Tag: Monterey County
Monterey County becomes first in California to earn certified Blue Zones...
MONTEREY COUNTY — Blue Zones recently announced that Monterey County—including the communities of King City, Gonzales and the Peninsula cities of Monterey, Marina and...
Greenfield man sentenced to 18 years in prison for child molestation
GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Julio Martinez, 43, was sentenced Aug. 28 to 18 years in prison for committing two counts of lewd acts upon...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 3, 2025
JOB FAIRS
MONTEREY COUNTY — Local employers and jobseekers are invited to participate in a series of upcoming recruitment events hosted by Monterey County Works...
Hartnell College named ‘Top 10 Military Friendly School’ by G.I. Jobs...
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Top 10 Military Friendly Schools for 2025-26” by G.I. Jobs Magazine,...
Rancho Cielo marks second year of RIDE Car Scholarship to boost...
SALINAS VALLEY — Rancho Cielo marked its first day of school with a special assembly on Aug. 12, during which five recent graduates—Kenia Perez,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 29, 2025
GARDENING DAY
GONZALES — City of Gonzales is partnering with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and Save the Whales to host a free...
Jury convicts Salinas Valley State Prison inmate of two counts of...
SOLEDAD — A Monterey County jury has convicted Moises Meraz Espinoza, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, of two counts of...
Greenfield man sentenced to state prison for felony DUI
GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Aug. 15 that Fabian Cruz Licona of Greenfield was sentenced to two years in state prison...
SPCA expands humane education in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is strengthening its commitment to South Monterey County schools, teachers and communities by increasing the number of classrooms...
Fake invoice scam resurfaces targeting Monterey County Planning Commission applicants
MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey is seeing a repeat of a recent scam targeting individuals and businesses involved in projects pending before the...
Local News
Highway 101 paving project to begin south of Greenfield, lane closures...
GREENFIELD — A paving project on Highway 101, from the Jolon Road undercrossing near King City to just north of Lagomarsino Avenue near Greenfield, is...
