Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for 2025 finals
CENTRAL COAST ā Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional trials and finals will take place next week for high school track and field teams from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties.
Gonzales, Greenfield and King City have completed the regular season in the Santa Lucia...
Pre-election mailing for March 2024 Primary on the way for Monterey County voters
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County voters can soon expect a pre-election mailing related to the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election.
The mailing, sent by the Monterey County Elections Department, is used to verify residential and mailing addresses. Instructions are included on the card. If...
Basketball | League play begins for South Monterey County high school teams
SALINAS VALLEY ā With the beginning of the new year, play in the Pacific Coast Athletic Leagueās divisions will begin this week in high school basketball.
BOYSā BASKETBALL
In the final preseason games of the season, the Soledad Aztec and Greenfield Bruin boysā teams split their...
Gonzales Police officers complete ABLE training program
GONZALES ā Gonzales Police Department completed the final day of training the entire police department on the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) program on Nov. 30.
The ABLE training program was spearheaded in Gonzales by Capt. Juan Mendoza and Sgt. Kip Bowen, who...
Correctional Training Facility inmates raise funds for Tunnel to Towers Foundation
SOLEDAD ā The incarcerated population at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad recently raised and donated more than $3,500 to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation through a special food sale fundraising event.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, established in honor of firefighter Stephen Siller...
Baseball | Greenfield sweeps Gonzales to control Cypress Division
GREENFIELD ā With just over a month to go in the season, the Greenfield Bruins baseball team had the chance to wrap up the Cypress Division if they could take care of business against the strongest competition in the division, Gonzales Spartans, who swept...
Hartnell College commemorates Veterans Appreciation Week with campus, community events
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College Veterans Resource Center will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Week from Nov. 10-14 at the collegeās Main Campus in Salinas.
The weeklong celebration honors the service, sacrifice and lasting contributions of U.S. military veterans, including Hartnellās own veteran students, faculty,...
Heroic hangout: Soledad hosts mighty Superhero Fall Festival
SOLEDAD ā Soledadās Orchard Lane Park was transformed into a vibrant hub of fun and inclusion Saturday during the Superhero Fall Festival.
Despite the warm weather, local families and their children came together to celebrate and support the developmental disabilities community.
The free festival featured live...
Gonzales among 20 finalists for national award
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales was selected as one of 20 finalists for the National All-America City Award given by the National Civic League.
The All-America City Award recognizes communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to successfully address local issues, and this...
Greenfield Police discover āchop shop,ā arrest man for vehicle theft
GREENFIELD ā In recent months, the Greenfield community has been impacted by a series of vehicle thefts and break-ins, and local officers have been working to resolve these crimes.
Through the investigations, Greenfield Police Department said 34-year-old David Aguilera of Greenfield emerged as a suspect.
On...
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Detectives recover assault rifle after Soledad probationer arrest
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County Sheriffās detectives recovered an unlawfully possessed assault rifle and additional ammunition following a probation-related arrest and subsequent search warrant service,...























