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June 20, 2026

Track and Field | Gonzales Spartans team celebrates season

Gonzales High School track and field
GONZALES — Food, frolic and awards were all in abundance during the Gonzales High School Track and Field Awards Night on May 30 at the Roger Fernando Gymnasium. Athletes, parents and coaches celebrated the season in a casual event with fine linen and a delicious...

Resiliency a trait for Gonzales and Soledad 2023 graduates

SALINAS VALLEY — The graduating seniors of Gonzales and Soledad high schools endured nearly two years of distance learning, wearing masks and social distancing, along with a slow transition to normalcy to reach the finish line last Saturday during their respective Class of 2023...

Monterey County tourism reaches record $3.3B, marking full recovery and new growth

Pinnacles National Park
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s tourism industry reached a major milestone in 2025, with travel spending climbing to $3.3 billion — a 4.1% increase over 2024 and surpassing the previous high of more than $3.2 billion set in 2019, according to the latest economic...

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,...

Kobrinsky Evans family commits $250K to Salinas Regional Soccer Complex campaign

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex announced April 8 that Catherine Kobrinsky Evans and Lee Evans have made the first community leadership gift to The Match, committing $250,000 to help bring eight new soccer fields to the complex. Their investment marks a defining early step...

Orchid donation brightens Eden Valley seniors’ lives

Eden Valley Care Center orchid
SOLEDAD — While Mother’s Day has come and gone, the spirit of celebration and appreciation lingers at Eden Valley Care Center, thanks to the support of its community partner — the Soledad Police Department. Eden Valley, a senior care facility in Soledad, recently received a...

Basketball | King City girls stumble to Watsonville, head to tourney with Soledad this week

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High varsity girls’ basketball team lost 60-27 at home to the Watsonville Wildcatz on Nov. 26. Watsonville held a 28-16 halftime lead then pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring King City 16-6. Kendyl Burpo led the Lady Mustangs with eight...

Football | Pacific Grove ends Greenfield’s perfect season

GREENFIELD — The last time the Greenfield Bruins started 3-0 they went to the playoffs, but now the Bruins were looking to do something they haven’t done in school history, and that was to start the season off 4-0. Entering the Bruins stadium, one could...

Inmate’s murder under investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad. At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking Mendoza...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate sentenced to life without parole for murder of fellow inmate

Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced April 30 that Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Juan Jose Bueno, 30, was sentenced to serve a term of life without the possibility of parole after being convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. Bueno was also...

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Hartnell tennis court

Impaired driver arrested after crashing into Hartnell College tennis courts

SALINAS — A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing a vehicle into the tennis courts at Hartnell...