King City police offer advice against recent package thefts
KING CITY ā Officers from King City Police Department have increased patrol and asked residents to be vigilant in reducing package thefts and property crimes as they have taken several related reports.
While package thefts stopped on Dec. 31, reports have come in later, causing...
Mee Memorial CEO elected to Rural Health Congress
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been elected to serve as a representativeĀ on the National Rural Health Associationās Rural Health Congress.
As the policy-making body of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), the Rural Health Congress determines the associationās positions...
Free pet food bank moves to new Soledad spot
SOLEDAD ā A pet food bank will take place Saturday, Jan. 23, at Soledad High School, hosted by SPCA Monterey County.
Free pet food will be provided from 10 to 11 a.m. The Soledad location is a first, as prior South Monterey County pet food...
Californiaās next vaccine eligibility expansion
Well, the moment many of us have been waiting for has arrived: Californians 50 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated starting April 1, and residents older than 16 will be eligible starting April 15, state officials announced Thursday, in an effort to...
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...
First Baptist Church in King City hosts drive-in Easter service
KING CITY ā Churches are among the many places of social
activity impacted by shelter-in-place orders, with faithful across the world
having turned to virtual services in order to worship on Easter Sunday.
In light of social distancing, First Baptist Church in King City hosted a drive-in...
Aerial tribute to honor first responders, essential workers in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā King City and Salinas area residents should turn their eyes skyward Saturday afternoon to witness an aerial tribute to those who have given to their community during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lightning Formation Airshows, with support from Watsonville Airport and in conjunction with...
More than half of Monterey County residents vaccinated
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Reopening blueprint metrics have Monterey County in the Orange Tier, but the vaccination rates continue to climb.
County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno said on April 14 that 48% of the countyās populace age 16 and older have received at least one...
Monterey County health officials encourage flu vaccines amid Covid-19 pandemic
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Officials with Monterey County Health Department and local hospitals urged the public to get flu shots in time for the upcoming flu season during a media briefing Oct. 21.
Representatives from Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, Salinas Valley Memorial...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 1, 2021
NEW WILDFIRE
BRADLEY ā Cal Fire reported a wildfire outside Bradley that had burned 1,100 acres and was 80% contained as of June 1. The fire at Wunpost Road and Sargent Canyon Road began May 30 with a cause under investigation. The Sargents Fire was...