Hartnell College, FBI investigating ransomware attack
SALINAS VALLEY — Last Sunday, Oct. 2, the Information and Technology Resources (ITR) team at Hartnell College detected abnormal network activity that prompted a manual network shutdown.
Currently, Hartnell College is working with third-party forensic incident response specialists and federal law enforcement to investigate this...
King City FFA sweeps recent competition
KING CITY — King City High School FFA Chapter swept last week’s competition at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, taking home several first-place awards.
The Jan. 19 contests in Cooperative Marketing Tests (CMT), Best Informed Greenhand (BIG) for freshman and Job Interview...
King City High School Homecoming Week kicks off
KING CITY — This year’s King City High School Homecoming Week events kicked off with homecoming royalties being announced to the entire student body and the introduction of Mr. Mustang football candidates.
The freshmen class Lord and Lady are Nathan Politron and Rebecca Garcia; the...
King City mural dedication ceremony reflects on agriculture’s impact
KING CITY — King City in Bloom hosted a dedication ceremony on June 24 for the recently completed mural, “A Tribute to Cattle Ranching and the Salinas Valley Fair,” which is the organization’s third historic mural in the town.
Project co-chair Steve Schmidt spoke...
Governor expands drought emergency to Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded his prior drought emergency proclamation to an additional nine counties on July 7, including Monterey County.
Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), who oversees Monterey County in his district along with Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties, urged residents...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 15, 2021
SPELLING BEE
MONTEREY COUNTY — Brayden Gallardo of San Benancio Middle School was awarded top placement at the Monterey County Spelling Bee, which was held virtually this year. Rounding out the top nine placements were other county schools, but no students from South Monterey County....
More than half of Monterey County residents vaccinated
MONTEREY COUNTY — Reopening blueprint metrics have Monterey County in the Orange Tier, but the vaccination rates continue to climb.
County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno said on April 14 that 48% of the county’s populace age 16 and older have received at least one...
‘Operation Santa Claus’ delivers gifts to South Monterey County families
SALINAS VALLEY — Santa Claus flew into the Mesa Del Rey Airport in King City last month, bringing toys to nearly 1,000 children and meals to 350 families from South Monterey County.
The inaugural “Operation Santa Claus” event was brought to residents by Monterey County...
