Salinas
Morning News
Friday, November 28th, 2025
Good morning, Salinas. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 28th of November.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ An Alisal High School teen, Lali Solis, is organizing care packages for hospital patients to cope with her grief after her father's death from cancer—volunteers will deliver the packages to Natividad Medical Center this week. Heartfelt Healing also plans a toy drive at Gifts on the Go in Old Town Salinas. KSBW
- ➤ The Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey is hosting its annual gift drive to collect gift and cash donations for local families during the holiday season—Sonata Perez, who traveled from Pleasanton, donated over 100 gifts in one day to support the farm worker community. KSBW
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Salinas shoppers can take advantage of Black Friday deals that offer deep discounts on products like 4K TVs, LEGO sets, mixers and air purifiers. Consumers can shop deals online from brands such as Roku and KitchenAid—prices may change while stocks last. Monterey Herald
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Two earthquakes shook the Central Coast on Thursday afternoon, with a 3.9-magnitude quake hitting 3.7 miles south of San Juan Bautista at 12:48 p.m. and a 4.3 quake striking near Salinas at 12:57 p.m.—no injuries or damage were reported. KSBW
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Salinas graduate Nyziah Hunter set new career highs in receptions and receiving yards at Nebraska — his achievement marks a breakthrough in college football. Monterey Herald
- ➤ The Monterey Herald released its preseason Top 10 girls’ basketball rankings, with Salinas coming in second behind Scotts Valley. Salinas, led by all-county Player of the Year Alice Uchida, won nine straight games to capture its first-ever Gabilan Division title + other teams report key player returns for the season. Monterey Herald
- ➤ During the county high school football season, for the third time in 17 years no PCAL team advanced to a CCS title game—King City ended a 19-year playoff drought by winning its first league title since 1982 with an unbeaten Mission Division South record. Other schools like Palma and Carmel set new rushing and win records, marking a season of historic milestones across the league. Monterey Herald
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