Soledad Police searching for suspect considered armed and dangerous
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Police are searching for a man who is considered to be armed and dangerous.
According to the department, on Tuesday morning Zachary McCormack was in the Monterey Superior Court, where he pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed firearm.
āUnfortunately, he did not learn,ā...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 17, 2022
MURAL DEDICATION
KING CITY ā Monterey County Dance Foundation is hosting a dedication ceremony for its mural, āA Tribute to the Nutcracker,ā on Friday, June 17, at 3 p.m. Gloria Sanchez, a Hartnell College student and King City High School alumna, designed and led the...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 20, 2023
COMMUNITY WALK
KING CITY ā The City of Kingās new weekly walk/bike/run event, in conjunction with the Blue Zones Project, continues every Wednesday at 6 p.m. through October 25. The community is invited to join for a fun and leisurely 30-minute walk through downtown beginning...
Alliance on Aging sets date for Trashion Show in King City
KING CITY ā Alliance on Aging has announced the much-anticipated Trashion Show in King City, a pioneering event to redefine waste through innovation and creativity.
Scheduled for Feb. 22, 2024, this remarkable exhibition brings together artists, environmentalists and community members to showcase innovative ways of...
King City swears in new police chief, officers
KING CITY ā Five personnel from King City Police Department were sworn in as part of a peace officer oath at City Hall last week.
The event marked not only new arrivals, but also the first time certain ceremonies had been conducted before the public...
Weed control effort seeks to curb virus threat for Salinas Valleyās lettuce
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the regionās lettuce crop in recent years.
Officials are urging residents who notice...
New year means new resolutions
A new year means South Monterey County residents are making resolutions and goals for 2019, among those making New Yearās resolutions include local city officials, high school students, librarians and others.
Monterey County Cattlemenās Ranch Rodeo returns Aug. 22-23 in King City
KING CITY ā Monterey County Cattlemenās Association (MCCA) is bringing back its annual Team Roping and Ranch Rodeo for a full weekend of western tradition at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
The event kicks off Friday, Aug. 22, with team roping, followed by a dinner and calcutta...
California condors get an assist from an unlikely source: a wind power company
CALIFORNIA ā In an unusual ā and somewhat controversial ā move, federal wildlife officials in California are teaming up with a wind power company to breed endangered California condors in captivity, in an effort to replace any that might be felled by turbine blades.
The...
King City teacher seeks funds to build school garden
KING CITY ā Kacey Hass, a seventh-grade life science teacher at Chalone Peaks Middle School, has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to start a school garden.
Hass is also the gardening teacher for both seventh and eighth grades, but the campus currently does...






















