Deadly crash involving multiple motorcycles Friday night
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Highway Patrol confirmed that they are looking into an incident involving a cluster of…
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As the storm rips across the Central Coast pictures of trees down and damage are coming in, here is a look at some of that damage.
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Central Coast has been slammed by high winds and rain Saturday morning. At least 70,000 customers lost…
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Tree down on house in Seaside, windy conditions continue
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A tree came down on a home in Seaside Saturday morning. It happened on Yosemite Street. Screenshot Our…
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Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history
By Alaa Elassar and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado…
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Mother and son grateful for the holidays after loosing home to fire above the Brookdale Post Office
Months after this fire that damaged the Brookdale Post office, the local community has created a Change.org petition, calling for traditional USPS…
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People posing as city water workers in Seaside, police say it’s a scam
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Seaside Police Department is warning the community about reports of people approaching homes and pretending to be…
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Juvenile suspect in custody for alleged attempted murder; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Friday that they have taken a 17-year-old male juvenile suspect from King City into custody…
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New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into an investigation of…
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Santa Cruz Police catch a suspect in LGBTQ+ bar vandalism case; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) said Friday that 45-year-old James Eason is the suspect in a hate crime…
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House fire on Delaware early Thursday morning in Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Fire Department
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department announced that a structure fire broke out on the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue early…
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Behind the scenes of the holiday mail flurry season
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The reason for the season is here with gifts making their way across the state and nation with customers sending out…
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Phase 1 of Santa Cruz’s Downtown Library and Affordable Housing Project awarded $110 million
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz, Eden Housing and For The Future Housing announced Thursday that the Downtown Library &…
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Parents and students on edge after Scotts Valley Police confirm kids being followed by a van
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Scotts Valley Police Department said Thursday that on Sunday they received a report that between 6:45 p.m. and…
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King City moves forward with staff recommendations for food truck regulations
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City council has decided to move forward with staff recommendations to change its mobile food vendor…
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Preparing for the next big one; guidance from the USGS
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In light of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern California early December, followed by hundreds of…
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One year after a UCSC bus crash, students file lawsuit against UC Regents
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Nearly a year after the tragic bus crash that took place on the UC Santa Cruz campus, three students are suing the…
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Clean tap water an ongoing issue for the San Lucas community
SAN LUCAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Within the small town of San Lucas, clean drinking water has become something not readily available to residents. That…
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Monarch butterflies dangerously close to the ‘endangered species list’
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The future of the Monarch butterfly is up in the air as their population has seen a decline in recent years,…
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Small wildfire breaks out Wednesday afternoon on the first day of permitted burn season
PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU confirmed to KION that a small, 20-by-20 spot fire broke out on the hiking trail Bear Gulch in Pinnacles…
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Historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico destroyed in fire
CHICO, Calif. (KOVR) – The historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico went up in flames early Wednesday morning, apparently destroying the building.…
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Sheriffs respond to a family disturbance involving a gun in Davenport Tuesday afternoon, he’s now in custody; Santa Cruz sheriffs
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that at approximately 12:23 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a…
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Two teens arrested after allegedly doing “burnouts” in Castroville and leading deputies on a car chase
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested two teens after they were reportedly driving recklessly and doing…
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Franklin Fire passes Pepperdine but continues to burn Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. – A large brush fire is burning in Malibu Canyon near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations for residents. The blaze,…
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Attempted robbery and gunshots in Prundale within one week
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said that around 12 p.m. they received reports of damage consistent with gunshots…
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Seaside Police station floods Sunday
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The police station in Seaside announced that they flooded Sunday afternoon, “causing quite the scene and significant…
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Prescribed burn in the Paicines area from Monday through Wednesday
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced that they are conducting prescribed burns over multiple days in the Paicines Area of San Benito…
Continue Reading The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office releases new information involving the woman tied to a tree in Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — The sheriff’s department has announced Monday that the woman found tied to a tree Wednesday has not produced a…
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Deadly crash Monday evening between San Benito and Santa Clara counties
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Hollister-Gilroy said that a 79-year-old San Mateo woman is dead following a crash that involved a…
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Trash troubles along popular roads in Prunedale
PRUNDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Drivers may notice lots of litter throughout the stretch of castroville boulevard and dolan roads. Sabrina Carrillo is…
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5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Northern California border
YERINGTON, Nev. (KION-TV) Monday afternoon at 3:08 p.m., an earthquake registering 5.5 shook homes throughout Northern California. The quake’s…
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Overnight road closure Thursday at Imjin Parkway
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Marina announced another overnight road closure at Imjin Parkway Thursday as they continue developing the…
Continue Reading‘Person of interest in brazen … murder’ of health care CEO under arrest on gun charge in Pennsylvania, NYC top cop says
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Dakin Andone, CNN [Breaking news update, published at 1:52…
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Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says
AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person…
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Three arrested for mail theft, robbery in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police say they arrested three people in connection to a series of mail thefts in the city over the last…
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December holiday events round-up for the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Here’s a list of holiday events that are happening near you, organized by county. Monterey County December 6, 3-7…
Continue Reading King City Police investigate threats against the city’s parade Friday; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City Police say that they received a suspicious phone call of threats or gang violence that may occur during…
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Watsonville Planning Commission denies appeal of the ‘Tiny Village’ project
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville Planning Commission met Tuesday and reviewed an appeal for the city’s low-barrier navigation…
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National Park Services release the 2025 free days, including Pinnacles
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — The National Park Service (NPS) announced their 2025 entrance-free days for the 400 parks nationwide. Locally, this…
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Benefit concert for two men shot outside of Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz, near where two shooting victims were in the November 15 drive-by will be…
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California State Capitol building in Sacramento evacuated due to threat investigation
SACRAMENTO – The California State Capitol building was evacuated Friday morning due to a reported threat investigation. Sources in the Senate…
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Santa Cruz county responds to Tsunami alerts in Davenport
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — While things are slowly starting to get back to normal, it’s been a tense few hours for everyone. Some locals and…
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Santa Cruz Harbor responds to tsunami warning before its cancellation
A 7.0 magnitude quake off of Humboldt County coast prompted a tsunami warning alert for about an hour this morning. People in Santa Cruz were given…
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Santa Cruz County launches new programs for E-Bikes and a multi-agency traffic safety campaign
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz CHP announced Thursday that it is launching a new program called Operation Safe Pedal (O.S.P.)…
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A man who committed local crime sprees sentenced to eight years and four months; Monterey County DA’s Office
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The DA’s office announced that 59-year-old Leslie Joseph Flores Sr. of Monterey has been sentenced to eight years and…
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USGS: 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Humboldt County, Tsunami Warning issued then lifted
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 10:44 a.m., an earthquake registering 7.0 shook homes throughout the North Coast. The quake’s…
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County of Monterey passed its Immigrants Rights Committee Tuesday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Passed unanimously Tuesday, the County of Monterey Supervisors decided to move forward with its Immigrants…
Continue ReadingCalifornia town prays for recovery of 2 kindergartners in critical condition after gunman opened fire at Christian school
By Emma Tucker and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A Northern California community came together Friday night to pray for two little boys who…
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5 and 6-year old victims in ‘extremely critical condition’ after Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists shooting in Palermo
PALERMO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Butte County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday that a school shooting took place at the Feather River School of…
Continue ReadingA heart-warming scene as celebrities help Christmas come early for children in South Los Angeles
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — With Christmas music blaring through the speakers of the stadium’s sound system, an army of 500…
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Democrats’ flip in California concludes final unresolved US House race
By Ethan Cohen, Jack Forrest and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. John Duarte has conceded to his Democratic challenger Adam Gray in…
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