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March 11, 2025

Monterey County joins national commemoration of 2024 National Crime Victimsā€™ Rights Week

County of Monterey
MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” During the week of April 21-27, crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join together across the United States to promote victimsā€™ rights and services, and educate communities on the devastating impact crime has on victims, neighborhoods, schools and...

Military ordnance found in Soledad prompts evacuation, bomb squad response

Soledad military rounds
SOLEDAD ā€” Officers from the Soledad Police Department were responding to a call for service on April 15 when they were notified of a potential threat to the community ā€” a possible bomb in the bed of a nearby truck. They responded and located what...

Gonzales Car Show attracts vintage rides, bikes and more to downtown

Gonzales Car Show
GONZALES ā€” Cars, bikes and motorcycles were on display Saturday in downtown Gonzales for this yearā€™s Car Show. Raul Hernandez of Salinas was a triple award winner at the April 20 event on Fourth Street, winning plaques for Best Paint Job, Best Car in Show...

Track and Field | Soledad girlsā€™ relay team sets record

Soledad Aztecs track
SOLEDAD ā€” Last Thursday, April 18, at North Salinas High School in Salinas, the Soledad High girlsā€™ 4x100 relay team established a new school record in the track event with a time of 53.44. Members of the Aztecs relay team were: juniors Chikamso Elelleh and...

Pinnacles National Park takes on massive paving project this spring, early summer

Pinnacles National Park
SOLEDAD ā€” Pinnacles National Park will break ground on a park-wide paving project beginning at the end of April, resulting in some closures for visitors during the late spring and early summer period. The massive project will address necessary repairs to every road and paved surface...

Monterey County secures $11M in state grants to combat homelessness in King City and Soledad

Homeless encampment homelessness
SOLEDAD ā€” The County of Monterey has been awarded two significant grants under Californiaā€™s Encampment Resolution Funding program, allocating more than $11 million to address homelessness in King City and Soledad. ā€œThe funding will facilitate crucial efforts to address homelessness in the region and assist...

Grant empowers Alliance on Aging to promote age- and disability-friendly communities in Monterey County

Seniors
MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” With the support of a pivotal grant from the California Department of Aging, the Alliance on Aging (AOA) is embarking on a transformative journey to foster age- and disability-friendly communities across Salinas, North and South Monterey County. This initiative, part of the...

SPCA Monterey County seeks help saving opossum babies

SPCA opossum babies
MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums are hit by cars as they forage for food, and their babies cannot survive without emergency rescue. ā€œOn this first day of spring,...

Police announce connection between King City mass shooting and double homicide near Soledad

Police crime
SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Monterey County Sheriffā€™s Office and King City Police Department investigators announced Thursday that they have developed information connecting the deadly mass shooting in King City and the double homicide near Soledad. On March 3, 11 residents were shot during a mass shooting...

Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for finals

Track and Field
CENTRAL COAST ā€” 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...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 5, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Feb. 163:29 a.m. Possession of drugs, violation of probation on H De La Rosa Sr...