Wrestling | South Monterey County wrestlers qualify to 2026 Masters Meet
SALINAS VALLEY ā South Monterey County high school wrestlers have qualified to the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters after competing at last Saturdayās Southern Regional Meet at Watsonville High School.
Qualifying to the Masters Meet from King City were: Shyrah Jackson (4th place at 120...
Greenfield man sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation
GREENFIELD ā A Monterey County judge sentenced Juan Jimenez-Ramirez of Greenfield to six years in prison on Aug. 22 for one count of committing a lewd act upon a child under age 14.
Jimenez-Ramirez, 29, will also be required to register as a sex offender...
Healthy Youth Field Day 2025 promotes good habits for Monterey County students
MONTEREY COUNTY ā 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...
PG&E customers to receive California Climate Credit on April energy bills
CALIFORNIA ā Millions of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers will automatically receive the California Climate Credit on their April energy bill.
Residential households with an active electric account will receive an electric credit of $58.23. Residential households with an active gas account will...
Scammers swindled nearly $900K from PG&E customers in 2023
CENTRAL COAST ā Scammers continue to take advantage of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers.Ā
In fact, in 2023, PG&E received nearly 43,000 reports from customers who were targeted by scammers impersonating the company, and customers lost approximately $875,000 in fraudulent payments, with the...
King City man arrested for DUI, firearms and drugs in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā A King City man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and related firearms and drug offenses, according to the Greenfield Police Department.
At about 2:45 a.m. on Feb. 22, officers conducted a vehicle check...
Basketball | South Monterey County teams enter final stretch of 2024-25 season
SALINAS VALLEY ā With just a win separating second-place Soledad and first-place St. Francis, the final two weeks of Cypress Division play in high school boysā basketball could be a fight to the finish.
The Aztecs had a 7-1 league record against the 8-0 Sharks...
Valley Health Associates secures grant to expand Medication Assisted Treatment in Soledad
SOLEDAD ā Valley Health Associates, in collaboration with Central Coast Overdose Prevention, has announced the award of $2 million in grant funding through the Department of Health Care Services and Sierra Health Foundation.
This grant will significantly enhance the availability of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)...
Soledad community to decide funding for Safe Routes to School projects
SOLEDAD ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), in partnership with the City of Soledad, announced that Soledad residents and workers, age 14 and older, will have the opportunity to vote to determine which Safe Routes to School projects to fund in their city.
Voters...
Alliance on Agingās 2024 Trashion Show in South Monterey County transforms waste into wearable art
SALINAS VALLEY ā Alliance on Agingās 2024 Trashion Show in South Monterey County was a groundbreaking success, captivating more than 300 attendees with its innovative approach to transforming waste into wearable art.
Held at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on Feb. 22, this...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 11, 2026
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
GREENFIELD
Jan. 211:46 p.m. Attempted Murder (juvenile) on Oak Av.
Jan. 229:15 a.m. Civil Matters on El Camino...




















