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March 12, 2026

King City teen arrested for Sunday shooting

KING CITY — A King City teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting at an inhabited dwelling Sunday evening. King City police officers responded to the 100 block of Keats Avenue regarding several gunshots being fired on March 21 at about 7:45 p.m. An...

Fast action stops fire near Pinnacles, east of Soledad

SOLEDAD — Fast action from local firefighters helped contain a wildfire that started last Wednesday, July 28, near the west entrance of Pinnacles National Park, east of Soledad. The fire burned a total of 171 acres off Highway 146 West, but no structures were damaged...

King City Union School District uses smart technology to help keep students healthy

KING CITY — King City Union School District’s Del Rey Elementary, Santa Lucia Elementary and King City Arts Magnet School are working to stay ahead of illness during an unprecedented school year. The schools recently implemented the Kinsa smart thermometer program, the goals of which...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | May 31, 2020

FARM FRESH SOLEDAD — The first farmers market in South Monterey County this year will take place at the Soledad Historical Society on June 4 at 4 p.m. It is located at 137 Front St. in Soledad. Safety guidelines and number of merchants has not...

New Covid-19 variant detected in Monterey County

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MONTEREY COUNTY — A new Covid-19 variant has been detected in several California counties, including Monterey County, according to the California Department of Public Health. CDPH announced Jan. 17 that a 452R variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was identified using genetic sequencing...

Science kits offer educational activity for South Monterey County youth

GREENFIELD — Youth in Greenfield and South Monterey County have been able to supplement their homework packets and distance learning with science lessons contained in ā€œBags Full of Science,ā€ a project by the Greenfield Community Science Workshop. The bags contain materials for science projects and instructions in both...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 12, 2022

SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS SALINAS — Hartnell Community College District Governing Board has announced the resignation of Interim Superintendent/President RaĆŗl RodrĆ­guez, effective Jan. 14. RodrĆ­guez, who joined Hartnell in July 2020, will become interim chancellor of the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District. The Board planned to consider...

57 graduate from Community Police Academy

A combined 57 residents of Greenfield, King City, Soledad and Gonzales graduated from the South County Community Police Academy last week at the Greenfield Memorial Hall.

General Election 2024: South Monterey County school measures passing in latest results

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SALINAS VALLEY — Residents of South Monterey County are shaping the future of local education services, with all school bond measures currently passing in the latest results for the Presidential General Election held on Nov. 5. Below is a summary of each measure, requiring...

Monterey County’s hazard mitigation plan up for review

MONTEREY COUNTY — The 2022 update to the Monterey County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which describes the county’s vulnerability to various hazards, along with an array of actions and projects for reducing risk, is now available for public review. Monterey County and local jurisdictions are...
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