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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department reported the county’s second death of a resident from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday. No other information about the individual has been released. As of the health department's latest report, there are now 42 confirmed cases of residents...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In celebration of Constitution Day 2025, the judges of Monterey County Superior Court launched a special outreach initiative to educate young students about their civic rights and responsibilities. From Sept. 15 through 25, judges, commissioners and temporary judges made personal visits to...

KING CITY — State and local leaders came together last month to dedicate the King City Post Office in honor of former postmaster and veteran Rudolph “Rudy” Banuelos. A dedication ceremony was held May 26 outside the King City Post Office, with Rep. Jimmy Panetta,...

LOCKWOOD — San Antonio Union School District has received an award from the state of California recognizing its successful positive behavioral intervention and support strategies at the silver level, school officials announced Aug. 4. This represented a shift from when the school district had the...

Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s upcoming book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,” which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology. Claudia Pizarro-Villalobos was born and raised...

RECYCLING EVENT KING CITY — King City Community Recycling Event will take place Saturday, Oct. 16, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. Accepted items include mattresses, appliances (no Freon), yard waste, electronic waste, metals, furniture,...

KING CITY — A group of dedicated volunteers recently took on several projects to beautify King City just in time for the upcoming holidays. Last Saturday, Nov. 20, volunteers from King City in Bloom and Sun Street Centers helped clean up around the King City Golf...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield Police Department was alerted by the Flock Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) system of a stolen vehicle traveling toward Greenfield on Nov. 5. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on southbound Highway 101 near Espinoza Road, where the...

DIABETES WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas’ PUEBLO project is hosting a free diabetes workshop that will be held in two sessions for the community of Greenfield. Dr. Abidan Alarcon and Community Health Advocate Florentina Sanchez will present the Triqui and...