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KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has announced the names of the officers who fired shots in the officer-involved shooting that occurred last Monday on Highway 101 near Soledad. Both officers — Anthony Shaw and Cody Hughes — are employed by the King...

SALINAS — One Stop Career Center in Salinas has reopened for in-person services after being limited to virtual offerings during the past year of pandemic shutdowns. Laura Kershner, employment program representative for Monterey County Workforce Development, said the new location at 344 Salinas St., which...

KING CITY — Carlos Acevedo from King City High School has been awarded a College Arts Scholarship from the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC). Acevedo is one of 15 graduating high school seniors in Monterey County to receive the scholarship this year, and is...

SALINAS VALLEY — Officials from South Monterey County met in a town hall Zoom meeting to discuss local economies and possible resources businesses can use to stabilize themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic. As shelter-in-place orders continue, profits go down statewide for almost all types of...

SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY — In early December, an aluminum boat and trailer were reported stolen from Lake San Antonio in southern Monterey County. Monterey County Park Rangers located video footage of a grey Toyota truck leaving with the stolen vessel and trailer. On Dec. 26, a...

KING CITY — A 50-year-old time capsule was set to be unearthed May 1 at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City, and while the campus had invited the public to attend the capsule recovery and opening ceremony, shelter-in-place orders due to the coronavirus...

ARREST REWARD GREENFIELD — The City of Greenfield is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the hit and run that occurred Feb. 14 in Greenfield. The incident took place at about 6:45 p.m. near Walnut Avenue...