Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 10, 2024
HISTORIC INTERVIEWS
KING CITY ā Four oral history interviews have been added to the collection of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA), preserving memories of South Monterey County. Featured on YouTube are life stories of John and Darlene Maggini of Bitterwater, Butch Heinsen of...
Government shutdown impacts local transportation projects
Transportation Agency for Monterey County and Monterey-Salinas Transit announced this week that the federal government shutdown is adversely affecting regional transportation projects and transit services in the county.
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 11, 2024
LOBBY HOURS
GREENFIELD ā Starting this week, the Greenfield Police Department lobby will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., shifting from the previous hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This change allows the staff more time to handle additional reporting and paperwork...
Monterey County District Attorneyās Office forms new unit to rectify wrongful convictions
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced July 26 that she formed a new unit specializing in identifying and remedying wrongful convictions.
The Conviction Review Unit (CRU) will examine all plausible claims of innocence and of conviction due to false material...
2 arrested after assault at King City party
KING CITY ā King City Police Department responded to a medical aid on May 1 at about 9:28 a.m. for a man who had suffered a head injury after being struck in the face with a bottle the night before.
During the investigation into the...
Lockwood teacher honored as Monterey Countyās Middle School Teacher of the Year
LOCKWOOD ā Heather Robbins of San Antonio School in Lockwood has been named Monterey Countyās Middle School Teacher of the Year.
The English Language Arts teacher had been told she was being called in to discuss the upcoming school year on July 21, but she...
Willow Fire grows to 1,500 acres; evacuations in place
BIG SUR ā Evacuations have been issued for a wildfire that broke out Thursday night in the Los Padres National Forest about 7 miles west of the Arroyo Seco Campground.
The fire, named the Willow Fire, has grown to at least 1,500 acres and is...
DUI checkpoint leads to 21 citations, 2 arrests in King City
KING CITY ā Officers from the King City Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint on March 18 at the intersection of Broadway and Canal streets, with assistance from California Highway Patrolās King City Area Office.
More than 400 vehicles passed through the checkpoint from 6...
Interim Inc. opens new location in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Interim Inc., a nonprofit mental health agency, will host an open house this week to acquaint the South Monterey County community with its new location and services available in Soledad.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, the agency is inviting the community to meet...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 25, 2021
ROSE GARDEN
KING CITY ā 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....





















