California News Archives

Newsom issues statewide “stay at home” order

March 19, 2020 6:59 PM The Associated Press, KION546 News Team, Shannon Longworth

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP and KION) In an major announcement Thursday night, California governor Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order for people to…

Governor Newsom estimates more than 50% of Californians will be infected with coronavirus

March 19, 2020 3:36 PM Avery Johnson

Governor Gavin Newsom has sent a letter to President Trump requesting that he deploys the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the port of Los…

Newsom says schools likely closed for rest of the school year

March 17, 2020 8:57 PM The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California’s governor says most of the state’s schools will likely remain closed for the rest of the school year because of…

All In-Shape gyms to close temporarily

March 17, 2020 9:19 AM Avery Johnson

In-Shape announced Tuesday that it will be closing all of its health club locations over coronavirus…

UC Santa Cruz asks students to return home, unless campus housing is needed

March 16, 2020 9:21 PM Aaron Groff

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UC Santa Cruz is asking all students to return to their “permanent residence” by Sunday March 29, with certain exemptions.…

Home cleaning during the coronavirus pandemic

March 16, 2020 5:54 PM KION546 News Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the COVID-19 pandemic requires everyone to practice actions to help prevent the spread of…

Franchise Tax Board gives Californians affected by coronavirus more time to file

March 16, 2020 12:20 PM Avery Johnson

The State of California’s Franchise Tax Board said it will provide special tax relief for taxpayers affected by…

CDA recommends that California dentists suspend non-essential care

March 16, 2020 11:33 AM Avery Johnson

The California Dental Association is recommending that dentists around the state suspend non-essential or non-urgent dental…

Governor Newsom calls for closure of bars & nightclubs, urges seniors to isolate themselves

March 15, 2020 2:46 PM The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for all bars, wineries, nightclubs and brewpubs to close in the nation’s most populous…

New spike in Coronavirus cases in Santa Cruz County

March 12, 2020 7:01 PM Ron Keller

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (Calif.) The Santa Cruz Public Health Division has announced that three more cases of Coronavirus have been identified in the…

Disneyland to close because of coronavirus spread

March 12, 2020 1:37 PM KION546 News Team

Disneyland will be closing temporarily as of Friday, due to coronavirus concerns. This is only the 4th time in history operations have been fully…

NCAA to hold March Madness Tournament without fans over Coronavirus fears; only family allowed

March 11, 2020 2:08 PM KION546 News Team

(CBS SF) — The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be held without fans in attendance, with only essential staff, players and…

Better Ask Barry: Why are we still changing the clocks?

March 9, 2020 1:01 PM Barry Brown

Didn’t we vote to abolish the time change? Why are we still falling back and springing…

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes of Northern California coast.

March 8, 2020 9:45 PM Barry Brown

(KION/AP) A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Sunday evening. According to the U.S. Geological Survey website, the…

Employee at FBI San Francisco satellite office diagnosed with coronavirus

March 6, 2020 7:45 PM Avery Johnson

An employee who works at a satellite office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s San Francisco division has tested positive for…

What does ‘state of emergency’ mean?

March 5, 2020 12:40 PM Avery Johnson

Both the State of California and Santa Cruz County declared a state of emergency Monday in response to the spread of coronavirus, but what is a state…

21 on cruise ship off California test positive for virus

March 6, 2020 2:59 PM The Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence says 21 people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus,…

WATCH: California National Guard delivers coronavirus test kits

March 5, 2020 4:01 PM Avery Johnson

New video from the California National Guard shows Airmen from the Moffett Federal Airfield delivering coronavirus test kits to the Grand Princess…

Santa Cruz County Board authorizes suit to prevent oil and gas mining

January 17, 2020 9:27 AM KION546 News Team

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has authorized the County to join a lawsuit to preserve local control over land use.…

Governor Newsom declares state of emergency for California

March 4, 2020 4:27 PM Avery Johnson, The Associated Press

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for California in a press conference Wednesday…

Screener at Los Angeles airport tests positive for coronavirus

March 4, 2020 3:15 PM The Associated Press

U.S. officials say a medical screener at the Los Angeles International Airport has contracted the…

First coronavirus death in California reported in Placer County

March 4, 2020 11:35 AM Avery Johnson

The first coronavirus death in California has been…

Sanders wins top prize, California; Biden surges nationwide

March 3, 2020 8:02 PM The Associated Press

Bernie Sanders has won California’s Democratic presidential primary. The state has 415 delegates at stake, the biggest haul on the electoral…

Technical issues lead to long lines for California voters

March 3, 2020 5:45 PM The Associated Press

Some California voters are waiting in long lines because of technical glitches connecting to the statewide voter database or too many…

California voting changes raise concerns for ‘Super Tuesday’

