Salinas River flooding concerns flood parts off Highway 68 and forces school closures
SALINAS, CALIF (KION-TV)- The Salinas River is still dangerous. It has been overtaking some fields and roads near Highway 68 Friday after causing…
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CHP Officer saves three inside car teetering over cliff at Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California Highway Patrol Officer saved three people from falling over a cliff at 855 Old Mill Road on Friday. CHP…
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Monterey County Storm Relief fund made to help those impacted by 2023 winter storm
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Community Foundation of Monterey created a storm relief fund where 100% of donations will go to people…
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Central Coast schools closures continue due to weather and flooding alerts
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties’ local school districts have closed their schools for a fourth straight day. Here…
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Heroes who saved man at Lover’s Point from shark attack honored by congressman Panetta
WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV)- Three heroes who saved a man’s life this summer from a great white shark attack were honored on the floors of congress…
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Police: Man shot dead in Gonzales after allegedly coming back to home he burglarized
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE at 8:42 p.m.: Gonzales Police have released new details about a shooting that left a man dead and two men…
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People living along the Salinas River fearful for potential flooding
MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Hour by hour, the Salinas River continues to rise. In Gonzales, people like Jean Salcido’s friend have already…
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Evacuation orders and warnings issued in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for Santa Cruz County. All the way in the mountains and parts of…
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Monterey Peninsula could become an island as epic flooding engulfs much of California. And more rain is on the way
Originally Published: 12 JAN 23 00:33 ET Updated: 12 JAN 23 12:19 ET By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Monterey…
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SUHSD and SRUSD cancel classes as a result of flooding threat
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) In anticipation of the possibility the Salinas River will overflow and cause flooding on major access roads between…
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Monterey County gives update on winter storm
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County officials have announced that they will host a Wednesday winter storm press conference. This meeting is…
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Gonzales River Road bridge closed due to Salinas River flooding
Update Jan. 11, 2022, at 3:53 p.m.- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they have closed the bridge west of Gonzales due to flooding from…
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Garbage truck backs up and kills Gonzales man
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP confirms that one man is dead after a garbage truck backed into him at the Johnson Canyon Sanitary…
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Highway 1 is fully reopened on Carpenter and Ocean Avenue
Highway 1 along Carpenter Street is shut down after trees and wires came toppling over onto both north and southbound lanes early Tuesday…
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Northern limit of Highway 1 closure has moved south to Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON JAN. 11, 2023 AT 12:02 PM: Caltrans District 5 announced that the limit of the northern closure of Highway 1 on…
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Former Playboy model Kelsey Turner sentenced to 10 years minimum for murder of Monterey doctor
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update Jan. 10, 2023, at 5:13 p.m.- A former men’s magazine model was sentenced Tuesday in Nevada to 10 to 25 years in…
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California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate
By SOPHIE AUSTIN AND JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget,…
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Power has been restored to 5,000 customers in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 10, 2023 AT 4:00 PM: Power has been restored to all customers involved in the power outage. There are…
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Greenfield Police investigating man found with gunshot wound early in the morning
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Greenfield Police said they received reports of a suspicious person on the 100 block of 10th Street Tuesday at 4:30…
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Live: Gavin Newsom visiting storm-impacted areas of Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be visiting the storm-impacted area of Santa Cruz…
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Deputies: Man dies during boat fire in Moss Landing
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a boat fire in Moss Landing on Tuesday morning that resulted in…
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Family in Watsonville neighborhood dealing with flooding
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- There’s flooding again on College Road. For people who call home, there’s the pressure of leaving their homes like for…
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5-year-old swept away in Paso Robles floodwaters
PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central California while the entire coastal…
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Highway 101 open after flooding in both directions around Gilroy
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2023 AT 6:14 PM: Caltrans advises that southbound Highway 101 has both lanes back open. Highway 101…
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SPCA Monterey County taking in pets due to local evacuation orders
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): SPCA Monterey County are currently taking pets due to the local evacuation orders in the Pajaro and Carmel areas. Beth…
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Two people and dog rescued from Arroyo Seco home, more rescues are in progress
