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Drivers may experience delays as Seaside Fire Station begins renovations

March 10, 2022 2:19 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Seaside Fire Department’s scaffolding renovations began…

Procession honoring Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.

March 9, 2022 1:39 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Salinas Police Department said that the route for the procession for fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge Alvarado has been…

More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

March 9, 2022 12:04 PM Joronica Vinluan

The increase for the cost of living is having more households live paycheck to paycheck, especially with rising inflation and gas…

Pen gun secured by police in Capitola

March 9, 2022 3:31 PM Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police Officers were sent to a home after a person reported accidentally shooting a pen gun. The reporting…

Marina man gets 16 years in prison for attempted murder, arson and stalking

March 9, 2022 4:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man who pleaded no contest on felony charges of attempted murder, arson, domestic violence and stalking was sentenced…

Greenfield neighborhoods targeted in catalytic converter thefts

March 9, 2022 11:31 AM Ana Torrea

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Greenfield Police Department said on Sunday night there were a string of catalytic converter thefts. This comes as…

Women elected officials start book club to support one another

March 9, 2022 11:55 AM Veronica Macias

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) A group of Central Coast women, all in elected positions, have come together to form a book club. However, they’re…

San Benito County Sheriff’s Office to donate armor to Ukraine

March 8, 2022 8:14 PM Erika Bratten

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office might not be a large agency, but they’re helping out in a big way by joining…

People could still feel the pain at the pump well into the summer months

March 8, 2022 12:46 PM Ana Torrea

Gas prices continue to go up because of the conflict in Russia and…

SPCA Monterey County asking for help rescuing baby opossums

March 8, 2022 2:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– SPCA Monterey County is asking the public to help save baby opossums if they happen to run over their mothers.…

Newsom wants tax rebate, touts ‘California Way’ of governing

March 7, 2022 9:10 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax rebate amid record-high prices…

Hollister School District to cut 33 staff members

March 7, 2022 2:40 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– To address a $6 million budget deficit the Board of Trustees approved 33 staff cuts in a March 3 meeting. The Hollister…

Cold Case: Pacific Grove man killed in 1995

March 7, 2022 3:26 PM Veronica Macias

Richard Coleman’s family continues to post an obituary annually for their brother in hopes of someone coming forward with a piece of information that…

Two people hospitalized after a shooting in Salinas

March 7, 2022 7:03 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE March 7th, 2022 at 10:37 p.m. Salinas police said two people were taken to the hospital following a shooting on Soledad…

San Benito Sheriff’s Office to donate helmets and vests to Ukraine

March 7, 2022 3:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN BENITO, Calif. (KION-TV)– The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office said they are donating surplus ballistic helmets and vests to Ukraine. Sheriff…

Watsonville High School student arrested for carrying BB gun to school

March 7, 2022 3:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

Watsonville High School was put on temporary lockdown Monday afternoon and a student was arrested for carrying a replica…

CHP: Highway 17 open after overturned truck closures

March 7, 2022 7:24 AM Carina Nocon

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) All southbound lanes on Highway 17 at Laurel Road are back open after a USPS contractor truck overturned Monday…

A 72-year-old man was identified in a fatal collision near Boulder Creek

March 7, 2022 1:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)– CHP said a 72-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and hitting two wooden posts and a tree…

Greenfield traffic stops leads to ghost gun and DUI charges

March 7, 2022 12:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– A ghost gun was found during a traffic stop arrest Monday morning on the 300 Block of 9th Street. During a midnight…

Man arrested with two assault rifles in Santa Cruz

March 7, 2022 11:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested after calls of someone brandishing a firearm and threatening to shoot people were reported on…

Gas prices hit new record high in California, Salinas ranks 13th highest

March 7, 2022 10:43 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– As of Monday, the average price of gas has set a new record high in California. The average price of gas for regular is…

Monterey community rallies in support of Ukraine

March 5, 2022 5:49 PM Joronica Vinluan

Many people gathered in Monterey for a solidarity rally in support of…

Catalytic converter marking event aims to help law enforcement prosecute thieves

March 5, 2022 4:22 PM Victor Guzman

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is trying out a new way to prevent catalytic converter thefts in the…

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy and Watsonville officer injured during pursuit

March 5, 2022 3:53 PM Victor Guzman

A 27-year-old Salinas man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through…

Juvenile arrested in Greenfield for suspected murder attempt

March 4, 2022 11:53 PM Sarah Rosenthal

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A minor was arrested for attempted murder in Greenfield on Friday after police said they found a man stabbed in the torso.…

Public memorial planned for Salinas Police Officer killed in line of duty

March 4, 2022 1:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– KION has independently confirmed that a public memorial service is planned for Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr. for…

Gilroy receives $3.9 million for downtown renovations

March 4, 2022 12:16 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Gilroy has been given a $3.9 million grant for improvements to Gilroy’s Historic Downtown. Renovations will…

First steps for tsunami damage repairs in Moss Landing Harbor District approved

March 4, 2022 1:47 PM Joronica Vinluan

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local Emergency Declaration from Monterey County was approved by the Board of Supervisors to help with severe…

Carmel Valley man flees from Ukraine

March 4, 2022 4:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

POLAND (KION-TV)–A Carmel Valley man fled Ukraine with the help of a US Congressman from Southern California and now is receiving help from…

Hollister mail and identity theft arrest uncovers over 30 victims

March 4, 2022 1:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Friday morning search of a woman at a local hotel room unveiled “mounds” of stolen identification cards, mail, checks…

Volunteers hung ribbons around Salinas in support of police dept.

