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Two traffic stops leads to 2 arrests with ghost guns found

April 4, 2022 2:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

Salinas Police said during two separate traffic stops they were able to arrest two people and recover two…

Hollister Police searching for suspect stealing card numbers

April 4, 2022 8:07 PM Ricardo Tovar

Hollister Police said they are searching for a man using skimming devices to steal ATM card…

Community gathers to find local Marina child

April 4, 2022 11:21 AM Joronica Vinluan, Calista Silva

About a hundred people came together to find an at risk missing 6-year-old named Emery…

Two Salinas businesses were cited for selling alcohol to minors

April 4, 2022 3:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Two Salinas businesses received fines during a minor decoy operation. A grant was given to fund the operation and 13…

About 100 people show up to help find the missing Marina child

April 3, 2022 5:56 PM Veronica Macias

MARINA, Calif. (KION) Phillip Saldivar saw post on social media about a missing child in Marina and at first thought, there was nothing he could do…

Marina Police: Missing 6-year-old autistic girl has been found safe

April 2, 2022 10:54 PM Ana Torrea

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE – 12:06 a.m.: Marina Police confirmed to KION that the missing 6-year-old autistic girl has been found safe. Emery…

Separate pursuits in Seaside lead to gun, drug arrests

April 2, 2022 10:40 AM Victor Guzman

Seaside Police had a busy night Friday responding to two separate incidents where they had to chase down their…

Santa Cruz Police looking for suspect caught on camera installing card skimming device

April 1, 2022 2:40 PM Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz Police are asking for help identifying a man who they believe installed a card skimming device at an ATM on the 100 block of River…

Vigil held for victims who died in Saturday night’s drive-by shooting

April 1, 2022 7:13 PM Ana Torrea

HOLLISTER, Calif (KION-TV)- On Friday evening, a vigil was held to remember 23-year-old Jaime Jesus Gomez and 21-year-old Daniel Eli Gonzalez. …

Suspected arrested in connection to Hollister double-murder investigation

April 1, 2022 11:03 AM Ana Torrea

A vigil is planned to remember the two victims who died in Saturday night’s shooting. Police identified the victims as 23-year-old Jaime Jesus Gomez…

Hollister Police talk about gang task force after drive-by shooting

March 28, 2022 12:15 PM Joronica Vinluan

Hollister has seen an uptick in gun violence recently causing some concern for the…

Caltrans: Repairs at Bixby Bridge complete, no Friday closure

March 10, 2022 3:45 PM Melody Waintal

Starting Monday, March 28, Bixby Bridge will be closed along Highway 1 for four…

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Santa Cruz

March 31, 2022 6:29 PM Ricardo Tovar, Sarah Rosenthal

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Mar 31st 2022 at 10:36 p.m. A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man is dead after a motorcycle crash at the intersection of…

Deadline for COVID-19 rent relief program is today

March 31, 2022 7:10 PM Ana Torrea

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Thousands of Californians are trying to get their last-minute covid-19 rent relief application’s in before midnight. On…

Salinas farmworkers call on Newsom to pass union voting bill on Cesar Chavez Day

March 31, 2022 1:22 PM Lisa Principi

On the holiday meant to memorialize the efforts of Cesar Chavez, California farmworkers are gathering across the state to call for more support from…

162,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter recalled due to possible steel fragments

March 31, 2022 6:15 PM Ricardo Tovar

(KION-TV)– Hormel Foods is recalling 81 tons of Skippy peanut butter due to the ones being sold by Walmart and other retailers finding small…

3.4 magnitude earthquake hits south of San Juan Bautista

March 31, 2022 3:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit south of San Juan Bautista Wednesday…

Eviction protection extended until end of June

March 31, 2022 10:09 AM Ricardo Tovar

The California eviction moratorium measure AB 2179 has just passed the California…

CHP: 18-year-old passenger dead after car crashed down an embankment in Santa Cruz mountains identified

March 30, 2022 6:03 PM Ricardo Tovar, Sarah Rosenthal

CHP said that both lanes are closed near the 300 block of Granite Creek Road after a car flew off the embankment at around 3:41…

San Jose school shelter in place lifted after shooting nearby, one juvenile shot

March 31, 2022 11:43 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Mar 31th, 2022 at 1:31 p.m.– San Jose Police said a suspect was located and a firearm was found within minutes of…

Public comment period for California’s early prisoner release to end in mid-April

March 31, 2022 1:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations public comment…

Man arrested in Marina for child endangerment and having a ghost gun

March 31, 2022 11:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

A search of a vehicle uncovered a “ghost gun” and marijuana for sale in a car with a juvenile in it, according to Marina…

Where did the Portola-Crespi Cross in Carmel go?

