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King City man gets 5 years in prison for stalking woman

KING CITY ā€” King City resident Angel Ramirez Garcia has been sentenced to five years and four months in state prison after pleading no contest to felony charges of stalking and criminal threats. Garcia, 26, also admitted one prior ā€œstrikeā€ offense under Californiaā€™s Three Strikes...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 15, 2021

SPELLING BEE MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Brayden Gallardo of San Benancio Middle School was awarded top placement at the Monterey County Spelling Bee, which was held virtually this year. Rounding out the top nine placements were other county schools, but no students from South Monterey County....

Get outside and safely visit a national park

Pinnacles National Park
Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air ā€” whatā€™s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

San Lucas students and teachers celebrate Read Across America

SAN LUCAS ā€” Students at San Lucas School celebrated Read Across America on March 2, focusing on their own campus reading and festivities rather than taking the usual field trip to a neighboring campus due to the pandemic. King City Mayor Mike LeBarre read to...

Mee Memorial Healthcare System board appoints new trustees

KING CITY ā€” Mee Memorial Healthcare Systemā€™s (MMHS) governing body has appointed two new members to its Board of Trustees, responsible for ensuring quality healthcare and financial wellbeing. The new members include Dr. Moneesha Pinto, an internist at the King City Clinic, and Dr. Noah...

Unemployment claims fall, fueling economic hope

UNITED STATES ā€” The second year of the coronavirus pandemic is starting with rising hopes for the economic outlook ā€” and a long way to go. Positive signs are emerging as restrictions on businesses lift and the pace of vaccine distributions ramps up. But millions...

Biden signs stimulus bill ahead of prime-time address

WASHINGTON, D.C. ā€” President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion economic relief package on Thursday afternoon, ushering in an aggressive infusion of federal aid in a far-reaching effort to address the toll of the coronavirus pandemic. ā€œThis historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of...

Lockwood man arrested in connection with shooting

LOCKWOOD ā€” Monterey County Sheriffā€™s Office has arrested a Lockwood man in connection with a shooting in October 2020. According to the Sheriffā€™s Office, staff at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City reported a victim of a gunshot wound on the evening of Oct. 4....

Monterey County wildlife officials urge temporary removal of bird feeders

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” The Central Coast, Northern California, Oregon and Washington are experiencing a salmonellosis outbreak in migrating Pine Siskins. Bird feeders are the primary source of transmission for the disease, a bacterial pathogen that is lethal for these small birds. This winter, many Pine...

Lockwood 4-H hosts virtual record book workshops

LOCKWOOD ā€” Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Lockwood 4-H Club has managed to stay active with several events. On Feb. 13, the club hosted the first of three County Record Book Workshops. Of the 14 4-H clubs in Monterey County, eight of those clubs had members...
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