Easter Bunny visiting Old Fisherman’s Wharf
Old Fisherman’s Wharf is all decked out for family fun this Easter weekend, complete with a visit from the Easter Bunny from 12-6 p.m. Sunday.…
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65+ vaccine clinic set for Wednesday at Monterey Conference Center
The Monterey Fire Department will host a vaccine clinic for residents aged 65 and older on April 7 at the Monterey Conference…
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Forward progress stopped on Boulder Creek vegetation fire
Fire crews are battling a two-acre vegetation fire near Deer Creek Road in Boulder Creek, according to the Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire…
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Parks will stay open for Easter weekend
Several Central Coast parks will remain open for the Easter…
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Santa Cruz County moves to orange tier
More industries can reopen now that Santa Cruz County is officially in the orange tier.…
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Woman sentenced for 2019 crash that left three people dead
Hilda Beatriz Valencia Flores is set to appear in court Tuesday for a sentencing hearing after a 2019 crash that killed three…
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Monterey County offers financial assistance for COVID-19 isolation
Monterey County recently launched a program that offers stipends to COVID-19 positive individuals so they can isolate without losing…
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Migrant Education Program continues supporting students during pandemic
San Benito High School is adding more teachers to a program that helps migrant students throughout the school year and during the…
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Monterey County draws closer to vaccine equity goals
Monterey County is getting closer to a more equitable distribution of the…
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Projectile suspect appears in court
Projectile suspect Charles Lafferty appeared in Monterey County Superior Court Tuesday afternoon for a pre-trial…
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Monterey County Hospitality Association looks back on pandemic impacts on industry
Monterey County’s hospitality industry took a big hit during the last year. The pandemic brought on a 1.8 billion dollar loss in revenue, according…
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MPUSD prepares for hybrid learning
The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is planning for a return to part-time in-person instruction starting in…
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Santa Cruz City Schools begin hybrid learning
Monday marks the first day of hybrid learning for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students in Santa Cruz City…
Continue Reading San Benito County moves to red tier
Several businesses are able to reopen with modifications after San Benito County moved into the less-restrictive red tier…
Continue Reading Concerns raised about cuts to special education program
PVUSD staff members are sounding off about changes to special education programs within the Pajaro Valley Unified School…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Maddy Middleton murder likely to be tried as juvenile after state supreme court ruling
After a California Supreme Court ruling last week, the suspect in the murder of 8-year-old…
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Salinas playgrounds set to reopen
The City of Salinas plans to reopen all 35 playgrounds on…
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Salinas 8th grader set to represent Monterey County at Scripps National Spelling Bee
A Salinas middle school student will represent Monterey County at this year’s Scripps National Spelling…
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Monterey County proposal could help families pay for COVID-19 funeral expenses
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 320 people have died from COVID-19 related causes in Monterey County. FEMA is rolling out a program that…
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Monterey County cleared for high-contact outdoor sports to return
Monterey County meets the state’s criteria to bring back high-contact outdoor sports, including…
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Can shortage impacts local breweries and canning services
Breweries across the nation and here on the Central Coast are seeing the impacts of an aluminum can shortage that started shortly after the pandemic…
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Central Coast health departments prepare for Blue Shield vaccine distribution takeover
The California Department of Public Health said providers and health departments will move to uniform eligibility criteria for who can receive a…
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Monterey County Supervisors receive response after expressing vaccine allocation and equity concerns to state
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) California Department of Public Health Director Tomas Aragon responded to Monterey County Supervisors’s January…
Continue Reading MPUSD parents weigh in on school consolidation
The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District board will hear what parents have to say about the consolidation of schools at a meeting Tuesday…
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CHP: Partial closure still in place at Hwy 101 and 25
The California Department of Transportation is warning drivers to expect major delays on Highway…
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Moss Landing woman killed in crash along Highway 1 in Watsonville
The California Highway Patrol confirms that one person was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in…
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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake detected near Gilroy
The U.S. Geological Survey detected a M 3.7 earthquake about 5.5 miles from…
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Mixed response over Blue Shield COVID-19 vaccine plan
Central Coast health and local government leaders have mixed responses about Blue Shield’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation and distribution…
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4 fully vaccinated Oregonians test positive for COVID-19
Oregon is investigating four ‘breakthrough cases,’ or instances where people who have been vaccinated contract…
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Two people injured in Watsonville shooting
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed two people were injured in a shooting in Watsonville Sunday night.…
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Mountain lions spotted in Carmel
Two mountain lions were spotted in a residential neighborhood of Carmel early Sunday morning, according to the Carmel-By-The-Sea Police Officers…
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Pebble Beach Pro-Am goes on with pandemic changes, no spectators
The first round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament kicks off Thursday on the peninsula, but tee time will look a bit different on the links…
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Local theater adapts to pandemic shutdown
Since the pandemic shutdown theaters, shows have been cancelled and rehearsals put on hold across the…
Continue ReadingLocal leaders seek to address equity issues in vaccine rollout
Monterey County supervisors have brought up vaccine rollout equity concerns in recent weeks, including access to…
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State and local leaders consider making outdoor dining a permanent option
State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) recently introduced a bill that would essentially allow for permanent outdoor…
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Health experts concerned Super Bowl gatherings could increase COVID case numbers
Health officials across the nation are concerned Super Bowl parties could fuel the spread of the coronavirus and possibly become super spreader…
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Residents express concerns over ‘digital divide’ in securing COVID vaccine appointments
Vaccine allocation has been opened up to the public more widely, with California seniors now given…
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Final push to get out evacuees and animals ahead of storm
Evacuation efforts are continuing in Santa Cruz County Tuesday morning to get people and animals to safety ahead of an atmospheric river headed to…
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First responders monitoring rainy weather conditions for possible hazards
First responding agencies across the Central Coast are monitoring weather conditions that could cause possible hazards, including mudslides,…
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Soquel man dies after bicycle crashes into median
A Soquel man died Saturday night after his motorized bicycle hit a median in Rio del Mar, according to the California Highway…
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Biden administration expected to propose sweeping immigration reform
President Biden is expected to unveil sweeping immigration reforms, including legislation granting legal status to eligible farm workers currently in…
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California pauses administration of Moderna vaccine batch after allergic reactions
A California epidemiologist is recommending providers pause the administration of a batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines due to possible allergic…
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Apartment fire in Marina
Fire crews are at the scene of a structure fire on Reservation Road in…
Continue ReadingHouse debates impeachment of President Trump
The House has begun impeachment proceedings in Washington, D.C., accusing President Donald Trump of incitement of…
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Deadline fast approaches for California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant
Small business owners will have to submit their applications by Wednesday if they want to be considered for the first round of…
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Central Coast counties face challenges as vaccine efforts ramp up
Across the Central Coast, counties are facing staffing and distribution challenges as vaccine efforts ramp up in…
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One year later: A look back at how the coronavirus pandemic changed the Central Coast
January 20, 2021 marks one year since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the US and just a week later, the first confirmed case in…
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California orders hospital transfers, surgery delays amid COVID surge
California’s public health officer released an order requiring strained hospitals to delay elective surgical procedures and transfer patients to…
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California pushing for more rapid vaccine distribution
California Governor Gavin Newsom acknowledged the slower than expected pace of getting out vaccines at…
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Santa Cruz preschool reopens after COVID closure
A Santa Cruz preschool and day care center is back open Monday after shutting down for a week when administration found out a teacher tested positive…
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