Senator Alex Padilla meets with Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION-TV)– U.S. Senator Alex Padilla met with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brown Jackson on Thursday. Alex Padilla had the following…
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WATCH: Stockton ‘candy salesman’ sets up armed robbery
STOCKTON, Calif (KION-TV)– Stockton Police are looking for four armed robbers after one of them posed as a candy salesman to get into a person’s…
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Santa Cruz Police stop in-progress carjacking
Santa Cruz Police stopped a carjacker Tuesday at 4 p.m.…
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Drivers may experience delays as Seaside Fire Station begins renovations
The Seaside Fire Department’s scaffolding renovations began…
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MLB and MLBPA reach an agreement
According to MLB insider Jeff Passan, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached a tentative…
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Procession honoring Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
The Salinas Police Department said that the route for the procession for fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge Alvarado has been…
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More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck
The increase for the cost of living is having more households live paycheck to paycheck, especially with rising inflation and gas…
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Pen gun secured by police in Capitola
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police Officers were sent to a home after a person reported accidentally shooting a pen gun. The reporting…
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Marina man gets 16 years in prison for attempted murder, arson and stalking
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man who pleaded no contest on felony charges of attempted murder, arson, domestic violence and stalking was sentenced…
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Palo Alto businesswoman killed in Ukraine with her 2 children
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Silicon Valley-based company said they lost their chief accountant Tuesday after a Russian mortar artillery strike in…
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Greenfield neighborhoods targeted in catalytic converter thefts
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Greenfield Police Department said on Sunday night there were a string of catalytic converter thefts. This comes as…
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Women elected officials start book club to support one another
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…
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San Benito County Sheriff’s Office to donate armor to Ukraine
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…
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People could still feel the pain at the pump well into the summer months
Gas prices continue to go up because of the conflict in Russia and…
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Governor Newsom proposes tax rebate for Californians as state deals with nation’s highest gas prices
By Maeve Reston, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax rebate to ease some of the pain at the pump in his state, which has…
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Northern California woman arrested for lying in 2016 self-kidnapping can be released on bond
REDDING, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 8, 2022 at 4:41 p.m.– A Sacramento County judge ordered that a woman who is accused of faking her own…
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SPCA Monterey County asking for help rescuing baby opossums
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.…
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Newsom wants tax rebate, touts ‘California Way’ of governing
By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax rebate amid record-high prices…
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March 2022 Student of the Month Winner
Congratulations to Jasmine Villasenor for being KION-TV Student of the…
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Hollister School District to cut 33 staff members
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…
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Cold Case: Pacific Grove man killed in 1995
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…
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Two people hospitalized after a shooting in Salinas
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…
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San Benito Sheriff’s Office to donate helmets and vests to Ukraine
SAN BENITO, Calif. (KION-TV)– The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office said they are donating surplus ballistic helmets and vests to Ukraine. Sheriff…
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Watsonville High School student arrested for carrying BB gun to school
Watsonville High School was put on temporary lockdown Monday afternoon and a student was arrested for carrying a replica…
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CHP: Highway 17 open after overturned truck closures
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) All southbound lanes on Highway 17 at Laurel Road are back open after a USPS contractor truck overturned Monday…
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A 72-year-old man was identified in a fatal collision near Boulder Creek
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…
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Greenfield traffic stops leads to ghost gun and DUI charges
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…
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Man arrested with two assault rifles in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested after calls of someone brandishing a firearm and threatening to shoot people were reported on…
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Gas prices hit new record high in California, Salinas ranks 13th highest
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…
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3 cases that fueled a movement returned verdicts in the last 2 weeks. Here’s what the jury decisions highlight — and what’s next
In the last two weeks, jury panels delivered verdicts in high-profile cases related to the deaths of three Black Americans, roughly two years since…
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This US college student’s mother and brother returned to Ukraine to defend their homeland
Mariya Gut sipped water at a restaurant near the Baruch College campus in Manhattan — where students squinted into the cool glare of laptops and…
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Harris to walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday anniversary
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, where she will walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to mark the 57th…
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Global efforts to regulate companies like Amazon and Google are gaining steam
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The risk to tech stocks from increased regulation isn’t new. But it’s clearly increasing. What’s…
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War in Ukraine has sparked a scramble for dollars
(CNN) by Julia Horowitz — The US dollar serves as the backbone of the global economy and is considered the safest currency to hold. So in times of…
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Monterey community rallies in support of Ukraine
Many people gathered in Monterey for a solidarity rally in support of…
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Catalytic converter marking event aims to help law enforcement prosecute thieves
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is trying out a new way to prevent catalytic converter thefts in the…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy and Watsonville officer injured during pursuit
A 27-year-old Salinas man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through…
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Juvenile arrested in Greenfield for suspected murder attempt
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.…
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Public memorial planned for Salinas Police Officer killed in line of duty
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– KION has independently confirmed that a public memorial service is planned for Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr. for…
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Gilroy receives $3.9 million for downtown renovations
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…
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First steps for tsunami damage repairs in Moss Landing Harbor District approved
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local Emergency Declaration from Monterey County was approved by the Board of Supervisors to help with severe…
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Carmel Valley man flees from Ukraine
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…
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Hollister mail and identity theft arrest uncovers over 30 victims
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Friday morning search of a woman at a local hotel room unveiled “mounds” of stolen identification cards, mail, checks…
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Volunteers hung ribbons around Salinas in support of police dept.
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV)–People gathered at the Salinas Police Department to hang ribbons in support of the department and to remember Officer…
Continue Reading DA: Monterey County to make human trafficking serious and violent felony
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni endorsed Bill 1042 that would make human…
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DWR awards $49 million to help disadvantaged with California drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– California is preparing for a third dry year as the Department of Water Resources announces $49 million for 18 state…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s chances of getting much needed rain are slim
By Tom Sater and Monica Garrett, CNN It’s been a soggy week for the Pacific Northwest, as another powerful atmospheric river unloaded fierce…
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Sand City drug arrest yields meth, heroin and suboxone films
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…
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Monterey County Office of Emergency Services opens up biweekly Q&A hour for public to learn more about disasters
the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is inviting the public to their new “office hours” to give people the chance to address their…
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Governor Newsom launches mental health and homelessness help plan
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION -TV)– CARE court is Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest unveiled solution to help treat severely impaired and untreated…
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