California News Archives

Northern California firefighters battle blaze near port

April 10, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

A fire that grew to four-alarm status Saturday near a port in Benicia, about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco, has “slowed considerably” but is…

Filipino history digital archive is unveiled at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.

April 9, 2022 8:16 PM Joronica Vinluan

The Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive, regarding the lives of the Manong generation, had it’s public launch at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art…

Proposed California bill would allow non-citizens to become peace officers

April 7, 2022 11:33 AM Lisa Principi

A new bill is aiming to allow non-citizens to become police officers in…

A California law requiring more diversity on company boards is unconstitutional, judge rules

April 4, 2022 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 04 APR 22 18:44 ET Updated: 04 APR 22 18:56 ET By Tiffany Anthony and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Los Angeles has…

California snowpack is critically low, signaling another year of devastating drought

April 3, 2022 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

Snowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water officials said Friday, in the latest sign the state’s…

Salinas farmworkers call on Newsom to pass union voting bill on Cesar Chavez Day

March 31, 2022 1:22 PM Lisa Principi

On the holiday meant to memorialize the efforts of Cesar Chavez, California farmworkers are gathering across the state to call for more support from…

162,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter recalled due to possible steel fragments

March 31, 2022 6:15 PM Ricardo Tovar

(KION-TV)– Hormel Foods is recalling 81 tons of Skippy peanut butter due to the ones being sold by Walmart and other retailers finding small…

Eviction protection extended until end of June

March 31, 2022 10:09 AM Ricardo Tovar

The California eviction moratorium measure AB 2179 has just passed the California…

Public comment period for California’s early prisoner release to end in mid-April

March 31, 2022 1:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations public comment…

California reparations task force decide eligibility for compensation

March 29, 2022 9:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

The California reparations task force reached a decision Tuesday night on eligibility for…

1st Latina justice takes seat on California Supreme Court

February 15, 2022 6:42 PM Associated Press, Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP News) UPDATE MARCH, 2022 at 12:29 p.m.– The first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court has been sworn in as…

What a UC Berkeley legal battle says about college housing affordability nationwide

March 27, 2022 9:52 AM CNN Newsource

College students across the country are facing a…

New bill regarding catalytic convertor thefts headed to Senate

March 22, 2022 11:12 AM Joronica Vinluan

A new California Senate Bill 919 is aiming to help lower catalytic convertor…

A female police officer stands with her male police department colleagues in New York City.

150 law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada take pledge to increase women in the ranks to 30% by 2030

March 26, 2022 1:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN The Memphis Police Department and the New York State Police took a pledge this week to increase the representation of women in…

With Feds sending no water to local farms, growers in San Benito County are forced to cut back production

March 24, 2022 5:39 PM Lisa Principi

After years of drought — and an exceptionally dry start to the year — farmers in San Benito County will be receiving no water this year from some…

Governor Newsom unveils plan for $11 billion in gas tax refunds

March 23, 2022 1:38 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a proposition for $11 billion in tax refunds to help aid with rising gas…

Cal State University appoints interim chancellor

February 18, 2022 11:28 AM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 23, 2022 at 3:50 p.m.– The California State University Board of Trustees has appointed a new interim chancellor on…

CSU Trustees vote to remove SAT and ACT tests from admissions

March 23, 2022 2:36 PM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)– The CSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to amend Title 5 of California’s Code of Regulations to remove SAT…

Vaccine requirements for indoor mega-events to end in April for California

March 18, 2022 4:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA, (KION-TV)– California Public Health announces an end to vaccine requirements for indoor mega-events come the beginning of April. Proof…

A former Apple employee who helped form the #AppleToo movement told the National Labor Relations Board in a complaint on November 2 that she believes she was fired in retaliation for her organizing efforts.

Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million

March 19, 2022 10:52 AM Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks,…

California lawmakers propose $400 rebate to offset high gas prices

March 17, 2022 6:41 PM Lisa Principi

Californians complained — and lawmakers listened. A group of state Democrats is proposing a $400 rebate for every California taxpayer, meant to…

Suspension of California’s 51-cent gas tax fails to pass State Assembly

March 14, 2022 11:59 AM Lisa Principi

Republican state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of California’s $.51 per gallon tax on gasoline amid sky-high…

San Jose State University ex-trainer charged with sexual assault

March 10, 2022 5:26 PM Associated Press, KION546 News Team

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it has charged San Jose State University’s former director of sports medicine with…

More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

March 9, 2022 12:04 PM Joronica Vinluan

The increase for the cost of living is having more households live paycheck to paycheck, especially with rising inflation and gas…

Palo Alto businesswoman killed in Ukraine with her 2 children

March 9, 2022 11:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Silicon Valley-based company said they lost their chief accountant Tuesday after a Russian mortar artillery strike in…

Governor Newsom proposes tax rebate for Californians as state deals with nation’s highest gas prices

March 8, 2022 6:20 PM CNN

By Maeve Reston, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax rebate to ease some of the pain at the pump in his state, which has…

