Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 21, 2021
MEAL PROGRAM
SALINAS VALLEY ā United Way Monterey County is partnering with Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley to help expand their food delivery programs to residents who have currently tested positive for Covid-19 and are in their isolation period. This initiative provides one...
General Election 2024: Cullen retains King City Council seat
KING CITY ā Incumbent Robert Cullen has won re-election to his District 5 seat on the King City Council, defeating challenger Jonas Lalehzadeh in the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election.
Cullen, a local small business owner, received 150 votes, representing 64.38% of the vote, while...
CHP to deploy additional officers in King City area this weekend
KING CITY ā In an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes, California Highway Patrol (CHP) King City Area will deploy additional officers beginning Friday on Highway 101 during Memorial Day weekend.
Officers will look for violations by both motorcycle riders and drivers that...
Central Coast colleges receive $1.4M in federal funding
CENTRAL COAST ā More than $1.4 million in four separate grants have been secured for students at California State University Monterey Bay, Monterey Peninsula College and Hartnell College through the Upward Bound program.
āLeveling the playing field through federal grants is crucial to creating opportunities...
Fort Hunter Liggett maintains training lands with targeted grazing
JOLON ā What do a BeeLiner C-17, a herd of 300 goats and an endangered arroyo toad have in common? Theyāve all shared land space at Fort Hunter Liggettās Schoonover Airfield.
Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) recently deployed hundreds of goats to Schoonover Airfield in September,...
Dylan Scott to perform at 2023 Salinas Valley Fair
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair is excited to be celebrating the 79th annual Salinas Valley Fair set for May 18-21 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City.
New this year, multi-Platinum country pop singer Dylan Scott is scheduled to perform...
King City teen arrested for killing 3 people
KING CITY ā A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the killing of three people in King City.
Following a pair of local search warrants executed Friday morning, King City Police arrested the teen for three counts of homicide. Detectives said they found...
Sun Street Centers opens sober living homes in King City
KING CITY ā Sun Street Centers recently celebrated the opening of two Sober Living Environments (SLEs) located behind its substance abuse facility in King City.
About 150 guests attended the April 23 open house, which featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours of the facility ā including...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 30, 2025
ARMY CONCERT
JOLON ā Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band, with opening act Stolen Silver, will be performing at the historic Hacienda as part of Fort Hunter Liggettās 250th Army Birthday Kick-Off Concert on Friday, Jan. 31. This free concert is open to the...
All evacuations lifted for River and Carmel fires; Monterey County shelters to close
SALINAS VALLEY ā All evacuation orders and warnings for the River and Carmel fires were lifted Thursday afternoon, as firefighters continue to increase containment of the wildfires that have burned a combined 55,499 acres.
āAll evacuation and warning zones in the River and Carmel fires...























