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Weekly Natividad farmers’ market returns to Salinas

May 18, 2022 7:45 PM Calista Silva, Ricardo Tovar

To give the community access to healthy food options Natividad opened its weekly farmers market on Wednesday for the year.…

Monterey Bay Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center faces uncertain future due to COVID-19

May 18, 2022 7:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

LA SELVA BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)– An equestrian center that has helped people with physical and cognitive disabilities for two decades faces…

Meet the candidates: Sheriff-Coroner race for San Benito County

May 15, 2022 7:30 PM Joronica Vinluan

Incumbent Eric Taylor and law enforcement officer Juan Guevara, are running against each other for the position of Sheriff-Coroner for San Benito…

Soledad Police arrest wanted parolee inside residence

May 18, 2022 2:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 18, 2022, at 3:58 p.m.–Soledad Police confirmed with KION that they arrested a wanted parolee inside a…

Cron helps Rockies end 12-game skid vs Giants with 5-3 win

May 18, 2022 3:08 PM Associated Press

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in a three-run eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies…

Fresno man sentenced to 24 years in prison for starting Dolan Fire

March 30, 2022 6:55 PM Ana Torrea, Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 18th, 2022, at 3:28 p.m.– Monterey County District Attorney Jeannie M. Pacioni announced in court today that a…

French”Jellyfishbot” helping with pollution has demonstration at Fisherman’s Wharf

May 18, 2022 12:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

A French AI and robotics company ran a demonstration Tuesday for their new “Jellyfishbot” that can pick up floating waste and hydrocarbons.…

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s arrest woman suspected of selling vapes, alcohol and edibles to minors

May 18, 2022 9:45 AM Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a woman Friday with a storage unit and a home full of edibles, alcohol and vaping devices that she suspected of…

Salinas Police looking for mall parking lot thief

May 17, 2022 6:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who stole over $1,500 worth of items out of a vehcile in the parking lot of the Salinas Central Mall.…

Carmel family wants stolen sentimental mosaic returned

May 15, 2022 4:25 PM Veronica Macias

CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) Two daughters who lost their mother, Barbara Mills, back in late April, are sure thieves targeted her home after an obituary…

A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station on May 10 in Miami. Prices at the pump continue to shatter records ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

High gas prices could remain for the rest of the year

May 17, 2022 11:38 AM Ana Torrea

According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gasoline is now $4.48. AAA states California, Washington, and Oregon is part of the…

Greenfield outages caused by downed wire hit by mylar balloon

May 16, 2022 11:28 PM Victor Guzman

Work is expected to wrap up overnight on a downed power line that had live wires making contact with the…

Police: Chase with gang members ends in Watsonville after suspects threw guns on Highway 101, suspects identified

May 15, 2022 9:41 AM Ricardo Tovar

Greenfield Police said a police chase with gang members that began at 7 p.m. Saturday in Soledad ended in Watsonville after multiple agencies became…

Environmentalists oppose more life for California nuke plant

May 17, 2022 2:05 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations expressed opposition Tuesday to any…

Scotts Valley officer’s first shift ends with cocaine arrest

May 17, 2022 1:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Scotts Valley Police said that their new K9 officer helped make a cocaine arrest on her first night. Xena…

Gas prices hit average of $6 in California, beating state record high

May 16, 2022 11:06 AM Ricardo Tovar

The average price in Monterey County has hit $6 per gallon for the first time on record.…

Nearly 43,000 people died in traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% jump from 2020

May 17, 2022 9:43 AM Associated Press

Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the highways after the…

High-end bicycle thief arrested in Felton on stolen bike

May 15, 2022 11:09 AM Ricardo Tovar

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man wanted for siphoning gas in Felton and stealing high-end bicycles in Scotts…

Mask required again at Pacific Grove Schools

May 16, 2022 2:17 PM Veronica Macias

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Students are counting down the final days of the school year. While it felt like students were out of a pandemic,…

CHP: Man killed in San Martin after passing stop sign and not having safety equipment on

May 16, 2022 12:07 PM Ricardo Tovar

CHP Hollister-Gilroy said it is investigating a deadly crash involving two vehicles and six people that occurred on Sunday.…

CHP officers involved in Riverside shootout receive Medal of Valor

May 16, 2022 5:52 PM Veronica Macias

WASHINGTON, D.C (KION-TV)– Three California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers received the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor during a ceremony hosted…

California Republicans see chance to unseat Democratic AG

May 15, 2022 9:10 AM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans think they have a chance this year to unseat an appointed state attorney…

