King City Police Department awarded grant to increase safety on roads
KING CITY ā King City Police Department was awarded a $72,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on local roads.
āThis funding will strengthen...
Law enforcement agencies to announce breakthrough in South Monterey County double homicide, King City mass shooting and Salinas armed robbery cases
KING CITY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office, King City Police Department and Salinas Police Department have scheduled a joint press conference Friday morning to make a major announcement involving three ongoing investigations.
Officials are planning to unveil āsignificant developmentsā related to the double homicide that...
King City Beautification Week 2024 kicks off this weekend
KING CITY ā King Cityās Beautification Week is just around the corner, and residents and businesses are urged to pick a project to beautify the town.
Beautification Week 2024 will run from June 21-30 under the sponsorship of the King City Chamber of Commerce and...
Wreaths Across America ceremony in King City honors fallen veterans
KING CITY ā A local wreath-laying ceremony for Wreaths Across America Day took place Saturday at King City Cemetery.
Several speakers, including Fort Hunter Liggett Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Rupp, King City Mayor Mike LeBarre and event organizer Kathy Imamura, addressed a packed...
Photo | King City hosts latest āChat with the Chiefā
King City Police Department hosted its latest āChat with the Chiefā series with Police Chief James HuntĀ on Sept. 27 at Bloom Coffee Shop, located at 301 Broadway St. The hour-long event offered an opportunity for the community to discuss any issues with the chief....
Mee Memorial Healthcare System receives Womenās Choice Award as one of Americaās best hospitals for emergency timeliness
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System has received the 2024 Womenās Choice Award for Emergency Timeliness as one of Americaās top-ranking hospitals in the category.
The Womenās Choice Award honors hospitals that receive extraordinary recommendation ratings and have demonstrated exceptional service and clinical standards...
King City VFW supports Project Hero cyclists
KING CITY ā Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6747 King City hosted 35 veterans and five first responders and their road crew riding in their Project Hero 2023 cycling event on Oct. 17.
The VFW provided them with changing facilities, food and drinks, and the...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 6, 2023
WALKING MOAI
GREENFIELD ā Blue Zones Project Monterey County and the City of Greenfield will host a fun 10-week walking Moai group beginning Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 9 to 10 a.m. at 98 S. El Camino Real in Greenfield. Everyone is welcome to participate in...
Farmworker Housing Study Oversight Committee convenes to review progress
CENTRAL COAST ā Despite significant progress since the release of a landmark 2018 farmworker housing study quantifying critically overcrowded housing conditions for agricultural workers in the region, thousands more homes are needed to relieve severe overcrowding, unaffordable rents and ensure the stability of the...
Weed control effort seeks to curb virus threat for Salinas Valleyās lettuce
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the regionās lettuce crop in recent years.
Officials are urging residents who notice...