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GONZALES — Seven members of the Gonzales FFA chapter attended a regional leadership conference on Oct. 8-9, during which more than 275 other students, all involved in the FFA, united at the 2022 South Coast Region FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Conference in Hollister. The FFA...

Anna Barragan of Soledad, Jenna Pepple of Greenfield and Alicia Pruett of Salinas were named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time undergraduate students who earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 and above are named to...

After providing 50 years of addiction services in Monterey County, Sun Street Centers is expanding into King City and will celebrate the opening of its newest drug and alcohol treatment facility with a ribbon cutting this Friday.

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell Community College District will celebrate the academic achievements of its Class of 2025 during a commencement ceremony on Friday, May 23, at 4 p.m. at Rabobank Stadium, 1034 N. Main St., in Salinas. The ceremony will include the official conferring of...

SOLEDAD — A 59-year-old Soledad man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly robbing a Mechanics Bank branch and attempting to flee north on Highway 101, according to Soledad Police Department. In a news release, Soledad Police said officers were dispatched around 9:22 a.m. after a...

Square dancers from all over gathered at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds last weekend to kick off the 39th Annual Winter Festival.

VETERAN PASS EXPANDS MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Parks has announced the expansion of its acceptance of the California Distinguished Veteran Pass. The pass, which grants free vehicle day use, family camping and boat use at more than 100 California State Parks, will now also...

SALINAS VALLEY — With today’s issue, the publishers of the Gonzales Tribune, Soledad Bee and Greenfield News are pleased to announce a unified newspaper under a fresh new brand for the Salinas Valley region. The newspapers, which have long shared news of regional interest,...

KING CITY — Multiple law enforcement agencies served three search warrants in King City early Wednesday morning, resulting in one arrest for illegal firearms. Soledad Police Department detectives executed the warrants in the 600 block of Luckett Street, 900 block of Broadway Street and 100...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Shortly after 6 p.m. on May 3, SVSP officers responded when Edgar Delgado was attacked by an incarcerated person with a...