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SALINAS — A Salinas Police Department officer was shot and killed late Friday night during a traffic stop. According to Salinas Police Chief Roberto Filice, around 10:45 p.m. on Feb. 25, Officer Jorge Alvarado Jr. made a traffic stop on Griffin Street at East Market...

GONZALES — Gonzales Rx Pharmacy owner Jimmy Eitoku was honored with the VIDA (Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid) Champion Award during the Gonzales City Council meeting on Feb. 7. Eitoku has been an instrumental partner and champion through the Covid-19 pandemic, working alongside the city’s...

SALINAS — California Rodeo Salinas is offering two scholarship opportunities in 2022 for local students. California Rodeo Association’s scholarship program, established with Hartnell College, offers $2,500 to $5,000 scholarships to Salinas Valley high school students who are attending or graduating from Hartnell.  Community Foundation for Monterey...

MEMBERSHIP MEETING KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host a general membership meeting on Tuesday, March 1, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St. in King City. The guest speaker will be Justin Patterson, candidate for Monterey County...

SALINAS — Monterey County Workforce Development Board is partnering with Joby Aviation, a company developing an electric aircraft, to highlight open positions the company is seeking to fill across several departments at its growing facilities in both Marina and Santa Cruz.  A virtual job fair...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Free Libraries has announced the migration of the online library catalog from Polaris to Koha by Bywater Solutions. The online catalog is how patrons and staff locate the books, audiobooks and DVDs in the library collection. In the library world,...

UNITED AWARDS MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County is currently accepting nominations for its LIVE UNITED Awards. The 46th annual community service awards honor volunteers who made significant contributions in Monterey County in the areas of Education, Human Service, Youth Volunteer, Community Service and...

The forecast for Bay Area this week just keeps getting colder. The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch in effect beginning Tuesday and lasting each overnight through Friday for the North Bay, Salinas Valley and San Benito County. Forecasters said these areas face possible...

MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County has launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) free tax preparation service, which is offered to county residents through Tax Day, April 16. United Way provides VITA tax preparation in English and Spanish for anyone who earned up...

GREENFIELD — Last month California’s Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday paid a visit to the Monterey County Preschool Service Corps, an early learning program hosted by United Way Monterey County. Fryday, who leads the California Volunteers state office, took a tour at Vista Verde Preschool...