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June 19, 2026

Gonzales celebrates 2025 Cinco de Mayo with festival and crowning

GONZALES — Gonzales’ Central Park was alive with activity last Sunday for the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. The May 4 event, sponsored by Pueblo Unido De Tateposco and the City of Gonzales, featured a variety of entertainment and attractions. Attendees enjoyed a children’s area, food...

Community input sought for flood-prone areas to support future groundwater recharge efforts in Salinas Valley

SALINAS VALLEY — In an effort to increase groundwater recharge and storage while reducing flooding, four local agencies and nonprofits collaborating on the Multi-benefit Land Repurposing Program are seeking public input about known areas of flooding and recharge. A public survey is now open and...

Football | San Lorenzo Valley overcomes Gonzales, 22-8

GONZALES — The undefeated San Lorenzo Valley Cougars scored 16 points in the final nine and a half minutes of the fourth to defeat the Gonzales Spartans, 22-8, at Alisal High School. With the loss, the Spartans fell to 1-2 in the Santa Lucia Division...

Greenfield High School takes first place in Academic World Quest contest

Greenfield High School Academic World Quest
GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School took first place in the local Academic World Quest competition on Feb. 24, hosted by the World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area with the help of the Monterey County Office of Education. The contest featured high school teams...

2023 Year In Review | A look back at Salinas Valley’s top stories that shaped the past year

As a new year begins, the staff at Salinas Valley Tribune compiled a few of the top stories that defined the South Monterey County community over the past year. Here’s a brief look at the Year In Review for 2023: JANUARY 2023 Storms cause havoc Severe winter...

Armed robbery in King City leads to officer-involved shooting near Soledad

Police car crime
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has released additional preliminary facts surrounding the officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday on Highway 101 northbound near Soledad. At about 5:30 p.m. on June 3, a person armed with a handgun got out of a black Mazda...

Police arrest Greenfield resident for shooting in King City

GREENFIELD — Through continuing investigation, King City Police Department detectives identified several subjects as persons of interest in the April 15 shooting of a juvenile in the 600 block of Bishop Street in King City. On May 11, KCPD officers, along with assistance from other...

Salinas Valley reels from deadly shooting at King City party

King City Police Department press conference
SALINAS VALLEY — Four residents were killed and seven others injured following a shooting Sunday night outside a home on Second Street in King City, and now a $20,000 reward is being offered to help capture the suspects involved. The four killed have been identified...

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...

Monterey County’s ā€˜Books and Ballots’ program wins national award for election innovation

MONTEREY COUNTY — The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recently announced that the County of Monterey: Books and Ballots program was selected to be honored for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for Innovation and New Practices in Election Administration. Also known...

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Hartnell tennis court

Impaired driver arrested after crashing into Hartnell College tennis courts

SALINAS — A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing a vehicle into the tennis courts at Hartnell...