Cross Country | South Monterey County teams ready for finals
SALINAS VALLEY ā High school cross countryās Pacific Coast Athletic League regular season ended last week as local teams participated in the final Center Meet competitions.
King City and Greenfield ran last Wednesday at the North Monterey County course, and Gonzales and Soledad ran at...
Monterey Countyās āBooks and Ballotsā program wins national award for election innovation
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recently announced that the County of Monterey: Books and Ballots program was selected to be honored for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for Innovation and New Practices in Election Administration.
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Monterey County Health Department receives $276K grant for child safety seat education
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Department has received a $276,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Funding will be used to inform parents and caregivers about the importance of child safety seats and traveling...
Judge rules teen suspect in South Monterey County shooting spree will be tried as adult
SALINAS VALLEY ā A Monterey County judge has ruled that Angel Evans, 18, will be tried as an adult for his alleged role in a deadly shooting spree earlier this year that left six dead and 11 injured in South Monterey County.Ā
Evans was 17...
Wrestling | Gonzales Spartan girls place at tournament
GONZALES ā Gonzales High School wrestlers Clarissa Rico and Cherish Yebra won medals at the Trojan Wrath Girls Wrestling Tournament that took place at Alisal High School on Dec. 28.
Rico went 3-1 to win the consolation championship. Yebra finished with a 3-2 record to...
Hartnell College hosts NASA engineering challenges for students
SALINAS ā Hartnell Collegeās K-12 STEAM Program hosted three NASA Integrated Engineering Challenges last month as part of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program, one of only 10 institutions selected nationwide.
The program concluded Jan. 16 at Hartnellās STEM Building with a rover...
Happening today: Nationwide emergency alert test to sound on all cell phones, TVs and radios
UNITED STATES ā At 11:20 a.m. today, Oct. 4, anyone with a cell phone can expect an emergency alert from the U.S. federal government.
The alert is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission.
The national...
Bingo Market in Soledad signs on as U-Haul dealer
SOLEDAD āĀ U-Haul Co. of California has announced that Bingo Market signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Soledad community.
Bingo Market at 945 Monterey St. will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and Spanish-speaking employees.
Normal business hours...
Hartnell College gains national honor for student access and earnings
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College has been named an Opportunity College and University (OCU) in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, recognizing institutions that provide broad student access and measurable earnings outcomes following graduation.
Hartnell is one of 60 community colleges in the United Statesāand one of...
Hitchcock Road Animal Services joins statewide Adopt-a-Pet Day on Saturday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Hitchcock Road Animal Services, an animal shelter serving Monterey County and the City of Salinas, will be participating in the first-ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day scheduled for Saturday, June 1.
This statewide initiative, organized by the California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), San Francisco...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 15, 2026
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