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SALINAS VALLEY — National Night Out took place last Tuesday in the Salinas Valley cities of Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield, bringing together families, first responders and local organizations for an evening of community connection hosted by each police department. On Fourth Street in Gonzales, the...

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad has opened the North Central Coast Air Basin’s first Clean Air Center at the Soledad Community Center, creating a designated public space where residents can seek cleaner indoor air during wildfire smoke events. The new center, located at 560 Walker...

SOLEDAD — A Greenfield man was arrested Sunday night after fleeing from a traffic stop and ramming a secured gate at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department. At about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, officers attempted to stop a...

GONZALES — A Gonzales teen will have his artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol after winning the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 18th Congressional District. Davis Pisoni, a senior at Palma School in Salinas and the son of Mark and Quinn Pisoni of Gonzales,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — As thousands of Monterey County students prepare to return to school this fall, more than 13,500 are doing so without stable housing. To help meet that need, United Way Monterey County’s Stuff the Bus program will provide 6,565 backpacks filled with school...

SALINAS VALLEY — Communities across South Monterey County will join together Saturday, Aug. 8, for the inaugural Paint the Valley Purple campaign, a valley-wide awareness event leading up to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of the Salinas Valley next month. The event will...

SOLEDAD — Since the beginning of summer, Ariel Dayam has been driving her high-roof cargo van every Sunday blaring the classic jingle “Turkey in the Straw” through the streets of Soledad. Her mission is to deliver a nostalgic feeling most people don’t come across nowadays:...

GONZALES — Former Gonzales High standout and University of Washington track and field head coach Stan Hiserman will be inducted posthumously into the 2026 Gonzales High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Aug. 15 at Laguna Seca. Hiserman, a 1934 Gonzales graduate, was a record-breaking...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield man was arrested Tuesday night after Monterey County Sheriff's Office deputies found a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in the King City area. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Highway 101...

MONTEREY COUNTY — King City, Soledad and Gonzales have joined the County of Monterey in a regional legal effort challenging the planned construction of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in neighboring Santa Clara County. Monterey County Board of Supervisors recently authorized the county...