DA: Man killed in officer-involved shooting charged officers with knife
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has taken over what a King City family is calling a deadly officer-involved shooting in front of their…
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Police: Salinas teen arrested for dragging a man during hit-and-run
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Dec. 16, 2022, at 2:22 p.m.- Salinas Police said a man was arrested for involvement in a hit-and-run…
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Missing at-risk Marina woman found safe
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Dec 15, 2022, at 9:46 a.m.- Marina Police said Sandy Thi Hunynh was found today in Marina. At 9 a.m. on Thursday,…
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Kayeleigh Gammill’s death now considered a homicide
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE DEC. 15, 2022, at 3:14 p.m.- The death of a woman whose body was found in Big Sur is now being investigated…
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DA: Man found guilty of violating parole a week after conviction in 2019 Salinas crash
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office confirms that a dismissal hearing has been scheduled for an…
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VTA had “no indication” that a mass shooting was planned concluded an independent investigation
Officials have confirmed the identities of the nine victims of a shooting Wednesday morning at the…
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DA: Former Salinas soccer coach faces life in prison for allegedly molesting seven victims
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Dec. 8, 2022, at 3:59 p.m.- A former North Salinas High School and La Paz Middle School soccer coach faces the…
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Mother mourns the loss of her world with the tragic murder of Raymond “Mundo” Matias
Salinas Police are looking for a suspect or suspects involved in a shooting that left a male victim killed early Sunday…
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Third-party investigators find personal data breached in ransomware attack
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Nov. 12, 2022, at 6:37 p.m.- While the investigation is ongoing, Hartnell College said it determined that certain…
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Mountain View man dead after car crash at SB Highway 101 at Underwood Road
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE on Sept 30 at 6:56 p.m- CHP has confirmed the age of the victim that died after a pursuit with CHP lead to his…
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Russian couple sponsor 9 Ukrainian refugees in Marina
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- As tension grows within Russia against the military mobilization in the war in Ukraine, where thousands are fleeing to…
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UC Santa Cruz student living in car made to pay $3000 after suspected theft
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- As other students get ready for the next quarter of their education, Robert Cedillo is looking to make sure his SUV is…
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Carwash fundraiser in Salinas to help mother who lost two children in crash
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 16, 2022, at 6:48 p.m.- A family will host a carwashing fundraiser to help pay for medical expenses and…
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Santa Cruz County Fair returns for 2022
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV): The Santa Cruz County Fair returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville Wednesday. The opening ceremony…
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Beloved Prunedale horse, Rocky, rescued after being stuck in a hole for two weeks
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Beloved Prunedale family horse, Rocky, is recovering after being rescued from a hole he was stuck in for two weeks.…
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Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame returns with star-studded class
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV): After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, The Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame returns with an illustrious class of…
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Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury found Wednesday that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million over photos…
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Great white shark determined to have bit paddleboarder at Lovers Point Beach
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE 8/23/22: The shark that bit the board of a paddleboarder on Lovers Point Beach was determined to be a great…
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San Jose fire captain loses three children and ex-wife in Hollister crash
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 18, 2022, at 2:30 p.m.- A San Jose fire captain suffered an unthinkable tragedy after…
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74-year-old Fire Captain from Monterey Fire battling Oak Fire on the front lines
by Marie Edinger MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Over 3,700 firefighters are helping fight the Oak Fire, but one, in particular, has a…
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WATCH: King City 10-year-old plays with seven-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte
Paso Robles, Calif. (KION-TV)- Iconic norteño band Los Tigres del Norte was in Paso Robles Saturday and made one 10-year-old Monterey County boy’s…
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Police conduct warrant for wanted Soledad attempted homicide suspect
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 30, 2022, at 2:36 p.m.–Several law agencies conducted a warrant on North Street in Soledad Tuesday to find an…
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Hollister to use crooked street mistake to host kart race event
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – Last week, the internet went crazy over a seemingly improbable mistake on Ladd Lane that left Rainbow Road in Mario…
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Anzar fire near Aromas 100% contained
AROMAS, CALIF. (KION-TV) UPDATE: 7/26/22 7:12 p.m.-The Anzar Fire that started Thursday near Aromas is now 100% contained, according to CAL FIRE BEU.…
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Monterey County middle school wrestling champ recognized with “Ayden Schlotthauer Day”
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE: July 26, 2022, at 3:47 p.m.- One Marina middle schooler was recognized by Monterey County for his hard work in…
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National Farmworkers Jobs Program holds grand opening in Watsonville
A program aimed at providing farmworkers with job training and education services opened its doors on Friday.…
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Sand City Police Officers involved in June officer-involved shooting back on duty
Sand City Police told KION that the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sand…
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Pacific Grove great white shark bite survivor discharged from hospital
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The man who a great white shark bit in June at Lovers Point has been discharged from Natividad’s Sam Karas Acute…
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Two Salinas Union High School teachers to teach Ukrainian refugees in Poland
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Union High School District announced that two teachers from their school district will join a delegation on a…
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San Francisco Giants honor fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Oracle Park held its Law Enforcement Appreciation Night Monday, and Salinas Police was invited to honor one of…
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From garage to a gym, A.V.I.L.A Victory Boxing opens its doors
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A lifetime of fighting for something positive in south Monterey County paid off Saturday for a local boxing coach when…
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Biden awards 4 Vietnam veterans with the Medal of Honor
By Maegan Vazquez and Oren Liebermann, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday bestowed the Medal of Honor to four Army veterans who fought in the Vietnam…
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Strawberry traffic jam on Highway 1 near Castroville
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A strawberry truck spilled all over Highway 1, creating a mess over the northbound lane. Our reporter on the scene…
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Aptos High School student speaks on honoring her family in Washington D.C.
