House committee expected to release Trump’s taxes Friday
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns are expected to be released by the…
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Businesses to give half of disposable cup fees to Santa Cruz County beginning the New Year
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County wants to remind local retailers, restaurants, food trucks, convenience stores, hospitality…
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Covered California enrollment deadline coming on New Year’s Eve
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV): Covered California urges Californians to sign up for health care coverage before the Saturday deadline. Officials want…
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85% of rural land in California is now in ‘high’ or ‘very high’ risk for wildfires, new analysis shows
By Brandon Miller and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of…
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Northbound Highway 101 near Chualar down to one lane due to storm
CHUALAR, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans said drivers should expect delays near Chualar if they take northbound Highway 101. The road is down to the…
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Santa Cruz County experiencing flood-related closures
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Several viewers and city officials have advised of the current storm’s effects on people in Santa Cruz County.…
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Tourists and law enforcement brace for storm impacts on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) Tourists and local law enforcement agencies are bracing for the rain coming to the Central Coast this week. Dina…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court says Trump-era border restriction will remain in effect while legal challenges play out
By Ariane de Vogue and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the controversial Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42…
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California sees continued numeric decline, still most populous state: census
CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)- The United States Census Bureau released its findings for population growth in the United States, and California sees a…
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Gonzales man arrested on attempted murder and sexual assault charges
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that they arrested 43-year-old Jesus Uribe of Gonzales on attempted…
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Flooding reported in parts of the Central Coast as rain pours over the area in latest round of storms
Multiple reports of flooding have come in as the Central Coast deals with the latest round of…
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Weather-related outages reported as storm hits Central Coast
PG&E has already kept busy early Tuesday morning as weather-related outages are being…
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Flood watch issued for Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): The National Weather Service announced a flood watch for the Monterey Peninsula starting on 6 a.m. Tuesday…
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US to let MLB stars play for Cuba in World Baseball Classic
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home…
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Massive Southwest Airlines disruption leaves customers stranded and call centers swamped
By Forrest Brown, CNN Last week’s winter weather travel mess is lingering like a vicious hangover into this week — and the headaches have…
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Another one bites the dust, Broncos fire Nathaniel Hackett
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season. Owner and CEO…
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California to flip from warm and dry to rainy and snowy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s warm and dry Christmas holiday was set to give way Monday to periods of stormy weather through the New…
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopens with four more miles of roads and trails
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- California State Parks announced beginning Friday, hikers can experience Redwoods State Parks in a new way after…
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One dead in RV fire in Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV): Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with KION that one person has died in a RV fire on Lost Valley Road on…
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Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say residents must boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the…
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Rapper Meek Mill pays bail for 20 women so they can spend the holidays at home
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Rapper Meek Mill has paid bail for 20 women so that they can spend the holidays at home, according to the REFORM Alliance, an…
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UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonner dead at 45 due to heart complications
(KION-TV)- The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonner died at 45 while at work Thursday. The UFC said he…
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UC graduate students ratify new three-year contract to end strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): Update Dec. 24, 2022, at 11:47 a.m.- After six weeks of striking, the University of California and graduate student…
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Mets concerned over Carlos Correa’s physical, same concerns that nixed Giants deal
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Update Dec. 24, 2022, at 11:33 a.m.- After a nightmare scenario unfolded with the San Francisco Giants and…
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San Jose Airport to debut new brand name
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport will be looking to ring in the new year with a fresh name change. In…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Parent Organization Advocates for the Academic Needs of Students in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KMUV) The pandemic brought many delays to the development and education of students across the country. According to…
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers crowd Salinas stores
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Procrastination, a lot of us do it and regret but no other time does it feel more like the fate of the world is on the…
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Teen arrested for fake parking tickets scam in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they caught a 19-year-old man suspected of scamming people by putting fake parking tickets on…
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Seaside Police help returning Army soldier surprise grandmother
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police officers helped give one Seaside grandmother a gift she won’t soon forget on Friday. An Army soldier came…
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Life of a busy Salinas postal worker during the Holiday rush
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Anyone who’s been to the post office in the last couple of weeks knows the Holiday rush is on! Especially for…
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Doctors warn of tripledemic ahead of holidays
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Christmas two days away, doctors want to warn people that three respiratory diseases are still out there. “Right now,…
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Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media…
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Tory Lanez convicted in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop…
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New Sheriff in town: Tina Nieto’s interview with KION
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Tina Nieto is set to become the next Sheriff of Monterey County, bringing a slew of changes to the department for the…
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Highway 68 back open after Oakland man hit by car in deadly collision
Highway 68 near the Toro Cafe is back open after a man was struck and killed by a car early Friday…
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Fire from unattended stove causes structure fire in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz City Fire Department said a cooking fire on the second floor of a home caused damage to the ceiling and…
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DA: Off-duty Santa Cruz Police officer will not receive charges after accidentally killing Salinas man
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON 12/22/22 AT 3:36 PM: The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office determined Thursday that they would not…
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MILPA upset with Salinas Police associating their organization with gang indicia
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Central Coast non-profit has an issue with a recent post on Salinas Police’s social media regarding the arrest of a…
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Braxton Stuntz Foundation hosts 4th annual toy drive in Salinas
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- “I can turn our pain into something that’s purposeful and can help the kids. And that’s Braxton did it sometimes without…
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San Jose International Airport gearing up for a busy travel day amid winter storm concerns
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The holiday travel rush is underway. Thousands of people are looking to be with their families for Christmas. With a…
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King tides come in time for the holidays
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- A natural phenomenon that occurs twice a year is coming in time to greet Santa Claus. A “King Tide” is a term used…
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Target recalls 204,000 weighted blankets after girls suffocate in North Carolina
BY KATE GIBSON Target is recalling about 204,000 weighted blankets sold nationwide after the suffocation deaths of two girls in April, the retailer…
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Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert shutdown
Originally Published: 21 DEC 22 23:21 ET Updated: 22 DEC 22 14:19 ET By Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) –…
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DA: Man killed in officer-involved shooting charged officers with knife
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has taken over what a King City family is calling a deadly officer-involved shooting in front of their…
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Free toy distribution event planned for Salinas Thursday morning
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Elementary School District families are encouraged to stop by Boronda Meadows School on 915 Larkin Street Thursday…
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Students concerned about man luring a teenager in Seaside, police looking for man in van
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said a man driving a van tried luring a teenager near Seaside High School. When Kimberly Dorado, a senior…
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Monterey Adult School brings back Certified Nursing Assitance program
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- After a five-year hiatus, the Certified Nursing Assistance program will return to the Monterey Adult School in February…
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Wanted Monterey County manslaughter suspect arrested in San Benito County with rifle
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County Sherriff’s Office said they arrested a man wanted on a manslaughter warrant on Friday. A…
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Reproductive freedom officially put into California Constitution
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom stood with state leaders Wednesday as reproductive freedom was added to the California…
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Allegations of ignoring sexual misconduct against Monterey County Deputy Chief appointee surface
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County Sheriff-Elect Tina Nieto is trying to usher in a new era in the department. Yet, allegations of…
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