Local News

At about 9 a.m. on June 28, CAL FIRE received reports of a vegetation fire near the community of Bradley in southern Monterey County.

Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez is opening up a new office in Greenfield as part of The Vines at Greenfield Shopping Center.

Two South County high school graduates were awarded scholarships from the California Association of Winegrape Growers Foundation.

Cheers, claps and welcomes greeted buses as Get on the Bus participants drove into the parking lot of Greenfield’s Holy Trinity Church last Saturday, June 10.

A South County domestic violence case has inspired longtime local playwright David Norum's latest theater project, “My Name Is…”, premiering this weekend at the Pink Flamingo Theater in Monterey.

SOLEDAD — Clarissa Medina, a recent graduate of Soledad High School, was chosen as one of two interns in the 2020 Monterey Bay Bank of America Student Leaders program, a paid summer internship to develop leadership and civic engagement. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-high-school-grad-secures-spot-as-student-leader/

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 215,555 visitors to Pinnacles National Park in 2016 spent $12.6 million in communities near the park.

SOLEDAD — A new four-legged officer has joined the ranks of Soledad Police Department, as announced during the March 3 Soledad City Council meeting. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/new-k-9-joins-soledad-police-department/

South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) hosted its annual Paw-some Potato Party last Sunday, Aug. 4, at Bill Ramus Park in Soledad to benefit the volunteer-run organization.

More than $31,000 was raised last Friday during the Fourth Annual Casino Night at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.