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KING CITY — King City Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating the suspect or suspects responsible for a shooting early Thursday morning. On Oct. 21 at about 5:48 a.m., the department received a 9-1-1 call regarding shots that were heard in the...

KING CITY — A second King City teenager has been arrested in connection with the March 31 shooting that killed a 31-year-old local man. Members of the King City Police Department, with assistance from Salinas Police and Salinas Valley State Prison, served a search warrant...

GONZALES — Grieving is a natural part of life, and impacts each individual journey physically, emotionally and spiritually. While every loss is unique, Central Coast VNA and Hospice Grief and Loss Program offers a free monthly support group in South Monterey County called New Beginnings, which...

HALLOWEEN CONTEST KING CITY — King City Recreation Department is hosting its second annual Halloween House Decorating Contest. Community members can decorate their business or residence for the holiday and register to win prizes, which will be awarded based on creativity, originality, design and layout....

MONTEREY COUNTY — Siembra Latinos Fund has now topped $80,000 in cumulative grants after awarding $23,000 to six nonprofit organizations in August for projects and programs serving Latinx residents throughout Monterey County. An affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, Siembra Latinos Fund...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) is teaming up with the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce, Salinas United Business Association and the Small Business Development Center for a virtual Retail Industry Job Fair on Wednesday, Oct....

GRAND OPENING SOLEDAD — A grand-opening celebration of Hartnell College’s new Soledad Education Center is planned for Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature an official ribbon-cutting, building tours, family festival and free hot dog-hamburger picnic. The public is...

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum President Steve Wilson and Board Member Raye Ann Houx recently led volunteers from Sun Street Centers in a cleanup of San Lorenzo Park’s “The Pit” in preparation for MCARLM’s Ghost Stories event this Saturday. MCARLM...

The hundreds of new laws that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed over the past several weeks include plenty of “firsts.” California has become the first state to force the garment industry to pay workers by the hour, instead of per item. The first to ban...

KING CITY — As the drought intensifies, local water utility California Water Service (Cal Water) is helping customers save water every day through expanded water conservation programs and educational resources.  These programs and resources include newly launched lawn-to-garden and spray-to-drip rebates, which offer incentives for...