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December 10, 2025

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Soledad Fire promotes engineer to captain

SOLEDAD — Engineer Ryan Holguin recently accepted the promotion to fire captain at the Soledad Fire Department’s station #37. Holguin will serve a significant role...
Pinnacles National Park

Open fires remain prohibited at Pinnacles National Park

SOLEDAD — All fires in Pinnacles National Park are prohibited for the remainder of the summer fire season. At the ā€œVery Highā€ fire level, these...

Swift response contains Metz Fire to 1,100 acres in South Monterey...

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County faced an unexpected challenge in the heart of a warm summer afternoon Tuesday. Around 2 p.m. on July 23, the...
MCOE bus drivers

Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver...
House fire Soledad

Firefighters extinguish house fire in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Soledad Fire Department firefighters, along with crews from Greenfield Fire Department and CTF Fire, responded to a residential structure fire in the...

Cal Fire lifts burn permit suspension in San Benito, Monterey counties

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Dec. 4, the burn permit suspension in San Benito and Monterey counties has been lifted, announced Cal Fire San Benito-Monterey...

Cal Fire plans for prescribed burn in Monterey CountyĀ 

MONTEREY COUNTY — Conditions and weather permitting, Cal Fire plans to conduct a two-day broadcast burn east of Salinas in Monterey County on Oct....

Monterey County donates furniture to aid San Benito’s recovery from fire

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey is providing assistance to the County of San Benito after a recent fire affected their administrative offices, resulting...

Homeless encampment catches fire in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department responded to a homeless encampment, located near the off-ramp to Walnut Avenue, that caught fire Thursday afternoon. With the assistance...

Greenfield marks 9/11 anniversary with commemoration

GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield hosted a Patriot Day commemoration Monday morning to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The special ceremony,...

Local News

Avelina Torres stands by coat donation bin

9th annual Greenfield Coat Drive gets underway

GREENFIELD — Local resident Avelina Torres is once again spearheading the annual Greenfield Coat Drive, which seeks donations to benefit homeless individuals and others...