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MONTEREY COUNTY — Residents and visitors now have an easier way to explore local destinations thanks to new bicycle and pedestrian wayfinding signs installed by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC). To promote the system, TAMC launched a social media campaign March 9 that...

SOLEDAD — Wingstop was formally introduced to the community of Soledad last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the new fast-food restaurant at 2135 H Dela Rosa St. Bill Shaw, developer of the Soledad Mission Center in Soledad, snipped a large green traditional...

CENTRAL COAST — Over the next few weeks, PG&E will be flying helicopters overhead to conduct what its calling “routine safety inspections” along the company’s gas transmission pipelines in the Central Coast and South Bay regions. That will include, portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz and...

GREENFIELD — A routine afternoon shift turned into a life-changing moment for one local student when Rodrigo Velasquez, a King City KFC employee and aspiring pilot, was surprised with a $20,000 scholarship during a celebration March 26 at the restaurant on Broadway Circle. Velasquez, a...

GONZALES — City of Gonzales announced that the April 15-17 monthly California Coastal Commission hearing will be held in Gonzales, as part of the agency’s ongoing effort to hear from inland communities. The three-day public hearing will take place at the Dennis and Janice Caprara...

GONZALES — Two years of soccer success were celebrated March 27 by the Gonzales High School girls soccer program at the school cafeteria, where players, coaches and parents gathered for a night of food, friends and celebration. After everyone enjoyed a meal of ceviche with...

GREENFIELD — A paving project on Highway 101, from the Jolon Road undercrossing near King City to just north of Lagomarsino Avenue near Greenfield, is set to begin Monday, April 6. Construction crews will work Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and overnight...

SOLEDAD — Darinel Cortes can whip up just about anything in the kitchen, from popular Italian cuisines to delicate Thai dishes. He even learned how to roll sushi as of lately, something he was thrilled of accomplishing on his long list of goals in...

GONZALES — A beautiful Saturday morning was the setting for the Gonzales Youth Council’s Community Garden Day in Gonzales. According to Jessica Olmeda of the City of Gonzales and co-adviser to the Gonzales Youth Council along with Cindy Aguilar, the community action project not only...

SALINAS — Salinas Valley Health was recognized during an inaugural awards event celebrating excellence across the health sciences at Hartnell College. The healthcare system received the Champion for Nursing and Health Excellence Award, and Salinas Valley Health nurse and Hartnell alumna Jovita Dominguez, BSN, RN,...