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SALINAS — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas Valley. Based on new...

DINNER FUNDRAISER SALINAS — California Rodeo Salinas has announced its annual drive-thru dinner fundraiser for the Golden Circle of Champions, a program dedicated to raising awareness for pediatric cancer and providing financial aid to children and their families. The event will take place on Thursday,...

NEW CHIEF KING CITY — King City Police Capt. Keith Boyd was sworn in as the city's interim police chief effective Jan. 4. Boyd is filling in for Robert Masterson, who left after more than three years at the helm of the department. Masterson will...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last month the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, conducted cannabis enforcement operations targeting unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County. In total, these...

JOLON — The Campaign for the Preservation of Mission San Antonio de Padua hosted a celebration event last Sunday to mark the completion of earthquake retrofitting.  Hundreds attended the April 3 celebration and luncheon, which was followed up by a tour of the mission —...

KING CITY — California Supreme Court has denied the final appeal from Sentry Select Insurance Co., upholding an $8.4 million jury award judgment to Borjon Auto Center King City Inc. A California appeals panel had previously upheld the judgment in May 2023. The most recent...

Jeff Popnoe and Shari Schmidt of Bitterwater, Calif., proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Melissa Popnoe to Chris Presley. Melissa was raised in Truckee, Calif., but spent many vacations visiting her grandparents Jeff and Jean Schmidt on their Bitterwater ranch. Melissa graduated from Truckee...

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...

KING CITY — King City High School athletes paraded down Broadway Street as part of a student-organized homecoming caravan on March 24. The pandemic shutdowns meant alterations to sports programs and the year’s activities, but the adjusted KCHS homecoming in February also came with a...

WHALEFEST RETURNS MONTEREY — Dedicated to protecting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and all oceans, the 14th Annual Whalefest Monterey will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, a week before Earth Day, on and around Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey. Whalefest...