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KING CITY — A fundraiser is planned for Sunday, June 5, to help King City residents Al and Yvonne Ayala, who lost their home in a fire on May 15 in the 100 block of North Mildred Avenue. Sponsored by Guadalupano Society, there will be...

VETERAN BANNERS SOLEDAD — Veterans and active duty banner program applications are available in Soledad. The program will recognize Soledad residents who have served or are serving in the military. The program will honor those individuals with a banner displaying their name and picture hung...

Ruby Silva of King City and Tricia Smith of Soledad were named to the summer 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List. Teah...

KING CITY — A Monterey County jury has found Armando Rodriguez Garcia, 37, guilty of attempted murder of a peace officer, multiple counts of assault with a firearm, armed robbery and firearm possession offenses stemming from a violent confrontation involving a police shooting and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has named Marie Boucher, also known as Marie Butcher, as the 2026-27 Monterey County Poet Laureate. Boucher officially assumed the role on Jan. 1, 2026, beginning a two-year term through December 2027. The honorary position celebrates the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — This year’s onslaught of winter storms have cumulatively impacted a total of 20,073 acres and created $600 million of damage to the Monterey County agricultural industry.  On Friday, the County of Monterey Agricultural Commissioner’s Office released the results of a second survey...

KING CITY — King City voters will decide in November whether to increase and extend the city’s existing sales tax after the King City Council unanimously approved placing the measure on the General Election ballot during its July 28 meeting. The proposed measure would increase...

SALINAS — Hartnell College invites Spanish speakers who are learning English to join a free in-person class that will connect them with international graduate students working to improve their Spanish and learn about Latino American culture. This language-exchange class, called English and Spanish in the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Diaper distributions two weeks ago in South Monterey County highlighted a growing need for infant supplies along with increased need for food. Agencies in Gonzales, Greenfield and King City each received diapers and wipes from First 5 Monterey County, but their supplies...

SALINAS — Friends of Laguna Seca has received a $500,000 donation from the Laguna Seca Raceway Foundation (LSRF) in partnership with the Monterey County Parks Foundation (MCPF). This significant donation comes with the full endorsement from both the LSRF and MCPF, as the Friends of Laguna...