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SALINAS — California Rodeo Salinas’ final performance Sunday entertained 16,846 fans at the Salinas Sports Complex, where attendance was up 8% over the same performance last year. Total ticket sales for the 2023 Rodeo’s four performances, July 20-23, totaled 61,771 — up 7.5% overall from...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Health’s Summer Health Institute (SHI) supports the dreams of first-generation, college-bound students by investing in the potential talents of local high school students, including those from South Monterey County. At the same time, the unique program is an innovative way...

KING CITY — Addiction to opioids, including prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, is a serious national crisis — California reported more than 7,100 opioid overdose deaths in 2021, including nearly 4,000 deaths from fentanyl. Cal Hospital Compare has published...

GONZALES — A team of Gonzales Unified School District students in sixth through eighth grades has engaged in a five-week computer programming camp to control NASA’s Astrobee satellites aboard the International Space Station (ISS).  The Summer Zero Robotics Program, which began June 26, inspires young...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), facilitated by Monterey County Hospitality Association (MCHA), has donated $5,000 in bus passes to Rancho Cielo so its students from the further reaches of Monterey County can attend class. “Our school serves many students in South County, and one...

SALINAS VALLEY — Sun Street Centers recently celebrated the completion of its Darlene Acosta Youth Center in South Monterey County with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house. The June 28 celebration marked the final construction phase of Sun Street’s King City campus at 641...

SALINAS VALLEY — The beginning of July has kicked off with plenty of outdoor celebrations in the Salinas Valley, starting with Fourth of July events held throughout the region, followed by last Saturday’s car show that included nearly 400 vehicles filling most of Front...

SALINAS — Steve DeCarli Insurance Services, based out of Monterey, is merging with Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services (LCCIS), headquartered in Salinas, and an affiliate of the national brokerage firm, Leavitt Group. Focused on serving residents of Monterey and San Benito counties, Steve DeCarli, the...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has released statistics related to illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July this year. “This 4th of July was busy and we wanted to share an update on the holiday,” the department posted on social media July 6. In total, there...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has made multiple arrests in connection with a shooting that took place near Village Green Park last month. With assistance from the Seaside Police Department, 30-year-old Gregorio Castaneda of Greenfield was recently taken into custody for his involvement in the...