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SALINAS — A bat found on June 7 near Portola Drive and Anza Drive in the Toro Park area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for the rabies virus. Hitchcock Road Animal Services has investigated this incident and determined that there was no exposure to...

SOLEDAD — Going into their final game of the season, both the King City Mustangs and the Soledad Aztecs were looking to end the year on a high note. Although both the Mustangs and the Aztecs are not going to the postseason, ending the season...

SALINAS VALLEY — After dropping their first two Gabilan Division games against the reigning Division Ill Central Coast Section champions, the Monterey Toreadors, the Soledad Aztecs baseball team has now won four straight as they swept their series against Carmel Padres last week. Heading into...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Aspire Health and Montage Health Foundation hosted its third annual Healthy Youth Field Day on May 19 in partnership with Monterey Bay Football Club at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside, bringing together 150 elementary students and their teachers for a morning of...

SOLEDAD — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a leading nationwide brokerage firm specializing in retail property transactions, has facilitated the sale of a new Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru location at 526 Nestles Road in Soledad. The property was sold for $2.15 million to a...

GONZALES — A head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver on Highway 101 in Gonzales killed two people early Sunday morning. On June 18, at about 3:34 a.m., California Highway Patrol (CHP) Monterey Communication Center received a call of a multi-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway...

SALINAS VALLEY — With the high school football season over for Salinas Valley, the only thing left was to hand out awards to those individuals that had a great year. Greenfield Bruins  The Greenfield Bruins had their best football season in school history. With having a...

SALINAS VALLEY — It has been an especially busy start to the New Year at Salinas Valley Health, with four baby deliveries by early morning, including the first baby born in Monterey County in 2025. Salinas couple Yvette Ochoa-Alderete and Jeremy Arcega were all set...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County in partnership with Urban Word celebrates local youth poets with the opportunity to serve as the Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.  Youth poets must submit five original poems for adjudication to determine the Youth Poet Laureate, who...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Vacation Rentals Ordinances, which regulate vacation rental operations in inland unincorporated Monterey County, will take effect Oct. 14. For the county’s Coastal Zone, however, Vacation Rentals Ordinances will not take effect until they are certified by the California Coastal...