Northridge Mall celebrates 50 years in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā Northridge Mall, an iconic shopping destination in Salinas, marks its 50th anniversary with a momentous celebration this Sunday.
To honor this significant milestone, the mall is hosting a free community event that offers a one-of-a-kind journey through the past five decades, an...
Baseball | Greenfield splits games with Monte Vista Christian
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield High pitchers Fabian Gonzales and Nathaniel Trujillo allowed six hits combined as the Bruins won a home game, 7-5, against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs on April 2.
Gonzales earned the victory allowing four hits and five runs and had three strikeouts....
Soledad Mayor Velazquez honored for MST service
SOLEDAD ā Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) team recently recognized Soledad Mayor Anna Velazquez for her outstanding service on the MST Board of Directors from 2017 to 2024.
Through her leadership, MST implemented the Better Bus Network, resulting in lower fares, faster travel times, increased passenger boarding and new...
Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...
SPCA offers free mobile spay/neuter clinics for pets in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā SPCA Monterey County is offering free mobile spay and neuter surgeries in February and March for dogs and cats in South Monterey County.
These clinics for local residents only are sponsored by Hitchcock Road Animal Services and staffed by SPCA Monterey Countyās...
Community Foundation for Monterey County announces LEAD Institute 2025 participants
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 28 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Instituteās 2025 cohort.
LEAD is a year-long professional development institute offered by the CFMCās Center for Nonprofit Excellence to foster strong, effective...
Healthy Youth Field Day 2025 promotes good habits for Monterey County students
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Aspire Health and Montage Health Foundation hosted its third annual Healthy Youth Field Day on May 19 in partnership with Monterey Bay Football Club at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside, bringing together 150 elementary students and their teachers for a morning of...
Baseball | Soledad Aztecs split series with Stevenson to stay in first
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Aztecs baseball team split their two-game season series with the Stevenson Pirates, which kept Soledad in first as they moved to 10-2 in the Mission Division.
Going into last week, the Mission Division saw a cluster of teams with the same record....
Track and Field | South Monterey County teams ready to begin divisional meets
SALINAS VALLEY ā South Monterey County high school track and field teams will be entering Pacific Coast Athletic League meets this week and will all gather on Saturday at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational.
On Tuesday, Gonzales High traveled to Watsonville for a Santa Lucia...
Salinas Valley Health celebrates decade of care at Taylor Farms Family Health and Wellness Center in Gonzales
GONZALES ā Salinas Valley Health marked the 10-year anniversary of Taylor Farms Family Health and Wellness Center in Gonzales on Saturday with a Community Health Day, drawing hundreds of community members to the facility to celebrate a decade of expanded access to healthcare while...
Local News
Burglary at cannabis facility leads to vehicle pursuit, recovery of marijuana
SALINAS VALLEY ā An in-progress burglary at a local greenhouse facility last week led to a multi-agency vehicle pursuit from Salinas to Gilroy and...























