Cal Fire grants boost Central Coast fire safety efforts
CENTRAL COAST ā In a significant boost to wildfire prevention efforts, the City of Greenfield has been awarded $189,263 in grant funding through Cal Fireās Wildfire Prevention Grants Program as part of a larger initiative aimed at enhancing wildfire resilience across the Central Coast.
The...
San Lucas man shot to death early Sunday morning
SAN LUCAS ā A San Lucas man was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriffās Office.
Around 3:35 a.m. on Sept. 5, gunshots were heard in the 53000 block of Julius Street in San Lucas. Deputies responded and found Ricardo...
Monterey County approves full ban on sale of flavored tobacco, ratifying vote to come March 15
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County is set to ratify a ban this month on the sale of flavored tobacco products, more than a month after the ban was first proposed.
The county Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday in favor of the proposal, which would...
Monterey Countyās senior meals program to end Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Great Plates Delivered, a Monterey County program meant to help vulnerable seniors and boost local business, will end on Friday, July 9.
As part of the yearlong program, area restaurants signed up to provide food for seniors who wished to maintain social...
King City woman who killed teen in 2013 granted parole
KING CITY ā California Board of Parole Hearings has granted parole and a future release date to Angela Zuniga, who was convicted of second-degree murder of a Salinas teenager in 2013.
Zuniga, of King City, was 21 years old at the time of the commission...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 9, 2026
Goodwill drive to benefit local food pantry this weekend
KING CITY ā Community Food Pantry of King City is reminding residents that a Goodwill collection drive will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12, at the King City High School Broadway parking lot.
The drive will...
Second teenager arrested for March murder in King City
KING CITY ā 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...
Caravan rolls through King City to bring awareness to 2020 Census
KING CITY ā A Census 2020 caravan rolled through the streets of King City last Sunday, May 24.
The caravan was a way for city staff and volunteers to raise awareness about this yearās census to increase the cityās response rate, which is currently 48.6...
Monterey County lifts most indoor mask mandates
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In alignment with the state of California, Monterey County and nearly a dozen other Bay Area jurisdictions have lifted universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday.
Last week Monterey County announced that it would join the counties of Alameda,...
King City Police advise travelers to drive sober this holiday season
KING CITY ā King City Police Department is encouraging everyone to have a holiday game plan that includes a designated sober driver, as millions of Americans will be traveling to visit friends and family over the holidays.
During the pre-Christmas and New Yearās holiday season,...






