March 4, 2022 11:22 AM Ana Torrea

SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV)–People gathered at the Salinas Police Department to hang ribbons in support of the department and to remember Officer…

DA: Monterey County to make human trafficking serious and violent felony

March 4, 2022 5:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni endorsed Bill 1042 that would make human…

Heavy rainfall in Richmond left a couple and their pets stranded on the roof of their truck after they drove into rising water on June 29 evening. Richmond Fire crews responded around 7 p.m. to a vehicle stranded in floodwaters near the intersection of Magnolia and Rady streets

DWR awards $49 million to help disadvantaged with California drought

March 4, 2022 3:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– California is preparing for a third dry year as the Department of Water Resources announces $49 million for 18 state…

Sand City drug arrest yields meth, heroin and suboxone films

March 4, 2022 10:33 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop earlier this week yielded heroin, meth and a glass pipe. A vehicle was doing an unsafe maneuver and when…

Monterey County Office of Emergency Services opens up biweekly Q&A hour for public to learn more about disasters

March 3, 2022 5:19 PM Erika Bratten

the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is inviting the public to their new “office hours” to give people the chance to address their…

Governor Newsom launches mental health and homelessness help plan

March 3, 2022 4:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION -TV)– CARE court is Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest unveiled solution to help treat severely impaired and untreated…

14-year-old arrested for a shooting in Morgan Hill

March 3, 2022 10:48 PM Sarah Rosenthal

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION) A 14-year-old was arrested on Thursday in Morgan Hill for shooting a gun during an argument back in January. Morgan Hill…

Highway 1 reopens in Big Sur after crews gain containment on the Colorado Fire.

Colorado Fire investigation discovers issues with local burn permit process

March 3, 2022 11:44 AM Lisa Principi

The investigation into the Colorado Fire in Big Sur — which Cal Fire says was started by a reignited permitted burn — has brought to light a…

Truckers feel gas prices rolling up in California

March 3, 2022 5:58 PM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Truckers have noticed that gas prices have been rising on a regular basis lately, especially when they make their stops…

Wildland fire erupts in Orange County

March 2, 2022 1:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (CBSLA/KION-TV)– A wildfire broke out Wednesday in the Clevland National Forest near the Riverside-Orange county line. The…

Dolan Fire continues to burn over 8,000 acres so far south of Big Sur

$18 million funding approved to replace fire station lost in the Dolan Fire

March 3, 2022 1:39 PM Victor Guzman

The Nacimiento Fire Station that was lost in the Dolan Fire will soon be reconstructed as $18 million in federal funds have been approved to start…

Caretaker arrested in Morgan Hill for abusing 18-month-old

March 3, 2022 11:39 AM Ricardo Tovar

Morgan Hill, Calif. (KION-TV)– A woman was arrested for the abuse of an 18-month-old child on Feb. 25 that caused brain hemorrhaging to the child,…

Underage BDSM sexual assault leads to gun arrest, 80 firearms found

March 1, 2022 12:36 PM Joronica Vinluan, Ricardo Tovar

On Thursday the Monterey County Sheriff’s Detectives served a search warrant in Sheppard’s Knoll to investigate the sexual assault of a 17-year-old…

Structure fire breaks out overnight in Salinas

March 3, 2022 2:47 AM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)- A structure fire closed off East Market Street and Monterey Street overnight as the Salinas Fire Department worked to put the…

Santa Cruz County releases Greenway Initiative report, could go to voters

March 2, 2022 11:46 PM Erika Bratten

Back in October, an electric passenger streetcar was placed on the unused tracks of Santa Cruz County to demonstrate a transit option for the coastal…

Cal State Park plans burn piles in Santa Cruz County

March 2, 2022 7:07 PM Melody Waintal

California State Parks is planning to carry out burn piles at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park this week in Santa Cruz…

Big Sur Fire to stop issuing burn permits following Colorado Fire

March 2, 2022 12:38 PM Ricardo Tovar

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)– As of March 1, Big Sur Fire will no longer be issuing burn permits. All burn permits will be given by the State of…

PG&E announces rate hikes beginning March 1st

February 22, 2022 5:03 PM Ricardo Tovar, Lisa Principi

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV) — Expect to see your next Pacific Gas & Electric bill get even more expensive — as the utility increases rates by 9% on…

Greenfield mourns loss of popular pizza shop after fire, arson ruled out

February 9, 2022 10:48 AM Joronica Vinluan

A devastating fire burned down a California Gourmet Pizza in Greenfield. A total loss for the…

Children in Seaside celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on National Read Across America Day

March 2, 2022 2:24 PM Veronica Macias

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) Seaside’s Child Development Center celebrated Read Across America Day with volunteers who visited and read to students.…