Track and Field | South Monterey County teams start league meets
                    
SALINAS VALLEY ā Greenfield High School will host Gonzales on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to start off the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) track season.
Greenfield and Gonzales compete in PCALās Santa Lucia Division.
King City High School competes in the Gabilan Division and will travel...                
                
            Salinas Valley Fair seeks exhibit entries for 2024 show
                    
SALINAS VALLEY ā Itās getting to be that time of year again, and the Salinas Valley Fair wants community members to become exhibitors at this yearās Fair, May 16-19, in King City.
Entries are open to residents in Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and San...                
                
            Gonzales man arrested for allegedly molesting 3 juveniles
                    
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department has announced the arrest of a Gonzales man who allegedly molested three juvenile victims in South Monterey County.
On March 14, two juveniles reported sexual abuse by Eleuterio Ortiz, 38, of Gonzales.
Following the report, Greenfield detectives, with the support of...                
                
            Community network meeting focuses on youth safety and well-being in South Monterey County
                    
GREENFIELD ā Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield recently hosted a community network meeting aimed at fostering a nurturing and safe environment for local youth, families and communities across South Monterey County.
The meeting, organized by Greenfield school resource officers in February, was attended by...                
                
            Design phase now complete for Gonzales Community Center Complex
                    
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales has announced that on Feb. 28 the design/build team of Otto Construction/WRNS Studio submitted 100% construction documents for the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex to the city for building code review by its building official.
This completes the...                
                
            Hartnell College STEM Expo delves into AIās future
                    
SALINAS ā Hartnell College will once again host the upcoming STEM Expo, a pivotal event designed to immerse attendees in the dynamic world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, at the Hartnell STEM Center Planetarium in Salinas, this Expo promises to be...                
                
            Softball | Gonzales faces tough start amid rebuilding season
                    
GONZALES ā Coming into the season, the Gonzales High School girlsā softball team was going to have a hard time replacing a main core of players that graduated last year and had been the soul of the team for the past couple of years.
Another...                
                
            Highway 101 northbound near Chualar set for daytime closures to repair culverts
                    
CHUALAR ā Contracted crews have initiated repairs this week to drainage structures along northbound Highway 101.
Travelers heading north on 101 will encounter a closure of the No. 2 (right) lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. These lane closures will begin one mile south...                
                
            Community event empowers youth and families in Soledad
                    
SOLEDAD ā Partners For Peace presented a community event earlier this month focused on empowering Soledadās youth and their families with the tools and knowledge for a successful future.
The event, āPathways to Success,ā was held March 2 at Main Street Middle School in Soledad....                
                
            Primary Election 2024: Voters reject measures in Soledad and Chualar, decide council candidate
                    
SALINAS VALLEY ā Voters in South Monterey County made their voices heard last Tuesday while deciding the fate of two local measures and a city council race.
Monterey County Elections Office officials are continuing to tally ballots cast in the March 5 Presidential Primary Election,...                
                
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 29, 2025
                
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