Remembering 9/11: Fort Hunter Liggett, South County cities reflect on tragedy 18 years later
SOUTH COUNTY ā Everybody remembers what they were doing on Sept. 11, 2001. Shawn Sullivan, chief of the Fort Hunter Liggett Fire Department, was an airman stationed at Hurlburt Field on the Panhandle of Florida when he learned that two commercial airliners slammed into the World...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 29, 2025
TRICKS AND TREATS
SALINAS ā SPCA Monterey County is hosting its first Halloween Tricks and Treats event on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the SPCA Learning Center, located at 1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway in Salinas. Families and children are invited to enjoy...
King City Police Department urges caution for Pedestrian Safety Month
KING CITY ā September is Pedestrian Safety Month in California, and the King City Police Department is reminding drivers to slow down and be alert for people walking on roads.Ā
By always taking extra precautions, drivers can help protect pedestrians and reduce the risk of...
Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...
Mee Memorial CFO receives recognition from Beckerās Hospital Review
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare Systemās CFO Mark Woolery has earned recognition from Beckerās Hospital Review as one of ā29 rural hospital CFOs to know in 2023.ā
The list includes CFOs from rural healthcare systems across the United States. Woolery is one of two...
Salinas Valley Health Mobile Clinic reaches 20,000 patient visits
SALINAS VALLEY ā In just four-and-a-half years of operation, the Salinas Valley Health Mobile Clinic has reached a major milestone ā providing its 20,000th patient visit.
Since its launch in January 2020, the Mobile Clinic has been delivering free, high-quality care to underserved areas across...
With reopening in sight, economic impact study sheds light on cost of extended Highway 1 closure
BIG SUR ā The Regentās Slide closure on Highway 1 south of Big Sur has been sending drivers on alternative routes since January 2023.
New research from Beacon Economics explores the magnitude of the economic impacts of the closure, estimating the region has lost $13...
King Cityās streetscape plan receives federal funding
KING CITY ā King Cityās million-dollar downtown streetscape plan is among the eight community projects in Californiaās 20th District that were included in the federal governmentās FY 2022 Appropriations package.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced March 11 that the federal funds, totaling $5.9 million, will support...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 8, 2023
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
KING CITY ā The FEMA Mobile Disaster Assistance Registration Intake Center trailer will be in King City and San Ardo this week to offer disaster assistance for those impacted by winter storms. With hours of operation from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily,...
Deadline extended for new well registration program in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) have extended the deadline of a new well registration program that was established to better understand and protect groundwater resources in the Salinas Valley.
All well owners...























