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DANCE FUNDRAISER KING CITY — Monterey County Dance Foundation is inviting the community to a virtual performance and fundraiser, “From Our Heart To Yours,” on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. via the MCDF Facebook page. The event will include local dancers and performers as...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Foundation and the K-12 STEAM Programs present the 20th Annual STEAM Family Science Day on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hartnell College, 411 Central Ave. in Salinas. The free event will feature hands-on STEAM activities,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Award-winning country duo Maddie & Tae is scheduled to perform at the 2024 Salinas Valley Fair on Saturday, May 18, at the fairgrounds in King City. “We are looking forward to offering a headlining entertainment piece to the Salinas Valley Fair,” said...

UPDATE: The evacuation warning has been upgraded to an evacuation order for the River, Carmel and Dolan fire burn scar areas and evacuation zones effective Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. Temporary evacuation points have been set up at Toro Park School, 22500 Portola Drive, Salinas; Chualar...

GREENFIELD — Over the past week, Greenfield Police Department received 10 vehicle burglary reports and reports in which vehicles had been damaged from someone attempting to break in. All the incidents were happening during the night-time and early morning hours, police said. On March 9, with...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Montage Health’s Prescribe Safe program has announced a collaboration with the Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) aimed at raising awareness and preventing fentanyl-related overdoses among youth in Monterey County. The partnership, formalized this summer, will focus on providing critical education, resources...

GREENFIELD — A new gas station is one step closer to being reality in Greenfield as the planning commission approved the design review and conditional use permit for alcohol during its April 6 meeting. Amendments were also passed for the proposed gas station and convenience...

SOLEDAD — GardaWorld Cash is offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible for an attack on one of its employees and a subsequent robbery in Soledad. The incident occurred May 29 at about 1...

WASHINGTON — Before dawn on an October morning in 2015, representatives of the United Farm Workers turned up at a strawberry plant nursery in Northern California to meet with workers and urge them to consider unionizing. They were able to enter the nursery’s property thanks...

GONZALES — A 12-year-old child was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Wednesday afternoon in Gonzales. On Sept. 20, at about 3:16 p.m., the Gonzales Police Department responded to the report of a traffic collision involving an SUV and a pedestrian. The collision...