Football | King City shuts out Greenfield, clinches CCS playoff spot
SALINAS VALLEY — Four touchdowns by Carson Tidwell and a smothering defense earned the King City Mustangs a 28-0 win over Greenfield last Thursday and a ticket to the Central Coast Section playoffs.
The win snapped a 19-year playoff drought for King City.
“We have been...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmate sentenced to life without parole for murder of fellow inmate
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...
Traffic expected to increase along Central Coast during holiday weekend
CENTRAL COAST — Caltrans is reminding motorists to expect an increase in traffic on the Central Coast during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
With wet and cold weather in the forecast, motorists are encouraged to remember these safety tips:
Reduce your speed in rainy, foggy, icy...
New fire engine joins Gonzales fleet
GONZALES — A brand-new Fouts fire engine was presented last Thursday afternoon during a dedication ceremony in front of the Gonzales Fire Department.
The new $750,000 machine was funded by the County of Monterey Community Development Block Grant and Gonzales Measure K.
Gonzales Fire Chief Jason...
Friendsgiving Lunch brings holiday warmth to Monterey County’s most vulnerable
MONTEREY COUNTY — Interim Inc. hosted its annual Friendsgiving Lunch on Friday at the OMNI Resource Center in Salinas, welcoming more than 147 clients and community members, including individuals experiencing homelessness or living with mental health challenges.
The Nov. 22 lunch also served an additional...
Salinas Valley reels from deadly shooting at King City party
SALINAS VALLEY — Four residents were killed and seven others injured following a shooting Sunday night outside a home on Second Street in King City, and now a $20,000 reward is being offered to help capture the suspects involved.
The four killed have been identified...
Salinas Valley athletes represent at college track finals
SALINAS VALLEY — As high schoolers are gathering for the 2023 Central Coast Section (CCS) trials and finals, their college counterparts gathered for the Northern California Community College Track and Field Championships just last week on May 12.
Hartnell College has, and always will be, a school full of...
Primary Election 2024: Voters reject measures in Soledad and Chualar, decide council candidate
SALINAS VALLEY — Voters in South Monterey County made their voices heard last Tuesday while deciding the fate of two local measures and a city council race.
Monterey County Elections Office officials are continuing to tally ballots cast in the March 5 Presidential Primary Election,...
Businesses partner to provide haircuts, backpacks and treats to Soledad students
SOLEDAD — Last Sunday, Aug. 11, two groups from Soledad and one from Salinas organized a Back to School Giveaway in downtown Soledad.
Soledad Hair Company and Happy Hour Mobile Bar, along with MOKU Shaved Ice from Salinas gave away 90 haircuts, 250 backpacks and...
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority general manager retires
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer R. Patrick Mathews will retire this week after more than four decades in local government, the agency announced.
In a news release, the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority said Mathews’ retirement...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 28, 2026
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Dec. 97:49 a.m. Possession of open container in public on Broadway St.8:05 a.m. Possession of...























