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,...
Greenfield man indicted for child sexual exploitation
GREENFIELD ā Nathaniel Ray Diaz, 21, of Greenfield, was arraigned April 21 after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment that charged him with sexual exploitation of a minor, attempted receipt of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct,...
UPDATE: Sheriffās Office IDs body found in Salinas Riverbed near Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office is investigating a body that was found in the Salinas Riverbed near Greenfield on Sunday.
At about 9:40 a.m. on Dec. 14, a reporting party called in to say they had located a body. MCSO officials said the body...
Salinas cumbia urbana band ĀæQiensave? heads to SXSW as official performing artists
SALINAS ā Salinasā very own cumbia urbana band, ĀæQiensave?, has been selected as official performing artists for this yearās South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.
Known for their infectious blend of traditional cumbia rhythms and modern urban sounds, ĀæQiensave? will take the SXSW...
Cross Country | South Monterey County runners compete at State
SALINAS VALLEY ā Giovanni Ochoa of Gonzales and Fabian Serrano of Greenfield ran against the best runners in the State of California at last Saturdayās California Interscholastic Federation Cross Country Championships in Fresno.
Ochoa was making a return trip to the State Meet and finished...
9th annual Greenfield Coat Drive gets underway
GREENFIELD ā Local resident Avelina Torres is once again spearheading the annual Greenfield Coat Drive, which seeks donations to benefit homeless individuals and others in need of warm clothing this winter.
This yearās collection project ā Torresā ninth year ā is already underway, with donations...
Football | One game remains for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY ā Playing on Saturday at the North Salinas High campus, the Soledad Aztecs had their three-game win streak snapped as they lost 19-7 to the host Vikings.
āWe had trouble containing the North High counter plays and defensively our offense struggled when they...
Jury convicts Bay Area man for 2023 crime spree involving shooting, multiple carjackings
GONZALES ā On March 14, a jury found Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, guilty of multiple charges arising from a daylong crime spree in September 2023.
Matangi was convicted of carjacking, attempted carjacking, residential burglary, first-degree robbery, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, being a...
Casa de Chilaquiles officially opens for business in Soledad
SOLEDAD ā Darinel Cortes can whip up just about anything in the kitchen, from popular Italian cuisines to delicate Thai dishes. He even learned how to roll sushi as of lately, something he was thrilled of accomplishing on his long list of goals in...
College Baseball | Segura gets āno-decisionā in first league start
SOLEDAD ā Oregon State freshman pitcher Eric Segura was on a hot streak winning his last three starts, but this past week in his first PAC-12 league start didnāt go as well.
Entering the week, the Soledad High alum was 3-0 going into his first...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 22, 2026
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
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