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March 13, 2025

Pilot project aims to boost road safety in Gonzales

GONZALES ā€” City of Gonzales, in partnership with the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) and Ecology Action, will be implementing a bike lane pilot project from April 7 through June 30, as part of the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan. The pilot...

Greenfield police officer convicted for attacking girlfriendā€™s ex at party

GREENFIELD ā€” A Greenfield police officer has been convicted of battery for attacking his girlfriendā€™s ex-boyfriend while off-duty during a party in May 2022, announced Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni on Thursday. Christian Tapia-Leon, 31, an officer employed by the Greenfield Police Department,...

Track and Field | King City Mustang boys win invitational

KING CITY ā€” 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...

Greenfield teens arrested on gun charges in Soledad

SOLEDAD ā€” Over the March 25-26 weekend, Soledad Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop, during which a passenger fled the vehicle and was chased by officers. Greenfield Police Department also responded to assist SPD with the incident.  The suspect, a 16-year-old male from Greenfield, was...

Gonzales among 20 finalists for national award

GONZALES ā€” City of Gonzales was selected as one of 20 finalists for the National All-America City Award given by the National Civic League. The All-America City Award recognizes communities that leverage civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to successfully address local issues, and this...

Greenfield Community Science Workshop receives acclaim

GREENFIELD ā€” Greenfield Community Science Workshop was honored with the ā€œExcellence in Educationā€ award by the Monterey County School Boards Association (MCSBA) during its annual dinner and organizational meeting March 30 at Hartnell Community College in Salinas. Greenfield Community Science Workshop was selected from a...

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...

Track and Field | 78th King City Invitational begins Saturday

KING CITY ā€” King City Highā€™s track and field team will be hosting the 78th King City Invitational this Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. The track meet will include boys and girls events in the varsity and frosh-soph divisions. The invitational will start at 9:30...

Greenfield City Council backs Safe Routes to School plan

GREENFIELD ā€” Greenfield City Council has approved funding for the Safe Routes to School projects for near-term implementation at its March 14 regular meeting.  The projects ā€” recommended by the Greenfield Safe Routes to School Steering Committee ā€” will fill sidewalk gaps as well as...

Gonzales and Soledad youth work on flower displays for upcoming fair

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Soledad Police Department hosted young members of the Soledad Mission and Gonzales 4-H Cloverbud program and their leader Brittni Lombardi on March 20. The Cloverbuds spent the evening completing their flower displays for the upcoming 2023 Salinas Valley Fair in May....

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Salinas Valley State Prison

Salinas Valley State Prison among facilities placed on modified movement due...

SOLEDAD ā€” California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is placing Level IV high-security sections within its facilities ā€” including Salinas Valley State Prison...