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KING CITY — Police Chief Robert Masterson will be leaving after more than four years at the helm of the King City Police Department, the City of King announced this week. Masterson, who has worked for King City since July 2016, recently accepted the police...

KING CITY — Food Bank for Monterey County hosted Thanksgiving meal distributions for hundreds of families in King City, Greenfield and Soledad on Nov. 22, just in time for the holiday. Children and the Country Life, a local nonprofit that provides resources to those...

KING CITY — King City Recreation Department was chosen as one of 102 youth programs from the USA Swimming Foundation’s nationwide network of swim lesson providers to receive grant money in early 2022. The USA Swimming Foundation has awarded a total of $898,184 to programs...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is alerting Monterey County residents and visitors that an increase in scams have affected renters and properties for rent. The scams vary in sophistication but share the same core fraud: the suspect will pose as the property...

A little more than a week ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that not only would California effectively ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by 2024, but the state also would work to phase out oil extraction entirely by 2045. “As we move to swiftly decarbonize our...

KING CITY — In conjunction with Blue Zones Project Monterey County, the City of King is launching a new weekly walk/bike/run event, which kicks off Wednesday evening and continues through October. The Blue Zones Project is a community well-being initiative designed to implement built environment...

KING CITY — Blaise Chaney, an agriculture teacher at King City High School, has been named the overall Monterey County Teacher of the Year, earning the county’s top honor for educators this year and the chance to represent Monterey County in the California Department...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County officials continue to prioritize the elderly with Covid-19 vaccinations as allocations of doses remain low. “The amount of vaccine that comes to Monterey County from the state has not increased,” said County Supervisor Mary Adams during a press briefing Feb....

BIG SUR — A wildfire southeast of Big Sur in the Los Padres National Forest has charred at least 2,392 acres in steep, rugged terrain, triggering mandatory evacuations in the area. Monterey County officials have issued evacuation orders for Tassajara Road, from China Camp Campground...

MONTEREY COUNTY — A Ride and Drive Event will be held Sunday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salinas Amtrak Station, 11 Station Place, in Salinas. This event, hosted by Ecology Action, highlights electric vehicles (EVs) at all affordability levels and...