Monterey County to honor crime victims with courthouse ceremony, dove release Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Join members of the community in honoring victims of crime on Friday, April 11, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Monterey County Courthouse courtyard, located at 142 W. Alisal St., in Salinas.
The event will feature Maria Alcantar as the inspirational...
Central Coast Youth Baseball League play begins at Manzanita
SALINAS VALLEY ā Teams from the South County Titans and the Gonzales Dingers baseball programs began play last Saturday at Manzanita County Park.
Games are played at Manzanita on Saturdays and Sundays, and there are more than 600 athletes in the Central Coast Youth Baseball...
Second bat tests positive for rabies in Toro Park
SALINAS ā A bat found on June 7 near Portola Drive and Anza Drive in the Toro Park area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for the rabiesĀ virus.
Hitchcock Road Animal Services has investigated this incident and determined that there was no exposure to...
General Election 2024: School board, council races unfold across South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā In the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, the latest results on Friday showed strong competition for seats on South Monterey County school boards, the Soledad Community Health Care District, and city councils in Greenfield and King City.
Voter turnout so far reached...
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...
Volleyball | Greenfield starts league play with 2 wins
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield High Bruins volleyball team is 2-0 to start Cypress Divisional play, with wins last week against the host Palma Chieftains in Salinas and at home against the Marina Mariners.
Aleena Salas led Greenfield with 19 kills and 12 digs and seven service...
Arts4MC opens new office in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Artists from South Monterey County will be better able to access services from Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) after the Oct. 2 opening of its new office in King City.
The office is located within Sol Treasures, at 519 Broadway St.,...
Football | Gonzales, King City drop to 0-2 as they prepare to face each other
GONZALES ā So far this football season hasnāt been great for the two oldest teams in South Monterey County, the Gonzales Spartans and the King City Mustangs, as they both drop to 0-2.
In week two, King City had a difficult time with the Palma...
Gonzales Police Department receives traffic safety grant
GONZALES ā Gonzales Police Department has received a $30,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aimed to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in crashes involving alcohol and other primary crash factors.
The funded...
Baseball | Greenfield sweeps Gonzales to control Cypress Division
GREENFIELD ā With just over a month to go in the season, the Greenfield Bruins baseball team had the chance to wrap up the Cypress Division if they could take care of business against the strongest competition in the division, Gonzales Spartans, who swept...
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Gonzales man arrested on suspicion of murder after 911 call
GONZALES ā A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding,...























