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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...
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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...
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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,...

1 person found dead following vehicle fire in Gonzales

GONZALES — One person was found dead following a vehicle fire in Gonzales on Friday morning. At about 6:41 a.m. on July 21, 9-1-1 dispatch...

Soledad Police release illegal fireworks statistics

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has released statistics related to illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July this year. ā€œThis 4th of July was busy...

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An evening trip down to the Soledad Certified Farmer’s Market

SOLEDAD — From afar, the Soledad Certified Farmer’s Market on Soledad Street doesn’t seem like much compared to the larger events happening around Monterey...