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SALINAS VALLEY — Overnight construction on Highway 101 between Soledad and Greenfield is expected to cause intermittent lane closures and traffic delays beginning Sunday, Aug. 23, and continuing through late September. Work will take place Sunday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in...

Free concert planned for Friday in King City KING CITY — City of King will host a free community concert featuring live music by Los Survivors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at the Downtown Plaza. The all-ages event will offer an evening...

SOLEDAD — A 52-year-old Soledad man was arrested last Tuesday following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving an 8-year-old girl, according to the Soledad Police Department. Police were notified July 19 of an incident in which the girl reported that an adult...

Red Cross urges Monterey County residents to donate blood MONTEREY COUNTY — American Red Cross is urging residents to donate blood or platelets as the national blood supply remains under severe pressure following a blood crisis declared in late July. The Red Cross said thousands of...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield and Salinas police departments are among 160 law enforcement agencies across California selected to receive state grants aimed at strengthening impaired driving enforcement and prevention efforts. The funding is part of more than $41 million awarded by the California Highway Patrol through...

SALINAS VALLEY — The South Monterey County cities of King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales hosted a joint celebration on Aug. 8 for the inaugural Paint the Valley Purple campaign.  Each city held its own program to get the word out that the American Cancer...

Greenfield yard sale, cleanup day scheduled GREENFIELD — Greenfield residents will have opportunities this month to sell unwanted items, shop for bargains and dispose of household goods through two community events planned for August. The city’s Community Yard Sale is scheduled for Aug. 21-23, with discounted...

MONTEREY COUNTY — There is an old rotary telephone in a garden in downtown Salinas that will never ring. It isn’t connected to a phone line. There is no dial tone, and no one will answer when the receiver is lifted. Still, people come to...

SOLEDAD — A Soledad man was arrested after police recovered property believed to have been stolen from unlocked vehicles, according to the Soledad Police Department. Officers were investigating a possible domestic violence incident at about 3:42 p.m. on Aug. 10 when they located property believed...

GREENFIELD — Two Greenfield teenagers were arrested following an attempted armed robbery involving a firearm and a subsequent report of gunfire, according to the Greenfield Police Department. Officers responded at about 2:25 p.m. on Aug. 9 to a report of an attempted armed robbery involving...