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Partial closure of Torero Drive at Monterey-Salinas Highway begins Friday
SALINAS – A project developed by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, as well as Monterey County, and residents of Serra Village and Toro Park, aims to help define a long-term solution to keep traffic from diverting off Monterey-Salinas Highway. But in order to gather data on the road...
Monterey County health official who fought for farmworker protection dies
SALINAS – Walter Foo Wong, a long-retired Monterey County health official known for his dogged pursuit of farmworker protection from pesticide poisoning, died June 29. Neither his age nor the cause of death was disclosed. Wong began working for the Monterey County Health Department in 1955 and retired in...
Salinas and Seaside respond to calls, issue citations during Fourth of July
SALINAS, Calif. — A surge of illegal fireworks lit up the skies over Salinas and Seaside in Monterey County on the Fourth of July. In Seaside, the police department handed out 50 citations for fireworks alone, according to a representative from the department. The department's drone team caught dozens of people lighting illegal fireworks. They expect to issue more citations.
Oakland man arrested in wrong-way crash
(KRON) — An Oakland man was driving an Infiniti SUV packed with passengers through Monterey County when his vehicle crashed head-on into a Chevrolet Silverado, the California Highway Patrol said. The Infiniti driver, identified as 34-year-old Tristan Jeremy Madiclum Obligacion of Oakland, was arrested. “Alcohol is a factor in this crash,” the CHP wrote. Everyone […]
Lake San Antonio reports large fish die-off event
Officials believe the die-off is due to extreme temperature changes causing oxygen depletion in the water. – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has been advised of a large fish death event occurring at Lake San Antonio. Officials believe the die-off is due to extreme temperature changes causing oxygen depletion in the water.
Alisal Road Reconstruction Project starts Monday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The County of Monterey started a two-month long construction project Monday on Alisal Road between Sconberg Parkway and Hartnell Road. This project is expected to be complete by the end of September and will involve reconstructing the road by recycling the existing road base and pavement, according to the County The post Alisal Road Reconstruction Project starts Monday appeared first on KION546.
Pajaro farmworker housing project may be opened to all
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — The County of Monterey Board of Supervisors delayed a decision on a plan Tuesday for a new farmworker housing project in Pajaro. The project is a proposed 3-story, 31-unit H2A housing project for the near 100 of Gonda Street in Pajaro. The project is slated...
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