Salinas

Processing plant explosion risk prompts school closures, evacuation orders

A processing plant fire in Salinas poses explosion and ammonia release risk, prompting school closures and orders to evacuate or…

2 years ago

Police arrest suspect in 1999 murder of Salinas auto dealership owner

A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the cold case homicide of an auto dealership owner in Salinas in…

3 years ago

Two men face murder charges for allegedly shooting another man in car

Two men have been charged in connection with the killing of a young Pittsburg man in December, police said. Shane…

3 years ago

Police say missing 19-year-old Pittsburg man found dead in Salinas

A 19-year-old man who was reported missing is now Pittsburg’s fourth homicide victim of 2020, police said Tuesday. Malik Pittman…

3 years ago

First police officer elected as Salinas mayor dies Monday night

Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter died Monday night, city and Monterey County officials said. Gunter was elected as mayor in 2012…

4 years ago

Motorcyclist dies after crash into concrete wall, 100-foot fall

A 33-year-old Salinas man died early Sunday morning when he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving, hit a…

4 years ago

Flooding keeps Highway 101 northbound lanes closed near Salinas

Southbound U.S. Highway 101 reopened Wednesday night in unincorporated Monterey County southeast of Salinas but the northbound lanes are still…

4 years ago

Power outage shuts down Monterey County administrative offices

The Monterey County Administrative Office building in Salinas is closed for the rest of the day Tuesday because of an…

4 years ago

Cat, dog adoption fees drop to $25 for furry holiday season

Monterey County Animal Services and the City of Salinas Animal Services have reduced adoption fees to only $25 for cats…

4 years ago

Salinas-grown Romaine lettuce suspected in E. coli outbreak across 16 states

Authorities are investigating an outbreak of E. coli infection stemming from romaine lettuce harvested in the Salinas Valley.

4 years ago

Man to serve six years for child pornography, sexual assault

A Salinas man has been sentenced to six years in prison in a sexual assault and child pornography case, Monterey…

4 years ago

Border patrol catches escaped Monterey County inmates

Two escaped inmates from the Monterey County Jail in Salinas Sunday were caught at the U.S.-Mexico border at about midnight…

4 years ago

Two men facing murder charges escape Monterey County Jail

Two inmates in custody on murder charges escaped Sunday morning from the Monterey County Jail in Salinas, the Monterey County…

4 years ago

Victim recants domestic violence charge, jury still convicts

Salinas resident Christen Jermaine Alfaro, 33, was convicted of assault on his spouse at the conclusion of a four-day trial…

4 years ago

Nearly 30 years later, man pleads guilty to murder of 14-year-old girl

A Castroville man has pleaded guilty to the 1990 murder of a teenager and the attempted kidnapping in 1993 of…

5 years ago

Salinas man to serve two years in prison for role in skate park assault on teen

A Salinas man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in an assault on a teen…

5 years ago

Salinas to approve eight more commercial cannabis permits

The city of Salinas announced Friday it is making eight commercial cannabis business permits available for applications. The city's Community…

5 years ago

Reward increases to find person who clipped carabiner to husky’s skin

The SPCA in Monterey County is hoping a $5,000 reward will help find and convict whoever clipped a carabiner clip…

5 years ago

Salinas man sentenced to five years in prison for child molestation

A Salinas man has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a child molestation case, Monterey County…

5 years ago

Freeze warning issued into Monday morning

A freeze warning for valleys in the North Bay and the East Bay, as well as the southern Salinas Valley,…

5 years ago

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