Monterey Archives

CHP confirms deadly crash involving 4 cars on Blanco and Armstrong

October 21, 2021 2:05 PM Melody Waintal

California Highway Patrol confirmed there was a fatal crash on W. Blanco Road and Armstrong Road in…

Power is out in Carmel

October 20, 2021 12:25 PM Melody Waintal

The power is out in several parts of Carmel, affecting a little over 2,000 people.…

Hollister man arrested for allegedly robbing victim he met through social media

October 19, 2021 2:59 PM Melody Waintal

A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing another individual he met through social…

Highway 1 closed near Carmel Valley Road

October 19, 2021 10:15 AM Melody Waintal

California Highway Patrol is shutting down Highway 1 until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.…

CSUMB President to retire after 10 years

October 18, 2021 1:35 PM Melody Waintal

CSUMB President Eduardo Ochoa announced he will be retiring at the end of the school…

Monterey County Sheriff Steve Bernal announces his retirement

October 18, 2021 12:56 PM Melody Waintal

Sheriff Bernal was elected Monterey County Sheriff in 2014.…

Power outages affect residents in San Benito and Santa Cruz counties

October 17, 2021 11:52 PM Taryn Mitchell

Sunday evening a number of residents were left without power in Monterey and Santa Cruz…

Feast of Lanterns apologizes for cultural appropriation

October 13, 2021 6:03 PM Erika Bratten

The former Feast of Lanterns queen and board president shared a public apology and concerns about the cultural appropriation of the event.…

New Hartnell College Softball Coach carries on family legacy

October 14, 2021 12:03 PM Jonathan Sarabia

Hartnell College recruits, Salinas native, Casey Watt as the new Head Softball…

California adults will be able to enroll parents in their health insurance plan

October 14, 2021 1:36 PM Stephanie Magallon, Melody Waintal

CALIFORNIA (KION) California has become the first state to allow certain adult children to enroll their parents in its health insurance plan. The…

California Court invalidates Measure Z

October 13, 2021 11:59 AM Jonathan Sarabia

California 6th District Court of Appeals invalidates two parts of Monterey County’s Measure…

Del Rey Oaks Police catch person stealing checks from ATM

October 13, 2021 12:46 PM Melody Waintal

Police arrested a suspect that has been stealing checks from ATM machines in Wells Fargo and Bank of America in Del Rey Oaks, and possibly other…

DA released date on hearing for 16-year-old involved in homicide prior to officer-involved shooting

October 5, 2021 9:15 AM Melody Waintal, Max Tarlton, Stephanie Aceves

Monterey County District Attorney’s office said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened near North Main St. and Chaparral…

Carmel-by-the-Sea appoints new temporary Police Chief

October 12, 2021 1:52 PM Melody Waintal

Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council appointed Brian Uhler as the Interim Police Chief.…

Man accused of setting fire at his own home, displacing four people

October 7, 2021 6:12 PM Victor Guzman

A Monterey man has been arrested after setting fire to the duplex he was living in, leaving four people…

Federal leaders and UFW reveal a new farmworker assistance program

October 7, 2021 11:57 AM Stephanie Magallon

Several federal and local leaders will be in Salinas and Royal Oaks on Thursday to address the new pandemic assistance program for agricultural…

Special Report: Staffing shortages affect Monterey County schools

October 7, 2021 10:09 AM Lisa Principi

Local schools are seeing a shortage of classified staff to keep schools running. Districts in Monterey County are actively recruiting food service…

Fox sneaks into Carmel Valley home

October 4, 2021 3:31 PM Melody Waintal

According to Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the fox snuck its way into the house through the doggie door and then was too afraid to leave the…

Flu and Covid shots safe to be given at same time, study finds

October 4, 2021 3:55 AM Max Tarlton

New groundbreaking research shows flu shots are proven safe to get at the same time as certain Covid-19…

Steinbeck Rotary Club looking for bartenders for the Sea Otter Classic

October 2, 2021 4:49 PM Amelia Rosenberg

The Steinbeck Rotary Club is looking for volunteer bartenders for the Sea Otter…

Central Coast schools prepare for state vaccine mandate for students

October 1, 2021 11:54 AM Lisa Principi

Dr. Deneen Guss, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools, said the county is preparing to host vaccine clinics for students in preparation for the…

Monterey County is awarded $1.74 million in new state cannabis control grant

October 1, 2021 3:26 PM Melody Waintal

California’s Department of Cannabis Control DCC created a new grant program to help local government transition businesses from provisional licenses…

Monterey Bay FC host first tryouts at CSUMB

October 1, 2021 5:25 PM Melody Waintal

Over 70 players are expected to be participating including 20 local players from Salinas, Monterey, and Watsonville.…

Monterey Bay Aquarium will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result

September 30, 2021 10:41 AM Erika Bratten

If you want to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, starting Nov. 1, anyone 12 years and older will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative…

Pacific Grove woman protests up in a tree

September 30, 2021 1:48 PM Melody Waintal

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION) A woman, Rebecca Lee is up in a tree in Pacific Grove near Lighthouse Avenue protesting the removal of the elm tree…

Former Seaside Police Officer charged for DUI crash after a hit-and-run conviction

September 29, 2021 6:45 PM Melody Waintal

San Luis Obispo County’s District Attorney said former Seaside Police Officer, was charged with a felony driving under the influence of…

