Evacuations underway in Paso Robles due to vegetation fire
A vegetation fire near Paso Robles has prompted evacuations in several neighborhoods, according to KION’s sister…
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Behind-the-wheel driving tests at DMV to resume Friday
Starting Friday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will start administering behind-the-wheel driving tests…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom emphasizes importance of face coverings during COVID-19 briefing
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on how the state of California is responding to…
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California governor, lawmakers agree how to close deficit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic-controlled state Legislature have agreed on a budget…
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Three marsupials found dead at San Francisco Zoo may have been killed by mountain lion
Three marsupials were found dead at the San Francisco…
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Man killed by Los Angeles County deputies identified as auto body shop security guard
An investigation is underway following a shooting in which Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies apparently shot and…
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Memorial held for federal officer shot at US courthouse
Family and friends gathering Friday to honor a federal law enforcement officer fatally shot while guarding a U.S.…
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California jobless rate 16.3% in May, down a bit from April
California’s unemployment rate in April was much higher than previously…
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Fresno County kidnapping, attempted rape suspect arrested in Salinas
A Fresno County man initially arrested on kidnapping and attempted rape charges has been re-arrested in…
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California Department of Education launches online suicide prevention training
The California Department of Education is launching a free suicide prevention training program with help of the San Diego…
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Face covering order issued for State of California to reduce spread of COVID-19
The California Department of Public Health has released new face covering guidance requiring them to be worn statewide in high-risk…
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California mayor: Nooses found in city park, origin unclear
The mayor of Oakland says several nooses were found hanging on trees a city park and are being investigated as hate…
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Facebook reviews groups associated with Boogaloo movement in response to shootings
Facebook said it will be reviewing groups associated with the Boogaloo movement after learning that the suspects in the deaths of…
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California Highway Patrol spent $38M responding to protests
State officials say the California Highway Patrol spent $38 million responding to recent widespread protests over…
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Profits over safety: Utility blamed in fire that killed 85
Pacific Gas & Electric pleaded guilty Tuesday to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for a wildfire that wiped out…
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Man accused of being ‘Golden State Killer’ to plead guilty
A man accused of being the rapist and killer who terrorized California residents in the 1970s and 1980s has agreed to plead…
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Dole confirms employee death at Soledad facility
Dole Food Company has confirmed that an employee died in an accident on the production floor of their Soledad facility Friday evening.…
Continue Reading Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on state’s COVID-19 response
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19…
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Wife of deputy injured in Paso Robles shooting provides update on his condition
Nearly a week after a shooting in which a deputy was shot in the face while assisting Paso Robles Police, Deputy Nicholas…
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Judge limits California governor’s emergency rule-making
A California judge is ordering Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing orders that might be interpreted as…
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Guidance released for reopening nail salons, tattoo parlors and more in California
The State of California released extended personal service guidance Friday, and it allows more services to reopen statewide on June 19 with county…
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Paso Robles police identify man they say Mason Lira killed
The Paso Robles Police Department has identified a man who was killed near an Amtrak around the…
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Sheriff’s Office releases new details about lead-up to Paso Robles shooting
Paso Robles police said they are responding to a reports of shots…
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Suspect in Paso Robles shooting had previous run-ins with Monterey County law enforcement
The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting in Paso Robles, 26-year-old Mason James Lira, is described as a “transient from the Monterey…
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CBS SF: Ben Lomond shooting suspect linked to killing of federal officer in Oakland
The suspect in the deadly ambush of two Santa Cruz County deputies has been linked to the death of a federal officer in…
Continue Reading Father says suspect in deputy’s shooting has mental illness
The father of a man suspected of opening fire at a California police station, wounding a deputy with a shot to the face and…
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Nail salons still waiting for a reopening date
The state of California is moving closer to stage 3 of reopening the economy, but nail salons are still waiting to get a solid date to open their…
Continue Reading Identity of deputy shot in face during Paso Robles shooting released
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a deputy who was shot in the face during a shooting…
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Authorities identify suspect in Paso Robles ambush as “Monterey area” transient
A sheriff’s deputy has been injured after someone opened fire on a police station in Paso…
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California Assembly debates repealing affirmative action ban
California lawmakers are debating whether to let voters decide if the state should overturn its ban on affirmative action programs.…
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Disney plans to reopen California theme parks in July
Disney is proposing to reopen its Southern California theme parks in mid-July after a four-month closure due to the coronavirus.…
Continue Reading DMV reopens remaining offices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) Beginning on Thursday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen all of its offices that had been temporarily…
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California Department of Education releases guidance for reopening schools
Hallways and desks are empty as some schools wrap up their final week before Summer break. “Some of the students have been dying to come back. They…
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California OKs movie theaters to reopen with limited seats
California movie theaters can begin opening later this week if they limit theater capacity to 25% or no more than 100 attendees.…
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California to allow schools, gyms and bars reopen next week
California will begin allowing the reopening of schools, day camps, bars, gyms and some professional sports with modifications at the end of next…
Continue Reading California governor orders end to ‘carotid hold’ training
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can…
Continue Reading Gov. Newsom speaks about racism, systematic injustice at news conference
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to speak about racism, systematic injustice and moving forward as a state at a news conference…
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Watch: Bear gets locked in vehicle and rescued in Placer County
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office shared a video of a bear locked in a vehicle and the…
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California sets in-person voting rules under virus threat
California is sending every registered voter a mail-in ballot for the November election, but the state will also establish hundreds of…
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Police in Bay Area find man cannibalizing grandmother
Police say officers arrested a man in Richmond on suspicion of murdering and cannibalizing his own grandmother.…
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First California prison employee dies of coronavirus
California’s state prison system has had its first known staff death due to the…
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Safety board asks helicopter makers to install ‘black boxes’
Federal safety investigators are going over the heads of aviation regulators by urging leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black…
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Gov. Newsom responds to statewide protests, COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to provide an update on his response to protests around the state in addition to an update on the COVID-19…
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Sacramento officials assess damage; Senate cancels meetings
Sacramento is assessing the damage after a third consecutive night of protests over the killing of George Floyd.…
Continue Reading Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on state’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19…
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City of Gilroy petitions to relax restrictions as county expresses concern about moving too quickly
The City of Gilroy said all of its City Council members have signed a letter requesting that Santa Clara County relaxes its current Shelter in Place…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces that hair salons, barbershops can open in some counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to COVID-19…
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State announces reopening of in-store retail shopping
The California Department of Public Health announced that it is allowing the reopening of in-store retail shopping…
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Warehouse fire devastates San Francisco’s fishing industry
A huge fire that tore through a warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has destroyed fishing gear used to…
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State of California releases guidance for religious services, cultural ceremonies
The State of California has released new guidance for religious services and cultural ceremonies amid the COVID-19…
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