An Aptos High School student’s photograph placed 1st at the 20th Congressional Art Competition “An Artistic…
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Monkey in bulletproof vest found among the dead after shootout with Mexican police
MICHOACAN, Mex. (KION-TV)– A monkey wearing a bulletproof vest was found along with ten dead people after a bloody shootout between…
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Coach gives Greenfield a fighting chance with non-profit boxing gym
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– “Usually Greenfield is just a town you pass by, not come for positive news,” said the owner of A.V.I.L.A Victory…
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New York, Mexico City, Toronto among 16 sites chosen to host 2026 World Cup matches
By Matt Foster and Matias Grez, CNN Matches for the 2026 World Cup will be held in 11 US cities as well as three host sites in Mexico and two in…
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WATCH: Salinas native gives UCLA commencement speech to thank farmworker parents
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION-TV)– The 2022 UCLA Latinx Graduation Student Commencement started with words from someone whose roots are in the ground of…
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Sand City Volleyball Club qualifies for Junior Nationals
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Sand City Volleyball Club girls 15’s team earned a place in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship…
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Former Hartnell professor convicted of arranging a meeting with a minor for sex
An instructor for Hartnell College has been arrested and charged with trying to meet up with a minor on Tuesday, according to Santa Cruz Police.…
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Watsonville Police ask DA to file charges for Kilburn Street standoff
Watsonville Police have issued a shelter-in-place advisory for residents living along parts of Kilburn and Ford Street in…
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Seaside hit-and-run suspect that injured 10-year-old booked into jail
Seaside Police said they are looking for a white 1995 Toyota Avalon driver involved with hitting a 10-year-old on Saturday at 7 p.m.…
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18-year-old suspect arrested in Salinas Del Monte Avenue shooting
Salinas Police have confirmed with KION that one person is dead following a showing near Del Monte Avenue.…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s give reason for not firing at suspected Seaside shooter, fourth bb gun found
Seaside Police said to avoid the area near San Pablo Avenue due to a suspect who fired several rounds at officers. The suspect is currently on their…
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King City Fire says fire along Salinas riverbed in King City area is 90% contained, evacuation warnings lifted
Multiple fire agencies have responded to a fire along the Salinas riverbed in King City after a fire broke out Wednesday…
Continue ReadingVigil held for lives lost in Uvalde elementary school shooting
(AP NEWS) UPDATE MAY 25, 2022, at 11:04 a.m.– The governor of Texas says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school…
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Suspects in death of Marina baby plead not guilty in first court appearance
Marina Police has confirmed a 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder and child cruelty charges in relation to the death of a…
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Uvalde school shooter was in school for up to an hour before law enforcement broke into room where he was barricaded and killed him
By Isabelle Chapman, Daniel A. Medina, Nicole Chavez, Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a…
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CSU Monterey Bay holds moment of silence for Karina Chavez Vargas during graduation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 23, 2022, at 8:31 p.m.– During a graduation ceremony last week, a name that wasn’t called rang loudest. CSU…
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Former Hartnell College employee arrested for suspected embezzlement and identity fraud totaling over $42,000
Salinas police said after a lengthy investigation they arrested an Administrative Assistance working for Hartnell College on eleven embezzlement and…
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