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GONZALES — City of Gonzales’ 2025-26 Gonzales Youth Council (GYC) has been selected, and this year will be led by Youth Commissioners Shelby Anderson, Orlando Rodriguez Perez and Richard Rodriguez Perez. Members chosen to serve on the youth council include Amanda Ayala, Aiden Borongan, Silvestre...

MURAL RIBBON CUTTING KING CITY — Sun Street Centers will host a ribbon cutting for its new mural at the King City location on June 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. Pre-diversion program students, STEPS students and community members led by the Arts Council for...

INSPIRED MARKET KING CITY — A ribbon-cutting celebration for La Cocina (The Kitchen) becoming a Blue Zones Project Inspired Market is set for Friday, Aug. 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 815 Broadway St., in King City. As a BZP Inspired Market, nearly all...

BIG SUR — A portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur, California, collapsed this past week and fell into the Pacific Ocean after heavy rains caused a “debris flow” of trees, boulders, water and mud, leaving behind a 150-foot-wide gap. Workers from the California Department...

GREENFIELD — Lavender Creek, a lavender farm and wellness brand, has teamed up with Scheid Vineyards to offer lavender gifts at the winery’s award-winning tasting rooms, including in Greenfield. The co-founders, Ryan and Myriah Hopkins, launched a catalog of soothing lavender bath and beauty products...

GONZALES — One person was found dead following a vehicle fire in Gonzales on Friday morning. At about 6:41 a.m. on July 21, 9-1-1 dispatch received a call about a vehicle that was on fire in the 300 block of Rincon Road. Gonzales officers responded within...

SALINAS VALLEY — Be a part of history as the German ballet “Giselle” is performed in Monterey County for the first time this weekend by Monterey County Dance Theatre’s student company. Under the artistic direction of Janette Harkness, the young dancers stemming from South Monterey...

YOUTH CONFERENCE SOLEDAD — Youth of Monterey County will take the stage as experts of their own lived experiences during the Fourth Annual Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention Conference on Friday, April 1. The conference, sponsored by the Natividad Foundation and the City of Soledad,...

SALINAS VALLEY — National Night Out was held throughout the Salinas Valley on Aug. 3 as part of a nationwide series of community events to build relationships between law enforcement and residents. People could speak directly with police officers and other emergency personnel, as well...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Jose Anguiano, 45, was sentenced Feb. 28 to a total of three years and four months in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  Anguiano was sentenced to two years and eight months for assault by means of force likely to...