March 30, 2022 11:34 PM Veronica Macias

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) People in Carmel are eager to know where the Portola-Crespi Cross went. Some were quick to claim vandalism. Yet…

WATSONVILLE YOUTH PROGRAM LUNA Y SOL FAMILIA CENTER

New center in Watsonville aims to provide youths with resources

March 31, 2022 12:00 AM Erika Bratten

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) A new center in Watsonville, aimed to provide youths, ages 12 to 17 years old with a wide range of resources to help them…

Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project secures $67 million in federal funds

March 30, 2022 5:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– U.S. representative Jimmy Panetta announced Wednesday that $67 million has been secured in federal funding for the Pajaro…

Man arrested after trying to pass off meth as ice cubes in Hollister

March 30, 2022 2:58 PM Ricardo Tovar

man who tried to hide meth in a big gulp.…

Watsonville woman murdered in cockfight massacre that killed 20 in Mexico

March 29, 2022 4:27 PM Ricardo Tovar, Lisa Principi

In a tragic mass shooting that took the life of 20 people in the state of Michoacán in Mexico Monday night, a Watsonville girl has been identified…

Salinas man makes federal court appearance for alleged molestation and prostitution of a minor

March 30, 2022 12:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Salinas man appeared in federal court Monday and faces charges of enticement and sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old…

Salinas man sentenced to 257 years to life for molesting two children

October 29, 2021 6:12 PM Melody Waintal, Ricardo Tovar

nty District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said a man was sentenced Wednesday for the continued molestation of two victims over several…

Pacific Grove Police warn to not disturb seals during pupping season

March 30, 2022 9:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Pacific Grove Police is asking residents and visitors that pupping season has begun for seals. Please don’t disturb…

Marina Police arrest man for reckless driving after he forces his way into apartment

March 30, 2022 11:29 AM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Marina Police Officers said they arrested a man who took CHP on a pursuit around 2:00 a.m. Jevon Johnson, of Manteca, was…

California plan would pay farmers to grow less to save water

March 29, 2022 4:48 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would pay farmers not to plant thousands of acres of land as part of a $2.9…

Marina man arrested with over 10 guns and narcotics

March 29, 2022 2:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

A search warrant was issued after a car accident uncovered an illegal ghost gun and a search of the suspect’s home uncovered an arsenal of weapons…

California reparations task force decide eligibility for compensation

March 29, 2022 9:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

The California reparations task force reached a decision Tuesday night on eligibility for…

Salinas man sentenced 35 years for child molestation

March 29, 2022 2:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)– The Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said a man was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in the California…

CSUMB to keep indoor mask mandate for Spring semester

March 29, 2022 1:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Cal State Monterey Bay has announced its plans to keep its indoor mask mandate until the end of the Spring semester on…

Historical block of homes in Pacific Grove purchased by single buyer

March 29, 2022 12:24 PM Joronica Vinluan

A city block comprised of 15 historical cottage style homes have been purchased for $10 million…

Hollister Police searching for man who led them on motorcycle chase

March 29, 2022 11:29 AM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– Hollister Police said they are searching for a man who led them on a 3 minute and 1.9-mile pursuit on an off-road dirt…

Dreaming big, first-generation Latina opens Pizzeria facility in Seaside

March 28, 2022 6:24 PM Veronica Macias

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) Danica Alvarado is getting ready to open her Seaside pizzeria location sometime in April. As she sat down for an interview…

Salinas Police arrest man found with pink meth, fentanyl, cocaine and a firearm

March 28, 2022 4:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they arrested a man who was found with fentanyl, pink meth, cocaine and a firearm. Lorenzo…

1st Latina justice takes seat on California Supreme Court

February 15, 2022 6:42 PM Associated Press, Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP News) UPDATE MARCH, 2022 at 12:29 p.m.– The first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court has been sworn in as…

Doctors inform Pacific Grove parents and students about the rising dangers of fentanyl

March 25, 2022 4:30 PM Victor Guzman, Lisa Principi

Multiple agencies are taking part in a town hall focusing on the deadly opioid fentanyl and its impact on children and young adults in the…

Two Hollister school districts awarded $450K for broadband and connectivity

March 28, 2022 1:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– Two Hollister School Districts will get $448,000 as part of the American Rescue Plan. Hollister High School District…

Salinas Police investigating attempted homicide shooting on Sanborn Road

March 28, 2022 12:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

Salinas Police said they are looking for information on an attempted homicide shooting that took place on…

Two people facing attempted murder charges after Watsonville stabbing

March 28, 2022 11:42 AM Ricardo Tovar

Watsonville Police arrested two men who they suspect stabbed a man multiple times on Friday…

Three arrested for card skimming theft of thousands of dollars in Salinas

March 28, 2022 10:47 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday the Salinas Police Department arrested three people for stealing thousands of dollars from an ATM on the 400…

Two killed in Hollister gang-related drive-by shooting identified

March 26, 2022 11:04 PM Ricardo Tovar

Hollister, Calif. (KION-TV)– According to a law enforcement officer with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office two people are dead and two to three…

Deadly accident in Santa Cruz

March 27, 2022 3:05 PM Veronica Macias

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) One person was killed early Sunday morning after a car slams into a utility pole in Santa Cruz. The driver was taken to…

New bill regarding catalytic convertor thefts headed to Senate

March 22, 2022 11:12 AM Joronica Vinluan

A new California Senate Bill 919 is aiming to help lower catalytic convertor…

Vehicle and structure destroyed in wildfire burning near Boulder Creek

March 26, 2022 3:00 PM Victor Guzman

Cal Fire CZU confirms they’re battling a wildfire that sparked near Boulder Creek on Saturday…