Salinas Valley limits visitations as COVID-19 cases rise
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System reestablished its visitation policy to only allowing one adult visitor per patient between 10 a.m. – 8…
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Santa Cruz BLM Mural Vandals suspects plead not guilty
Santa Cruz County District Attorney filed criminal charges against Hagan Warner and Brandon Bochat for vandalizing the Black Lives Matter mural in…
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Cal State system mandates vaccines for students and staff
This fall, Cal State universities are requiring all students, staff, and faculty to be immunized against COVID-19.…
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Revving up for Monterey Car Week
A handful of local business owners met at Laguna Seca this morning to discuss preparations for the highly-anticipated Monterey Car Week.…
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Felton Music Hall sees outbreak in COVID-19 cases
Felton Music Hall reports multiple confirmed cases of Covid-19 after a weekend of performances.…
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Read your way to free tickets to the 2021 Monterey County Fair
Monterey County Fair is offering free tickets to young readers from first to six grade if they read extra books for July and August.…
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USA Softball’s Monica Abbott reflects on her time at Tokyo Olympics
USA Softball pitcher and Salinas native, Monica Abbott, reflected on USA Softball’s run in the Tokyo Olympics in a social media post…
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Monterey County DA creates new unit to investigate wrongful conviction
The Conviction Review Unit (CRU) will investigate claims of innocence false material evidence used in a…
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Expect delays, Highway 9 partially closed north of Santa Cruz for construction work
Starting Monday, July 26 to Thursday, July 29, part of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz will be closed for…
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Deputies struggle to respond to noise complaints in North Monterey County
People in North Monterey County are once again complaining about loud…
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CSU system to require faculty, staff and students to be vaccinated for Fall 2021
The California State University system says they will require faculty, staff and students accessing campus facilities at any location to be…
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CDC changes mask guidance in response to threat of Delta variant of Covid-19
By Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday…
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United Way Monterey County hosts 11th annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ event to help local students in need
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Students are getting ready to go back to school and United Way Monterey County is partnering up with the Monterey…
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CDPH announces vaccine verification and testing policy for state and health employees
Health officials announced they will be implementing a new vaccine verification system and a testing mandate for state health and…
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Caught on Camera: ALERTWildfire camera burns from Dixie Fire
A time-lapse video caught the Dixie fire burning through the trees into the camera pointed at the…
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Semi-truck kills infant in a car crash in San Benito County
An 11-month-old baby died in a 3-car crash in San Benito County on July 24.…
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Man steals $2,000 worth of luxury glasses in Capitola
Capitola Police Department are looking for a male suspect who stole nine Burberry and Ray-Ban sunglasses from Lens Crafters inside the Capitola Mall…
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Salinas Police: at least one person injured after stabbing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) At least one person is injured after a stabbing incident that happened on Rossi Street and North Main Street in Salinas.…
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Santa Cruz chief of police addresses community after BLM mural vandalization
Mayor Donna Meyers and Chief of Police Andy Mills addressed the public Sunday regarding the vandalization of the Black Lives Matter mural in front of…
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Artichoke Festival wraps up, here’s what you missed
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) If you’ve driven through the 156 and 183 highways, you’ve seen infinite rows of Jurassic-looking plants growing from the side…
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Car catches on fire on Highway 1 in Seaside
The California Highway Patrol confirms that a car traveling northbound along Highway 1 caught fire just before Lightfighter Drive Sunday.…
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Advocates rally for 19-year-old in deadly officer-involved shooting
Advocates gathered at La Paz Park ask for an end to the killings of BIPOC and justice for Gerardo Martinez, the 19-year-old that died in an…
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Two men arrested for vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Police are looking into the person or people responsible for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter Mural…
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USA wins first Tokyo Olympics medals with gold, silver finish in men’s 400-meter individual medley
By Seamus Fagan and Kevin Dotson, CNN The United States has won its first medals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland…
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Three people detained for hunting without a license in Monterey County
Reports of gunfire south of King City led Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputies to three people they say were hunting…
