Monterey Bay Aquarium to drop mask mandate
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Beginning Monday, March 21, the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced that visitors will no longer be required to wear masks…
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Monterey County food banks seeing an increase in families
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Food Bank for Monterey County is seeing many families coming through its doors. The food banks told KION rent, cost of…
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Watsonville Police find missing at-risk 11-year-old girl
Watsonville Police put out a notice Friday to be on the lookout for a missing 11-year-old…
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Caltrans approves more than $500 thousand for road repairs in Pacific Grove
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Caltrans choose to allocate $578 million for repair projects and to improve transportation infrastructure throughout…
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San Benito County gets hit by 3.4 earthquake
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Friday morning a 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast part of King City. According to the United States…
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Caltrans clears encampment near Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Caltrans was out near Highway 1 off the Fremont Boulevard ramp on Thursday in their continued work to clean up…
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Is Deltacron making its way to the U.S?
Covid cases are low in the U.S. but could the sneaky new BA.2 Deltacron variant change…
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California lawmakers propose $400 rebate to offset high gas prices
Californians complained — and lawmakers listened. A group of state Democrats is proposing a $400 rebate for every California taxpayer, meant to…
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Bicyclist killed in Salinas crash
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas Police confirmed a bicyclist was hit and killed by a vehicle on Thursday at South Main Street and Plaza Circle. Police…
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Did Japan’s quake and recent string of tremors on the Central Coast raise concern of the next ‘Big One’
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Early Wednesday, a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook north Japan, the same area that was devastated by a 9.0…
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King City receives $12.4 million to address homelessness
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom announced King City was awarded $12.4 million in Homekey Project application funding. The extra…
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3 Greenfield men arrested for stealing $8,000 worth of equipment
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– Greenfield Police arrested three suspects in connection with a commercial burglary on the 600 block of El Camino Real…
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Senior bingo makes a comeback at the Oldemeyer Center
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION)- With Covid cases on the decline, many are finding themselves back to normalcy. That includes seniors who are back to playing…
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Greenfield Police donate armor to Ukraine
Greenfield police donated helmets and ballistic vests for donations to assist the people of…
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Hartnell Community College to lift indoor mask mandate
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Students at the Hartnell Community College will be able to enter most indoor campus facilities without a mask. …
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Firefighters contain building fire overnight near Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– Local fire agencies contained a building fire on Peach Road outside of Greenfield on Tuesday night. No one lived in…
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Salinas Police looking for man that threatened people with knife
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who stole a bike and threatened people with a knife. When the store’s Loss…
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Monterey Bay F.C. speak after inaugural match
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Monterey Bay F.C. held a training session open to the media on Wednesday following their inaugural match on Saturday.…
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Building Better Futures: Students build tiny homes for the homeless
A non-profit program in Salinas is providing students with real-world experience — while building tiny homes for the…
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Bars gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- With tomorrow being St. Patrick’s Day, restaurants are expecting to be busy for the first time in two years. …
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Salinas tow company owner pleads no contest to unlawfully towing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County District Attorney said that the owner of a salinas tow company pleaded no contest to five felony…
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Marina City Council unanimously approve advertisement for blight removal project
Marina City Council is set to vote on Tuesday night to vote on advertisement for bids for the City Park Barracks and Cypress Knolls Buildings Blight…
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Crash in Gilroy leads to death on Travel Park Circle
GILROY, Calif. (KION) CHP confirmed a person is dead following a crash on Monterey Road and Travel Park Circle at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. It was…
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Woman transported to hospital following structure fire in Marina
MARINA, Calif. (KION) Multiple crews in Marina responded to a large structure fire at the Marina Del Mar Mobile Homes on Crescent Avenue. The…
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Board of Supervisors hold forum for water management and sustainability efforts in Northern Monterey County
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors held a forum on Tuesday to speak about the county’s efforts for water management and…
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Monterey County Board of Supervisors to ban flavored tobacco sales
Monterey County Supervisors will be voting whether or not it will be banning flavored tobacco and single-use e-cigarettes within the incorporated…
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SPCA Monterey County confirm distemper outbreak in raccoons
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 15, 2022 at 3:17 p.m. –The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center said it is seeing a higher…
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Arrest made in connection to shooting death of 17-year-old in Salinas
Salinas Police detectives are investigating a shooting in north Salinas that left a 17-year-old…
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New entries to Calif. Assembly District 28 race as Mark Stone announces plans to retire
California 29th Assembly District leader, Mark Stone, announced he plans to retire and will not run for the newly drawn 28th…
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Santa Cruz Police arrest two suspects for fentanyl and meth
A Saturday morning probation check ends with the arrest of two people found with fentanyl and meth, according to Santa Cruz…
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Salinas Firefighters climb 69 flights of stairs for Leukemia research
Sunday five Salinas Firefighters completed the 31st annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stair climb at the Columbia Tower in Seattle,…
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Suspension of California’s 51-cent gas tax fails to pass State Assembly
Republican state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of California’s $.51 per gallon tax on gasoline amid sky-high…
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Two Central Coast school districts keep mask requirements after expiration
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Schools across the state are no longer required to have students wear masks indoors. But two districts in Monterey County…
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California city requiring residents to cut water usage by 10%
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MONROVIA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Monrovia will require its…
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Monterey man sentenced to 12 years in state prison for child molestation
Monterey County jury found 38-year-old Anthony Castillo guilty of child molestation and sexual batter on Friday, Jan. 7.…
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USGS: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits NW of Pinnacles
Did you feel it? A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Salinas Valley Sunday…
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Wildfire sparks, threatening structures southwest of Solvang
Santa Barbara County Fire crews, along with Cal Fire, are battling a wildfire that sparked southwest of…
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Three people arrested in connection to multiple burglaries in Marina
Marina Police arrested three people after a string of burglaries along Reservation…
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Salinas, Gilroy natives make SJ Earthquake’s second-team roster
A Salinas and Gilroy native have made the San Jose Earthquake’s second-team roster on…
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King City Mustangs celebrate NorCal Division V Championship
The scent of victory went through Broadway Street as the King City Mustangs boys varsity soccer team celebrated their first NorCal CCS Division V…
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Eight Central Coast community projects to receive federal funding
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Representative Jimmy Panetta announced that eight community projects in California’s 20th District were…
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Now in Monterey, Ukrainian student worries for friends and family back home
It’s been weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and the ongoing conflict has some worried for their family back…
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Some Central Coast school districts sticking with mask mandate
Multiple school districts on the Central Coast have decided to stick with having a mask mandate, for now, to prevent the spread of…
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Salinas Fire Department extinguish mattress fire
The Salinas Fire Department responded to a two-story townhouse near Sanborn Road for reports of a mattress on fire.…
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Public memorial honoring Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
Family, friends, community members and brothers in blue gathered at Rabobank Stadium on Thursday to honor Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.…
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Body found in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Watsonville Police confirmed a body was found near the overpass at Green Valley Road and Highway 1. Police said the body…
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Card skimmer found in Capitola ATM
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police Officers found a card skimmer at an ATM on Monday at Comerica Bank. Officers went to 1960 41st Avenue…
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National organization helps reunite Officer Alvarado’s Family for memorial service with airline tickets
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Just as thousands came together to remember Officer Jorge Alvarado Jr. Thursday morning, one organization made…
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Senator Alex Padilla meets with Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION-TV)– U.S. Senator Alex Padilla met with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brown Jackson on Thursday. Alex Padilla had the following…
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Santa Cruz Police stop in-progress carjacking
Santa Cruz Police stopped a carjacker Tuesday at 4 p.m.…
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