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December 3, 2025

Salinas Valley Titans shine at 2024 West Zone Baseball Mustang Championships

SALINAS VALLEY — The Salinas Valley Titans 10 and under Pony baseball team represented South Monterey County as the NORCAL Super Region champions during last week’s 2024 West Zone Baseball Mustang Championships at Norwalk’s Holifield Park. The Salinas Valley team went 1-2 in the double...

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announces promotions

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto has announced the promotions of Commander Jason Smith to the rank of chief deputy and Sgt. Veronica Olguin to the rank of commander effective Nov. 18. ā€œI spoke with both this morning about the expectation of leadership...

Volleyball | Greenfield starts league play with 2 wins

Volleyball
GREENFIELD — Greenfield High Bruins volleyball team is 2-0 to start Cypress Divisional play, with wins last week against the host Palma Chieftains in Salinas and at home against the Marina Mariners. Aleena Salas led Greenfield with 19 kills and 12 digs and seven service...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County presents 12th annual Johnson-Toney Football Camp

Football
MONTEREY COUNTY — The Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County will present the 12th annual Johnson-Toney Football Camp at California State University Monterey Bay practice soccer fields, June 25-28.Ā  This free, four-day non-contact football camp is a highlight of the Boys and Girls Club’s...

Greenfield police arrest San Jose man after slow speed pursuit

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield patrol officer observed a vehicle driving unsafely on July 6 at about 9:30 p.m.  The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled, traveling half a mile at about 20 mph. After stopping, the driver — Manuel Soto, 33, of...

Scholarship winners announced at 2024 Harvest Festival in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield celebrated its first-ever Harvest Festival Scholarship recipients during the expanded two-day Harvest Festival, held Oct. 19-20 along El Camino Real. The inaugural scholarship was awarded to 10 local students in recognition of their achievements. Scholarship winners included Anthony Duenez Ramirez, Diana...

Gonzales man arrested for Chualar armed robbery

Police arrest crime
CHUALAR — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery on Sunday afternoon in Chualar before subsequently locating the suspect in Salinas and taking them into custody. On Nov. 23, just after 2 p.m., deputies responded to a panic alarm at the Chualar Liquor...

Ag Land Trust receives more than $8M in grants to preserve Salinas Valley farmlands

Rows of lettuce growing in a field
SALINAS VALLEY — California Strategic Growth Council has approved more than $8.3 million in grants to the Ag Land Trust (ALT), a nonprofit dedicated to farmland preservation along the state’s Central Coast. The funding will enable the organization to purchase conservation easements on three key...

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,...

MCARLM celebrates Miss Salinas Valley Fair legacy with limited-time exhibit

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM) is tipping its hat to tradition with a brand-new pop-up exhibit celebrating the history and impact of the Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition. Running for a limited time only through the month of May,...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 26, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Nov. 1712:16 a.m. Misconduct on San Gabriel.6:36 a.m. Property report on West St.9:40 p.m. Property damage...