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KING CITY — Officers from the King City Police Department and deputy sheriffs from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to a physical fight involving multiple subjects in the 1000 block of Broadway Street on Aug. 30 at about 7:22 p.m. A group of juveniles...

KING CITY — Crews have begun the installation of solar arrays at King City High School’s parking lot off Broadway Street, which is scheduled for completion in late April. South Monterey County Joint Union High School District’s energy service agreement with ForeFront Power includes the installation of solar arrays...

SALINAS VALLEY — Ever since a young child, Rose Escobar dreamed of becoming a Rodeo Queen — a best-in-class combination of horsemanship and athletic abilities paired with personal skills of public speaking and knowledge of the heritage of agriculture. That dream came true this year...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors will host a special ceremony on Tuesday, June 10, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a landmark legal case that arose out of the Salinas Valley and outlawed the use of “El Cortito,” or the short-handled...

A civil war broke out Friday morning at San Lorenzo County Park in King City, as students and teachers from Chalone Peaks Middle School participated in a living history event.

KING CITY — While at the Salinas Valley Fair on May 19 at about 7:30 p.m., a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Mounted Horse Patrol observed a physical fight outside the fairgrounds in King City between what appeared to be teenage...

KING CITY — A Monterey County jury has convicted Kevin James Powell of first-degree murder and attempted murder. On Sept. 14, 2022, the deceased victim and his brother were in town for work staying at a Motel 6 in King City. That night, after returning...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Sen. John Laird (D–Santa Cruz) has selected Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss as the 2026 Woman of the Year for Senate District 17, recognizing her decades of leadership in public education and her commitment to supporting students, educators and...

Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s upcoming book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,” which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology. Jackie Vazquez spends the majority of...

KING CITY — Be a part of history as the German ballet “Giselle” is performed in Monterey County for the first time this weekend by Monterey County Dance Theatre’s student company. Under the artistic direction of Janette Harkness, the young dancers stemming from South Monterey...