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News Briefs

Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 1, 2024

MENTAL HEALTH MONTEREY COUNTY — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Monterey County Free Libraries is highlighting its Mental Wellness Kits. The kits are...
Law judge court

Gonzales man found guilty of animal abuse for killing high school...

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Jose Marquez, 31, was found guilty of animal abuse with an allegation that the crime involved a deadly or dangerous...
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...
Arroyo Seco Road

Arroyo Seco Road reopens following slide safeguard work

GREENFIELD — Arroyo Seco Road has reopened to the public after major stabilization work, and motorists will see additional repairs occurring over the next...
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...

Guest Column | All Californians Deserve Access to Healthcare, Agriculture Workers...

As a former California State Assemblymember and Monterey County Supervisor, I am deeply concerned about the pressing issue of rising prescription drug prices and...
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...

Local News

Sykes Hot Springs

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in Ventana Wilderness

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Sykes Hot Springs area of the Ventana Wilderness in the...