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San Benito County to open local assistance center this weekend

January 31, 2023 3:21 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): San Benito County announced that a local assistance center will open this weekend for residents who were effected by…

Monterey County Public Works gives estimated damages for road repairs

January 31, 2023 1:21 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): On Tuesday afternoon, Monterey County Public Works Department shared their infrastructure storm damage estimates.…

Disaster Assistance loans available to private nonprofit organizations

January 16, 2023 3:28 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 31, 2023 AT 1:30 PM- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Tuesday that Low-interest federal…

Highway 1 resupply convoys set for Tuesday afternoon

January 23, 2023 1:13 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): Caltrans and Monterey County officials announced that a resupply convoy will take place on Highway 1 on Tuesday…

Monterey man arrested on sexual assault charges

January 30, 2023 5:58 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday night, Monterey Police announced that they arrested 61-year-old Francisco Zapotecas Ruiz after he allegedly…

Salinas man responsible for multiple arson cases in Monterey has been arrested

January 30, 2023 6:25 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV): A Salinas man who intentionally started three fires in Monterey has been arrested by Monterey Police. 63-year-old Stanley…

Road construction and piping lead to street closure in Greenfield

January 31, 2023 8:07 AM Victor Guzman

A road construction project along El Camino Real in Greenfield is forcing the street in the area to be closed for an unknown amount of…

Biden administration awards $30 million for Watsonville-Cruz Multimodal Corridor program

January 31, 2023 2:51 AM Victor Guzman

One of nine nationally significant transportation projects in the U.S. just received a big boost in funding as part of the Mega Grant program’s first…

Department of Transportation awards Santa Cruz Metro with $30 million grant

January 30, 2023 5:37 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): On Monday afternoon, The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District announced they received a $30 million grant from the…

One man dead in Hollister stabbing, suspect arrested

January 29, 2023 2:37 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hollister Police confirmed to KION that a 48 year old man has died after a stabbing occurred on 870 Line Street on…

Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee concludes

January 28, 2023 5:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Office of Education hosted the 2023 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee Saturday at UC Santa Cruz. The…

Bear Creek Road open to one-lane traffic

January 28, 2023 4:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County announced Saturday that Bear Creek Road would partially reopen after a week nearly two weeks of…

Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game celebrates 37th year

January 28, 2023 1:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Rabobank Stadium will be full of the Central Coast’s premier football talent Saturday night as the 37th Central Coast High…

On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger explodes, shocking the nation

January 28, 2023 1:25 PM FOX 35

On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded…

Greenfield man sentenced to 10 years for DUI, possession of a firearm and assault on officer

January 27, 2023 6:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man was sentenced Friday in a Monterey County courtroom after leading California Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase…

Central Coast law enforcement speaks on Tyre Nichols assault video

January 28, 2023 12:12 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Several leaders with law enforcement across the Central Coast reacted to the released police video of the beating…

Biden approves major disaster declaration for San Benito County

January 15, 2023 1:34 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- President Biden has approved adding several more California counties to the major disaster declaration following…

Fans hang 49ers shirt on Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia

January 28, 2023 10:17 AM Ricardo Tovar

PHILADELPHIA, PEN (KION-TV)- The City of Brotherly love is set to be a war zone Sunday with an online trip to the Super Bowl. The 1st seeded Eagles…

Half Moon Bay shootings may have been triggered by $100 repair bill, DA says

January 27, 2023 6:26 PM FOX 35

By Henry Lee HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – A farmworker accused of shooting and killing seven people in Half Moon Bay had longstanding…

27 glass pipes and over 30 grams of drugs found during Sand City arrest

January 27, 2023 1:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Sand City Police discovered over 30 grams of drugs and 27 glass pipes during a traffic stop. Police said they stopped…

Two dead and a juvenile arrested in stolen vehicle in San Jose

January 27, 2023 11:13 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Jose Police said a man and woman died after a juvenile male driver hit a light pole, causing the stolen vehicle to…

WATCH: Court releases video of attack on Paul Pelosi

January 27, 2023 10:57 AM Ricardo Tovar

Originally Published: 27 JAN 23 06:00 ET Updated: 27 JAN 23 12:51 ET By Jeremy Herb, Jack Hannah, and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco…

Security ready for AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

January 26, 2023 6:10 PM Karl Cooke

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Preparations are almost done for people to come to enjoy the tournament. According to Undersheriff Keith Boyd,…

Monterey County to open new local assistance center in Salinas

January 19, 2023 3:14 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Update Jan. 26, 2023, at 6:47 p.m.- Monterey County has announced will open a new local assistance center to help…

Volunteers help cleanup Felton Grove neighborhood

January 26, 2023 10:41 AM Ana Torrea

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- Volunteers in Santa Cruz County came out on Thursday to help clean up the Felton Grove neighborhood. It was one of the…

CHP assisting with supplying supplies to isolated people in Big Sur

January 26, 2023 5:26 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Slides have isolated Highway 1 between Paul’s Slide and the Polar Star along the Big Sur coast. Many people…

