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Pereira ag woman award

Braga Fresh’s Pereira selected as Ag Woman of the Year

SOLEDAD — Colby Pereira, chief operating officer of Braga Fresh in Soledad, has received the Grower-Shipper Foundation’s 2024 Agricultural Woman of the Year award. The...
Youth poet

Pacific Grove student named Monterey County’s next Youth Poet Laureate

MONTEREY COUNTY — After a competitive selection process, the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced Maram Haddad as the 2024-25 Monterey County...
News Briefs

Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 26, 2024

NBA CHAMPION MEETUP MONTEREY — The community is invited to a special Meet and Greet and Book Signing event with NBA player, coach, two-time champion,...
County of Monterey

Monterey County joins national commemoration of 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights...

MONTEREY COUNTY — During the week of April 21-27, crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join together across the United States...
Soledad military rounds

Military ordnance found in Soledad prompts evacuation, bomb squad response

SOLEDAD — Officers from the Soledad Police Department were responding to a call for service on April 15 when they were notified of a...
Gonzales Car Show

Gonzales Car Show attracts vintage rides, bikes and more to downtown

GONZALES — Cars, bikes and motorcycles were on display Saturday in downtown Gonzales for this year’s Car Show. Raul Hernandez of Salinas was a triple...
Pinnacles National Park

Pinnacles National Park takes on massive paving project this spring, early...

SOLEDAD — Pinnacles National Park will break ground on a park-wide paving project beginning at the end of April, resulting in some closures for...
Homeless encampment homelessness

Monterey County secures $11M in state grants to combat homelessness in...

SOLEDAD — The County of Monterey has been awarded two significant grants under California’s Encampment Resolution Funding program, allocating more than $11 million to...
News Briefs

Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 24, 2024

SCHOOL CARNIVAL SOLEDAD — The annual Soledad Education Foundation Carnival is scheduled for April 25-28 at Frank Ledesma School, 973 Vista De Soledad. Ride tickets...
Seniors

Grant empowers Alliance on Aging to promote age- and disability-friendly communities...

MONTEREY COUNTY — With the support of a pivotal grant from the California Department of Aging, the Alliance on Aging (AOA) is embarking on...

Local News

Hartnell tennis court

Impaired driver arrested after crashing into Hartnell College tennis courts

SALINAS — A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing a vehicle into the tennis courts at Hartnell...