Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 23, 2025
NEW LEADERSHIP
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Union School District has announced the appointment of Laura Cortez as the new superintendent. With eight years of dedicated service to the district, including most recently as interim superintendent, Cortez brings a passionate vision focused on student success and district...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 12, 2024
WHALEFEST RETURNS
MONTEREY ā Dedicated to protecting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and all oceans, the 14th Annual Whalefest Monterey will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, a week before Earth Day, on and around Old Fishermanās Wharf in Monterey. Whalefest...
Monterey County Sheriffās deputies arrest King City man for outstanding warrant, loaded firearm
KING CITY ā On March 14, at about 7 p.m., Monterey County Sheriffās Office deputies were patrolling the King City area as part of their ongoing efforts to assist King City Police as a result of the mass shooting that killed four residents and...
Cork and Plough welcomes authors for Books and Brews
The Cork and Plough hosted the Second Annual Books and Brews on Aug. 12, during which residents met two Monterey County authors, Anne Ylvisaker and Carol Diggory Shields, who read passages from their writings.
Photo | King City High School alum supports Marines with legal services
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sergio GarciaAnguiano ā a King City High School Class of 2022 graduate and legal services specialist with Legal Services Support Team (LSST), Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) ā fills out paperwork at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on...
Hartnell College awards record number of degrees and certificates
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College celebrated a joyous in-person Commencement on May 20 at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas for the first time since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 700 graduates participated, the most in recent memory, and the college awarded a record...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | June 21, 2022
Alvaro Mercado of Soledad was named to the Spring 2022 Deanās List at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. The Deanās List recognizes USM students who end the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better.
Adrian Arredondo of Greenfield, Anna Barragan of Soledad...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 10, 2025
VALENTINE SHOPPING
KING CITY ā King City Recreation Department and Salinas Valley Fair are hosting a Valentineās Pop-Up on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. inside the Longbranch at the fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. More than 10 vendors with handmade...
Zavala joins King City PD as newest officer
KING CITY ā King City Police Department recently welcomed the cityās newest officer, Javier Zavala, to the force.
Officer Zavala, a Greenfield native and Navy veteran, was sworn in Aug. 8.
Zavala graduated from Monterey Peninsula College Law Enforcement Academy in April. He is currently in...
Remembering 9/11: King City pays tribute to victims on 20th anniversary
KING CITY ā Hundreds of American flags were planted on the lawn at King City High School, which hosted 9/11 remembrance events last Friday for students and faculty.
According to Principal Michael Gray, there were 3,000 flags representing the victims of the terrorist attacks,...





















