Hiker rescued after being injured in Pinnacles National Park
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) – A hiker is safe and sound after being helped to safety by CAL FIRE crews in Soledad. According to the city of Soledad,…
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Hops and Fog Brewing Company suffers minor damage in fire
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A popular spot in Pacific Grove is temporarily closed after an early morning fire on Friday. According to the…
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One victim identified in late-night shooting in Salinas with two dead, one injured
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – One victim has been identified in the deadly shooting last night in Salinas. According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s…
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New dog park arrives in Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Scotts Valley is moving forward with plans for a new seven-acre dog park. The city council will approve a design…
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Sequoias at Night brightens the evening in Felton
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV) – The sequoias at the Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton were lit up tonight for the inaugural Sequoias at Night. Twenty-six…
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Seaside hears feedback from neighbors on Car Week events to prep for 2026
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Seaside City Council heard feedback from the community Thursday night on the events of Car Week this year for future…
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Artichoke Festival to make its return in 2025
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey County’s North County Parks and Recreation Board is bringing back the Artichoke Festival after a big push…
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Monterey Bay FC names new CEO
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A new Chief Executive Officer has been named for the Monterey Bay FC, according to the football club. Mike Sheehan is…
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Marina is now Blue Zone Project Community certified
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Marina has earned a Blue Zone Community designation for making a community that thrives on healthy and…
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Pfeiffer Falls Trail reopens in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) – A scenic trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is now back open after being damaged by winter storms more than two years…
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CHP warns drivers of potential hazards, slick roads
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – With rain possible for parts of the Central Coast tonight into tomorrow, the California Highway Patrol is warning…
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Carmel-by-the-Sea boutique owner pays settlement for selling new furs
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County District Attorney announced the settlement of a case against the owner of Augustina’s…
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Suspect arrested in Morgan Hill hit-and-run
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV) – Morgan Hill Police have announced the arrest of a hit-and-run suspect after they hit an elderly woman back on Sept.…
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Santa Cruz Metro encourages locals to walk, ride, or take bus during a ‘Week Without Driving’
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Santa Cruz County is inviting people to step out of their cars during their inaugural “Week Without Driving.”…
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Monterey Bay FC president steps down
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey Bay FC president Mike DiGiulio has stepped down from his role, according to a statement released by the club.…
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City of Monterey looking for input on tax measure
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Monterey is facing a $10 million deficit annually. The city council is hoping to fill that gap with a tax…
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Monterey County supervisors vote to support Prop 50 redistricting
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey County supervisors voted at their meeting today to officially support Proposition 50. A special election…
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Community meeting takes on prostitution in Salinas in pilot area
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A community meeting on Thursday night focused on the need for strategies to combat prostitution and human trafficking in…
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with murder as prosecutors announce they will seek death penalty
Originally Published: 16 SEP 25 15:51 ET Updated: 16 SEP 25 17:48 ET By Chris Boyette, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Watson, Tori B. Powell, Maureen…
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Cabrillo College faces cuts to two Hispanic grant programs
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Cabrillo College confirmed it will be one of the colleges losing funding for its Hispanic grant programs. The Trump…
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Two dead in three-car crash involving a semi-truck near Salinas; deputies identify victims
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Two people are dead after a deadly three-vehicle crash near Salinas, according to the California Highway Patrol.…
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San Benito County to review Local Tenant Preference Ordinance plans
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County supervisors will hear plans for a new program that would prioritize locals when it comes…
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Santa Cruz County inches closer to nitrous oxide sales ban
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The first reading of an ordinance that would ban the sale of nitrous oxide for recreational use in the county.…
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Salinas to hold a public hearing over proposed sewer rate increase
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Salinas will hold a public hearing during this week’s council meeting on the city’s first sewer rate increases in over a…
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Parking permit programs in focus at upcoming town halls in Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Three upcoming town hall events will put residential and employee parking permit programs in Monterey in focus for…
