Sea Otter Classic postpones 2021 event due to pandemic
Organizers of the Sea Otter Classic announced Monday that it will be postponing its 2021…
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UCSC prepares to bring students back for in-person learning this fall
University of California President Michael Drake announced Monday morning that all 10 of its…
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Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to…
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Bay Area ICU capacity drops below 1%, state plans to open mass vaccination sites
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at noon…
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Hartnell nursing students administer first round of COVID-19 vaccines to first responders
Hartnell College nursing students administer COVID-19 vaccines to…
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California makes big COVID-19 vaccine promise as Central Coast counties work through initial phase
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Governor Gavin Newsom is promising a shot in the arm to California’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. After expanding who is…
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Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against coronavirus variant
A new Pfizer study suggests the coronavirus vaccine is effective against the new coronavirus strains. Pfizer partnered with researchers from the…
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Monterey Bay Aquarium lays off more employees as closure continues
Monterey Bay Aquarium is laying off an additional 27 employees in response to the unprecedented 10 month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Monterey County DA’s Office issues temporary restraining order against Aloha Coffee
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced that it has issued a temporary restraining order…
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San Benito County creates dashboard for COVID-19 vaccine distribution information
San Benito County officials have created a new dashboard to keep members of the community…
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Monterey County firefighters begin receiving, administering COVID-19 vaccine
The Monterey Firefighters Local 3707 said its firefighters have begun receiving and administering COVID-19…
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2021 California Rodeo Salinas postponed
Organizers of the California Rodeo Salinas announced that the event will be postponed again 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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Nurses face exhaustion as they continue treating COVID-19 patients
Exhaustion, fear and being away from family are what nurses on the Central Coast say have been some of…
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Calif. Health and Human Services Secretary announces Master Plan for Aging
The Newsom Administration announced the release of California’s first-ever Master Plan for…
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Newsom proposes $600 payment for low-income Californians
Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin…
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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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California governor plans $4 billion for economic recovery
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $4 billion spending plan he says will create jobs…
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California requests hundreds of federal medical personnel, USNS Mercy Hospital ship not available
The California Office of Emergency Services has requested an additional 500 federal medical personnel to help…
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Two Monterey County COVID-19 testing sites close due to staff illness
Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno says there were closures at two COVID-19 testing…
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Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent…
Continue Reading More than 10% of all Central Coast COVID-19 deaths reported in 2021
More than 10% of all COVID-19 related deaths in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties have…
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California small business COVID-19 relief application deadline extended
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) The deadline to apply for the first round of grants through the state’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program is…
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California dentists given waiver to administer COVID-19 vaccines
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a COVID-19 update Monday that the pace of immunization is “not good…
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Salinas Mayor tests positive for COVID-19
Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig confirmed with KION that she tested positive for COVID-19 Monday…
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Costume could be link to deadly virus outbreak at hospital
A Kaiser Permanente employee died and dozens of workers were infected with the coronavirus after a…
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California EDD suspends payments on high-risk claims
The California Employment Development Department announced that it is suspending payments…
Continue Reading Newsom addresses current COVID-19 cases and effort to increase speed of administering the vaccine
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing his first update on the COVID-19 pandemic of 2021…
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UK prime minister orders new national coronavirus lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least…
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Investigators: Wisconsin pharmacist tried to ruin doses of COVID-19 vaccine over belief they were “unsafe”
The Wisconsin pharmacist believed to have attempted to ruin hundreds of doses of COVID-19 vaccines told police he tried to do so because he felt the…
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43 staffers at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center test positive for Covid-19
An outbreak possibly connected to an inflatable, air-powered costume on Christmas has sickened nearly four dozen employees at Kaiser Permanente San…
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Watsonville nurses protest possible increase of nurse-to-patient ratio amid COVID-19 pandemic
Watsonville nurses protest possible nurse-to-patient ratio amid COVID-19…
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Northridge Mall to step up COVID-19 protocols and enforcements following complaints
Northridge Mall increasing COVID-19 signage and monitoring following complaints of…
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Santa Cruz Spa struggles through pandemic, accumulating debt
The holiday season is typically the busiest time of year for Yoso Wellness Spa, but this year New Year’s will pass with the Santa Cruz spa…
Continue Reading Vaccine rollout continues at Central Coast hospitals
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered on the Central Coast about a week and a half ago. Watsonville Community Hospital has…
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DA files documents to trigger suspended Tuck Box penalty after reports of health order violations
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said it has filed documentation to trigger a…
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Local fire crews get COVID-19 vaccines
Cal Fire BEU says its employees in San Benito County have started getting COVID-19…
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House passes measure to increase stimulus checks to $2,000
The House has passed the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 by the slimmest of…
Continue Reading Gov. Newsom announces partnership with CVS, Walgreens to provide vaccines
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on the day that stay at home orders in…
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Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.…
Continue ReadingMore than half a million people flew in America on Christmas Day
The Transportation Security Administration screened 616,469 people at airport security checkpoints across the United States on Christmas Day, the…
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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the…
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Holiday tamale traditions continue in Salinas despite pandemic
Many families have had to make adjustments to traditions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it…
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Central Coast hospitals face record number of COVID-19 patients during Christmas Holiday
233 residents on the Central Coast are currently in the hospital due to…
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Regional Stay at Home Order daily COVID-19 update
A regional order went into effect Saturday, December 5, which requires Californians to stay at home and close operations for certain sectors if their…
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United Airlines latest to require negative coronavirus test for flights from London
United Airlines on Thursday became the fourth major airline with routes between London and the New York metropolitan area…
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Diocese of Monterey addresses COVID-19 vaccine concerns
The Diocese of Monterey said that some community members have shared concerns about the ethics…
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Animal shelter closed due to possible COVID-19 exposure
Hollister Police Animal Care & Services announced that the Hollister Animal Shelter is closed to the…
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COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone…
Continue Reading Monterey County businesses face citations for non-compliance with health orders
The Monterey County Department of Environmental Health has been working to make sure businesses…
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