Hundreds file into Salinas church for Ash Wednesday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) St. Mary of the Nativity Catholic Church was filled with people of all ages. People wait for their turn to receive ashes at…
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Man arrested for tampering with gas lines in Gonzales
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Gonzales Police Department said they arrested someone that is potentially responsible for tampering with gas lines.…
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Motorcyclist dead after colliding with a truck in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) A motorcyclist died in a crash with a truck on Tuesday evening in Hollister, according to California Highway Patrol. At…
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Cal Fire has two fires under control in Santa Cruz mountains
Cal Fire said they are on the scene of two half-acre fires at 5151 Branciforte Court. …
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President Biden’s State of the Union address begins
WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV)– President Biden’s state of the Union has begun and he is expected to ban Russian aircraft from U.S. airspace in…
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Monterey County Board of Supervisors approve support of Ukraine
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to express their support for the…
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COVID-19 memorial day passed in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to make every March 1 “COVID-19 Victims &…
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Monterey Bay F.C. signs defender-winger Wednesday
Monterey Bay F.C. has announced the signing of former Rio Grande Valley FC defender Grant Robinson Thursday.…
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Salinas Police officer murdered returned fire, helps investigators capture killer
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police has released new details regarding a shooting that took the life of a Salinas Police officer during a…
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Monterey Bay Aquarium looking for volunteers
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey Bay Aquarium is looking for new volunteer guides and will host three informational meetings to let anyone…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom releases statement on the death of Salinas Police Officer
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Governor Gavin Newsom is commemorating Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado, Jr. who was shot and killed in the line of…
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Sand City marijuana arrest, 4 loaded ‘ghost guns’ found
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Sand City Police pulled over a vehicle that reeked of burnt weed. When officers spoke to the three people in the car…
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Monterey County District Attorney’s Office confirms Salinas officer killed overnight
The Salinas Police Department confirms an officer-involved incident is being investigated after reports of heavy police presence in multiple areas of…
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Salinas Police Officer killed in shooting identified
In a somber press conference held by the Salinas Police Department, Police Chief Roberto Filice identified the officer killed in the line of duty…
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Rollover crash causes lane closure on River Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) California Highway Patrol responded to a rollover crash on River Road near Chualar in Monterey County around 9 p.m.…
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Former Oakland A’s player to host baseball clinic in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ernie Comacho is set to host a baseball clinic on Saturday, Feb. 26. The clinic will…
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Salinas receives $4.1 million in funding for homeless camps
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Salinas has announced they have been given a notice of intent for $4,079,416 in Encampment Resolution…
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CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.…
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Salinas PD haven’t lost hope of the possibility of solving a cold case
SALINA, Calif. (KION) Not a dime was taken from Artemio Garcia on the morning of October 23, 2011. The gunman approached him at his car while parked…
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Police: Video released of 2016 Hollister arrest, suspect beaten multiple times
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Hollister Police Department released surveillance video from a 2016 arrest of a suspect who they say was under the…
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Longtime Breakers F.C. coach passes away
Longtime Santa Cruz Breakers Academy Coach, Raul Olvera, has passed…
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100% of people in East Salinas have at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — All residents living in the 93905 zip code of East Salinas have officially received at least one dose of the covid…
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Gonzales theft leads to arrest in Shasta County, 40 guns found
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Sheriff’s SWAT team served a search warrant in Shasta County and uncovered over 40 weapons ranging from…
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Police: No knife found in Salinas gym parking lot confrontation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Police responded to reports of a knife being pulled on someone in the parking lot of a gym on North Davis Road Thursday…
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Live Oak attempted catalytic converter theft caught on camera
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– A viewer sent a video of an attempted catalytic converter theft that occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday. The viewer…
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Salinas Police searching for purse thief
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Salinas Police department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a man who stole a purse Wednesday morning.…
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Roads closure expected in parts of Capitola for Surfer’s Path 10k
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Capitola Police Department issued a traffic alert for Sunday, Feb. 27 for The Village. From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. the…
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New alarm registration system for Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they are transitioning to a new alarm registration system that is…
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Water won’t be delivered to farmers due to worsening drought
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — No rain in California means dire conditions for farmers to grow their crops. With the western system of reservoirs…
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Shed fire extinguished in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A fire that started in the back of a duplex in a storage shed has been contained on Wednesday. Salinas Fire Department…
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Frigid temperatures affecting crops and plants on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) The Central Coast has been experiencing extremes in temperatures this winter. Now, an unusual cold snap is bringing…
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Salinas gas prices hit a record high, with no relief in sight
Salinas hit a new record for highest gas price in history Wednesday — at $4.820 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to…
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Salinas homeless population struggles with extreme cold temperatures
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — With temperatures around the central coast dropping to near freezing, the homeless population has more to struggle with…
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Secretary Leon Panetta calls on U.S. to be tough on Putin
PEBBLE BEACH, California (KION) Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was the keynote speaker for the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce…
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Capitola hit and run suspect turns himself in
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police arrested a man after they turned themselves in following reports of him pointing a gun at a vehicle and…
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Former Pacific Grove police officer files complaint against city over alleged first amendment violation
A former Pacific Grove Police Department officer has filed a complaint against the city and police department over alleged first amendment…
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Soledad High girls soccer team losses appeal, season over
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Superintendent of Soledad Unified School District Randy Bangs said the Soledad High School girls soccer team lost its…
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Police pursuit ends with arrest, cocaine and ecstasy found
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Hollister Police Department arrested a man Tuesday night after finding him with cocaine and ecstasy pills. At…
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Partial road closures in the Grapevine area due to snow
KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Interstate 5 and State Route 58 in the Grapevine area is closed this morning due to snow on the roads. Caltrans expects…
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Man arrested in North Salinas for having a loaded firearm and drugs for sale
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) A man in North Salinas was arrested on multiple gun and drug charges after he was found smoking marijuana with a minor…
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Suspected gang member arrested after crashing into a car
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) A suspected gang member in Soledad was arrested for weapons and vehicle code charges after rear-ending a car, according to…
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35 men arrested for sexual assault crimes in San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Between Jan. 1 to Feb. 14 the San Jose Police Department Sexual Assault Investigation Unit arrested 35 suspects with…
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Could a little rain increase fire risk? Cal Fire answers
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The wet weather system that hit the Monterey Pennisula Tuesday morning was a welcome sight but could come with…
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Police: Greenfield native’s one-year-old son mauled by dog in Oklahoma
SPENCER, Oklah. (KION-TV)– The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a one-year-old boy who they said got mauled by a pit bull…
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CSU Monterey Bay professor catches water with nets
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A CSU Monterey Bay professor has been working for the past 17 years to perfect technology to collect water from fog. “I…
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Deadly crash in Soquel after car hits concrete pillar
SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)– California Highway Patrol said that a man who hit a concrete pillar on Soquel Drive east of Cabrillo on Saturday died of…
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Police: 5 gang members arrested in Watsonville for guns and drugs
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop on Friday led to the arrest of a known gang member, and three firearms, drugs and body armor were…
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Crash closes street in Gilroy
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE: February 21 11:07 p.m. Monterey Road between Welburn Avenue and Pierce Street reopened after closing temporarily…
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Greenfield officer makes students day with free breakfast
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Greenfield Police officer treated an elementary school student to breakfast after they forgot it was Presidents’…
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Highway 17 wildlife undercrossing construction begins this week
Wildlife in Santa Cruz County is one step closer to a new, safer way to travel across Highway 17 — by going directly under the…
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