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Greenfield Community Science Workshop has received a $100,000 grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation that will allow the city program to continue offering free hands-on science activities for local youth and families.

KING CITY — An additional two teenagers from King City have been arrested for their involvement in the deaths of two residents and an unborn child last December. King City Police Department detectives arrested the juvenile males, both 17 years old, on July 25 for...

WASHINGTON — A highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in Britain has become the most common source of new infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The worrisome development comes...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The huge unrivaled collection of historical images collected by the late Pacific Grove photographer, Pat Hathaway, has been awarded to the Monterey County Historical Society in Salinas. Hathaway died Jan. 6, 2021, without a will, which meant his estate — and the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly a dozen spine-chilling activities to celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) return this weekend in the Salinas Valley. The frightful festivities, many of which were either canceled or modified last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...

KING CITY — Raul Lucas of Salinas has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder while personally using a firearm for the benefit of the Sureno criminal street gang. On Dec. 26, 2021, 21-year-old Lucas and three other Sureno gang members met up in...

KCHS ASB hosts Mustang Motors Car Show KING CITY — Classic cars take center stage at the Mustang Motors Car Show, hosted by King City High School ASB, on Saturday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds’ Expo parking...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) and the Bob Hoover Academy recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their new classrooms at the Salinas Airport. The newly remodeled learning area comprises 2,500 square feet of classroom and office space...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 College Arts Scholarship offered by the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC). The application period will end on Wednesday, March 6. Graduating seniors from Monterey County high schools who are interested in pursuing higher education...

TENNIS COURT GREENFIELD — The tennis court at the Greenfield Community Park is now available for play. To preserve the court and keep equipment in the best conditions possible for players, the Greenfield Recreation Department will require community members to fill out a free tennis...