Gonzales youth basketball season ends
GONZALES — Gonzales Youth Basketball program provided a basketball season for local boys and girls ages 3 to 14 at the Fairview Middle School gym this year.
The youth sports program has come to an end as the City of Gonzales now prepares for Girls’...
Candidate Q&A: Soledad Unified School District Board
Voters in South Monterey County will soon be choosing mayors, city council members and school board trustees in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election. To help voters make an informed decision, Salinas Valley Tribune sent out a questionnaire to all the candidates running in contested...
Soledad Mission Fiesta provides feast of family fun
SOLEDAD — Locals and visitors alike drove last Sunday to pick up barbecued chicken, buy arts and crafts, listen to music and cheer on participants of the grape stomp at the 59th annual Soledad Mission Fiesta.
This year’s grape stomp competitors included eight students from...
Soledad alum completes first year as assistant marine officer instructor
SOLEDAD — Gunnery Sgt. Luis Ledesma, a 2007 graduate of Soledad High School and former Commanding Officer of the school’s NJROTC unit, has recently completed his first year as the Assistant Marine Officer Instructor (AMOI) at the prestigious Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
Located in Lexington,...
One killed in head-on collision near Greenfield
GREENFIELD — One person was killed and three others injured in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on Highway 101 north of Greenfield.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) King City Area, a 2018 Sunsetter motorhome was traveling northbound around 3:50 p.m. on June 16...
Soledad alum named college soccer MVP
SOLEDAD — Soledad High graduate Belinda Ascencio led the Hartnell Panthers women’s soccer team to the Coast Conference championship, helping her team attain an 18-2-2 overall record.
For her leadership on the pitch, the 22-year-old forward was awarded the Coast Conference’s Most Valuable Player.
The Panthers...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmate’s death being investigated as homicide
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
On Aug. 3, at about 8:04 a.m., officers responded when inmate Angel Montes allegedly attacked another inmate, Peter...
Gonzales High School football coach calls it quits
GONZALES — Art Berlanga announced he would no longer be the football coach at Gonzales High School, effective immediately on March 11.
Berlanga had time to tell the most-affected by his decision beforehand in a coaches meeting and a team meeting with athletes prior to...
CTF officer arrested for child molestation in Soledad
SOLEDAD — A correctional officer at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad has been arrested for child molestation.
According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, two victims reported to deputies that they had been molested as minors by Jose Miguel Andrade Ibarra, who resided...
Area agencies investigate riverbed homeless camp in Soledad
SOLEDAD — A recent multi-agency meeting concerning local homeless camps was discussed during Soledad City Council’s regular meeting last month.
Members of Soledad Police Department met with personnel from CalTrans and the California Highway Patrol, as well as other agencies to conduct a tour of...
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Hartnell College commemorates Veterans Appreciation Week with campus, community events
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Veterans Resource Center will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Week from Nov. 10-14 at the college’s Main Campus in...
