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Federal grand jury indicts nine alleged Salinas gang members.
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Federal grand jury indicts nine alleged Salinas gang members.

  • Aric Sleeper
  • Jan 7, 2026

A federal court document unsealed on Tuesday Jan. 6, shows that a grand jury indicted nine defendants for participating in a racketeering cons…

Murderer of Castroville toddler granted parole after less than 13 years in prison.
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Murderer of Castroville toddler granted parole after less than 13 years in prison.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 19, 2024

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office issued a lengthy statement regarding the release on parole of David Leo…

Salinas police arrest murder and carjacking suspect as victim's family grieves.
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Salinas police arrest murder and carjacking suspect as victim's family grieves.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 16, 2024

It was early on Sunday morning, just after 7am on Aug. 11, when Saul Guadalupe Santos was checking his car parked on North Main Street in Salinas. 

Suspect in quadruple shooting in Pajaro turns himself in.
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Suspect in quadruple shooting in Pajaro turns himself in.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 22, 2023

Gunfire erupted in the early-morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 21, when four people were shot around 1am at El Torero Bar on Salinas Road in Pajaro. 

Man convicted of murdering Salinas police officer sentenced to life in prison.
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Man convicted of murdering Salinas police officer sentenced to life in prison.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Nov 21, 2023

The man convicted last month of murdering Salinas Police Department officer Jorge David “JD” Alvarado was sentenced to life in prison without …

Gustavo Morales convicted of murdering Salinas police officer Jorge Alvarado.
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Gustavo Morales convicted of murdering Salinas police officer Jorge Alvarado.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Oct 24, 2023

A Monterey County jury has found the man accused of murdering Salinas Police Department officer Jorge David “JD” Alvarado guilty on all charges.

Family and friends mourn the loss of two young Salinas residents who were murdered.
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Family and friends mourn the loss of two young Salinas residents who were murdered.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 10, 2022

With flowers and candles, mourners gathered outside of Lowe’s in Salinas on Feb. 8 to remember Karina Chavez Vargas, a woman who was shot and …

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  • Rob Rogers
  • Nov 29, 2018
Moss Landing man convicted of first degree murder.
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Moss Landing man convicted of first degree murder.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 8, 2018

On the morning of Feb. 15, 2017, Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to a Moss Landing residence on Trafton Road for a disturba…

Convicted murderer pleads guilty to second Monterey County cold case homicide.
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Convicted murderer pleads guilty to second Monterey County cold case homicide.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 7, 2018

Alfred Powell's hands were shaking the day he stood in court in 2016 and pleaded not guilty to a first degree murder charge for the 1982 homic…

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