Cooling Centers established in Monterey County to help people beat the heat
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — People living in Monterey County looking for a place to cool off from the heat have multiple cooling centers…
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California Gov. Newsom announces he’s going to Israel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced he’s going to Israel, drawing praise from major Jewish community groups…
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CSUMB receives $5 million USDA research grant for climate-smart practices on specialty crops
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday afternoon, California State University, Monterey Bay received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of…
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Three surfers help rescue a victim from out of the water
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU said that three local surfers were able to save a person out of the water on Wednesday afternoon.…
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Hollister Fire Chief Bob Martin Del Campo retires
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hollister Fire Chief Bob Martin Del Campo will be retiring. Martin Del Campo was honored during the Hollister City…
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New businesses coming to Oldtown Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 18, 2023 AT 4:32 PM- More local businesses are starting to open up in Oldtown Salinas. The Monterey based…
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Marina Police warns community of another attempted break in
MARINA, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Marina Police released information about a second attempted burglary of a home or apartment within 24 hours. At around…
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Gilroy man arrested on mail and identify theft charges in Marina
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 30-year-old Gilroy man was arrested on Monday night after police found multiple counterfeit identification cards and…
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In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises
BY SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom again seized the national spotlight this year as he signed some of the…
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Guns, drugs found in illegal fireworks seizure in Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 18, 2023 AT 2:52 PM- Monterey Police said they have arrested two men on Tuesday afternoon after they found…
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Rite Aid closing more than 150 stores nationwide including two stores on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday, Rite Aid announced that they are planning to close 154 stores nationwide after they filed for…
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City of Hollister receives report on current state of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and recommendations for future success
On Monday night, Hollister City Council received a report on the current state of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. The report, conducted by a…
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City of Monterey moves forward with rental registry ordinance
MONTEREY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- After a long discussion, Monterey City Council approved the first reading of a rental registry. City council voted…
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Rancho Cielo wins California housing competition
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV) Update Oct. 17, 2023, at 3:22 p.m.- Rancho Cielo announced the results of the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon and…
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City of Soledad seeks $11 million for Front Street shipping container village
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 17, 2023 AT 6402 PM- The City of Soledad will be growing in a couple of years when they add some businesses…
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New vaccine expected to give endangered California condors protection against deadly bird flu
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give…
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Governor Newsom signs bill making teaching cursive requirement in schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he signed AB 446 making teaching cursive a requirement for grades 1 to 6.…
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Rare White Killer Whale spotted in Monterey Bay
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey Bay Whale Watch and a local photographer, @evanb_ocean on Instagram, posted a video of a rare White Killer Whale…
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CAL FIRE CZU to conduct prescribed burn in the Soquel Demonstration State Forest
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE CZU is planning to conduct an 11-acre prescribed burn in the Soquel Demonstration State Forest on Monday morning.…
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Three Salinas Valley State Prison inmates accused of stabbing fellow inmate to death
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — State prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate by three other inmates as a homicide. According to the…
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Monterey Bay F.C. finishes 5 points shy of potential first playoff berth
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – Following a three-match road trip, Monterey Bay F.C. (11-15-8, 41 points) returned to Cardinale Stadium for its season…
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Division races heat up as high school football returns for Week 8
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Only one local team retains its undefeated status as league play continues to heat up along the Central Coast. After North…
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Filipino-American culture celebrated in Salinas at the Paraluman Festival
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Filipino culture was on full display Sunday in Salinas at the Paraluman Fil-Am Festival. The name, Paraluman, is Tagalog…
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Rehabilitation work of Harkins Road and Hunter Lane scheduled to begin on Monday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey announced that they will begin construction work of Harkins Road and Hunter Lane is…
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Scotts Valley Police made four DUI arrests in four days
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday night, the Scotts Valley Police Department have made four DUI arrests in the past four days. Officers…
