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SACRAMENTO — California Department of Public Health and Gov. Gavin Newsom have announced a month-long curfew beginning Saturday for all non-essential businesses, travel and gatherings due to a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases across the state. The limited stay-at-home order requires counties in the “Widespread,”...

SOLEDAD — Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad has the most active cases of Covid-19 among those incarcerated throughout the entire California state prison system. As of Thursday, there are currently 773 inmates infected with the coronavirus at CTF, with 779 new cases reported in...

RITZ GALA KING CITY — Sol Treasures will host its annual gala on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 5 to 10 p.m., at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City. This year’s event is Vegas themed, called “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” and will feature classic rat-pack...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Read to Me Project (RtMP), a Monterey County nonprofit dedicated to strengthening early literacy and family engagement, is advancing plans to expand its programming into some of the area’s most remote South Monterey County communities while celebrating significant regional recognition for...

KING CITY — Construction of a new Future Farmers of America facility is underway at the former Mildred Street parking lot of King City High School. The facility will include agriculture classrooms and shops for students of the King City FFA program, which was recently...

LISTENING SESSION KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 office will be hosting a community listening session on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in King City. The session will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the King City Library Branch, 402 Broadway...

BIG SUR — A portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur, California, collapsed this past week and fell into the Pacific Ocean after heavy rains caused a “debris flow” of trees, boulders, water and mud, leaving behind a 150-foot-wide gap. Workers from the California Department...

KING CITY — To celebrate National Ag Day, the King City High School FFA chapter participated in the 2021 5K for FFA Virtual Fun Run last month, hosted by the National FFA Organization. About 45 club members, faculty and extended family participated and came together...

KING CITY — King City Police Department is investigating a shooting early Wednesday morning that killed a 31-year-old local man. At about 1:06 a.m. on March 31, officers responded to a report of gunshots fired in the area of 60 Broadway Circle. There, police found...

SOLEDAD — All fires in Pinnacles National Park are prohibited for the remainder of the summer fire season. At the “Very High” fire level, these restrictions include prohibitions on all open flames, fire pits and grills, regardless of fuel type. Gas, charcoal, propane and wood burning...