UC Davis medical students bring rural healthcare focus to Mee Memorial
GREENFIELD ā A small cohort of University of California, Davis (UC Davis) medical students is visiting Mee Memorial Healthcare System for five to six months out of the year through the Rural-PRIME system.
Rural-PRIME is part of the University of Californiaās āPRograms In Medical Education,ā...
Basketball | Soledad girlsā season comes to an end after reaching CCS semifinals
SALINAS VALLEY ā Soledad High girls basketball teamās season has come to an end after reaching the semifinals of the Central Coast Section (CCS) Division IV Championships.
The Lady Aztecs were seeded ninth in the division but won a play-in game on Friday at home...
Football | Soledad routs Trailblazers, 48-0
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Aztecs quarterback DJ Valenzuela threw three touchdown passes and was 13 of 14 on completions to lead the football team to a 48-0 win over Rancho San Juan.
Julio Camacho ran for three touchdowns and finished with 128 yards, and Gio Gallegos...
International soccer event, the Orlegi Cup, arrives this week
SALINAS ā Salinas Regional Sports Authority (SRSA) has announced a collaboration with Orlegi Sports, which is bringing the Orlegi Cup for U16-U19 (excluding U18) teams to the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex this weekend, June 28-30.
Orlegi Sports manages and owns teams in Liga MX, and...
19th Annual STEAM Family Science Day to ignite curiosity at Hartnell College
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College Foundation and the K-12 STEAM Program will present the 19th Annual STEAM Family Science Day on Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hartnell College, 411 Central Ave., in Salinas.
This is an event to be enjoyed...
Transportation Agency for Monterey County provides update on US 101 South of Salinas project
SALINAS ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors received a comprehensive update on the US 101 South of Salinas project during its recent meeting.
The project, which is still in the planning stages, is aimed at addressing serious safety concerns along the...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmates convicted of murdering fellow inmate
SOLEDAD ā Salinas Valley State Prison inmates Roberto Carlos Cortez and Juan Jose Bueno were each convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon, announced Monterey County District Attorneyās Office on Jan. 31. Bueno was also convicted of assault by...
Greenfield, Soledad school employees recognized in countywide awards program
SALINAS VALLEY ā Two South Monterey County classified school employees are among this yearās honorees in the Monterey County Office of Educationās Teacher of the Year and Classified School Employee of the Year awards.
Roy Telles, representing Skilled Trades Services for the Greenfield Union School...
Orchid donation brightens Eden Valley seniorsā lives
SOLEDAD ā While Motherās Day has come and gone, the spirit of celebration and appreciation lingers at Eden Valley Care Center, thanks to the support of its community partner ā the Soledad Police Department.
Eden Valley, a senior care facility in Soledad, recently received a...
āEvery Story Countsā initiative invites Monterey County library users to share experiences
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will take part in a statewide effort this month aimed at capturing how Californians use and value their local public libraries.
The initiative, called āEvery Story Counts,ā seeks data, stories and photos illustrating how and why residents...
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Salinas man pleads no contest in violent May 2025 domestic incident
SALINAS VALLEY ā A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his...























