Operation Gobble helps feed hundreds of families in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — California Water Service (Cal Water) is helping to brighten the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday for hundreds of Salinas Valley families.
Through a program called Operation Gobble, Cal Water donated a total of $8,500 in gift certificates for the purchase of a turkey this...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 16, 2020
LETTERS TO SANTA
KING CITY — The organizers of King City Candy Cane Drive are hosting a Letters to Santa bin at 528 Division St. in King City through Dec. 18. Children can write letters to Santa and place them in the barrel. Organizers said...
Newsom replaces Covid-19 watch list with new tiered reopening system
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday revealed what he called a new, more “stringent” four-tiered reopening system that allows counties to open their economies depending on their Covid-19 case and test positivity rates.
The new system replaces the monitoring list, and removes many of...
Cooling centers open across Salinas Valley amid excessive heat and red flag warnings
SALINAS VALLEY — Cooling centers have opened across the Salinas Valley for residents to escape from the excessive heat this weekend.
City of Greenfield is offering a cooling station every day through Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Greenfield...
King City High School seniors receive $143,000 in local scholarships
KING CITY — King City Community Scholarship Foundation Inc. has announced the King City High School seniors who received local scholarships for 2020.
This year 69 seniors received 134 scholarships totaling $143,000 from 70 donors.
The Scholarship Foundation is a private, non-profit foundation established to administer...
King City shooting kills 1 Sunday afternoon
KING CITY — King City Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one man dead.
On Dec. 1, at about 1:46 p.m., King City officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Willow Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival,...
Monterey County lifts all evacuation orders for Willow Fire
BIG SUR — Containment on the Willow Fire has increased substantially over the past week, as firefighters continue working around the clock to improve direct control lines and extinguish individual hot spots.
The wildfire, located southeast of Big Sur in the Ventana Wilderness of the...
Highway 101 construction project near King City continues with ramp closures beginning Sunday
KING CITY — An ongoing construction project south of King City will require 24/7 closures of the northbound Highway 101 on- and off-ramps at Wildhorse Road beginning Sunday night.
The ramp closures, scheduled to begin at 11:55 p.m. on July 12, are expected to last...
