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Jan 29, 2025 · MONTEREY COUNTY — U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced that Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will receive approximately $450,000 in federal support for research into new tools and approaches to improve the transit rider experience.

Jan 29, 2025 · Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 96:00 a.m. Bench warrant on Broadway Cr.12:26 p.m. Bench warrant on Talbot...

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 20, 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 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 […]

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 ...

Apr 14, 2022 · SALINAS — A fire in a Salinas food processing plant that has prompted authorities to evacuate surrounding neighborhoods has now closed four nearby elementary schools as sunrise approaches Thursday. City officials announced the closure shortly after 5:30 a.m. Thursday for Lincoln Elementary, Monterey Park Elementary, Sherwood Elementary and Los Padres Elementary. The order follows orders ...

Dec 13, 2024 · GONZALES — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced that David Paul Farias, 43, of Gonzales, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 4 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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 …