Food Bank of Monterey County requests funding due to increased demand
The Food Bank of Monterey County estimates they’ll need $3.4 million dollars for the next 6 months as they faced increased demand during the…
Continue ReadingMonterey County
Hartnell College receives exclusive grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
Hartnell College said it is the only community college in California and one of 300 institutions nationwide to get funding…
Continue Reading
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History to reopen next week
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History says it will be reopening to the public starting…
Continue Reading
Seaside man arrested for allegedly dealing fentanyl-laced drugs that killed a man
A Monterey County man is accused of dealing fentanyl-laced drugs that led to the overdose death of a man and the hospitalization of a…
Continue Reading
Current fires on the Central Coast
Recent fires on the Central Coast include the Rico Fire, Hunter Fire and the Stage fire all burning in Monterey…
Continue Reading
Seaside councilman announces he is running for mayor
Seaside councilman Jon Wizard announces he is running for mayor in the November…
Continue Reading
City of Monterey decides not to replace plaque honoring Confederate general
A plaque honoring a confederate general was dismantled outside Colton Hall, according to the City of Monterey. The city announced that it will not be…
Continue Reading
Salinas PD responds to Attorney General police reform proposal
California Attorney Xavier Becerra recently announced an agenda for police reform aimed at improving use-of-force procedures and addressing bias in…
Continue Reading
Monterey County shares safety steps for pool reopenings
The Monterey County Health Department released guidance for pools as they begin to…
Continue Reading
Fire crews clean up Salinas structure fire near homeless camp
The Salinas Fire Department is cleaning up after a fire damaged a building near a homeless…
Continue Reading
Fire near Old Stage Rd in Salinas fully contained
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 6/22/2020 6:15 p.m. Cal Fire reports that the Stage Fire near Old Stage Road is 100% contained at 51 acres. UPDATE…
Continue Reading
Cal Fire responds to fire south of San Ardo
Cal Fire says crews are responding to the Rico Fire south of San…
Continue Reading
Monterey County Fair and Events Center to host drive-in movie nights
The Monterey County Fair and Events Center said it will be hosting pop-up drive-in movies this summer starting this coming…
Continue Reading
West End Celebration in Sand City canceled
Sand City announced that it will be cancelling this year’s West End Celebration due to COVID-19…
Continue Reading
Monterey Bay Aquarium to reopen mid-July
Following a four month closure, the Monterey Bay Aquarium will reopen in…
Continue Reading
Social circles grow on Father’s Day weekend as Monterey County releases guidelines
Monterey county is allowing people to form groups of 12. These people can gather with each other, and only each other.…
Continue Reading
Pacific Grove resident and dog encounter coyote
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION) A Pacific Grove resident is warning the community after his dog was chased by a coyote this weekend. It happened at…
Continue Reading
Pedestrian struck and killed by semi truck
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a pedestrian struck along Highway 156…
Continue Reading
Major injury crash in Carmel Valley turns deadly
UPDATE: The CHP is now saying the Carmel Valley motorcycle accident is a major injury crash, after initially reporting it as a fatal. The CHP says…
Continue Reading
Salinas residents bring Black Lives Matter movement to their neighborhood
Salinas residents create black lives matter chalk…
Continue Reading
Seaside celebrates Juneteenth with march
The celebration of Juneteenth took over Seaside streets this year.…
Continue Reading
Salinas spa set to re-open as Monterey County enters stage 3
For more than three months Aquablue Skin and Body Spa was closed. That will change Saturday when the spa in downtown Salinas opens back up with…
Continue Reading
Salinas man pleads no contest to lewd acts with two children under the age of 14
A Salinas man accused of inappropriately touching two children his wife babysat has pleaded no…
Continue Reading
Pride flag raised for first time at Salinas City Hall
For the first time in its history, the City of Salinas has raised a pride flag in honor of Pride…
Continue Reading
Monterey Sports Center to require face coverings while exercising
The Monterey Sports Center said it will be requiring members and guests to wear face coverings at all times while at the facility, including while…
Continue Reading
“It’s a good day for DACA recipients” says local immigration attorney
