Petroleum companies ordered to pay $3M in civil penalties
Contra Costa Superior Court has ordered Golden Gate Petroleum Co., Bay Area/Diablo Petroleum Company and Westgate Petroleum Company, Inc. to pay $3 million in civil penalties related to the operation of underground storage tanks and management of hazardou
Taylor Farms plans to rebuild Salinas facility after 4-alarm fire
SALINAS ā Multiple agencies from across Monterey County responded to a four-alarm fire that severely damaged Taylor Farmsā food production facility in Salinas last Wednesday.
The 225,000-square-foot building, located in the 1200 block of Abbott Street, had been closed for the winter but was in...
Police arrest man who stabbed girlfriend
After a two-week long search, local law enforcement agencies have located and arrested a King City man who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times last month before fleeing the area.
Monterey County Health Department offers safety tips during Pedestrian Safety Month
MONTEREY COUNTY ā September is Pedestrian Safety Month in California, and Monterey County Health Department is reminding drivers to slow down and be alert for people walking on the roads.
Pedestrian deaths make up more than 24% of all traffic-related fatalities in California. Nationally, an...
The Justice Corner: Street terrorism
Column by Capt. Allen Rowe, King City Police Department
Greenfield woman dies in highway crash
A 36-year-old Greenfield woman died Tuesday afternoon in an accident between her vehicle and a motorhome on Highway 101 south of Lagomarsino Avenue, between King City and Greenfield.
Miniature horse āCookieā sworn in as honorary community ambassador
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office has announced that āCookie,ā a 15-year-old miniature horse who survived severe neglect and was rescued from a slaughter pipeline, was officially sworn in as an honorary community ambassador.
Cookieās appointment recognizes her remarkable recovery and the positive role...
Police Reports | Published Sept. 30, 2020
Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
Sept. 128:00 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on S Vanderhurst Av.8:00 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours on Broadway St.11:35 a.m. DUI on Jayne St.11:43 a.m. APS Report on Bassett St.6:00 p.m. Burglary on Bluff...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 20, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
July 116:00 p.m. Civil Matter on Bassett St.
July 128:43 a.m. Petty Theft on Broadway St.1:19 p.m. Expired registration over six months on Broadway St.10:54 p.m. Petty Theft and probation violation on Broadway St.
July 1312:30 a.m....
Monterey County Health Department awarded grant for cannabis education
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Department is the recipient of a $168,862 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Cannabis Education Program in the Public Health Bureau.
The grant will fund community educational outreach and coordinated strategies focused on...




















