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SOLEDAD — California Highway Patrol King City Area is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred May 18 near Fort Romie, west of Soledad. According to CHP, dispatchers received a report at about 5:08 a.m....

GREENFIELD — A King City man was arrested Friday evening after Greenfield police responded to reports of a suspected domestic violence incident. According to the Greenfield Police Department, officers were dispatched July 24 to the 1100 block of Heidi Drive after multiple community members called...

County celebrates National Parks and Recreation Month at Toro Park SALINAS — Monterey County Parks and Lakes is inviting the community to celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month with a day of hiking, birdwatching and family-friendly activities at Toro Park on Sunday, July 26. The event...

GONZALES — The fourth annual Gonzales Car Show was held downtown last Saturday on Fourth Street with more than 100 cars and other vehicles participating, many of which arrived early to park at the choice viewing spots. Raul Hernandez, a former Gonzales resident, enjoys coming...

MONTEREY COUNTY — More than 2,500 Monterey County children have enrolled in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library since the free book program launched locally on June 18, according to an update presented during this week's Monterey County News Briefing. Rebeca Zuniga of First 5 Monterey County...

SALINAS — Salinas Valley Health is opening its doors to a new kind of healing environment, where art created by talented local students now lines the walls of the Medical Center in Salinas. Earlier this year, dozens gathered for an artist reception celebrating the launch...

Community listening session set for Greenfield GREENFIELD — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez will be hosting a community listening session on Thursday, July 23, in Greenfield. The session will take place at 6 p.m. at the Greenfield Library Branch, 315 El Camino Real. Residents are invited...

SOLEDAD — Hartnell College broke ground last Thursday on a new Career Technical Education (CTE) facility in Soledad, beginning construction on a two-level building that will become the dedicated home of the college’s Advanced Diesel Technology program and expand hands-on workforce training in South...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 2009 rape of a Salinas woman after DNA evidence identified him as the suspect more than a decade later. Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced that Juan...

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is serving as acting governor of California on Wednesday while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of the state. Under the California Constitution, the speaker of the Assembly assumes the role of acting governor when the governor, lieutenant governor and...