ARROYO SECO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and Coast Guard rescued two residents and their dog Monday in Arroyo Seco Road.…
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Oakland Zoo helping second Santa Cruz County cub
OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Oakland Zoo has a second mountain lion cub to keep Holly company! Hazel was rescued by the California Department of Fish…
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Some hotels offering lower rates for evacuees in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Monday’s storms bringing in at least 1 to 1.25 inches of rainfall an hour to some parts of the Central Coast,…
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Marina Police arrest juvenile for DUI and ghost gun possession
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police arrived at the Reservation Road and Lake Drive area at 11:43 p.m. Sunday for reports of a “severe car crash”…
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Ben Lomond man dies after crashing into metal pole near Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said a man died after a crash on northbound State Route 17 south of El Rancho Drive at 8:50 a.m. Sunday.…
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Over 6,000 customers without power on the Monterey Peninsula
MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV): There are over 6,000 customers without power in Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley on Monday morning. At the…
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President Biden declares a State of Emergency in California
WASHINGTON, (KION-TV): The Biden Administration announced a State of Emergency for the state of California due to the winter storms on Monday…
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Monterey County issues evacuation orders for Carmel River area and Arroyo Seco Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. – (KION): UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2023 AT 8:36 AM: Here are the following areas in Monterey County that are currently on…
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Suspected fentanyl overdose puts inmate, jail nurse and six deputies in the hospital
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Monterey County Officials confirmed to KION that an inmate suffered a suspected fentanyl overdose in the intake area of…
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Capitola businesses look to bounce back after storm
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – In the Capitola Village, some businesses have regained power, while others remain in the dark. Severely damaged buildings…
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200-foot tree topples on HWY 101 from wind and rain: Cal Fire
AROMAS, CALIF. – (KION) At around midnight Sunday morning a 200-plus foot eucalyptus tree uprooted on highway 101 near Cannon Rd. in Aromas due to…
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County leaders in both Monterey and Santa Cruz urge people in affected areas to prepare for flooding threat
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) In a joint news conference on Sunday afternoon, county leaders urged people in the Pajaro Community and other impacted areas…
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Santa Cruz County receives $30 million for multimodal projects
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Caltrans, and Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit…
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Inmate released from Monterey County Jail in stolen jail clothing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate was released from jail Saturday morning with stolen jail clothing. The…
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Thousands without power in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Thousands are without power in Santa Cruz County as PG&E crews work around the clock to restore it. Over 8,000…
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Police: Seaside student stabs student at a middle school
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said they responded to a call of a stabbing at a local middle school Friday. At 1:08 p.m., police arrived…
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Santa Cruz evacuation orders, warnings and shelters
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has released several evacuation orders as they prepare for then next big storm to hit the area.…
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Marina Police locate missing SPCA Monterey County puppy
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they located the stolen puppy and suspect who stole her at the 100 block of General Stilwell Drive.…
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Man killed after tree falls at Lighthouse Field State Beach identified
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) JAN. 6, 2023, at 1:29 p.m.- The name of the man killed after a tree fell on top of him has been identified by the Santa…
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Santa Cruz Wharf open after dangerous waves
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Wharf is fully open after being closed due to sever weather Thursday. “Santa Cruz Wharf staff…
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Santa Cruz County state parks to be closed until Jan. 10 due to storm
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Due to extensive storm damage sustained during the most recent storm most Santa Cruz County state parks will be closed…
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Evacuation orders in Carmel downgraded to warnings
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. – UPDATE: The evacuation orders for Carmel River Lagoon have been downgraded to warnings effective immediately Friday, per…
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Locals in Aptos saddened by sinking of iconic ship
APTOS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The second day of this huge storm has been destructive. In Capitola, the pier was sliced in half by dangerous waves. In…
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Monterey County Deputy battling cancer, described as being “as there for her coworkers”
MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – A Monterey County Deputy finds herself battling cancer. As a single mother fighting cancer Deputy Nora Fausto is…
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Debris, high surf and debris cause closures in Pacific Grove
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Pacific Grove has closed Ocean View Boulevard from 17th Street to Lighthouse Avenue and Sunset drive…
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