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The Weekly is proud to join the California Local News Fellowship, among 37 newsrooms statewide.
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The Weekly is proud to join the California Local News Fellowship, among 37 newsrooms statewide.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 25, 2024

Sara Rubin here, thinking about dueling problems: The need for more journalists and journalism, at a time when the journalism industry is in c…

Overcoming language barriers, a Salinas graduate is headed to college and helping others along the way.
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Overcoming language barriers, a Salinas graduate is headed to college and helping others along the way.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jun 21, 2024

In 2007, Fatima Abed’s family moved to the U.S. from Iraq. Her father took a job at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Monterey and the f…

Local scientists have answered a longstanding question: What are our oldest ancestors?
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Local scientists have answered a longstanding question: What are our oldest ancestors?

  • David Schmalz
  • May 18, 2023

From what did human life evolve from some 700 million years ago? Sponges, or comb jellies?

The first generation at Rancho San Juan High School sets a high bar.
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The first generation at Rancho San Juan High School sets a high bar.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 27, 2023

Getting into a four-year university is easier said than done. Students must fulfill a list of academic requirements, apply for admission and a…

A photographer finds a path forward through grief, and artistic inspiration at the farmers market.
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A photographer finds a path forward through grief, and artistic inspiration at the farmers market.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Sep 29, 2022

Mina Afshari became known in the photographic community because of her still life images posted on Instagram.

Free walk-in Covid-19 testing and vaccination clinics coming to Salinas Feb. 25-26.
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Free walk-in Covid-19 testing and vaccination clinics coming to Salinas Feb. 25-26.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 22, 2022

Two free walk-in Covid-19 testing and vaccination clinics are coming to Salinas this week through a partnership between UC Berkeley and the Mo…

A young musician from East Alisal is developing a new generation of mariachi players.
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A young musician from East Alisal is developing a new generation of mariachi players.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 2, 2021

Three times a week, a 19-year-old who is herself a student teaches violin to elementary students in the Mariachi Academy at Alisal Union Schoo…

As NFL season begins, an effort is underway to elevate the history of a quarterback who came from Salinas.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

As NFL season begins, an effort is underway to elevate the history of a quarterback who came from Salinas.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Sep 16, 2021

Life has defining moments. For Joe Kapp, a former quarterback and football coach, it happened when he was a student at El Sausal Middle School…

José Anzaldo, star of the documentary 'East of Salinas', gets accepted to his dream school: UC Berkeley.
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José Anzaldo, star of the documentary 'East of Salinas', gets accepted to his dream school: UC Berkeley.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 30, 2021

Walking on the streets with a backpack too large for his body frame is the first image you see of José Anzaldo, a quiet and shy kid from Salin…

MPC Alum leaves $1 million for future science scholarships.
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MPC Alum leaves $1 million for future science scholarships.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 5, 2018

It’s not everyday a handwritten check for $1 million crosses the desk of Beccie Michael, vice president of advancement for Monterey College.

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