February 28, 2020 3:28 PM The Associated Press

Major changes to the way people vote has election advocates on edge as Californians cast ballots in the Democratic presidential contest and other…

Caught on Camera: Porterville resident uses sprinkler to deter suspected thieves

February 28, 2020 1:59 PM Avery Johnson

A couple in Porterville found a unique way to deter suspected thieves, and it was caught on…

Bios for Senate, Governor, House of Representatives candidates

February 28, 2020 12:17 PM KION546 News Team

Want to learn more about people running for…

University of California suspends study abroad in South Korea

February 27, 2020 12:16 PM Drew Andre

The University of California’s education abroad program announced Thursday it is suspending the program in South…

Governor Newsom and health officials provide an update on state’s response to novel coronavirus

February 27, 2020 10:27 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

Health officials say new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel…

Coronavirus case of unknown origin diagnosed in Solano County

February 26, 2020 5:00 PM Avery Johnson

An official with the CDC reportedly said Wednesday that a new coronavirus case has been confirmed in Northern…

California lottery didn’t give $36M to schools, auditor says

February 25, 2020 2:09 PM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

California’s state auditor says the California State Lottery skimped on giving $36 million in revenue to fund public education funding and spent…

California bill would seal 2 million criminal records

February 25, 2020 10:42 AM The Associated Press

California will consider legislation that would wipe the low-level criminal records of about 2 million people going back…

Wine sellers cited for auto-renew policies

February 24, 2020 2:41 PM Ron Keller

The Santa Cruz County District Attorney has announced judgments against two wine distribution companies for violating California’s Automatic Renewal…

Wandering bear attracts a crowd

February 21, 2020 12:08 PM The Associated Press

MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) A bear has stirred commotion as it wanders a Los Angeles foothill suburb. The bear sluggishly ambled along streets and into…

California agrees to spend $50M to help kids who can’t read

February 20, 2020 3:34 PM The Associated Press

California will spend $50 million for literary instruction at dozens of poor performing schools to settle a lawsuit that claimed the…

Free USC tuition to students with $80K or less family income

February 20, 2020 9:42 AM The Associated Press

The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for students from families with an annual income of $80,000 or less.…

Body of second firefighter killed in library fire believed to be set by teens found

February 19, 2020 10:47 AM Avery Johnson

A fire captain has died and another firefighter is unaccounted for after they responded to a fire believed to be set by…

Judge rips PG&E for poor safety record leading to wildfires

February 19, 2020 6:09 PM The Associated Press

A federal judge says executives for a California utility blamed for huge wildfires in recent years have put greed before safety.…

ICE rejects California law, arrests people at courthouse

February 19, 2020 5:58 PM The Associated Press

U.S. immigration agents have arrested two people at a Northern California courthouse, flouting a new state law…

California governor: Lower bar for forced mental health care

February 19, 2020 10:28 AM The Associated Press

alifornia’s governor is expected to call for better mental health care to help the state’s huge homeless population when he…

Police looking for burrito-throwing man in San Francisco

February 18, 2020 12:45 PM Avery Johnson

Police in San Francisco are looking for a man who was caught on camera throwing items at restaurant employees and reportedly injuring one of…

California to apologize for internment of Japanese Americans

February 17, 2020 11:32 AM The Associated Press

California legislators are expected to pass a resolution condemning the state’s role in the U.S. government’s internment of…

Man wanted in connection to Tulare shooting arrested in Santa Cruz County

February 14, 2020 5:11 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrested the suspect in a Tulare attempted murder…

Dry winter may mean no repeat of ‘superbloom’ chaos

February 14, 2020 1:30 PM The Associated Press

Southern California’s dry winter isn’t good for wildflowers and that’s OK with officials in the city of Lake Elsinore where last…

Police arrest 2 teenagers in killing of 2 boys in California

February 14, 2020 1:20 PM The Associated Press

Authorities say two teenage gang members have been arrested in the November killings of two boys that…

Sen. Bernie Sanders releases video aimed at California PG&E customers promoting Green New Deal

February 13, 2020 2:40 PM Avery Johnson

Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, released a video on Twitter Thursday aimed at California…

California to move some condemned inmates off death row

February 13, 2020 12:35 PM The Associated Press

More than 700 condemned inmates on the nation’s largest death row will soon have a chance to transfer to one of…

Drought returns to California due to lengthening dry winter

February 13, 2020 10:53 AM The Associated Press

Drought has returned to California due to a significantly dry winter.…

Coronavirus cases top 60,000, new case reported in U.S.

February 12, 2020 4:53 PM Avery Johnson

(KION) Chinese health officials in the Hubei Province have reported 242 new deaths and 14,840 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the…

California sees rise in distemper cases among wildlife

February 12, 2020 1:16 PM The Associated Press

California authorities are warning pet owners of an unusually high number of canine distemper virus cases in wildlife populations statewide.…