CA investigating “deplorable” conditions at Half Moon Bay farms following mass shooting

January 26, 2023 4:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom said California would begin investigating the farms involved in the Half Moon Bay mass…

Commanders head coach and Seaside native Ron Rivera to play AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

January 25, 2023 10:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)- Washington Commanders Head Coach and Seaside native Ron Rivera has been announced as a celebrity player in this…

Watsonville Police corporal nominated for RISE Award

December 20, 2022 4:58 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 26, 2023 AT 1:31 PM- Watsonville Police announced that Corporal Issak Rodriguez has been named a…

How California’s recent flooding could set the stage for a dangerous wildfire season

January 26, 2023 12:14 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 13:49 ETBy Rachel Ramirez and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — With vast stretches of desert that…

Remembering Kobe Bryant three years after his passing

January 26, 2023 10:03 AM Ricardo Tovar

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION-TV)- It has been three years since NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed along with his daughter, Gianna, and seven other…

Charges dropped in a Salinas case involving siblings in attempted murder case

January 24, 2023 12:04 PM Ricardo Tovar, Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — All charges have been dropped in a case against brother-sister pair Whitney and James Stolich on three felony counts for…

Armed and dangerous man wanted for beating man with brass knuckles and pulling out gun in Marina

January 25, 2023 1:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police are searching for a Prunedale man they say is armed and dangerous who attacked an employee of a local…

Watsonville Police arrested man wanted on several federal warrants after chase

January 25, 2023 6:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE POLICE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they chased a wanted suspect until he eventually crashed into two cars on Lincoln…

Highway 1 closure along Big Sur causing problems for businesses in the area

January 25, 2023 11:18 AM Karl Cooke

BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Work is still being carried out to clear the roads for those stuck at home in the southern part of Big Sur. Caltrans…

Big Sur Commodity Distribution taking place on Thursday and Friday

January 25, 2023 4:19 PM Derrick Ow

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) Monterey County Officials announced that residents and businesses within the Highway 1 closure between Paul’s Slide and…

Marina man arrested for ghost gun and child endangerment

January 25, 2023 11:21 AM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they arrested a man Tuesday morning on the 3000 block of Owen Avenue after being granted a search…

Officials release the names of six of the seven victims in Half Moon Bay mass shooting

January 25, 2023 11:32 AM FOX 35

By Allie Rasmus KTVU HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – San Mateo County officials on Wednesday released the names of six of the seven people…

Deputies: Soledad man arrested for alleged kidnapping rape of drugged victim in 2021

January 24, 2023 10:57 AM Ricardo Tovar

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man Monday for the alleged drugging and rape of a victim in…

Scholarships open for McCrary Family Scholarship

January 24, 2023 6:31 PM Derrick Ow

DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV): On Tuesday afternoon, Big Creek Lumber announced they will be handing out the McCrary Family Scholarship for the third…

Emergency disaster food distribution for South Monterey County residents

January 24, 2023 1:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Food Bank for Monterey County will host a Tuesday emergency food distribution event. This event will be on Jan…

Gavin Newsom after Monterey Park shooting: “Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact”

January 24, 2023 12:47 PM KION546 News Team

BY CAITLIN YILEK California Gov. Gavin Newsom is renewing his calls for stricter gun control measures following the mass shooting at a dance hall in…

Community Bridges hosting flood information recovery session for Monterey County residents

January 24, 2023 11:23 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Community Bridges and Monterey County are hosting a virtual recovery session to help Monterey County residents…

Half Moon Bay mass shooting considered “workplace violence” by San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office

January 23, 2023 4:18 PM Derrick Ow

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office says a deadly mass shooting that claimed the lives of seven people was a case of “workplace…

Multiple tents and power lines catch on fire, no injuries reported

January 23, 2023 11:28 AM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): On Monday morning, Salinas Fire said that multiple tents caught on fire in the Chinatown area which will lead to a power…

Salinas Police arrest swap meet bandit

January 21, 2023 5:41 PM Katie Nicora

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JANUARY 23, 2023 AT 9:33 AM: On Sunday night, Salinas Police arrested 35 year old Marcos Rodriguez for stealing…

Monterey County seeking additional FEMA Disaster assistance

January 23, 2023 12:18 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday morning, Monterey County officials are seeking additional FEMA disaster assistance due to damages…

People Living in Salinas Have Concerns About Potholes

January 23, 2023 5:54 PM Karl Cooke

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Deeann Gruenewald lives next to Chaparral Street in Salinas and it’s littered with potholes. “It makes it a real…

Monterey Police to offer community police academy

January 23, 2023 3:37 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey Police announced on Monday that they will be offering a community police academy starting on Wednesday March 15.…

What we know about the suspect in the Monterey Park massacre

January 23, 2023 1:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, Jeffrey Winter, Casey Tolan and Scott Glover, CNN (CNN) — The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 11…