Rancho Cielo breaks ground on solar project
SALINAS ā Rancho Cielo Youth Campus hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking last week for the Rancho Cielo Solar Project, which will greatly reduce electricity costs at the Salinas facility.
According to Rancho Cielo officials, the projectās three goals are: to build on the organizationās dedication to...
Girlsā Health in Girlsā Hands receives āExcellence in Educationā award from Monterey County School Boards Association
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Girlsā Health in Girlsā Hands (GHGH) has been recognized with the 2025 Excellence in Education Award by the Monterey County School Boards Association (MCSBA).
The honor was presented at MCSBAās Annual Dinner and Organizational Meeting, held on May 1 at Hartnell Community...
Greenfield police arrest man for sexual assault of juveniles
GREENFIELD ā In late May, patrol officers from the Greenfield Police Department responded to a local elementary school regarding a report of sexual assault of a minor by an adult.
An 8-year-old girl reported being sexually abused by an adult known to her, police said....
Gonzales man sentenced to nearly 20 years in jail for stabbing animals inside school grounds
GONZALES ā A Gonzales man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of stabbing animals inside a school property in February 2023, Monterey County prosecutors said.
Jose Jesse Marquez, 31, was handed a jail term of 19 years and...
Gonzales celebrates high school soccer champions with festive parade
GONZALES ā The streets of Gonzales were temporarily shut down last Thursday for a parade to honor the Gonzales High School varsity boysā soccer team, which won both the Pacific Coast Athletic Leagueās Cypress Division and the Central Coast Sectionās Division IV, as well...
Soledad Unified School District highlights positive trends in 2024 state Dashboard results
SOLEDAD ā The 2024 California School Dashboard, released by the California Department of Education, shows encouraging outcomes for the Soledad Unified School District (SUSD) in several key areas.
The Dashboard, Californiaās accountability system for schools, measures school and district performance based on current-year results and...
Cross Country | South Monterey County teams compete in PCAL championship
SALINAS VALLEY ā Cross country teams from South Monterey County competed last Saturday during the Pacific Coast Athletic League championship at Toro Regional Park in Salinas.
The meet took place to determine PCAL divisional champions, individual All-League runners and Central Coast Section (CCS) qualifying teams...
Soledad teacher selected for national AI education cohort
SOLEDAD ā Yvonne Gray, an instructional technology teacher on special assignment in the Soledad Unified School District, has been selected to join GenerationAI, a national initiative advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in public education.
Led by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the...
Gonzales High student takes first place in countywide poetry contest
GONZALES ā Gonzales High School senior Anixia Davila was named the champion of the 2024 Monterey County Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition.
Students from seven local high schools competed in this yearās event, which took place Feb. 3 at the CSUMB Alumni and Visitorās Center...
Jury convicts Salinas Valley State Prison inmate of first-degree murder, assault
SOLEDAD ā Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Lawrence Adams, 45, was convicted by a jury on June 26 of first-degree murder, assault by a life prisoner and custodial possession of a weapon.
Judge Stephanie E. Hulsey presided over the four-day trial.
On Oct. 5, 2022, Adams...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 25, 2026
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