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KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2024 honorees of the organization’s annual awards. The winners are: King City Town Square as Business of the Year; Debby Norman as Citizen of the Year; Rodolfo Tapia as Friend of the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — With Easter Sunday approaching on April 20, Monterey County officials are preparing for what is traditionally the busiest day of the year at several of its most popular day-use parks, including Toro, Royal Oaks and San Lorenzo. To ensure a safe,...

POP-UP CLINIC KING CITY — Walk-in Covid testing, vaccines and resources through the Monterey County and UC Berkeley Community Partnership will be available at a pop-up clinic on Friday, March 4, in King City. The free clinic will take place from 3 to 6 p.m....

UPDATE AUG. 6, 3 P.M.: Power has been restored to all customers in South Monterey County, many of whom were without electricity for more than seven hours today while PG&E crews worked to solve the problem. UPDATE AUG. 6, 10 A.M.: More than 5,200 customers...

KING CITY — Once again the Salinas Valley Fair drew thousands of people to King City for a long weekend of family-friendly activities and entertainment, including its first-ever huge concert headlined by multiplatinum country singer Dylan Scott on Saturday night. The 79th annual celebration featured...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) is helping expand access to 211 services across Monterey County — an essential lifeline that connects residents to food, shelter, health care, financial assistance and other critical resources. As part of its 2025 charitable contributions, PG&E’s...

OPIOID INFORMATION SOLEDAD — While the Soledad Police Department works to get information out about the dangers of opioid addiction, the city is working on a virtual town hall, planned for Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. The event will discuss the opioid epidemic...

BRADLEY — Monterey County officials are closing Lake San Antonio to visitors Wednesday and asking all campers to vacate following a mass fish dieoff that county staff first noticed last week. State and county experts have not yet figured out why the fish are dying....

KING CITY — A 50-year-old time capsule was set to be unearthed May 1 at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City, and while the campus had invited the public to attend the capsule recovery and opening ceremony, shelter-in-place orders due to the coronavirus...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair Board of Directors has voted unanimously to cancel the 76th Annual Salinas Valley Fair scheduled for May 14 to 17 in King City, citing California’s shelter-in-place travel restrictions and health concerns related to the spread of COVID-19. The board’s...