Inmate’s murder under investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison
SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad.
At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking...
King City man arrested for stabbing relative after disagreement
KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a stabbing report on Oct. 24 at about 3:05 p.m. at a residence in the 100 block of Leeds Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located an adult female inside the residence suffering from multiple stab wounds. The...
Photo | Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated elects 2024 officers
Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated 2024 officers recently took the oath of office. Bunny Hacker of California Federation of Republican Women installed the officers: Jeane Errea-Mills, treasurer; Sharon Hornlein, 2nd vice president; Kaeda Barrios, 1st vice president; and Kathy Forgnone, president. The office...
MST’s South Monterey County operations facility opens
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) recently celebrated the completion of its South County Operations and Maintenance Facility in King City after just over a year of construction.
MST Board of Directors and staff members gathered with community leaders as well as architectural and construction...
SPCA Monterey County seeks help saving opossum babies
MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums are hit by cars as they forage for food, and their babies cannot survive without emergency rescue.
“On this first day of spring,...
Report highlights need for family-centered child care policies in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — A new report, “Investing in Families: Expanding Child Care Access in Monterey County,” by California Budget & Policy Center experts Laura Pryor and Erik Saucedo, in collaboration with First 5 Monterey County, shines a spotlight on the critical child care challenges...
Mee Memorial selected for national leadership program
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System in King City is among six organizations from around the United States and Canada that have been selected to participate in a year-long executive leadership program designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Launched in 2007,...
Prescribe Safe program combats fentanyl crisis in Monterey County schools
MONTEREY COUNTY — Montage Health’s Prescribe Safe program has announced a collaboration with the Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) aimed at raising awareness and preventing fentanyl-related overdoses among youth in Monterey County.
The partnership, formalized this summer, will focus on providing critical education, resources...
Hands That Help SoMoCo honors King City cancer fighter at fundraiser
KING CITY — Hands That Help SoMoCo hosted its fifth fundraising event last month, this time honoring King City resident Susan King as she battles cancer.
Organizers described King as facing her diagnosis “with courage and grace” and said “she is definitely a fighter.” They...
