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December 15, 2025

His final picture

After 35 years of photographing hundreds of thousands of people in South County, King City Photo Center and Custom Framing owner Alex Arce will hang up his camera at the end of the month as he enters retirement life.

Investigation continues into shootings

King City Police Department is seeking the public’s help regarding a pair of shootings that took place over the past week.

Hartnell offers free college counseling

With the spring semester starting Jan. 16, free academic counseling is available at Hartnell College King City Center, 117 N. Second St., including for high school students.

King City welcomes new Police Officer Bernal

King City Police Department welcomes Jace Bernal as its newest police officer.

Groundwater agency looking at user fee options

Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency is looking at two options to impose fees on groundwater users.

Lake San Antonio to reopen for recreation

The County of Monterey and the California Parks Company have announced the reopening of Lake San Antonio, which has been closed since July 2015 due to the drought.

Pinnacles National Park receives field trip grant from National Park Foundation

Pinnacles National Park will receive a field trip grant for the 2018-19 school year from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. This $5,200 grant will be used to help underserved schools with the cost of transportation to Pinnacles National Park.

Council looks into marijuana ordinances

The City of King is looking into making changes to the commercial medical marijuana and recreational ordinances to align itself with Prop 64.

FAIR WINDS DOWN

With the theme ā€œCowboy Up and Wind Down,ā€ the 2017 Salinas Valley Fair brought thousands of visitors to South County last weekend and featured the annual Junior Livestock Auction, which racked in $2.1 million from the sale of 950 animals.

No longer just a dream

Salinas Valley businessman Raymond Costa, who owns and operates 10 local McDonald’s franchises, helped to make the college aspirations of his employees possible last Wednesday.
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