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December 13, 2025

USL Championship and Monterey Bay Football Club unveil 2025 schedule

SEASIDE — The United Soccer League (USL) Championship has officially unveiled the full 2025 schedule, which includes the debut of the Championship’s league-wide participation in the USL JƤgermeister Cup — marking the beginning of a groundbreaking interleague competition. Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay F.C.)...

Application period closes March 15 for California Rodeo Salinas scholarships

SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas awarded a record-breaking $47,500 in educational scholarships last year and the application period for 2025 funds is open. California Rodeo Salinas started a scholarship program with Hartnell College back in 1986 and recently transitioned the program to the Community...

Salinas Police receive more than $1M for new technology as city honors slain officer

SALINAS — U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren recently visited the Salinas Police Department to highlight new federal funding for the department to deploy technology that will improve efficiency, officer safety and community transparency. Salinas Police Department received $1,165,000 in the final 2023 appropriations...

Community input sought for flood-prone areas to support future groundwater recharge efforts in Salinas Valley

SALINAS VALLEY — In an effort to increase groundwater recharge and storage while reducing flooding, four local agencies and nonprofits collaborating on the Multi-benefit Land Repurposing Program are seeking public input about known areas of flooding and recharge. A public survey is now open and...

South Monterey County community comes together for 2025 Trashion Show, ā€˜Once Upon a Time’

SALINAS VALLEY — Alliance on Aging hosted its highly anticipated 2025 King City Trashion Show, themed ā€œOnce Upon a Time,ā€ last month inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. The Feb. 20 event drew a crowd eager to witness a spectacular showcase of...

Monterey County voters have until Sunday to cure ballot signatures

Vote elections ballots
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Department will certify the final results of the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Voters who need to correct a missing or mismatched signature on their vote-by-mail ballot have until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1,...

Siembra Latinos Fund announces Ernesto Vela as inaugural Alfred Diaz-Infante Award recipient

MONTEREY COUNTY — Siembra Latinos Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County has announced that Ernesto Vela, assistant superintendent of student services for the Monterey County Office of Education, is the recipient of the inaugural Alfred Diaz-Infante Award. The award was established in 2023...

South Valley Stealth wins title at Livermore

South Valley Stealth
SOLEDAD — The South Valley Stealth 16-and-under girls’ softball team placed first at the 18-and-under Top Gun Softball Tournament last weekend at Livermore. The Stealth started off the tournament with a 1-2 record last Saturday but rallied to claim the Silver Division Championship with three...

Police-involved shooting on Vosti Avenue in Soledad under investigation

SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has announced that a man is recovering in the hospital following a Soledad police-involved shooting that occurred late Thursday night near the 1700 block of Vosti Avenue in Soledad. At about 11:38 p.m. on Nov. 14, Soledad Police...

Soledad community encouraged to test temporary redesign along Front Street

SOLEDAD — A temporary redesign along Front Street in Soledad for a Safe Routes to School project demonstration is now open for community members to test out, announced Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC). The demonstration, which began Sept. 8 and continues through Oct. 6,...

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Hit-and-run driver arrested after striking two Greenfield students walking to school

GREENFIELD — A 22-year-old Greenfield man was arrested this week after police say he struck two elementary-aged students with his vehicle and left the...