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Man arrested for DUI with loaded gun and drugs for sale

August 10, 2022 10:54 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man over the weekend after finding various illegal items…

Downed power line on York Road leaves nearly 4,000 without power near Del Rey Oaks

August 9, 2022 11:38 AM Ricardo Tovar

DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E said that around 3,382 customers are without power due to a downed power line at York Road and Highway 68.…

Digital “origins” series highlights Watsonville native for Monterey Bay F.C.

August 9, 2022 5:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey Bay F.C. is allowing fans to get to know its players with a digital “origins” series. The first of which…

77-year-old man dead after crashing north of Gonzales

August 9, 2022 12:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP is investigating a crash that occurred Monday at 8:45 p.m. on Old Stage and Iverson Road that left a man dead. CHP…

CDCR investigating third inmate homicide of year at Salinas Valley State Prison

August 9, 2022 2:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- On August 3, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said an inmate was murdered after being attacked…

Hollister Police charging teen with felonies after blowing off-hand with fireworks

August 6, 2022 10:12 AM Victor Guzman

A minor was badly injured after an explosion in north Hollister on Saturday…

Santa Cruz County schools dealing with staffing shortages

August 9, 2022 11:16 AM Ana Torrea

SANTA CRUZ, Calif (KION-TV) – Teachers and staffing shortages are still a problem nationwide, even after two years since the pandemic began. The…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested wanted gang member on weapons and drug charges

August 8, 2022 6:13 PM Derrick Ow

CHUALAR, CALIF, (KION TV): Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested 36 year old Jorge Cisneros of Chualar last week after being found with guns and…

Watsonville PD arrested wanted felon on numerous gun and drug-related charges

August 8, 2022 3:04 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, CALIF, (KION TV): Watsonville PD arrested 21 year old Fredy Angelis on felony firearms charges and possession of marijuana for sales on…

Pedestrian struck and killed on East Alisal Street

August 8, 2022 2:27 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, CALIF- (KION TV): Salinas PD told KION that a 30 year old male passed away on Sunday after being hit by a vehicle trying to cross the 1400…

Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73

August 8, 2022 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Brandon Griggs, CNN Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of…

Impressive shutout streak continues for Monterey Bay F.C. with win over El Paso

August 6, 2022 11:02 PM Victor Guzman

A late goal sealed Monterey Bay F.C.’s unbeaten streak as well as its impressive shutout streak Saturday night against the El Paso…

Road rage incident ends with one dead along Hwy 68

August 7, 2022 6:39 PM Veronica Macias

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) On Sunday morning around 9 a.m., the driver of green Ford mini van was seen going out of control while intentionally trying…

Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next

August 7, 2022 12:48 PM Veronica Macias

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious…

Sounds of early morning gunfire leads to one King City man arrested

August 6, 2022 8:54 PM Ana Torrea

GREENFIELD, Calif (KION-TV)- On Saturday morning, at 8:15 a.m. Greenfield Police received a call from a resident about hearing shots being fire on…

Hollister celebrates 150 years with carnival, parade

August 6, 2022 9:37 AM Victor Guzman

The City of Hollister is putting on a show for residents as it celebrates its 150th anniversary with multiple events going on throughout the…

Waterline break near Lake Nacimiento Resort entrance creates sinkhole

August 6, 2022 4:36 PM Victor Guzman

County of Monterey Public Works crews are warning drivers about a sinkhole that has formed along Lake Nacimiento…

Watsonville Strawberry Festival returns for 28th year

July 27, 2022 4:03 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville Strawberry Festival is back beginning Friday, August 5. For that weekend, people can celebrate the…

State and city leaders discuss spending more than $4 million to fix Salinas’s homelessness

August 5, 2022 5:31 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- State leaders visited Salinas today to discuss how the city is planning to use over four million dollars to address the…

WATCH: Multiple agencies take part in active shooter training at Presidio of Monterey

August 5, 2022 5:50 PM Calista Silva

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Multiple agencies took part in active shooter training at the Presidio of Monterey. The goal was to have agencies…

Bat tests positive for rabies in Seaside

August 5, 2022 2:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey Health Department said a bat found near East La Salle Avenue in Seaside has tested positive for…

Students grow through theater with “La Memorias”

August 4, 2022 5:57 PM Melody Waintal

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California State University Monterey Bay youth program invites high school students to get the college experience and…

Over 6,800 people without power in Marina and Seaside

August 5, 2022 10:40 AM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E said that 6,811 people are currently without power in the Seaside and Marina areas. The outages were first…

Marina man sentenced to 9 years for scamming elderly out of more than $761,000

August 4, 2022 5:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 64-year-old man was sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to scamming elderly people on top of other…