Supreme Court blocks Trump Administration’s attempts to end legal protections for young…
Continue Reading
Fresno County kidnapping, attempted rape suspect arrested in Salinas
A Fresno County man initially arrested on kidnapping and attempted rape charges has been re-arrested in…
Continue Reading
Pacific Grove road closures for outdoor dining trial end
Road closures on Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove to allow for an outdoor dining trial have come to an…
Continue Reading Pacific Grove businesses conflicted on Lighthouse Avenue closure
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION) The scene was crowded in downtown Pacific Grove on Friday as the city shut down a couple portions of Lighthouse Avenue…
Continue Reading
Second suspect arrested in connection to October homicide at Salinas Motel 6
A suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting that killed one person at a Motel 6 in…
Continue Reading
Watsonville man sentenced to prison for DUI crash that caused “extensive injuries”
A Watsonville man has been sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison for a DUI crash that caused extensive…
Continue Reading
Nursing home workers call attention to “unsafe conditions” during COVID-19 pandemic
Nursing home workers met outside Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Salinas Thursday to voice concerns about their safety during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading
Los Padres National Forest crews respond to fire on Plaskett Ridge
Officials with the Los Padres National Forest say crews are responding to a fire on Plaskett…
Continue Reading
Missing Seaside resident found dead in Ryan Ranch area
Monterey police tell KION that a body was found in the Ryan Ranch area Tuesday night near Harris…
Continue Reading
Monterey County nail salons gear up to reopen on Friday
Nail salons are among the many personal services returning on Friday. But there’s a lot of physical contact involved in getting a manicure or…
Continue Reading Monterey Sports Center set to reopen
Monterey Sports Center is set to reopen on Friday after months of being closed due to the pandemic.…
Continue Reading Hartnell College president to resign
Monday is the first day of Summer classes at Hartnell College, but the campus is quiet. Students and staff are starting another semester of online…
Continue Reading
Monterey-based attorney accused of fraudulently obtaining loans
A Monterey-based attorney is facing a wire fraud charge following accusations that he fraudulently obtained loans that involved a…
Continue Reading
Northridge Mall in Salinas prepares to reopen
After nearly three months under a lock-down due to the Covid-19…
Continue Reading
Two King City-area CHP officers injured in Paso Robles shooting response
The King City-area California Highway Patrol office confirms that two of its officers were injured while assisting with the Paso…
Continue Reading
Man arrested on child sexual abuse charges in Salinas
Salinas police say 38-year-old Victor Ramirez Dimas was arrested and charged…
Continue Reading
Monterey County to allow reopening of expanded personal care services
Monterey County officials confirmed Tuesday that expanded personal care services will be allowed to reopen starting…
Continue Reading
Salinas Fire Chief resigning a year after joining department
Chief Pablo Barreto with the Salinas Fire Department says he will be resigning from his position as Chief at the end of the…
Continue Reading
Cold case: Salinas 18-year-old gunned down in 2002
This week we revisit a cold case that has led a Salinas mother to turn her grief into action following the death of her 18-year-old…
Continue Reading
Monterey Sports Center to have “soft reopening” this week
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION)–The Monterey Sports Center announced it will open in incremental phases as they adjust to the new norm. Friday, June 19th…
Continue Reading
Skate parks reopen with new guidelines
Skate parks make a comeback with some new health guidelines and…
Continue Reading
Businesses begin requiring customers to sign liability waivers
More businesses are reopening each week as the coronavirus pandemic continues, but there are some new rules customers will have to follow to use…
Continue Reading
CHP: Semi driver caught speeding, cutting in and out of traffic arrested on DUI charge
Monterey-area CHP officers arrested a semi driver whose blood alcohol level was allegedly four times the legal…
Continue Reading
Mola mola fish spotted at Monterey harbor
Hopkins Marine Station shared a video of molas, also called ocean sunfish, swimming in the Monterey harbor over the…
Continue Reading
Dole confirms employee death at Soledad facility
Dole Food Company has confirmed that an employee died in an accident on the production floor of their Soledad facility Friday evening.…
Continue Reading