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KING CITY — King City Police Department has appointed James Hunt as its new police captain, with Chief Keith Boyd administering the oath of office to him during last Tuesday’s city council meeting. Hunt comes to King City with nearly 30 years of law enforcement...

Dry conditions across the West that have dashed hopes for a respite from relentless drought are expected to continue across the region into spring and beyond, forecasters said Thursday. Dan Collins, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in a briefing that...

TECH WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — A free tech workshop for seniors age 60 and up is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. inside the Chambers Room at the Greenfield Civic Center, 599 El Camino Real. Participants can learn more about online...

KING CITY — King City Rotary Club hosted the fourth annual Rabbit Run — a fundraiser for its high school scholarship fund — on Saturday off Oasis Road in King City. The July 12 event welcomed 107 runners and walkers on an exciting route through...

KING CITY — One person has been found dead in the riverbed area burned by the King Fire, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday. The fire, located in the Salinas River riverbed behind McDonald’s and KFC on Broadway Circle in King City, started Wednesday...

KING CITY — King City Council recently awarded the bid for implementing the Downtown Streetscape Project to Monterey Peninsula Engineering (MPE), which started construction on June 12.   The project will expand the corner bulbouts, redesign the medians and add decorative crosswalks on Broadway Street, from...

WALK FINALE KING CITY — City of King is hosting the final Blue Zones Project Summer Community Walk this Thursday, Sept. 25. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Downtown Plaza on Broadway and Vanderhurst Avenue. Participants can enjoy free snacks, live entertainment, a...

KING CITY — Hannah Silva, a 16-year-old King City native, is set to represent California in three-position light rifle shooting at the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) Finals this July in Rock Springs, Wyo. This is Silva’s rookie year competing in the NHSRA, and...

KING CITY — High school and college interns with the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will travel to Washington, D.C., this winter through a partnership with Monterey County District 3 Supervisor Chris Lopez. The trip expands the museum’s internship program, which has traditionally...