74-year-old Fire Captain from Monterey Fire battling Oak Fire on the front lines

August 4, 2022 11:10 AM Ricardo Tovar

by Marie Edinger MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Over 3,700 firefighters are helping fight the Oak Fire, but one, in particular, has a…

Seaside releases new policy to prioritize cold cases

July 27, 2022 5:34 PM KION546-Newsroom

The Seaside Police Department is sending a message to murderers: “we will never…

Murder-suicide claims life of Soledad native, Navy sailor

August 4, 2022 3:31 PM Victor Guzman

Authorities in Fallon, Nevada are investigating a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two enlisted sailors, including a Soledad…

Deadly crash on River Street leaves one dead and 4-year-old injured

August 4, 2022 9:30 AM Joronica Vinluan

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Early Thursday morning Santa Cruz Police responded to a crash that caused Highway 1 to close. The incident happened at…

Salinas Police reminds drivers to be careful when driving through school zones

August 4, 2022 10:45 AM Ana Torrea

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Some school districts on the Central Coast began their first day of school yesterday. As students return to the classroom,…

Three arrested and five firearms found during South County searches

August 4, 2022 4:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The South Monterey County Task force served three warrants that led to the arrest of three and recovery of four pistols…

Salinas native training to be U.S. Navy Future Warfighter

August 4, 2022 1:30 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREAT LAKES, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Salinas native is studying at the Naval Education and Training Command to become a boatswain’s mate. Jeric Banez…

Local fitness coach helps bridge the gap between diabetes and the Latino population

August 4, 2022 9:46 AM Taryn Mitchell

A local fitness trainer is helping the community stay in shape beyond just the…

Pacific Grove moves forward with allowing for cannabis dispensary

Pacific Grove votes against ‘Project Homekey’

August 3, 2022 8:34 PM Katie Nicora

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pacific Grove City Council voted 5-1-1 not to pursue a Homekey Project, according to Pacific Grove councilman Luke…

Marina City Council votes ‘no’ on bond measure to help with long fire response times

July 13, 2022 11:52 PM Ana Torrea

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 2, 2022, at 2:48 p.m.- MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – Marina City Leaders are slowing down on putting the General…

‘MACBETH’ comes to Carmel’s New Canon Theatre Company

August 1, 2022 1:08 PM Derrick Ow

New Canon Theater Company has raised the curtains for their inaugural production with the performance of Macbeth, which is happening at the Carmel…

WATCH: King City 10-year-old plays with seven-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte

August 1, 2022 4:32 PM Ricardo Tovar, Melody Waintal

Paso Robles, Calif. (KION-TV)- Iconic norteño band Los Tigres del Norte was in Paso Robles Saturday and made one 10-year-old Monterey County boy’s…

Two arrested for alleged child porn in Monterey County, including 15-year-old

August 3, 2022 1:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The South Monterey County Task Force served two warrants that led to two arrests for child porn on Wednesday.…

‘Corpse flower’ at UC Santa Cruz Arboretum blooms

July 21, 2022 10:49 AM Ricardo Tovar

The corpse flower at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum bloomed Monday night after a week of false alarms.…

Police: Woman arrested for attempted murder on MST bus in Salinas

August 3, 2022 2:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said they arrested a woman Tuesday morning after she allegedly tried killing another passenger with a…

Structure Fire in Scotts Valley

August 3, 2022 4:22 PM Derrick Ow

SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF, (KION TV) UPDATE AT 4:38 PM: Scotts Valley PD confirmed to KION that the fire is now out, the fire department will remain on…

SPCA Monterey holding pick your own price event weekend

August 3, 2022 3:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- SPCA Monterey County is offering a “pick your own price” adoption event from August 4 to August 7. The group hopes to…

Salinas Police looking for shoplifting suspect

August 3, 2022 3:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said the man in the photo above is wanted for shoplifting from several businesses. Salinas Police said he…

Power restored to 2,000 customers without power in Watsonville

August 3, 2022 12:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 3, 2022, at 1:39 p.m.- Power has been completely restored to customers according to PG&E’s outage…

United Farm Workers begin march to Sacramento

August 3, 2022 12:20 PM Derrick Ow

DELANO, CA, (KION TV) : On Wednesday, the United Farm Workers announced that they will be marching from Delano to Sacramento to convince Gov. Gavin…

Baby Brandon kidnapping suspects plead no contest

April 25, 2022 5:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

Officers say they are searching for a man that kidnapped a three-month-old…

Aston Martin to unveil two new high-performance models at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

August 2, 2022 12:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)- Aston Martin is set to have a large presence at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that opens on August 18.…