Pinnacles closed as shutdown continues
Pinnacles National Park, east of Soledad, is now closed to all visitors without confirmed campground reservations, officials announced last week.
Soledad prison, correctional facility install wind turbines
Two local state agencies are making the switch over to wind energy, Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility, which are working with Foundation Windpower to bring the green resource to the facilities just outside of Soledad.
FFA members earn state degree
The Gonzales FFA has announced that 24 Gonzales High School agricultural students earned their California State FFA Degree.
Mentors sought for Girls Inc program
Volunteer women mentors are currently needed to work with high school girls in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties through the Girls Inc. of the Central Coast’s ECHO Leadership and Mentoring Program.
Dedication of new memorial this Monday
As part of the local American Legion’s Memorial Day services, Post 81 will host a dedication ceremony for the new Memorial Wall in the Gonzales Cemetery on Monday, May 29, at 9 a.m.
Monterey County resident dies from COVID-19
MONTEREY
COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department reported the county’s first death of
a resident due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on
Saturday.
According
to county health officials, the adult was hospitalized and had an underlying
health condition that “predisposed the individual to having more severe disease.”
No other...
City audit dubbed ‘clean’ for 2017-18
City of Gonzales received good feedback on its 2017-18 Fiscal Audit, with a rise in the General Fund balance and new changes including Measure X funds and the Successor Agency finances.
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 11, 2026
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
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Jan. 211:46 p.m. Attempted Murder (juvenile) on Oak Av.
Jan. 229:15 a.m. Civil Matters on El Camino...