Police secure an area around a supermarket where several people were killed in a shooting

The Buffalo supermarket massacre is the latest mass shooting authorities say was motivated by hate. Here are others

May 14, 2022 3:56 PM CNN

By Christina Maxouris and Phil Gast, CNN Saturday’s massacre in Buffalo, New York, is the latest mass shooting in which authorities say the…

Grand Jury Report finds Monterey County Jail lacks proper surveillance, staffing and funding

May 14, 2022 2:20 PM Victor Guzman

The 2021-2022 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury completed its report on Monterey County jails and found a lack of staff and communication with the…

One person dead after crash along San Miguel Canyon Road

May 14, 2022 12:08 AM Victor Guzman

The California Highway Patrol confirms officers are investigating a deadly crash late Friday night along San Miguel Canyon…

Morgan Hill Fire Department fighting duplex fire involving multiple vehicles in

May 13, 2022 7:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

Firefighters are currently fighting a fire involving multiple vehicles on the 1700 block of Garden…

Monterey County man sentenced 25 years for molesting 12-year-old

May 13, 2022 8:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

A Monterey County judge sentenced a Monterey County man to 25 years in state prison for molesting a now 14-year-old in 2020.…

Salinas Valley Fair returns in King City

May 13, 2022 8:23 AM Calista Silva, Taryn Mitchell

Today the Salinas Valley Fair is open to…

Salinas Police arrest man with meth, guns and AR-15 parts

May 13, 2022 6:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police said they served a search warrant on the 500 block of James Street and found drugs, two guns and AR-15…

Three Watsonville High School students arrested, loaded gun found

May 13, 2022 4:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Watsonville Police said they arrested three suspects after reports of a gun near Watsonville High School on Friday…

Stolen Bay Area taxicab chase on Highway 101 ends in Soledad, suspect suffers major injuries

May 12, 2022 6:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

as at the end of a chase between a taxicab and police that began on Highway 101 and ended on Front Street and Moranda.…

Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties “stressing” masking with rise of COVID cases

May 13, 2022 11:27 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties are “stressing theimportance of taking safety precautions, including continued…

Crash involving two big rigs shuts down part of Highway 129

May 13, 2022 9:29 AM Ricardo Tovar

Watsonville Police Department said that westbound Riverside at Highway 129 near Industrial Road is closed due to a crash.…

Monterey Police investigating shot fired into occupied apartment

May 12, 2022 9:33 AM Ricardo Tovar

Monterey Police said they are investigating a case where shots were fired into an occupied residence on the 300 block of Dela Vina Avenue at 11:48…

Local community groups helping to address baby formula shortage

May 12, 2022 11:51 AM Ana Torrea

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The need for baby formula is getting worse. Across the country, parents are struggling to find it.…

SJPD Officer charged for masturbating during service call in front of mother and daughter

May 6, 2022 12:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

A San Jose Police Officer is being accused of masturbating during a service call at a San Jose home, according to our sister Telemundo station.…

Salinas Union High School District approves new start times

May 12, 2022 10:37 AM Ricardo Tovar

Tuesday night Salinas Union High School District Board of Trustees approved new school starts times for the 2022-2023 school year.…

Seaside man sentenced to 30 years in prison for child molestation

May 12, 2022 7:06 PM Ricardo Tovar

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannie M. Pacioni said that a man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on five counts of child molestation.…

Inflation triggers California minimum wage increase in 2023

May 12, 2022 3:55 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s minimum wage will jump to $15.50 per hour next year, Gov. Gavin…

Hit-and-run suspect wanted for killing man in Watsonville

May 6, 2022 1:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

Police said its traffic unit is investigating a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 24-year-old man from Watsonville Thursday…

Grand Jury Report finds Monterey County education response to COVID-19 was “commendable”

May 12, 2022 1:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury completed its investigation of Monterey County’s educational response to COVID-19. They said that “Educators and…

Two Santa Cruz Starbucks locations unionize, organizers celebrate

May 11, 2022 12:25 PM Calista Silva, Erika Bratten, Ricardo Tovar

A Starbucks location in Santa Cruz becomes the first store in California to vote to unionize.…

Crash involving 18-year-old driver kills woman in Salinas

May 12, 2022 11:34 AM Ricardo Tovar

Wednesday night after 10 p.m. Salinas Police said an 18-year-old driver crashed into a woman and killed her on North Main Street at Chaparral Street.…