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MONTEREY COUNTY — Sun Street Centers has been awarded a $50,000 Community Impact grant from the Lauralie and J. Irvine Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). This two-year grant will support the Safe Teens Empowerment Project (STEPS), aimed at increasing peer-to-peer education...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In recent weeks, there has been a surge in fraudulent job postings targeting job seekers, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. These deceptive postings lead unsuspecting individuals to fake websites asking them to provide sensitive personal information, including direct deposit details. They...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has officially launched its first-ever virtual assistant and chatbot, Bixby, following a successful beta phase that began in March. “The next time you need to do business online with the County of Monterey’s Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office, you may...

SALINAS VALLEY — A total of $25,000 has been awarded to 10 students from Salinas Valley who were selected as the 2024 Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship recipients. Recipients are high school graduates, undergraduates or graduate students at California academic institutions who work, or their...

KING CITY — La Cocina (The Kitchen) in King City has been recognized as the first outdoor market in Monterey County to be Blue Zones certified. A membership ribbon cutting was held Aug. 2 in conjunction with the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture...

KING CITY — King City Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. at an undisclosed location within King City. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose...

KING CITY — New officers Christian Salazar and Ignacio Hernandez were officially sworn in by Chief James Hunt on Aug. 13 during the King City Council meeting. Both officers graduated from the Basic Police Academy in June and are currently in phase two of...

SALINAS — Hartnell College was awarded a $2 million subaward, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) $71 million Climate Resilience Regional Challenge to advance climate change resilience around the Monterey Bay area through the Monterey Bay Climate Action Adaptation Network (MBCAAN). The...

KING CITY — Monterey County Elections Department has assigned the letter “T” to the measure on the November ballot requesting a half-cent increase in the King City sales tax. Registered voters will have a chance to say whether they approve of increasing the current rate...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Foundation has selected 11 individuals to be recognized for their contributions to the arts at Hartnell College and the Salinas Valley community. This year’s honorees are: José G. Ortiz, Distinguished Alumnus in the Arts; Gail Higginbotham, Community Arts Hero; Jeanne...