Attempted burglary leads to King City man’s arrest
KING CITY — A 38-year-old man from King City has been arrested and charged with burglary, attempted burglary and prowling.
According to the King City Police Department, officers received a 9-1-1 call at about 12:53 a.m. on May 18 regarding a burglary that had just...
City of King hosts community meeting for Riverbed Wildfire Prevention Plan
KING CITY — Reducing hazards of fire and floods in the riverbed area adjacent to the community has been an ongoing objective for the City of King.
“The City has made significant progress in obtaining permits to perform annual silt removal to reduce flooding and...
UC Santa Cruz, Hartnell College receive grant to strengthen transfer pathway
CENTRAL COAST — UC Santa Cruz and Hartnell College have long shared a commitment to empowering students from California’s Central Coast to achieve their educational and career goals. Now, thanks to a two-year, $250,000 American Talent Initiative (ATI) IDEAS Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the...
Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation serves 575 meals at Polenta and Stew Feed
KING CITY — A total of 575 meals were served during the annual Polenta and Stew Feed to help raise funds for the Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation.
Heritage Foundation board members volunteered to run the Dec. 4 event, while members from King City...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 3, 2021
POLICE VACCINES
KING CITY — King City Police Department announced Jan. 20 that it had partnered with Mee Memorial Healthcare System to immunize the KCPD staff after Monterey County Department of Public Health received authorization to include police officers in the Covid-19 vaccine prioritization....
Hitchcock Road Animal Services joins statewide Adopt-a-Pet Day on Saturday
MONTEREY COUNTY — Hitchcock Road Animal Services, an animal shelter serving Monterey County and the City of Salinas, will be participating in the first-ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day scheduled for Saturday, June 1.
This statewide initiative, organized by the California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), San Francisco...
Lockwood man arrested for child molestation
LOCKWOOD — Heberth Reyes, 38, of Lockwood, was arrested May 9 on multiple counts of child molestation spanning over five years, announced Greenfield Police Department.
The investigation was conducted collaboratively with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and involved two juveniles; one in Greenfield and the...
Police serve search warrant as part of King City attempted homicide investigation
KING CITY — A search warrant was served Friday morning in King City as part of an ongoing investigation into last October’s attempted homicide on Amherst Drive.
Detectives from the South County Major Crimes Unit (MCU), a collaborative unit of the Greenfield and King City...
Repaving the way
Staff members from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County and the City of King, along with local officials and residents, help cut the ribbon Aug. 9 during a ceremony celebrating the completion of the first Measure X project in the county.
