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February 9, 2026

Football | Greenfield Bruins crush Stevenson, 35-12

Football
GREENFIELD — With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Greenfield Bruins football team is so close to doing something that hasn’t been done in their school history — winning a title in football — but they would have to get past...

Sun Street Centers breaks ground on new Recovery Center facility

Sun Street Centers
SALINAS — Sun Street Centers recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Recovery Center in Salinas. This marked a significant milestone in Sun Street’s Building for Recovery Campaign and its mission to prevent alcohol and drug addiction by offering education, prevention, treatment and recovery...

Scheid Family Wines enters 7th year of 100% wind-powered wines

Scheid wind turbine
GREENFIELD — This Earth Month, Scheid Family Wines celebrates nearly seven years of being 100% powered by renewable wind energy. The Greenfield family-owned and operated wine company, which has embraced sustainability as a core tenet since its inception in 1972, is the only winery in...

Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for 2025 finals

Track and Field
CENTRAL COAST — 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...

Hartnell College Foundation anchors Bright Futures program

Hartnell College
MONTEREY COUNTY — The Bright Futures Education Partnership is now a cradle-to-career partnership anchored at the Hartnell College Foundation. ā€œThe Hartnell College Foundation is once again leading the way in innovative thinking and action by taking under its umbrella the Bright Futures program, which will enhance...

Soledad Unified School District to name building in honor of late staff member

SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District will be naming the kindergarten building on the Gabilan Elementary School campus in honor of John Fuller, a beloved employee who died shortly after retiring from the district after more than 30 years. Fuller was a custodian with Soledad...

Greenfield Police arrest 2 in connection with teen’s murder

Police Crime
GREENFIELD — An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy early Tuesday morning in Greenfield. According to Greenfield Police Department, Julian Nunez-Gomez turned himself in to police later that afternoon and is currently booked into the Monterey County Jail on murder...

Monterey County program allows paramedics to help combat opioid epidemic

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has announced the launch of a new program, in partnership with Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, to expand buprenorphine distribution by emergency responders to reduce opioid overdoses. ā€œIn response to the ongoing narcotic epidemic, Monterey County has...

Clean California Murals highlight Salinas community culture

SALINAS — Caltrans, the City of Salinas and the Arts Council for Monterey County have announced the completion of the Clean California Murals Project that features bright, life-size murals, drought-resistant landscaping and improved lighting at East Market Street, Alisal Street and Sanborn Road along...

Deputy involved in shooting of suspect armed with rifle in Soledad

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigation
SOLEDAD — In the early morning hours of Dec. 16, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle driving through a residential area along the 32000 block of McCoy Road in Soledad. The vehicle was reported to be...

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 4, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 163:30 p.m. Burglary on Broadway St.4:38 p.m. Hit-and-Run on N. San Lorenzo Av. Dec. 175:30...