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Water system has been restored at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 15, 2023 AT 10:00 P.M- The water system at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula has been restored.…
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Browns stun 49ers 19-17, hand San Francisco its first loss and QB Brock Purdy his first as starter
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — From dominant to defeated — in less than a week. The San Francisco 49ers were reminded there are…
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Actress Suzanne Somers dead at 76
Suzanne Somers died on Sunday from breast cancer. She was 76. “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October…
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Protest held after alleged rise in prostitution in East Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A protest was held Saturday in East Salinas by frustrated residents who say they have seen a rise in sex workers at all…
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California lifts statewide cruising ban
Cruising is now legal throughout the state of California. This after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday. Ab 436 amends the…
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Researchers restoring California salt marshes from effects of climate change
BY ANNE MAKOVEC, MOLLY MCCREA California’s valuable remaining salt marshes are disappearing. Climate change, with its melting glaciers and warming…
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California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law…
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First monarch butterfly arrives in Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove, Calif. (KION) – Butterfly season is here! Many people are heading over to the butterfly sanctuary in Pacific Grove to see the…
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Monterey County has some of the highest hospital prices in the state, says UC study
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A new study from the University of California Berkeley Labor Center is shedding light on what they claim are…
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Office of Emergency Services shows what it’s like in an earthquake with simulator
MONTEREY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Early on Friday, people got a chance to see what it’s like to be at the center of an earthquake. The Cal OES earthquake…
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Owners arrested on child neglect charges after two children drowned at their San Jose daycare
Update by Ricardo Tovar on Oct. 13, 2023, at 1:49 p.m.- San Jose Police announced that two suspects were arrested in connection to an incident…
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Salinas man sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of two 6-year-old children
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said that a 70-year-old Salinas man will spend the next 30 years in…
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Central Coast law agencies step up security at synagogues amid Hamas Day of Rage
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV): Local synagogues on the Central Coast continue to mourn as the war continues in the Middle East.…
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City of Salinas will use over $8 million in funds for affordable housing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Salinas announced that it was awarded $3.8 million from the Department of Housing and Community Development…
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California receives $1.2 billion to become a national hydrogen hub
Originally Published: 13 OCT 23 05:00 ET Updated: 13 OCT 23 14:21 ET By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday will announce the…
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Union workers reach a tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente after the largest-ever US health care strike
Kaiser Permanente reached a tentative deal with the unions representing 75,000 employees, following the largest-ever health care strike in…
Continue ReadingA Stanford University instructor has been removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust
A Stanford University instructor has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates. Originally Published: 13 OCT 23 11:38 ETBy Taylor…
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Two Bay Area filmmakers shine spotlight on California farmworker contributions
File SAN JOSE, Calif. – Two Bay Area filmmakers set out to change perceptions and shed light on the contributions of California farm…
Continue ReadingSecurity increased in some US cities amid former Hamas leader’s call for protests
By Rob Frehse and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Security is being increased in some US cities Friday after a former Hamas leader called for protests…
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Monterey County now allowing permits for private homes to serve dine-in food
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – If you have a kitchen and a passion for cooking, you will now be able to sell food out of your home. The Monterey County…
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Watsonville community group giving out Halloween costumes for families in need
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV): It is every kid’s wish to dress up for Halloween and go trick or treating in their favorite costume. However, most…
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Train hits unoccupied vehicle on Sanborn Road overpass tracks in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The train tracks on the Sanborn Road overpass have opened after an Amtrak Train hit an unoccupied white vehicle on…
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Vallejo man and two juveniles arrested for alleged robbery in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects who were involved in a robbery in Santa Cruz on…
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Watsonville man identified in DUI crash on Highway 1 and Highway 183
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 39-year-old Watsonville man who died in a DUI crash on Southbound Highway 1 and Highway 183 on Sunday night…
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CAL FIRE BEU fired six firefighters from Hollister Air Attack base
HOLLISTER, Calf. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU confirmed to KION that six firefighters who were employed at the Hollister Air Attack Base have been fired.…
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