held at the Bradley Union School District. Co-ed teams spanning from fourth to eighth grades participated in a day-long tournament to determine the ā€œtop dogā€ in both A and...

Community Food Pantry of King City opens Friday

KING CITY — Community Food Pantry of King City will once again be open beginning Friday, April 29, after being closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, the Food Pantry Board did not feel it was safe for volunteers and families to distribute food. Now, as...

Deadline nears to apply for Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2025 contest

SALINAS — California Rodeo Salinas is accepting applications for the 2025 Miss California Rodeo Salinas contest, which will take place July 1-3. This year’s winner will be crowned on July 3, and interested contestants must submit their applications by April 28. Vianette Garcia, Miss California...
4,408FansLike
893FollowersFollow
480FollowersFollow

Local News