King City teens arrested for December murders
KING CITY — An additional two teenagers from King City have been arrested for their involvement in the deaths of two residents and an unborn child last December.
King City Police Department detectives arrested the juvenile males, both 17 years old, on July 25 for...
Monterey County Superior Court announces judicial leadership for 2024-25
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Pamela L. Butler has announced that the Honorable Rafael Vazquez has been elected by the bench to serve as the Court’s next Assistant Presiding Judge, commencing his term Jan. 1, 2024.
Judge Vazquez will serve as...
SPCA Monterey County seeks help saving opossum babies
MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums are hit by cars as they forage for food, and their babies cannot survive without emergency rescue.
“On this first day of spring,...
Casa de Esperanza breaks ground in King City
KING CITY — Local and county leaders gathered last Wednesday to break ground on Casa de Esperanza, a long-anticipated project that will transform a shuttered motel into 46 studio apartments for individuals experiencing homelessness in King City.
The July 30 groundbreaking ceremony, held at the...
New visitor restrictions take effect at Monterey County hospitals
MONTEREY COUNTY — Hospitals in Monterey County have implemented new restrictions on visitors to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 to staff and patients.
Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 11, all visitors to area hospitals will be required to show either proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or proof...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | July 19, 2022
Hannah Stuercke of King City graduated from Cedarville University, located in Cedarville, Ohio, in spring 2022 with an undergraduate degree in nursing.
Isaias Gonzales of King City has been recognized on the Dean’s List at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., for the spring 2022 semester....
Work begins on South Monterey County’s first inclusive park
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Soledad City Council hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 16 to celebrate the construction of the first inclusive park in Soledad and in South Monterey County.
The new park, temporarily known as Orchard Lane Park, includes custom playground...
Mee Memorial’s Holiday PJ Patrol helps local children fighting cancer
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Hospital in King City has launched its third annual Holiday PJ Patrol to aid Partnership for Children and its support of local youth fighting cancer.
Mee Memorial Healthcare System is collecting boys and girls pajamas for children ages 1 to...
Post-Infection Immunity Protective Against Delta, CDC Reports, but Vaccines Still Offer Best Defense
Previous infection with the coronavirus appeared to provide stronger protection against the delta variant than did vaccination in a large sample of patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
But in the long term, vaccination still offers the best defense against the...
Pen-pal program connects San Ardo students with Aera Energy employees
SAN ARDO — Students at San Ardo School have spent the past year cultivating friendships with Aera Energy employees that they’ve never met in person. As pen pals, correspondence has not been through text, social media or even email — they’ve only exchanged handwritten...
