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SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Sept. 30 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At 10:45 a.m., officers were conducting security rounds and approached a cell occupied by Colin Hebert and Jessie...

GONZALES — Gonzales City Council honored three Gonzales High School coaches and three student-athletes for their outstanding efforts in cross county and football on Feb. 5. Giovanni Ochoa was presented with a Certificate of Recognition for the 2023-24 cross country season. Ochoa is a junior this...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has partnered with Urban Word to recognize and celebrate talented local youth poets. The initiative aims to select the next Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate, who will serve as an ambassador for poetry, social action and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — What are the greatest internet service needs in Monterey County? Tell the County about it in a new survey — the second phase of the County of Monterey’s efforts toward future broadband investment. In January, the community chimed in with the County’s...

KING CITY — King City High's varsity boys track and field team outscored Morro Bay and Hollister to claim the 78th King City Invitational Track Meet on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. Hollister High School brought its large team and won the varsity girls and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) has announced its partnership with the World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay Area (WACMB) to host a free after-school event for high school students and teachers to meet and hear from Ambassador William B. Taylor. The...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Mahi Shah of Salinas, a junior at Notre Dame High School, was selected as the inaugural Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate. Shah will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year and receive a $1,000 honorarium.  Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate...

SALINAS VALLEY — Despite starting the season with five straight losses, the King City Mustang boys’ soccer team is in first place with two games to be played in the Mission Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. King City, 7-1-3 in the Mission and...

SOLEDAD — The 2024 California School Dashboard, released by the California Department of Education, shows encouraging outcomes for the Soledad Unified School District (SUSD) in several key areas. The Dashboard, California’s accountability system for schools, measures school and district performance based on current-year results and...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School’s football team in 2023 went on a historical run by capturing the program’s first-ever league championship.  After posting a perfect 6-0 record in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play, the Bruins were rewarded with a promotion to the...