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Wreaths Across America booth planned Saturday KING CITY — Wreaths Across America will have an information booth at King City Center near Safeway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Sponsored by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated, the booth will offer information and...

KING CITY — After a two-year hiatus, the campfire at “Ghost Stories,” an event put on by Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM), roared back on Saturday. About 60 people gathered in The Pit section of San Lorenzo Park in King City for...

If you’ve been following the news on the coronavirus in California this week, you may have noticed a stark contrast in how the pandemic is playing out across the state. While hospitals in Central and Northern California called in National Guard troops to help staff...

KING CITY — A former correctional officer at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud after prosecutors determined she fabricated workplace injuries and received more than $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. Lorena Hernandez Alvarado, 43, of King City, also...

The year 2020 was unlike any other, as news of the Covid-19 pandemic nearly dominated headlines each week. However, there were other stories — some virus-related, some not — that also defined the South Monterey County community last year. Here is a look at...

CALIFORNIA — Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good on promises to prioritize vulnerable Californians in the vaccine rollout. As my colleague Miriam Jordan recently wrote, farmworkers were among those...

TRUTH ACT SALINAS — Monterey County Board of Supervisors will hold a TRUTH Act presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 1:30 p.m. in its Chambers at 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas. The presentation is required under California’s TRUTH Act when local law enforcement has...

SALINAS VALLEY — New courthouse projects in Greenfield and Seaside were both suspended by the Superior Court of California’s Monterey County branch, according to an announcement made last week. The funding impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the state budget, including withdrawals previously allocated for...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Blood donors can cross “save lives” and “find a Halloween costume” off their to-do list: Vitalant is rewarding all blood donors Sept. 15 through Oct. 5 with a spooktacular free “Instant Halloween Costume” T-shirt.  Not having a robust blood supply can be...

FESTIVE EVENTS KING CITY — Sol Treasures’ Holiday Open House is planned for Friday, Dec. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 519 Broadway St. in King City. Shoppers can check out the gallery and its holiday gifts, while enjoying the King City Chamber of...