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SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County athletes Aleena Salas of the Greenfield High volleyball team and Katia Slama of the King City High flag football team were honored by being selected Most Valuable Players of their respective Pacific Coast Athletic League teams. Salas, a sophomore...

SOLEDAD — CRU Winery is partnering with Valley Farm Management and the Blue Zones Project Monterey County to bring back their spring and summer hiking series. Hosted monthly, participants will hike through the stunning and sustainably farmed Paraiso Vineyard before ending with a wine tasting...

GREENFIELD — A traffic stop in Greenfield turned into a pursuit Wednesday afternoon for local officers, with the chase ending safely in the 200 block of 11th Street and the vehicle occupants in handcuffs. Following the pursuit by Greenfield Police, the driver — 25-year-old Juan...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval Nov. 7 for an updated military equipment use policy from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and received a report on the use of such equipment in part of 2022. The Sheriff’s Office reported 33...

SALINAS — The pain and heartbreak of an epidemic that has claimed 89 lives in Monterey County last year were raw and personal for those who attended an Overdose Awareness Day event at Salinas Valley Health in Salinas. Glowing purple luminaries represented each one of...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Eleuterio Dominguez Ortiz, 38, was sentenced on Dec. 19 to 40 years in prison for committing four counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14. “These offenses are serious and violent felonies and considered strikes under California’s Three Strikes...

MONTEREY COUNTY — First Tee – Monterey County marked 20 years of empowering local youth through its unique blend of golf and life skills education. Since its founding in 2004, the organization has reached over 165,000 young individuals, instilling resilience, self-confidence and inner strength that...

GONZALES — Playing from behind all game long, the Gonzales High football team kept battling to the final minutes in a 24-21 divisional loss to Robert Louis Stevenson on Saturday at Monterey Peninsula College. The setback dropped the Spartans to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in...

GONZALES — A groundbreaking was held Saturday for Phase 1 of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex in Gonzales. Hundreds of residents gathered with elected officials at the April 27 event that took place at Gavilan Court and Fifth Street. The Gonzales High School...

GREENFIELD — The 246th Battalion of the California Cadet Corps of Greenfield High School had 15 cadets attend the Winter Wilderness Skills Course for four days in January and work to earn their Specialized Training Ribbon. While in the Los Padres National Forest, the cadets...