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July 8, 2025

Rancho Cielo receives $5,000 in bus passes for students to get to Salinas campus safely

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), facilitated by Monterey County Hospitality Association (MCHA), has donated $5,000 in bus passes to Rancho Cielo so its students from the further reaches of Monterey County can attend class. ā€œOur school serves many students in South County, and one...

Local schools to participate in 2024 STEM Education Central Coast Conference

STEM Education Central Coast Conference
CENTRAL COAST — Students from South Monterey County will be among this year’s participants at the STEM Education Central Coast Conference, a collaboration between California State University Monterey Bay and University of California Santa Cruz.Ā  The 2024 Conference will bring together formal and informal STEM...

Three suspects arrested for King City mass shooting, double homicide near Soledad

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office press conference King City
SALINAS VALLEY — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the King City mass shooting that killed four residents on March 3 and the double homicide near Soledad that resulted in the deaths of two cousins on Feb. 4, announced local law enforcement...

Inmate dies after altercation with correctional officers at CTF in Soledad

Correctional Training Facility
SOLEDAD — Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Investigative Services Unit is investigating the death of an inmate who died after he attacked correctional officers during an altercation. On March 21, at about 11 a.m., officers were releasing inmates from their cells when 61-year-old inmate Joseph Altamirano...

Monterey County supervisors to honor original Bracero workers

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will be conducting a special honoring of living Bracero workers who reside in Monterey County at the Sept. 12 Board of Supervisors meeting in Salinas as part of the first-ever ā€œBracero History Recognition...

Monterey County Preschool Service Corps starts fourth program year

MONTEREY COUNTY — As the 2023-24 school year begins, a fourth cohort of Monterey County Preschool Service Corps members are entering classrooms from King City to Monterey, eager to start their journeys with the program. This program year, 18 Preschool Service Corps (PSC) members recited...

Monterey County DA’s Office warns against government impersonation scams

Scams
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is alerting Monterey County residents of online scams that have been hitting the community. The scams begin with a text message or email warning the recipient of some potentially fraudulent charges on their account. When the person...

Sun Street Centers breaks ground on new Recovery Center facility

Sun Street Centers
SALINAS — Sun Street Centers recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Recovery Center in Salinas. This marked a significant milestone in Sun Street’s Building for Recovery Campaign and its mission to prevent alcohol and drug addiction by offering education, prevention, treatment and recovery...

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,...

Hartnell College Board appoints Gonzales resident as new trustee

SALINAS — Hartnell Community College District Governing Board made a provisional appointment of Sonia Jaramillo of Gonzales as the new District 6 trustee. Jaramillo fills a vacancy left by Erica Padilla-Chavez, who resigned from the board position effective Nov. 2. Since 2015, Jaramillo has served as...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 2, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD June 182:49 p.m. Traffic violation on Front St. June 199:36 a.m. Found property (gun magazine)...