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GONZALES — Gonzales High School’s football team of 1974 will become the first Salinas Valley high school football program to enter the acclaimed Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame (SVSHOF). The 11th annual SVSHOF event will take place this Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Storm...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Chief Patrick Valenzuela recently announced that Lt. Juan Santiago has successfully graduated from the 295th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation ceremony was held at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 4. Santiago is only the...

SOLEDAD — More than 100 local youth gathered at the Soledad Community Center on April 12 for “The Real World Survival Guide (The Things They Don’t Teach You in School),” an interactive event hosted by the Soledad Parks and Recreation Department. The workshop featured four...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Local healthcare providers in Monterey County are collectively urging community members to continue accessing medical services without fear of potential repercussions related to their immigration status. Monterey County Health Department and Natividad Medical Center released a joint statement on Feb. 5 emphasizing...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol conducted a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in the 100 block of Front Street on April 21. Police said Friday’s checkpoint was “a success, and thankfully we came across no DUI drivers.” A total...

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High School will host Gonzales on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to start off the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) track season. Greenfield and Gonzales compete in PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division. King City High School competes in the Gabilan Division and will travel...

GONZALES — Gonzales High School girls’ basketball team ended the season at home last Friday with a 51-43 loss to the Scotts Valley Falcons in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs. The Spartans, seeded 12th in the CCS tournament, only...

SOLEDAD — Soledad’s newest councilmember, Eva Banuelos, was sworn in during the June 5 council meeting. Banuelos joins the team of five dedicated members who lead the city on the council: Mayor Anna Velazquez, Mayor Pro Tempore Maria Corralejo and Councilmembers Fernando Ansaldo-Sánchez and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey Audubon Society has announced the launch of its annual Scholarship Essay Contest, designed to support and inspire young conservationists in the Monterey Bay region. The contest provides students with an opportunity to showcase their passion for birds, wildlife and environmental stewardship...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has joined an amicus brief filed in federal court to oppose a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump that seeks to limit birthright citizenship. The motion, filed by the Public Rights Project, urges the court...