Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Dec. 2, 2020
DANCE FUNDRAISER
KING CITY ā Monterey County Dance Foundation is inviting the community to a virtual performance and fundraiser, āFrom Our Heart To Yours,ā on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. via the MCDF Facebook page. The event will include local dancers and performers as...
Soledad prison tackles Covid-19 outbreak as families protest over health concerns
SOLEDAD ā A small group of about a dozen family members and activists protested Saturday outside the entrance of Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.
Their goal was to raise awareness of the increasing Covid-19 infections and deaths inside the facilities,...
United Way Monterey County opens new Community Impact Center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā United Way Monterey County, along with the Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula chambers of commerce, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Community Impact Center.
Located in downtown Salinas, the Community Impact Center offers services for local nonprofits to collaborate, innovate...
Monterey County, Bay Area health officers urge caution as Covid cases rise
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey Countyās health officer is joining 10 other officials from the Bay Area in stressing the importance of taking safety precautions, such as masking indoors, as the region experiences a new surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The Bay Area now has...
Soledad man arrested in King City for rape, kidnapping
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office is seeking the communityās help to determine if there are additional victims of a rape suspect.
On Wednesday, the Sheriffās Office released a photograph of Soledad resident Uri Deleon Carcamo, 21, who was arrested Jan. 23 in King...
Pinnacles National Park closes to all day-use visitors to slow spread of COVID-19
PAICINES
ā Pinnacles National Park will close to all day-use visitors and vehicles effective
Saturday and remain open only to campers with reservations in response to
efforts from public health authorities to slow the spread of the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19).
As
of March 28, the national park, about five miles...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 18, 2021
PET VACCINES
GREENFIELD ā South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) will host a canine and feline vaccine clinic on June 19 at Patriot Park in Greenfield. There will be fees associated with the different vaccines and boosters. Microchips, de-worming and worm testing will also be conducted,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 28, 2025
RESURFACING PROJECT
KING CITY ā King City Tennis Courts are now closed for renovation. Resurfacing of the courts located adjacent to the King City Golf Course began last week and is anticipated to be completed within three weeks. It will include resurfacing of all the...
King City forum discusses dangers of fentanyl
KING CITY ā Numerous area organizations partnered to host a Fentanyl Forum Town Hall on July 25 at Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City, with the aim toward improving public knowledge about the narcotic and reducing the rising overdose rate.
The primary panelists were...
Sunday night shooting kills 1 in Soledad
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Police is looking for two suspects involved in a shooting that killed one person and injured another Sunday night.
At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10, officers from the Soledad Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Iris...























