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February 26, 2026

Lofgren delivers $500K for Salinas Regional Soccer Complex expansion

Group with check for Salinas Regional Soccer Complex
SALINAS VALLEY — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren visited the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on Feb. 18 to deliver a $500,000 check, part of her 13 community projects submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle. The funding will support the next phase of expansion at...

Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition opens for 2026 applicants

Miss Salinas Valley Fair
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair is now accepting applications for the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition, offering young women the chance to serve as ambassadors for one of the region’s most recognized events. Eligible contestants must be ages 16 to 20 and reside...

Wrestling | South Monterey County wrestlers qualify to 2026 Masters Meet

High School wrestlers competing at a wrestling meet
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school wrestlers have qualified to the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters after competing at last Saturday’s Southern Regional Meet at Watsonville High School. Qualifying to the Masters Meet from King City were: Shyrah Jackson (4th place at 120...

Lettuce virus showing signs of return in Salinas Valley

Salinas Valley lettuce field
SALINAS VALLEY — After two years of lower levels of impatiens necrotic spot virus in the Salinas Valley, researchers have recorded a higher number of cases during the 2025 season, though they say INSV did not reach the widespread levels seen in 2022, when...

Soccer | Soledad boys, Gonzales girls win Cypress Division championships

Soledad boys soccer
SALINAS VALLEY — One win on the field and one win by forfeit earned the Soledad Aztec boys soccer team the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Championship. The Aztecs finished with a 10-2-0 division record and were 14-2-3 overall. Soledad began the week earning a...

Hartnell College hosts NASA engineering challenges for students

Hartnell College students
SALINAS — Hartnell College’s K-12 STEAM Program hosted three NASA Integrated Engineering Challenges last month as part of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program, one of only 10 institutions selected nationwide. The program concluded Jan. 16 at Hartnell’s STEM Building with a rover...

Basketball | Soledad boys crowned champions of Cypress Division

Soledad boys basketball
SALINAS VALLEY — Riding the wave of a nine-game winning streak, the Soledad High boys basketball team won the school’s third basketball title. Last week the Aztecs avenged their only Cypress Division loss by beating the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs and then claiming the title...

Gonzales man arrested on suspicion of murder after 911 call

Police crime
GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency dispatchers received the call at about 9:27 p.m. on Feb. 13. Deputies responded...

Costa Family Restaurants commits $250K to Salinas Regional Soccer Complex

Costa Family Restaurants at Salinas Regional Soccer Complex
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex announced Jan. 28 a five-year, $250,000 partnership with Costa Family Restaurants in support of the facility’s continued growth and expansion. Complex officials said the investment represents a major commitment to the future of the site, which currently draws...

Grant boosts Road to Success program in Greenfield

Police with youth
GREENFIELD — Sun Street Centers has released new details about a $500,000 grant to expand its Road to Success program in partnership with the City of Greenfield, including plans to reach younger students and offer more hands-on activities. The funding, previously accepted by the Greenfield...

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SVSP inmate gets life sentence for attempted murder, assault of peace...

SOLEDAD — On Feb. 4, a Monterey County judge sentenced Tyrell Ainsworth, 33, to 70 years to life in prison plus an additional term...