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Jan 22, 2025 · Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 13:30 a.m. Domestic Violence on Meyer St.8:35 p.m. Unlicensed driver on Broadway...

Jan 17, 2025 · PLANTING DAY GONZALES — City of Gonzales and local partners are coming together for a day of planting at the Gonzales Community Garden on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and Thursday, Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers can stop by for a couple of...

Jan 24, 2025 · TRUTH ACT HEARING MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Truth Act hearing will be held Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 W. Alisal St., in Salinas. The local governing body of any California county or city, in which local law enforcement has provided ICE access to an individual during […]

Jan 10, 2025 · Pictures are worth a thousand words, and 2024 had plenty of them: (clockwise from top left) Kristopher Carroll stands beside the vibrant artwork he created for Greenfield CSW’s BikeMobile this past year; classic cars gleam under the scorching sun at the Soledad Hot Summer Days Car Show on July 6; ballet folklorico dancers receive free soccer balls for participating in Community Health Day at ...

Jan 22, 2025 · BURN PERMITS MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Fire San Benito-Monterey Unit has announced that hazard reduction burning in State Responsibility Areas (SRA) of San Benito and Monterey counties will require an official permit, effective Jan. 16. “Hazard reduction burning is an essential tool in wildfire prevention, but it must be conducted responsibly to ensure public safety […]

Jan 22, 2025 · SOLEDAD — City of Soledad recently announced that levee repairs have been completed in order to protect its Water Reclamation Facility from flood inundation from the Salinas River. The heavy intensity and duration of winter rains, Salinas River dam releases and resultant high river flows during the winters of 2022-23 and 2023-24 had “once again […]

Jan 29, 2025 · MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared a state of emergency last Tuesday after the Jan. 16 fire at the Vistra battery storage facility in Moss Landing, a move that allows county officials to better respond to the disaster, and to request state and federal funding. The supervisors also agreed to request […]

Oct 16, 2024 · CLEANUP DAY. GONZALES — City of Gonzales and other organizations have planned a Reuse, Recycle and Cleanup Day on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until boxes are full) at Fairview Middle School, 401 Fourth St. Gonzales residents can dispose of such items as general garbage, electronics, TVs, computers, metal appliances and metal and steel items, including refrigerators and ...

Oct 2, 2024 · SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Sept. 30 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At 10:45 a.m., officers were conducting security rounds and approached a cell occupied by Colin Hebert and Jessie Hernandez. The …