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EL MERCADO OPENS SALINAS — Hartnell College has announced the grand opening of El Mercado, an on-campus market set to launch on April 1 at its Main Campus in Salinas. Developed by the Hartnell College SOUL Center (Office of Basic Needs), El Mercado is an...

Monterey County libraries offer free 24/7 online tutoring MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Free Libraries has launched free 24/7 online tutoring for K-12 students through Homework CA. The service, offered through the California State Library and Pacific Library Partnership and powered by Tutor.com, is available to...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2021 winners of the organization’s annual awards. This year’s award winners are: Mee Memorial Healthcare System as Business of the Year; longtime residents John and Karen Jernigan as Citizens of the Year;...

SALINAS — As the decennial redistricting process wrapped up last month, the concern from The World’s Salad Bowl started to mount. Local politicians, regional business giants and other community leaders asked how a plan to pair the international agricultural hub with the Silicon Valley...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Conditions and weather permitting, Cal Fire plans to conduct a two-day broadcast burn east of Salinas in Monterey County on Oct. 18-19. The purpose of the project is to reintroduce fire into the ecosystem, thereby reducing hazardous fire fuels by removing brush...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Coastal will continue its small business disaster microloan program and even expand the offerings to larger loans to help during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced CEO Lee Takikawa during a county press conference Aug. 14. “The county has just received notification...

KING CITY — A Greenfield resident has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that killed a man Wednesday night in King City. King City Police Department responded to a stabbing report at about 7:28 p.m. on Sept. 14 at a motel in the 0...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of two subjects looking into vehicles and checking car doors in the early hours of Nov. 24. Upon arrival, officers located the subjects and attempted to contact them, but they fled on foot. Officers apprehended...

TAMC adopts regional transportation plan MONTEREY COUNTY — Transportation Agency for Monterey County announced June 24 that its Board of Directors adopted the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan, a long-range guide for transportation investments throughout the county. The plan, updated every four years, provides a framework for...

KING CITY — King City Police Department is investigating a shooting Thursday night that injured one person after an attempted robbery. On Sept. 22 at about 10:38 p.m., local police responded to the report of a shooting in the area of the 700 block of...