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MCSO: Known gang member arrested in attic for second time

February 3, 2022 5:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Cali. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a known gang member from Salinas with a warrant out of Santa Clara…

2 arrested in Seaside for sexual crimes against minors

February 3, 2022 4:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police arrested two people who had involvement in committing sex crimes against minors. Early Thursday morning,…

Monterey DA agrees to settlement to improve baby formula safety

February 3, 2022 12:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced a settlement with Perrigo Company and two of its…

Structure fire contained in Hollister, 14 displaced

February 3, 2022 7:31 AM Carina Nocon, Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) A structure fire at a triplex on Memorial Street between Verdun and Hillcrest in Hollister has been contained, according to…

Monterey Bay FC announce new signings for inaugural season

February 2, 2022 5:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey Bay F.C. has announced two signings ahead of its inaugural USL Championship season.…

Spectators welcomed back to Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pro-Am

February 2, 2022 7:10 PM Lisa Principi

After a quiet year without spectators in 2021, the fans came out in full force this year to catch all Pebble Beach has to offer. But the Pebble Beach…

Monterey County receives its first wave of COVID rapid tests

February 2, 2022 10:40 PM Erika Bratten

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Monterey County is taking a big step forward to combat COVID and the testing supply shortage, by investing up to…

Monterey County offers hand sanitizer and N95 masks for priority groups

February 2, 2022 6:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County has received a limited supply of N95 masks and hand sanitizer that local priority groups and…

City of Salinas working towards developing new distribution site

February 2, 2022 2:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Salinas is currently trying to negotiate for a new distribution center in the city, according to City Manager…

Big Sur Fire: Fire near Jade Cove under control

February 2, 2022 12:03 PM Ricardo Tovar

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- A vegetation fire that began in trees and brushes south of Sand Dollar beach Wednesday morning near Jade Cove has been…

Police adamant no gun was at Everett Alvarez High School

February 1, 2022 1:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

Salinas PD locked down the school, however it’s since been lifted. …

Colorado Fire reaches 100% containment

January 21, 2022 9:48 PM Victor Guzman, Carina Nocon

Fire crews are responding to a fire burning in the Palo Colorado Canyon Area of Monterey…

King City Police announce grant to help residents install security cameras

February 1, 2022 10:59 AM Ricardo Tovar

KING CITY, Calif. (KION)- The King City Police department said the City is offering residents a grant to help with security camera installation.…

Will Zalatoris tests positive for COVID-19, out of Pebble Beach Pro-Am

February 1, 2022 11:27 AM Ricardo Tovar

DEL MONTE FOREST, Calif. (KION)- The PGA Tour Communications has announced that Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Zalatoris…

Tree falls down in San Jose injuring two minors

February 1, 2022 4:04 PM Melody Waintal

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV) Strong winds in San Jose knocked over a tree in Los Paseos Park injuring two…

Santa Cruz County to start calling residents for survey on broadband affordability and speed

February 1, 2022 12:11 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE APRIL 6, 2023 11:51 a.m.- The County of Santa Cruz says beginning April 10, they will be calling residents…

Salinas Firefighters Association asking for donations for kid with epilepsy

February 1, 2022 5:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)- The Salinas Firefighters Association is asking for help in getting a 13-year-old boy with epilepsy a service dog. Ely was…

Security for AT&T Pro-Am months in the making

February 1, 2022 4:54 PM Joronica Vinluan

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — With all that comes with setting up the AT&T Pro-Am, getting security squared away is at the top of the list.…

Soledad probation check results in arrest of juvenile

February 1, 2022 4:11 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION)- A probation check resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old. A gun, ammunition and several magazines full of ammo were located.…

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

February 1, 2022 5:06 AM Associated Press

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize extra-low doses of its…

Man arrested for starting Gilroy dumpster fire

January 31, 2022 3:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

Gilroy Police said a man was arrested Monday after a business owner recognized him from surveillance footage for having started a fire in the…

Multiple vehicles on fire in Boulder Creek

January 31, 2022 10:46 PM Sarah Rosenthal

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) Multiple vehicles including an old school bus were on fire tonight on Lost Valley and Bear Creek Canyon Roads, according…

Watsonville man charged with molestation of minors in court Tuesday

January 31, 2022 2:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

A man who was arrested and charged with 12 cases of molestation of minors is set to appear in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Tuesday morning.…

Salinas catalytic converter theft leads to pursuit to San Jose, 3 arrested

January 31, 2022 12:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police say that three suspects were arrested after a call of a catalytic converter theft lead to a vehicle pursuit…

Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder in 2020 homicide

April 18, 2025 5:15 PM Ricardo Tovar, Sergio Berrueta

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in a homicide from 2020. 21-year-old Johnathan Rojas was convicted of…

Felon arrested in Hollister after pursuit

January 31, 2022 12:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man was arrested after an officer observed them driving recklessly near Meridian St. near the Hwy 25 intersection on…

Five people displaced after home badly damaged by fire

January 29, 2022 11:13 AM Victor Guzman

Five people, including three children, are displaced after a fire left a home badly damaged near Boulder…