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Greenfield Library to close temporarily for repairs, partial closures possible
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) – Bookworms and library guest be aware: the Greenfield Branch Library will be temporarily closed starting Monday, Sept.…
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Former Santa Cruz Mayor Mike Rotkin may be memorialized with plaque at Its Beach
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Santa Cruz City Council will be looking at memorializing the life of former Mayor Mike Rotkin with a plaque at Its…
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Alvarado Street Brewery brews up first-ever Oktoberfest on Sept. 20
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Alvarado Street Brewery is ready to bring a taste of Bavaria to the streets of Monterey with their first-ever…
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City of Gonzales moves forward with afforable housing community plan
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Gonzales is moving forward with a plan that would create nearly 3,500 housing units in the city. Council…
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Man in Greenfield arrested while riding bus on gang-related warrants
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man was arrested for multiple gang-related crimes in and around Greenfield. According to Greenfield Police,…
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Watsonville Police investigate stabbing of 15-year-old
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Watsonville Police are investigating the stabbing of a 15-year-old after the victim had been dropped off at the…
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92nd Annual Festa Italia celebrates Italian heritage in Monterey
The 92nd annual Festa Italia is coming to downtown Monterey tomorrow, bringing a taste of Italy to the central coast all weekend. The festival is…
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Scotts Valley Vice Mayor resigns during city council meeting
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The city of Scotts Valley will be saying goodbye to its vice mayor this week. At the city council meeting last…
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Salt/14-2 Fire at 25,580 acres, 100% contained as evacuation warnings have been lifted
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that all evacuation warnings previously issued for Zone…
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Trump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday that will change the name of the…
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Santa Cruz RTC exploring borrowing money for projects
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) may be changing the scope of the coastal rail trail…
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Watsonville man arrested for threatening mother, child with assualt rifle
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Watsonville man was charged with multiple felonies after threatening a mother and their child with an assault…
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Salinas Planning Comission rejects appeal of Northridge Mall on Dave & Buster’s safety concerns
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Salinas Planning Commission has rejected the appeal from Steerpoint Capital and Cox, Castle, and Nicholson over Dave…
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Woman arrested in connection to the death of a man injected with fentanyl
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A woman was arrested in connection with the death of a man found to have been injected with a fentanyl overdose.…
Continue Reading Independent evaluation spells trouble for San Benito County budget
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County supervisors heard an independent evaluation of the county’s budget performance on Tuesday.…
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New bike rally report shows Hollister hosted rally at a loss
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Hollister City Council heard a report on the financials of this year’s Independence Day Bike Rally. After voters…
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Median opening on HWY 101 on Rocks, Cannon Road to close
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The median between Cannon and Rocks Roads on the U.S. 101 will close, starting on Sept. 12. According to the…
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Wrong-way driver arrest on Freedom Boulevard last week
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man from San Jose was arrested for wrong-way driving on Aug. 29 in Watsonville. According to the California Highway…
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Monterey County Fair evacuated after multiple fights breaks out
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – UPDATE 10:39 P.M. The Monterey Police Department released a statement on the Fair evacuations tonight: The MPD was…
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Evacuation orders lifted in Parkfield Tesla battery fire at California Solar Flats
PARKFIELD, Calif. (KION) – Evacuation orders have now been lifted in the Parkfield Tesla battery fire, according to Monterey County Sheriff’s Office…
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Forward progress stopped on the Coach Fire in Monterey, San Benito Counties at 12 acres
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Forward progress stopped on the Coach Fire at 12 acres. The Coach Fire has broken out on Old Stage Road in between…
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies grad programs ending
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Middlebury Institute of International Studies, which announced the end of its graduate programs in Monterey, is…
Continue Reading Homicide rates down in 2024 amid crime uptick in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Salinas Police gave their 2024 annual report at the Police Community Advisory Committee meeting tonight, laying out…
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Carmel-by-the-Sea holds street addresses workshops
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The city of Carmel held a workshop today focused on the possibility of street addresses in the city. The ad-hoc…
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Salinas man pleads no contest in deadly hit-and-run that killed a 3-year-old
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man from Salinas has pleaded no contest in the hit-and-run death of a 3-year-old boy last year. 19-year-old Richard…
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