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March 15, 2026

Farmworker receives $17K settlement from Salinas companies over retaliation claims related to working conditions

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SALINAS — Fanciful Company Inc. and D’Arrigo Bros Co. of California, located in Salinas, have paid $17,000 in lost wages to a farmworker to resolve a California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) unfair labor practices complaint. The complaint alleged ā€œthat the companies fired the worker...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 7, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Jan. 262:29 p.m. Traffic collision (vehicle versus pedestrian) on Oak Av.3:37 p.m. Fraud (credit card use) on Eucalyptus Dr.4:55 p.m. Theft (shoplifting) on El Camino Real.9:52 p.m. Probation violation and driving w/suspended...

Travel nurse gets 40 years to life in prison for child molestation in Greenfield

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GREENFIELD — Travis Harris, a 40-year-old travel nurse from Scotts Valley, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on June 4 after being convicted by a jury on multiple charges related to child molestation. Judge Pamela Butler presided over the trial and sentencing....

22 injured in tent collapse at Fort Hunter Liggett

An Army helicopter blew down two tent structures at Fort Hunter Liggett last Wednesday night, injuring 22 soldiers at the base.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 24, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 199:01 a.m. Fight at school on Broadway St.12:22 p.m. Bench warrant on First St.1:54 p.m. Battery on school employee on Broadway St.8:02 p.m. Civil Matter on Broadway St. Aug. 2011:58 a.m. Participating in criminal street...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 4, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 159:23 p.m. Outside agency assistance on 8th St.9:33 p.m. Violation of probation on Lynn St. April 168:36 a.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Ellis St.12:55 p.m. APS Referral on River Dr. April 176:12 p.m. CPS Referral...

Taylor Farms plans to rebuild Salinas facility after 4-alarm fire

SALINAS — Multiple agencies from across Monterey County responded to a four-alarm fire that severely damaged Taylor Farms’ food production facility in Salinas last Wednesday. The 225,000-square-foot building, located in the 1200 block of Abbott Street, had been closed for the winter but was in...

Nonprofit launches to build Family Justice Center in Salinas

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SALINAS VALLEY — A new nonprofit organization, Holding on to Hope, has been formed to bring a Family Justice Center to Salinas, a place where survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking can find help and healing under...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 23, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 158:04 p.m. Probation violation on Broadway St.10:22 p.m. Vehicle theft on River Dr. Nov. 161:30 a.m. DUI on Broadway St.1:06 p.m. Vandalism on Rio Vista Dr.3:05 p.m. Bench warrant on Broadway St. Nov. 174:10 a.m. Stop...

Greenfield woman sentenced in fatal DUI collision

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Elizabeth Gonzalez, 38, was sentenced Jan. 19 to six years in state prison for striking and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of methamphetamine. On Aug. 28, 2021, at 1:29 a.m., Gonzalez was driving westbound on East Alisal Street...

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Jury convicts Greenfield man of child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has convicted a 34-year-old Greenfield man of five counts of child molestation, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office...