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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in the community. “This initiative is essential to improving youth safety and giving law enforcement the tools needed to...

KING CITY — A 26-year-old Soledad man has been arrested on multiple charges, including attempted murder and burglary, after breaking into a King City apartment on Thursday. According to the King City Police Department, a 9-1-1 call was made at about 10:39 p.m. on July...

FREEZER RETURN KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System announced June 28 that it returned the freezer on loan from the Monterey Bay Aquarium since March. The freezer stored more than 22,000 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City. The freezer...

CENTRAL COAST — Students from South Monterey County will be among this year’s participants at the STEM Education Central Coast Conference, a collaboration between California State University Monterey Bay and University of California Santa Cruz.  The 2024 Conference will bring together formal and informal STEM...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is beginning the process of updating a key document with a focus on planning for adequate housing at all income levels in the unincorporated areas of the county.  As part of this project, the county is inviting community members and...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has launched a new virtual front door program, providing the ability to have an ER visit online. The new system, which began May 18, integrates virtual and physical emergency care to allow Mee Memorial to better meet increasing...

OPEN MIC SALINAS — Arts Council for Monterey County will present Open Mic featuring Monterey County Poet Laureate Daniel Summerhill and Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate Mahi Shah on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The free community event, which also includes local students sharing poems, will take...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast has completely reopened as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Caltrans announced. "Initial progress on clearing and repair of the rockfall system at Cow Cliffs (PM 28.2) and slide and debris removal at Paul’s Slide (PM 22),...

GRANT WORKSHOP KING CITY — City of King will host a public workshop on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss its efforts to obtain funding for local beautification improvements through the Clean California Local Grant Program. The City is preparing a grant application...

The year 2020 was unlike any other, as news of the Covid-19 pandemic nearly dominated headlines each week. However, there were other stories — some virus-related, some not — that also defined the South Monterey County community last year. Here is a look at...