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Jackie Mason, legendary comedian, dies at 93
By Andy Rose, CNN Comedian Jackie Mason, known for his rapid-fire befuddled observations in a decades-long standup career, died at a New York…
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Covid-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County more than doubled in 2 weeks
By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Christina Maxouris, CNN In Los Angeles County, which was crushed during the winter surge of the coronavirus,…
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With wildfires blazing across the West, more counties are declaring states of emergency
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As dozens of wildfires burn across the West, officials declared additional states of emergency for counties in California and…
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“Ghost gun” recovered at scene of shooting that left one person wounded in Hollister
Hollister Police are investigating a shooting that left one person wounded…
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Modified Gilroy Garlic Festival brings in hundreds of patrons
GILROY, Calif. (KION) The sound of the sizzle and the heat of the…
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Asthma camp lets local kids be active & breathe easy
On Friday, 27 campers will celebrate the end of an activity-filled week at the SVMH Asthma Day Camp.…
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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visits Central Coast to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is set to tour a coronavirus vaccination…
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Central Coast nurses voice demands on Day of Action
Registered nurses across the county and on the Central Coast are taking part in a National Day of Action.…
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Body found in vehicle outside Salinas Walgreens Friday
Salinas police responded to a report of a body found in a vehicle outside the Walgreens in the Harden Ranch Plaza Friday…
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Caltrans cancels remaining overnight closures on Highway 1 at Bixby Bridge
Caltrans has been doing maintenance work on Highway 1 near Bixby Bridge since July 12, and that has meant overnight…
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Firefighters officially end search in Florida condo collapse
Firefighters have officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Local experts weigh in on what Critical Race Theory is — and isn’t
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) In a KION Targeted Special Report, we explore a hot button uses that involves race, education and the future of what it…
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Indigenous leaders call for further investigation into fatal police shooting in Salinas
Indigenous leaders from around California have released a list of demands related to a police shooting in Salinas that led to the death of…
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Salinas City Councilmember to host meeting on downtown safety after string of property crimes
Salinas City Councilmember Steve McShane is hosting a downtown safety meeting Thursday…
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UC Board of Regents approves tuition hike for fall 2022
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) University of California students across the state will now see tuition and fees increase at all 10 campuses starting next…
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Santa Cruz health experts discuss vaccinations
Santa Cruz County healthcare leaders will be having a press conference today to discuss vaccinations. …
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Monterey County sees increase in residents using alternate housing site for COVID-19 isolation
Monterey County’s Alternate Housing Site program is still open for those who test positive for COVID-19 and cannot isolate in their normal living…
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Three Bay Area counties recommend COVID-19 safety policies in workplace, including vaccine requirements
Health officers in Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties issued a recommendation to employers Thursday to implement COVID-19 safety…
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California to provide free meals to all public school students regardless of income
Because of the state budget surplus, California is providing all public school students free meals, regardless of income.…
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Local businesses react to new Central Coast mask recommendations
With increasing cases of COVID-19, Bay Area cities last week recommended indoor masking in public places.…
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PG&E announces plan to bury powerlines in some wildfire-prone areas
Pacific Gas and Electric announced a new initiative to move some powerlines underground in an effort to prevent…
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Argentinean grandfather get a personal message from Lionel Messi for his 100th birthday
It’s not every day you receive a video message from the iconic soccer player Lionel Messi. For his 100th birthday, Hernan Mastrangelo received a…
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Traffic Alert: Highway 1 reopened in both directions near Soquel Drive
The California Highway Patrol has closed Highway 1 in both directions due to a person in crisis in the…
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Cocaine, heroin, over 1,000 cannabis plants found during search warrant in Watsonville.
Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office discovered 1,122 indoor cannabis plants, 1.19 pounds of cocaine, 26 grams of heroin and 36 grams of fentanyl while…
Continue Reading City of Salinas responds to deadly police shooting on Smith Street
The City of Salinas issued a statement Wednesday in response to a police shooting Friday that ended in the death of a…
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