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April 19, 2026

Soccer | Soledad girls improve to 5-1-1 as King City falls to Pirates, Trojans

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SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Lady Aztecs improved to 5-1-1 in the girls’ soccer pre-season with victories and a tie, while King City Mustangs suffered a couple of losses between both the boys’ and girls’ programs. Soledad began the week with a 6-1 win on the...

Earthquakes, Chevron unveil new futsal court in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — The San Jose Earthquakes and Chevron unveiled a new futsal court for the Central Coast community and hosted a free youth soccer clinic last Tuesday afternoon at Patriot Park in Greenfield. In addition, Chevron announced a $5,000 donation to the Greenfield Recreation Center...

Monterey County joins national commemoration of 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

County of Monterey
MONTEREY COUNTY — During the week of April 21-27, crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join together across the United States to promote victims’ rights and services, and educate communities on the devastating impact crime has on victims, neighborhoods, schools and...

Flock camera alerts Greenfield Police of stolen vehicle

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GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department was alerted by the Flock Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) system of a stolen vehicle traveling toward Greenfield on Nov. 5. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on southbound Highway 101 near Espinoza Road, where the three...

Volleyball | Greenfield falls to Saratoga in CCS playoffs

GREENFIELD — On Saturday night, the Greenfield Lady Bruins volleyball team was beaten in three games (25-17, 25-19, 25-19) at home to Saratoga in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. Greenfield (22-7) was seeded eighth in Division III and received the home game, and...

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners qualify for State Meet

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High junior Giovanni Ochoa and Greenfield High sophomore Fabian Serrano ran well at last Saturday’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Championships and qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships. Ochoa earned an All-CCS medal for his seventh-place finish in...

International soccer event, the Orlegi Cup, arrives this week

Soccer
SALINAS — Salinas Regional Sports Authority (SRSA) has announced a collaboration with Orlegi Sports, which is bringing the Orlegi Cup for U16-U19 (excluding U18) teams to the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex this weekend, June 28-30. Orlegi Sports manages and owns teams in Liga MX, and...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate convicted of first-degree attempted murder of peace officer

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SOLEDAD — A jury convicted Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) inmate Oussama Sahibi on Oct. 17 for attempted murder of a peace officer for stabbing a lieutenant at SVSP in Soledad. On April 11, 2023, around 8:30 p.m., Sahibi went to a California Department of...

Monterey County youth protect Los Angeles waterways from post-fire contamination

MONTEREY COUNTY — Adriaan Urquidez, a young adult from Monterey County, is part of a massive response to protect the burned areas of Los Angeles from taking another hit. This time from winter storms. ā€œWhen I first heard about the Palisades fire, I was itching...

Taylor Farms distributes thousands of backpacks to local students

Taylor Farms backpack distribution King City students
GONZALES — Taylor FarmsĀ recently announced that more than 4,000 backpacks have been filled with essential school supplies and healthy snacks for students this year in nearly 20 communities, including Gonzales. Since 2010, Taylor Farms’ annual Backpack Giving Program has delivered more than 48,000 backpacks to help...

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Gonzales Police urge focus behind the wheel during Distracted Driving Awareness...

GONZALES — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Gonzales Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes...