GRIDLIFE Festival tour makes first-ever West Coast stop in Salinas
SALINAS ā The GRIDLIFE Festival tour comes to the West Coast for the first time ever on Oct. 20-22, bringing its unique youth-oriented music and motorsport event to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas.
An expected 175 race cars will hit the track over the...
Greenfield man arrested on multiple charges of child molestation
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department arrested Jubentino Aguilar Macias, 45, of Greenfield, on multiple charges of child molestation on April 13.
The arrest followed an investigation prompted by two juvenile girls who came forward on April 12, reporting that they had been sexually molested by...
Football | King City shuts out Greenfield, clinches CCS playoff spot
SALINAS VALLEY ā Four touchdowns by Carson Tidwell and a smothering defense earned the King City Mustangs a 28-0 win over Greenfield last Thursday and a ticket to the Central Coast Section playoffs.
The win snapped a 19-year playoff drought for King City.
āWe have been...
Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...
Monterey County awarded grant for drugged driving awareness campaign
MONTEREY COUNTY ā County of Monterey Health Departmentās Public Health BureauĀ is the recipient of a $210,799 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support the Public Health Cannabis Education Program.
Grant funds will support the expansion of drugged driving prevention messages through...
Orchid donation brightens Eden Valley seniorsā lives
SOLEDAD ā While Motherās Day has come and gone, the spirit of celebration and appreciation lingers at Eden Valley Care Center, thanks to the support of its community partner ā the Soledad Police Department.
Eden Valley, a senior care facility in Soledad, recently received a...
Football | Season ends for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY ā The 2024 football season has concluded for South Monterey County football teams, with Gonzales defeating Harbor 42-6 at the Pit in Salinas; King City shutting out Soledad 21-0 at home; and Greenfield winning a road game against Rancho San Juan by...
Greenfield Police Department receives grant for traffic enforcement program
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department has received a $65,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on local roads.
āWe are grateful to receive this...
Gonzales senior group creates blankets for community members in need
GONZALES ā This year marks the fourth year that organizers from the Adventure Seeking Seniors group in Gonzales have donated handmade blankets to elderly and sick senior citizens of the community.
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Gonzales residents and group members Marilyn Duby,...
SPCA Monterey County issues guidance on interactions with fawns
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Spring has arrived on the Central Coast, bringing with it the arrival of numerous fawns. SPCA Monterey County is reminding the public to leave these young deer alone, as they often find themselves mistakenly taken from their mothers.
āEvery year, our SPCA...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 18, 2026
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
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Jan. 112:10 a.m. Robbery on Broadway St.3:57 p.m. Possession of a controlled substance on Broadway...