Police arrest Monterey man for illegal possession of narcotics and firearm

September 29, 2021 5:47 PM Melody Waintal

According to the police, he didn’t have a valid driver’s license and was on Post Release Community Supervision for selling drugs.…

Monterey County passes indoor mask mandate

September 28, 2021 4:34 PM Melody Waintal, Erika Bratten

The ordinance will only go into effect after Oct. 29, if the CDC labels Monterey County as High or Substantial risk of…

COVID-19 testing site opens at Portola Hotel and Spa

September 28, 2021 11:12 AM Jonathan Sarabia

A COVID-19 testing site opened at Portola Hotel & Spa in an effort to provide a safe and healthy environment for…

CHOMP workers threaten lawsuit over state COVID-19 vaccine mandate

September 27, 2021 4:43 PM Lisa Principi

Monterey County hospitals are working to comply with a fast-approaching deadline for all California healthcare workers to be vaccinated for…

CSUMB professor says CDC COVID-19 data for Monterey County is inaccurate

September 24, 2021 12:02 PM Lisa Principi

A professor at California State University Monterey Bay is speaking out about inaccurate COVID-19 data being reported by the Centers for Disease…

Monterey County Sheriffs identify dead hiker found in Big Sur

September 22, 2021 7:55 PM Veronica Macias, Melody Waintal

Big Sur, Calif. (KION) UPDATE Sept. 24, 2021 Monterey County Sheriff’s office identified the hiker that fell off the cliff in Julia Pfeifer State…

Firearm arrests in Monterey County tripled in the last year

September 23, 2021 5:17 PM Katie Nicora

Monterey Police Department made their third firearm-related arrest this week. They said the number of firearm arrests made in Monterey County rose…

Central Coast residents share their 9/11 stories

September 9, 2021 8:01 PM Erika Bratten

Many of us can remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard or saw images of planes crashing into the World Trade Center, the…

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County presents new improvements to Highway 101

September 9, 2021 7:36 PM Melody Waintal

You can now interact with the new Highway 101 improvements in a digital interactive map the Transportation Agency for Monterey County created to…

Monterey County votes against indoor mask mandate

September 8, 2021 11:45 AM Lisa Principi

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors is discussing implementing an indoor mask mandate across the county this…

The Monterey Bay Aquarium introduces the first puffin chick to be born at the facility

September 3, 2021 3:33 PM Victor Guzman

The first tufted puffin chick to be born at the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been…

Gubernatorial candidates debate at Window on the Bay

August 29, 2021 12:02 PM Stephanie Aceves

Three gubernatorial candidates who are running against Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election will debate at Window on the Bay Sunday…

Five homicide suspects charged since start of Monterey County Cold Case Task Force

August 26, 2021 12:06 PM Melody Waintal, Avery Johnson

Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said it has formally charged 5 suspects with murder in the first year since creating its Cold Case Task…

Ledisi to perform at Monterey Jazz Festival

August 24, 2021 9:23 PM Melody Waintal, Dominoe Ibarra

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a life and we’re feeling good now that we know Ledisi will be performing at the…

49 pets adopted in SPCA event over the weekend

August 23, 2021 2:12 PM Melody Waintal

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County were able to find homes for 49 pets at their adoption event over the weekend.…

Monterey County Sheriff find suspects responsible for 7 burglaries

August 22, 2021 7:05 PM Melody Waintal

Big Sur resident deputy was able to identify the suspect’s vehicle in a video and Monterey County Deputies later found it parked in a shopping center…

John Cox details tax cut proposal during visit to Monterey

August 20, 2021 4:12 PM Victor Guzman, Josh Kristianto

The recall election campaign for Republican candidate John Cox made a stop in Monterey Friday…

Monterey County SWAT team finds armed felon while serving warrant for sexual assault case

August 19, 2021 11:32 AM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office says two brothers were arrested Wednesday while the SWAT team served a search warrant in connection to a sexual…

Popular Monterey destinations could introduce cannabis dispensaries

August 18, 2021 12:00 PM Erika Bratten

Monterey is considering permitting cannabis dispensaries in some of the most popular tourist destinations in the city, but some businesses are not…

Where to get vaccinated in Monterey County

August 18, 2021 1:54 PM Melody Waintal

There are currently 76 locations in Monterey County where residents get the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson Vaccine.…

Monterey considers zoning cannabis dispensaries in three different parts of the city

August 17, 2021 10:50 PM Melody Waintal

Monterey City Council discussed the possibility of having a cannabis retail location in the city for over 2 hours on Tuesday…

Monterey police issue nearly 200 citations, tow 5 vehicles during Car Week

August 16, 2021 12:11 PM Avery Johnson

The City of Monterey released updated traffic enforcement numbers following Monterey’s Car…

Schools, organizations to receive restitution after Central Coast nonprofit director convicted of embezzlement

August 13, 2021 11:19 AM Avery Johnson

Several local schools and non-profit organizations will receive restitution after a Central Coast nonprofit director was convicted of embezzlement…

The last Shelby Cobra to be auctioned in Monterey Car Week

August 13, 2021 11:21 AM Melody Waintal

The last Cobra Shelby worked on will be in auction on Saturday at Mecum Auction for $2 million. We spoke to Chris Theodore who oversaw the design and…