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Tag: Monterey County

Mushrooms

Monterey County sees increase in hospitalizations due to mushroom poisoning

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department is reminding residents to exercise caution when gathering and eating wild mushrooms. Local hospitals have recently reported an...
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...
Diagram of King Station Multimodal Transit Center

Coast rail projects moving forward in latest reports

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County’s long-planned expansion of passenger rail service along the Coast Mainline is taking shape, with multiple projects advancing from Salinas...
News Briefs

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 10, 2025

COUNTRY CHRISTMAS SALINAS — California Rodeo Association is inviting the community to its third annual Country Christmas Celebration, presented by MYCARS.com, on Thursday, Dec. 11,...
Library books reading

Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate...

December is here and we are all getting ready for the holidays. Whether you celebrate the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza the library...
Water Salinas Valley

New well registration program aims to protect Salinas Valley groundwater

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA)Ā have launched a new well registration program to...
News Briefs

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 5, 2025

PEANUTS SHOW SALINAS — ARIEL Theatrical will present ā€œA Charlie Brown Christmasā€ at The Karen Wilson Children’s Theatre in Oldtown Salinas this December. The beloved...
Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez

Gonzales seniors gather to give thanks

GONZALES — Senior citizens from Gonzales and beyond gathered for a pre-Thanksgiving meal last month at St. Theodore’s Parish Hall as guests of the...
Cal Water Operation Gobble Thanksgiving food distribution

Cal Water’s King City and Salinas districts provide $18,300 in food,...

SALINAS VALLEY — As part of California Water Service’s annual Operation Gobble, the utility teamed up with local legislators and nonprofits, including the Food...
Vehicle with marijuana

Burglary at cannabis facility leads to vehicle pursuit, recovery of marijuana

SALINAS VALLEY — An in-progress burglary at a local greenhouse facility last week led to a multi-agency vehicle pursuit from Salinas to Gilroy and...

Local News

Casa de Chilaquiles

Casa de Chilaquiles officially opens for business in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Darinel Cortes can whip up just about anything in the kitchen, from popular Italian cuisines to delicate Thai dishes. He even learned...