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SOLEDAD — SPCA Monterey County is currently caring for nine pet fantail pigeons who were found abandoned on the side of Highway 146 in Soledad last week.  SPCA humane officers are seeking information about the person who abandoned the birds.  In the evening on Aug. 10,...

SOLEDAD — Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad hosted its annual Relay for Life Cancer Walk on Oct. 19, uniting inmates, staff and volunteers in a shared mission to support cancer research. This year’s event raised more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society, marking...

GONZALES — Gonzales City Council awarded the design-build contract for the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center to the Otto Construction/WRNS Studio team on June 6.  The community center will be constructed on a city-owned parcel at Gabilan Court and Fifth Street, just east of...

SOLEDAD — A small group of about a dozen family members and activists protested Saturday outside the entrance of Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. Their goal was to raise awareness of the increasing Covid-19 infections and deaths inside the facilities,...

Las comunidades de color, que han lidiado con el peor impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos, también han recibido una proporción más pequeña de las vacunas disponibles. La tasa de vacunación para los estadounidenses negros se ubica a la mitad de...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Coastal will continue its small business disaster microloan program and even expand the offerings to larger loans to help during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced CEO Lee Takikawa during a county press conference Aug. 14. “The county has just received notification...

RABBIT RUN RETURNS KING CITY — The annual Rabbit Run is back this Saturday, July 12, at San Bernabe Vineyards in King City, with races starting at 9 a.m. Hosted by King City Rotary Club, the family-friendly event includes a 5-kilometer course with rolling hills,...

A large crowd consisting of family, friends and school officials gathered Tuesday morning for the “pinning ceremony” for the May 2017 Certified Nursing Assistant graduation class.

SOLEDAD — Koda, a police canine, was officially sworn in as a member of the Soledad Police Department during the Sept. 1 meeting of Soledad City Council. Koda has served with the department since May, but the recent return to in-person public meetings offered an...

SALINAS — The GRIDLIFE Festival tour comes to the West Coast for the first time ever on Oct. 20-22, bringing its unique youth-oriented music and motorsport event to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas. An expected 175 race cars will hit the track over the...