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KING CITY — King City Police have arrested a local teenager on multiple weapons-related charges. On Nov. 30, officers responded to a residence regarding a report of suspicious activity. The reporting party provided video footage depicting four juveniles who were walking in the area and...

KING CITY — King City will have another colorful mural to add to the five already adorning walls along the Broadway corridor, according to Teri Storelli, president of the nonprofit Monterey County Dance Foundation. The mural will appear on the northern wall of the Monterey...

SALINAS VALLEY — A campus redevelopment project is underway in Salinas, which is aimed at improving agricultural technology in the Salinas Valley and advancing the nature of agriculture work. The Growers Ice Co. lot, located at the corner of Merrill and Abbott streets, was originally...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week’s rainstorm caused considerable damage throughout South Monterey County that resulted in numerous road closures, mudslides, flooding and fallen trees. Officials warned of possible flooding and property damage ahead of the multi-day storm, which dropped several inches of rain per day,...

KING CITY — The Cork & Plough in King City was one of many Monterey County restaurants that have reopened to 25% indoor seating capacity. The recent county shift into the Red Tier, with relaxed restrictions on businesses, meant restaurants could offer more than...

KING CITY — Community Food Pantry of King City will once again be open beginning Friday, April 29, after being closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, the Food Pantry Board did not feel it was safe for volunteers and families to distribute food. Now, as...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County dance students are in need of a Christmas miracle after enduring a difficult year due to the coronavirus pandemic, from the shutting down of their dance studio in King City to the canceling of both their spring production...

KING CITY — A few of King City’s finest community members and businesses were honored Saturday evening during the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Annual Awards Dinner. The Jan. 25 ceremony, hosted inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, recognized Monterey County Dance Theatre and Artistic...