General Election 2022: Latest results for South Monterey County, statewide contests
MONTEREY COUNTY ā South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for city councils, school boards and other offices, as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 8 California General Election.
According to Monterey County Elections, there are...
Greenfield community delivers care packages to Dolan Fire base camp
SALINAS VALLEY ā Greenfield High School students teamed up with the local police and fire departments last week to host a Thank a Firefighter Donation Drive.
The Sept. 29 collection event allowed for the creation and delivery of 80 care packages to the Dolan Fire...
Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau launches data dashboard in response to Moss Landing Vistra Battery Fire
MONTEREY COUNTY ā A new GIS-based data dashboard is now online and available to the public to track where environmental testing and monitoring have taken place across the tri-county area in response to the 2025 Moss Landing Vistra Battery Fire.
This new interactive dashboard ā...
Cal Fire plans prescribed burn for Lockwood area
LOCKWOOD ā California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) San Benito-Monterey Unit plans to conduct piles burning on the West Side Fuel Break in the area of Lockwood in South Monterey County during the months of February and March.
āThe purpose of the...
King City Cemetery tours set for November
KING CITY ā Two walking tours of the King City Cemetery are planned for November in connection to All Soulsā Day and Veterans Day.
The tours will be conducted by local historians John and Karen Jernigan. Tours are free of charge, but reservations are recommended.
The...
King City teacher seeks funds to build school garden
KING CITY ā Kacey Hass, a seventh-grade life science teacher at Chalone Peaks Middle School, has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to start a school garden.
Hass is also the gardening teacher for both seventh and eighth grades, but the campus currently does...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 14, 2024
POSSIBLE SPAM TEXT
SOLEDAD ā Over the weekend, a number of Soledad residents received a text message that may be possible spam. The text came from a āDynataā using the phone number 360-578-7022. The text asks the recipient to complete a quick survey on āissues...
Pinnacles National Park increases recreational access to allow bicycle and foot traffic
PAICINES ā Pinnacles National Park has begun to increase recreational access to the park, allowing for bike and foot traffic only as parking areas remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Park Service is using a phased approach to increase access on a...
King City Police arrest Greenfield man for attempted murder
KING CITY ā King City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 900 block of Broadway Street at about 4 p.m. on Nov. 26.
Upon arrival, officers learned the victim had been shot multiple times and was transported by family members...
New behavioral clinic opens for South Monterey County families
SOLEDAD ā Breakthrough Behavior opened a new behavioral analysis clinic in Soledad on Dec. 14, within the De La Rosa shopping center, allowing the company to expand services in Monterey County beyond its existing Monterey and Salinas clinics.
The Florida-based company, which also has locations...






















