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GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency dispatchers received the call at about 9:27 p.m. on Feb. 13. Deputies responded...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors narrowly voted Jan. 9 to make changes to its outdoor cannabis cultivation pilot program, allowing growers to double their canopy size and eliminate a requirement that made permit applicants prove cannabis was cultivated on the property...

GREENFIELD — Volunteers are needed for Greenfield’s bi-weekly food distributions, as community members continue to show up in large numbers to the regular events. The easing of pandemic guidelines has not ended the financial impact of Covid-19 on area families, which means people are still...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School students participated in a tobacco litter cleanup last month at Vosti Park in Soledad as part of the STEPS (Safe Teens Empowerment Project) Program through Sun Street Centers. For two hours, more than 20 students collected 493 cigarette butts...

HALLOWEEN MOVIES GONZALES — City of Gonzales is presenting a free Halloween movie night at Centennial Park on Saturday, Oct. 29, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be two movies shown, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at 7 p.m. and “Scary Stories to Tell in the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Over the past week, spine-chilling activities to celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) took place throughout the Salinas Valley. Hundreds of trick-or-treaters stopped by the third annual Front Street’s Spook Fest on Monday, presented by the...

ANGRY CHICKZ OPENS SALINAS — Angry Chickz, the Southern California-born brand renowned for its Nashville Hot Chicken, is set to open its next location in Salinas on Dec. 13. This will be the first Angry Chickz in the area and its 28th location system-wide. The...

CASTROVILLE — The beloved Artichoke Festival, a cherished tradition in Monterey County for more than six decades, will not return this year. The festival’s board of directors announced its official closure after 65 years of celebrating the region’s rich agricultural heritage, artichoke royalty and community...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) has announced that individuals and families impacted by recent severe winter storms may be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits as part of continuing disaster recovery efforts.  A family of four with a monthly...