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SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmates Alberto Cortez and Jaime Romero have each been convicted by a jury of murder, announced the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on June 3. Cortez was convicted of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murder, based...

RECREATION WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Recreation Department workshop has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. City staff will share the department’s work and progress as well as engage in a dialogue to benefit the community. Public comments can be made in...

GREENFIELD — AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T have provided 185 refurbished laptops to Greenfield Community Science Workshop (Greenfield CSW) and Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries (FMCFL) for distributing to Monterey County residents in need. The computers, funded by AT&T’s $125,000 donation from the...

PARKS REOPEN MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks staff reopened nearly all county parks, including Manzanita Park, Royal Oaks Park, San Lorenzo Park and Toro Park, on Jan. 20 after removing immediate winter storm hazards and debris. Jacks Peak Park, however,...

EARTH DAY CLEANUP KING CITY — King City in Bloom will host an Earth Day town-wide cleanup on April 24, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the city hall parking lot to get gloves and bags, and to give 90...

The Wahine Project is gearing up for its Summer Beach Camp and is offering discounts on their programming to South Monterey County residents in need of financial assistance.

GONZALES — Numerous people submitted public comments in support of Gonzales High School’s Sports Medicine class during a special board meeting for Gonzales Unified School District on July 28. There were so many submissions that the board had to implement the 20-minute limit for comments...

SOLEDAD — CRU Winery is partnering with Valley Farm Management and the Blue Zones Project Monterey County to bring back their spring and summer hiking series. Hosted monthly, participants will hike through the stunning and sustainably farmed Paraiso Vineyard before ending with a wine tasting...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help to determine if there are additional victims of a rape suspect. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office released a photograph of Soledad resident Uri Deleon Carcamo, 21, who was arrested Jan. 23 in King...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a subject breaking into an occupied apartment in the 300 block of S. Vanderhurst Avenue on Feb. 9 at about 6:20 p.m.  Upon arrival, officers learned the subject had walked away from the...