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December 9, 2025

Greenfield High School celebrates seniors during 2023 commencement

GREENFIELD — More than 260 seniors graduated from Greenfield High School last Friday on the high school track. The June 2 commencement was dedicated to loved ones of the graduates, and also to their loved ones up in heaven. The event began with slight chilly conditions...

Homeless encampment catches fire in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department responded to a homeless encampment, located near the off-ramp to Walnut Avenue, that caught fire Thursday afternoon. With the assistance of Cal Fire from Soledad, firefighters were able to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported. Officers temporarily shut down the...

Gonzales man arrested for Chualar armed robbery

Police arrest crime
CHUALAR — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery on Sunday afternoon in Chualar before subsequently locating the suspect in Salinas and taking them into custody. On Nov. 23, just after 2 p.m., deputies responded to a panic alarm at the Chualar Liquor...

SPCA Monterey County seeks help saving opossum babies this spring

MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums are hit by vehicles as they forage for food, and their babies cannot survive without emergency rescue. ā€œTragically, many babies slowly starve or...

SPCA Wildlife Center caring for 46 rescued young gulls

SPCA young gulls
MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is issuing a warning to drive carefully around gulls in early August. This time of year, fledgling gulls are leaving their nests. These young gulls are the same size as their parents with one major difference: they are not...

Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned

Monterey County crops
SALINAS VALLEY — A dangerous herbicide banned immediately by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been sprayed on crops in many California counties and has contaminated groundwater in low concentrations in the Salinas Valley and Santa Barbara County. The weed-killing chemical, known as DCPA or...

Monterey County joins coalition in lawsuit against Trump Administration’s sanctuary policy threats

County of Monterey
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has joined a coalition of cities and counties across the United States in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful threats against local jurisdictions with so-called ā€œsanctuaryā€ policies. The lawsuit, spearheaded by the County of Santa Clara...

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs bounce back to win 3 straight games

SOLEDAD — After dropping two close games to Monterey, the Soledad Aztecs baseball team went on a three-game winning streak, in which they outscored their opponents 37-9. Going into this season, Soledad knew the Gabilan Division would be no joke. Last week they lost two...

Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for 2025 finals

Track and Field
CENTRAL COAST — 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...

Local health officers urge Bay Area families to prioritize immunizations in back-to-school preparations

BAY AREA — As children and families across the Bay Area prepare for the upcoming school year, Bay Area health officials urge everyone to make sure back-to-school checklists start with getting children vaccinated. Vaccines are safe, effective and a routine part of preventative healthcare. Vaccination...

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Vehicle with marijuana

Burglary at cannabis facility leads to vehicle pursuit, recovery of marijuana

SALINAS VALLEY — An in-progress burglary at a local greenhouse facility last week led to a multi-agency vehicle pursuit from Salinas to Gilroy and...