Football | Soledad defeats Bruins as Gonzales overcomes Grizzlies in latest games
SALINAS VALLEY ā The final weeks of football are winding down as Greenfield, Gonzales and Soledad face two more games on the Pacific Coast Athletic League schedule.
SOLEDAD & GREENFIELD
Trailing 14-7 to the visiting Greenfield Bruins with just 3:36 to play, the Soledad Aztecs scored...
Double murder investigation underway near Soledad
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office and California Highway Patrol responded Sunday at about 6:45 p.m. to a report of individuals being chased in a vehicle in the 41000 block of Los Coches Road, south of Soledad.
When units arrived, they found two unresponsive males...
Gonzales High senior earns $10K First Tee scholarship
GONZALES ā Gonzales High senior Melissa Cardenas was awarded the Donna Zoller Memorial Scholarship worth $10,000 from First Tee of Monterey County last Wednesday during a surprise announcement at the school.
Cardenas, 17, daughter of Maricela Pacheco and Aurelio Cardenas of Gonzales, worked diligently to...
Farmworker receives $17K settlement from Salinas companies over retaliation claims related to working conditions
SALINAS ā Fanciful Company Inc. and DāArrigo Bros Co. of California, located in Salinas, have paid $17,000 in lost wages to a farmworker to resolve a California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) unfair labor practices complaint.
The complaint alleged āthat the companies fired the worker...
Football | King City tramples Bruins, 21-14
KING CITY ā Using a six-play drive after a 35-yard punt return by Kody Lambert, the King City Mustangs scored the winning points and then played solid defense to beat the visiting Greenfield Bruins, 21-14, last Friday at War Memorial Stadium.
With the win, King...
Arroyo Seco Road reopens following slide safeguard work
GREENFIELD ā Arroyo Seco Road has reopened to the public after major stabilization work, and motorists will see additional repairs occurring over the next month.
The County of Monterey Public Works and its contractor Graniterock were able to clear and stabilize the road after damages...
SPCA Monterey County issues guidance on interactions with fawns
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Spring has arrived on the Central Coast, bringing with it the arrival of numerous fawns. SPCA Monterey County is reminding the public to leave these young deer alone, as they often find themselves mistakenly taken from their mothers.
āEvery year, our SPCA...
Greenfield teen arrested for possession of āghost gunā
KING CITY ā On March 16, at about 10:13 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department responded to the 400 block of Jayne Street regarding a report of subjects cocking a handgun and getting into a vehicle not known to the area.
When officers...
Greenfield man facing attempted murder charge after 4-hour standoff with police
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department will be charging a local man with attempted murder and criminal threats following a four-hour standoff Sunday morning.
On June 11, at about 9:20 a.m., Greenfield Police officers responded to a report of criminal threats and brandishing of a weapon...
South Monterey County high school athletes train for fall and beyond
SALINAS VALLEY ā The fall high school sports season is over a month away, but student-athletes from South Monterey County are busy training for their favorite sports in the weight rooms, school gyms and on the playing fields.
King City head football coach Mac Villanueva...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 22, 2026
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
March 162:33 a.m. Parking in a red zone on Andrus St.8:43 a.m. Violation of court...























