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SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College has appointed Ana González as the new Dean of South County Education Centers and Online Learning. González previously served as the director of Hartnell’s Soledad Education Center, where she played a key role in establishing the Distance Education Hub at...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has passed a landmark resolution affirming the County’s commitment to protecting immigrants’ rights and launching a public education campaign focused on empowering residents to “Know Your Rights” under the U.S. Constitution. At its Jan. 14 meeting, the...

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad recently announced that levee repairs have been completed in order to protect its Water Reclamation Facility from flood inundation from the Salinas River. The heavy intensity and duration of winter rains, Salinas River dam releases and resultant high river flows...

GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 15 that Jubentino Matias Aguilar, 46, of Greenfield, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison by Judge Pamela Butler. On April 11, 2023, the victims’ mother brought them to the Greenfield Police Department after her...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop (GCSW), in partnership with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County and the City of Greenfield, hosted the Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) Bike Giveaway on Jan. 4. More than 50 bikes were gifted to local youth that...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is seeking information about a man impersonating a veterinarian in Monterey County. A Prunedale man is providing veterinary care without a license, according to SPCA, and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty. “He has been giving veterinary examinations, prescribing...

After celebrating the holidays with her family and recovering from a bout of Covid, Zoe Lofgren flew back to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 2 to begin her new term representing California’s 18th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress. The district follows Highway 101 from...

MONTEREY COUNTY — A team from SPCA Monterey County traveled to the Los Angeles area Saturday to take in cats and dogs from animal shelters to help provide room for more fire evacuees. So far, the SPCA opened its arms to 11 pets, including one...

As a new year begins, the staff at Salinas Valley Tribune compiled a few of the top stories that defined the South Monterey County community over the past year. Here’s a brief look at the 2024 Year In Review: JANUARY 2024 Staying healthy The state of California...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrested 36-year-old Kavan Hawkins on Dec. 27 for the sexual assault of a minor. Greenfield detectives and FBI agents “worked tirelessly” to serve warrants at Hawkins’ home, workplace and on his...