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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Cannabis Program is in the process of assessing how communities have been impacted by cannabis prohibition and the War on Drugs and exploring how to more equitably develop this new industry.  Tier 1 funding from the California Office of Business...

SAN ARDO — Local oil company Aera Energy and several of its business partners made the holidays brighter for five San Ardo families, including 18 children ranging in ages from 18 months to 16 years. On. Dec. 17, the families received gifts of clothing, toys and household...

KING CITY — California Water Service (Cal Water) has announced that customers in King City received a total of $77,304 in bill credits to resolve remaining unpaid water bill balances incurred during the height of Covid-19. Cal Water secured funding from the California Water and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has moved forward with a countywide indoor face covering ordinance, which could take effect in late October. Last week the board introduced language for the mask mandate and met on Tuesday for approval. However, due to amendments...

UPDATE (May 30): Monterey County's Variance Attestation form was approved by the state Saturday, allowing the county to advance into expanded Stage 2. MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno has issued a new health order to continue the county’s shelter-in-place directive,...

KING CITY — Once again the Salinas Valley Fair drew thousands of people to King City for a long weekend of family-friendly activities and entertainment, including its first-ever huge concert headlined by multiplatinum country singer Dylan Scott on Saturday night. The 79th annual celebration featured...

MONTEREY — The 15th Annual Whalefest Monterey will transform Old Fisherman’s Wharf and the Custom House Plaza into a vibrant hub of marine discovery on April 12-13. This family-friendly event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and is free to the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) and the Bob Hoover Academy recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their new classrooms at the Salinas Airport. The newly remodeled learning area comprises 2,500 square feet of classroom and office space...

KING CITY — A King City teenager was arrested Friday in connection with the March 31 shooting that killed a 31-year-old local man. Members of the King City Police Department and Monterey County Strategic Weapons and Tactics Team served a search warrant April 16 in...

KING CITY — Graduates from Portola Butler High School and Pinnacle Academy Charter were honored in a joint ceremony June 3 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds parking lot in King City. The drive-in format had several dozen cars, in which graduates sat with their families...