Northern California woman arrested for lying in 2016 self-kidnapping can be released on bond

March 3, 2022 5:45 PM Ricardo Tovar

REDDING, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 8, 2022 at 4:41 p.m.– A Sacramento County judge ordered that a woman who is accused of faking her own…

Heavy rainfall in Richmond left a couple and their pets stranded on the roof of their truck after they drove into rising water on June 29 evening. Richmond Fire crews responded around 7 p.m. to a vehicle stranded in floodwaters near the intersection of Magnolia and Rady streets

DWR awards $49 million to help disadvantaged with California drought

March 4, 2022 3:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– California is preparing for a third dry year as the Department of Water Resources announces $49 million for 18 state…

Governor Newsom launches mental health and homelessness help plan

March 3, 2022 4:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION -TV)– CARE court is Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest unveiled solution to help treat severely impaired and untreated…

Truckers feel gas prices rolling up in California

March 3, 2022 5:58 PM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Truckers have noticed that gas prices have been rising on a regular basis lately, especially when they make their stops…

California could OK abortions by solo nurse practitioners

March 3, 2022 12:38 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill announced Thursday in the California Legislature would let some nurse practitioners perform abortions…

PG&E announces rate hikes beginning March 1st

February 22, 2022 5:03 PM Ricardo Tovar, Lisa Principi

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV) — Expect to see your next Pacific Gas & Electric bill get even more expensive — as the utility increases rates by 9% on…

California Attorney General to investigate TikTok’s physical and mental harms to youth

March 2, 2022 4:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)– California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that he will begin a nationwide investigation into TikTok’s physical and…

California to end mask mandate for schools and unvaccinated

February 28, 2022 11:12 AM CNN, Ricardo Tovar

By JOCELYN GECKER and ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Due to declining case rates beginning on March 1, masks will not be required for…

Salinas gas prices hit a record high, with no relief in sight

February 23, 2022 12:34 PM Lisa Principi

Salinas hit a new record for highest gas price in history Wednesday — at $4.820 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to…

Militia group members guilty pleas tossed in federal court for destroying evidence related to federal officer shooting

April 9, 2021 2:42 PM Avery Johnson

Four members of a militia group associated with the boogaloo movement have been indicted for allegedly trying to…

Highway 17 wildlife undercrossing construction begins this week

February 21, 2022 11:10 AM Lisa Principi

Wildlife in Santa Cruz County is one step closer to a new, safer way to travel across Highway 17 — by going directly under the…

A wild 500-pound bear broke into a home in South Lake Tahoe and this isn’t the first time

Bear known as ‘Hank the Tank’ breaks into home

February 19, 2022 9:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Velena Jones Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KOVR) — A wild 500-pound bear broke…

California Health and Human Services announce SMARTER Plan for COVID-19

February 17, 2022 2:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

In a teleconference held Thursday California Health and Human Services unveiled the state’s new SMARTER plan for COVID-19…

Los Angeles Unified School District to drop outdoor mask mandate

February 18, 2022 5:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBSLA/KION-TV)– The Los Angeles School District will no longer require students or staff to wear face masks while outdoors on…

Governor Newsom plans to hold gun industry accountable with proposed bills

February 18, 2022 4:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

DEL MAR, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom and local leaders announced a new package of gun safety legislation. These were called for by…

US lifts ban on Mexican avocados

February 18, 2022 11:45 AM CNN

(CNN)-The United States is resuming its avocado inspection program in Mexico’s Michoacán state a week after imposing a temporary ban in response…

California schools to keep indoor mask mandate

February 14, 2022 1:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)– In a press conference by the California Health and Human Services Monday they announced that California schools will continue…

A man takes a photo of SoFi Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams on February 10

Super Bowl ticket prices have dropped but they’ll still cost you thousands

February 12, 2022 11:29 AM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Super Bowl tickets have never been a bargain. At least not for the last LIV years or so. But for those looking to…

CDPH warns of unsafe amounts of lead in California dried plum products

February 11, 2022 10:53 AM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– The California Department of Public Health is warning the public to avoid consuming certain types of dried plum…

PG&E: 3,600 miles of powerlines to be buried in next 5 years

February 10, 2022 4:52 PM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)– PG&E said that over the next five years they will be burying almost 3,600 miles of powerlines across Northern and Central…

Coroner: Woman found in Monterey Inn death deemed suicide

January 30, 2022 6:18 PM Lisa Principi, Ricardo Tovar

Monterey Police are investigating after a body was found inside a motel room in Monterey Sunday…

California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases

February 7, 2022 1:33 PM Associated Press

The California Legislature has approved a bill requiring workers receive up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the…

California will lift mask mandate as omicron cases fall

February 7, 2022 3:24 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s indoor masking requirement will end next week for vaccinated people but masks still are the rule for…

Five killed and two critical in car crash north of Fresno, California

February 5, 2022 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN Five people died in a car crash Saturday morning north of Fresno, California, an official with the California Highway Patrol…