Salinas, CA

GONZALES — Residents of Gonzales participated in the Fall REuse, REcycle and Cleanup Day event on Oct. 17 at the Fairview Middle School outdoor basketball courts, where 140 vehicle loads were served. The week before, 62 registered households held community-wide yard sales, and participants were asked to bring items that were not sold to the […]

MONTEREY COUNTY — A Monterey County program is helping residents turn a need for childcare into an opportunity for business ownership, with training sessions underway and additional opportunities planned through the fall and winter. The Nurture Small Home-Based Childcare Entrepreneurship Program, a partnership between the Monterey County Business Council, Nurture and the Bright Beginnings Early […]

SOLEDAD — Halloween began early in Soledad last Saturday afternoon with Spookfest taking place at Cesar Chavez Park on Front Street. Soledad Chamber of Commerce blocked off the area for its citywide event that began at 3 p.m. and featured games, pumpkin decorating and a Trunk-or-Treat. The seventh annual celebration kicked off with activities for […]

SALINAS VALLEY — The high school volleyball season ended on Saturday for the King City and Soledad teams as they were beaten in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division 3 playoffs. King City was seeded No. 9 and lost 3-0 to No. 8 seed Capuchino in San Bruno. Soledad was the No. […]

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield and Soledad high school football teams picked up key victories last week, moving closer to Central Coast Section playoff berths. The Bruins had a good showing at home last Friday, defeating the visiting Santa Cruz Cardinals, 34-13. Bruin running back Damian Martinez had a standout performance with 202 yards on 20 […]

Catholic Charities offers services at Third District Office KING CITY — Residents of South Monterey County can access health care enrollment assistance, immigration legal services and financial stability support through Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey at Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez’s Third District Office in King City. The office, located at 1011 Broadway St., Suite […]

Where did all this STUFF come from? We have moved multiple times in the past decade, and each time we purge, sort, donate, recycle, re-gift and toss what seems like hundreds of items, including clothing, knick-knacks, housewares and miscellaneous. We’ve had rummage sales, given away things for free on the “Buy Nothing” Facebook groups, and […]

By Tim Fang Authorities on California’s Central Coast have identified two teenagers who were killed in a shooting in Moss Landing early Monday morning. On Tuesday, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as 15-year-old Marco Antonio Perez and 13-year-old Nathaniel Flores. Both victims are from Salinas. The Salinas Unified School District confirmed that The post Two teens killed in shooting at Moss Landing beach, sheriff says appeared first on KION Central Coast.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Voters across South Monterey County cast ballots in the Nov. 3 general election, deciding local city council and school board races and weighing measures affecting taxes, schools and public services. The following results are from Monterey County Elections as of Tuesday night. Vote totals and percentages will be updated as additional ballots […]

Autoridades informaron el martes que dos menores de edad fueron las víctimas mortales de un tiroteo ocurrido el lunes en la madrugada en la comunidad de Moss Landing en el condado Monterey. Los menores fueron identificados como Marco Antonio Pérez, de 15 años, y Nathaniel Flores, de 13 años. Ambos eran residentes de Salinas, de acuerdo a la Oficina del Alguacil del condado Monterey. Según la policía, el tiroteo ocurrió poco antes de las 2:00 a. m., en Jetty Road, una zona