Missing person found dead at Lake San Antonio
BRADLEY — The body of a missing person was recovered Monday from Lake San Antonio after an underwater search by Monterey County sheriff’s deputies and park rangers.
At about 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, park rangers received a report of an adult who had gone missing...
Extended filing period opens for unfilled seats in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — Candidates have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, to file for several local offices that remain open after the regular filing period for the Nov. 3 General Election closed Friday.
The extended filing period applies to offices where an eligible incumbent did...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 10, 2026
Drug awareness symposium set for Seaside
MONTEREY COUNTY — Sun Street Centers and community partners will host the third annual Overdose and Drug Awareness Symposium on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Oldemeyer Center in Seaside.
The free event will bring together youth, parents, educators, health care...
Brush clearing set for Highway 101 near San Ardo
SAN ARDO — Caltrans will begin vegetation control work Monday along an 8-mile stretch of Highway 101 in southern Monterey County, with intermittent lane and shoulder closures expected over the next two weeks.
Crews will remove vegetation and brush from the shoulders of northbound and...
Stuff the Bus program helps thousands of Monterey County students
MONTEREY COUNTY — As thousands of Monterey County students prepare to return to school this fall, more than 13,500 are doing so without stable housing.
To help meet that need, United Way Monterey County’s Stuff the Bus program will provide 6,565 backpacks filled with school...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 7, 2026
Salinas Valley Art Gallery features plein air artist
SALINAS — Salinas Valley Art Gallery will showcase the work of Monterey artist Suzanne Elliott during First Friday Salinas on Aug. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet Elliott, view her impressionist-style...
Paint the Valley Purple rallies South Monterey County ahead of annual Relay For Life
KING CITY — Communities across South Monterey County will join together Saturday, Aug. 8, for the inaugural Paint the Valley Purple campaign, a valley-wide awareness event leading up to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of the Salinas Valley next month.
The event will...
King City native promoted to Marine Corps brigadier general
KING CITY — King City native Seth E. Anderson has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps and has assumed duties as the Director of Intelligence, Headquarters Marine Corps, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Anderson was promoted during...
Human remains found in two Monterey County locations, sheriff says (UPDATED)
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate incidents involving the discovery of human remains last Saturday in north Monterey County and Salinas, including the death of an infant found alongside a roadway.
At about 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, fire personnel,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 6, 2026
Film festival submissions deadline approaches
KING CITY — Independent filmmakers have until Aug. 10 to submit their work for consideration in the inaugural Pinnacles Film Festival, set for Oct. 10 at King City Cinemas.
Presented by Sol Treasures in partnership with the Arts Council for Monterey...





















