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January 13, 2026

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs split series with Stevenson to stay in first

Baseball
SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs baseball team split their two-game season series with the Stevenson Pirates, which kept Soledad in first as they moved to 10-2 in the Mission Division. Going into last week, the Mission Division saw a cluster of teams with the same record....

Gonzales man found guilty of animal abuse for killing high school 4-H lambs

Law judge court
GONZALES — Gonzales resident Jose Marquez, 31, was found guilty of animal abuse with an allegation that the crime involved a deadly or dangerous weapon, resisting a police officer and burglary, all of which are felonies. A Monterey County judge further found true enhancements for...

Braga Fresh’s Pereira selected as Ag Woman of the Year

Pereira ag woman award
SOLEDAD — Colby Pereira, chief operating officer of Braga Fresh in Soledad, has received the Grower-Shipper Foundation’s 2024 Agricultural Woman of the Year award. The award honors unique leadership qualities held by women working within the agricultural industry in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito...

Pacific Grove student named Monterey County’s next Youth Poet Laureate

Youth poet
MONTEREY COUNTY — After a competitive selection process, the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced Maram Haddad as the 2024-25 Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate (YPL). Starting in May, Haddad will serve a one-year term where she will participate in various county events...

Arroyo Seco Road reopens following slide safeguard work

Arroyo Seco Road
GREENFIELD — Arroyo Seco Road has reopened to the public after major stabilization work, and motorists will see additional repairs occurring over the next month. The County of Monterey Public Works and its contractor Graniterock were able to clear and stabilize the road after damages...

Tennis | Gonzales boys become co-champs

Gonzales Spartans tennis boys
GONZALES — A home loss to Oakwood cost the Gonzales High boys’ tennis team a shot at an outright division championship last Tuesday. The 4-3 setback against the Oaks gave Gonzales one last chance to win a Mission Division co-championship, which they locked up the...

Monterey County joins national commemoration of 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

County of Monterey
MONTEREY COUNTY — During the week of April 21-27, crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join together across the United States to promote victims’ rights and services, and educate communities on the devastating impact crime has on victims, neighborhoods, schools and...

Military ordnance found in Soledad prompts evacuation, bomb squad response

Soledad military rounds
SOLEDAD — Officers from the Soledad Police Department were responding to a call for service on April 15 when they were notified of a potential threat to the community — a possible bomb in the bed of a nearby truck. They responded and located what...

Gonzales Car Show attracts vintage rides, bikes and more to downtown

Gonzales Car Show
GONZALES — Cars, bikes and motorcycles were on display Saturday in downtown Gonzales for this year’s Car Show. Raul Hernandez of Salinas was a triple award winner at the April 20 event on Fourth Street, winning plaques for Best Paint Job, Best Car in Show...

Track and Field | Soledad girls’ relay team sets record

Soledad Aztecs track
SOLEDAD — Last Thursday, April 18, at North Salinas High School in Salinas, the Soledad High girls’ 4x100 relay team established a new school record in the track event with a time of 53.44. Members of the Aztecs relay team were: juniors Chikamso Elelleh and...

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 7, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 2711:14 p.m. Mental Health Crisis on N. 3rd St. Nov. 282:30 p.m. Domestic Violence and...