Missing Watsonville man found

January 28, 2022 5:26 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 58-year-old man who was reported missing on Friday was found by Watsonville Police. James Sperling went missing…

2 Monterey County schools celebrate 100th day of class

January 28, 2022 2:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KTVU-TV)- Students from Tularictos Elementary School and Foothill Elementary School showed up to celebrate the 100th day of…

Man arrested on drug charges in Sand City found with stolen credit, ID cards

January 28, 2022 11:12 AM Victor Guzman

Sand City Police arrested a man on drug and theft charges after he was found with stolen charge cards other types of ID…

Santa Cruz County Cafe donating Feb. proceeds to sergeant memorial

January 28, 2022 3:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Red Apple is donating a portion of its proceeds for the month of February to the memorial fund for a Santa Cruz County sergeant who died in the…

Mid Coast Fire: Two day old permitted burn ignited Colorado Fire in Big Sur

January 27, 2022 7:16 PM Lisa Principi

A two day old permitted pile burn that got out of control is what the Mid Coast Fire Brigade says ignited the Colorado Fire Friday night in Big…

Soledad man sentenced for fourth DUI convcition

January 28, 2022 1:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

A man convicted of a DUI that occurred in March of 2018 was sentenced to two years in state prison Thursday, according to the Monterey District…

Brave Watsonville mother fights off burglar

January 27, 2022 2:21 PM Victor Guzman

A man accused of breaking into a family home got caught off-guard by a tough mom who stopped the crime in…

Financial support for minority-owned businesses during the pandemic

January 27, 2022 6:39 PM Melody Waintal

Like the Flying Artichoke, there are scores of businesses across the country facing a very similar struggle since the pandemic…

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

Highway 1 reopens after Colorado Fire evacuations are lifted in Big Sur

January 26, 2022 7:53 PM Lisa Principi

The roadblocks are gone, people are returning home and tourists were stopping by to see the damage from the Colorado Fire for themselves.
Although…

Monarch butterflies take over the Monterey Peninsula

January 27, 2022 7:03 PM Melody Waintal

Historically, Califonia is seeing tens of millions of monarch butterflies, but scientists feared they would go extinct after numbers dwindled last…

Second suspect arrested in Santa Cruz County pursuit and shooting investigation

January 26, 2022 4:29 AM Max Tarlton

CHP Santa Cruz said they have arrested a woman who was the allged driver involved in a shooting and pursuit with CHP officers on Tuesday morning.…

Santa Clara County Deputies arrest two for fentanyl, stolen property and gun

January 27, 2022 12:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif.- The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men on Thursday on various charges. Donald Wade Higgins, 40, and…

Felon arrested in Hollister, gun found in vehicle

January 27, 2022 11:28 AM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Hollister Police Department made a traffic stop this morning and arrested a man for speeding on Felipe Rd. at…

COVID-19 testing sites still in high demand in Monterey County

January 26, 2022 8:30 PM Erika Bratten

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) This week Monterey County hit a new all-time high case rate for the pandemic and it comes nearly two years after the…

San Jose suspect gets hit by truck on Highway 85 after allegedly stabbing three victims

January 26, 2022 11:29 AM Melody Waintal

SAN JOSE (KPIX/KION) — Suspect in San Jose stabbing was hit by a truck and killed on Highway 85. Three victims were hospitalized after the incident…

Seaside reopens Cold Case involving murder of 5-year-old

January 26, 2022 1:22 PM Victor Guzman

Seaside Police is partnering with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office to look into a cold case from the 1980’s where a 5-year-old girl was…

California State University prepares to drop SATs and ACTs

January 26, 2022 2:52 PM Associated Press

If trustees vote in favor of permanently eliminating the exams, CSU would join the University of California in having a “test blind” admission…

Royal Oaks man sentenced to 23 years for child molestation

January 26, 2022 4:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey County District Attorney said a man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for a child molestation case from August of…

Just 52% of Americans polled in late 2021 said "laws covering the sales of firearms" should be stricter

This Silicon Valley city just voted to institute first-in-the-nation gun ownership requirements

January 25, 2022 10:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg and Amir Vera, CNN The San Jose, California, city council voted Tuesday night to adopt a first-in-the-nation ordinance requiring…

Cause of the Colorado Fire determined, how to prepare for disasters year round

January 26, 2022 10:07 AM Erika Bratten

The Central Coast is no stranger to wildfires, but to see one in January outside the typical wildfire season is unusual and it’s raising the…

Big Sur residents stuck inside Highway 1 closure

January 25, 2022 6:44 PM Lisa Principi

The Colorado Fire hasn’t grown in size since Sunday, but Highway 1 is still closed to all non-essential travel. That also applies to those who live…

Salinas Police “Operation Blue Angel” results in large drug bust

January 25, 2022 2:47 PM Joronica Vinluan

Salinas Police announced a large-scale operation has resulted in the confiscation of $350,000 worth of drugs, including thousands of fentanyl pills…

Suspected drunk driver arrested in Santa Cruz after hitting a retaining wall

January 24, 2022 11:39 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SANTA CRUZ Calif. (KION) A drunk driving suspect struck a retaining wall while driving from Salinas to San Jose, according to Santa Cruz Police.…