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SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Top 10 Military Friendly Schools for 2025-26” by G.I. Jobs Magazine, earning the No. 8 spot among large community colleges. The announcement is part of the magazine’s annual Military Friendly Schools list,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Central Coast, Northern California, Oregon and Washington are experiencing a salmonellosis outbreak in migrating Pine Siskins. Bird feeders are the primary source of transmission for the disease, a bacterial pathogen that is lethal for these small birds. This winter, many Pine...

Soon-to-be high school graduate Christian Rose will be studying and training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in the fall of 2018 as he prepares for his military career.

ROSE GARDEN KING CITY — Mee Memorial Foundation will celebrate National Rose Month with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 29, to unveil the new fountain, bricks and bench area at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City. This coincides with June being National Rose Month....

Fueled by partisan fury and a backlash against pandemic shutdowns, a Republican-led campaign to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has officially qualified for the ballot, setting the stage for the second recall election in the state’s history, officials said Monday. In a widely expected...

SOLEDAD — SPCA Monterey County is currently caring for nine pet fantail pigeons who were found abandoned on the side of Highway 146 in Soledad last week.  SPCA humane officers are seeking information about the person who abandoned the birds.  In the evening on Aug. 10,...

After celebrating the holidays with her family and recovering from a bout of Covid, Zoe Lofgren flew back to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 2 to begin her new term representing California’s 18th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress. The district follows Highway 101 from...

KING CITY — An evening of emotional power and musical richness awaits South Monterey County residents as I Cantori di Carmel presents “Songs of Destiny,” a free community concert on Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Stanton Theater in King City. Presented...

KING CITY — Holidays are quickly approaching, and King City Rural 4-H is partnering with the Salinas Valley Fair to host a Toy Drive and Coat Drive for those families in need during Christmas in the community. Join them in bringing unwrapped toys and coats...

ELECTION UPDATE MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Department will certify the final results of the Nov. 4 Statewide Special Election on Tuesday, Dec. 2, as mandated by Senate Bill No. 280. Voters with missing or mismatched signatures on their vote-by-mail ballots have until 5...