Want to check out the Monterey Bay, but can’t find the time? NOAA has a solution
If you want to check out the Monterey Bay, but can’t make it there, NOAA’s Office of Marine Sanctuaries has a solution that doesn’t…
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Shelter dog program at Salinas Valley State Prison expanding
The SPCA for Monterey County announced Thursday that its Ruff Start Program at Salinas Valley State Prison has…
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Safety concerns emerge after crash kills two people on Big Sur coast
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION) Some residents are bringing attention to a lack of guard rails along Highway 1 in Big Sur after two people were killed in an…
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Man arrested in connection to July Chinatown homicide
n arrest has been made in connection to a homicide in Salinas’…
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Supervisors and lawmakers to discuss next step for Old Monterey County Jail
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors and several state lawmakers are meeting Friday to discuss what the next step is for the Old Monterey County…
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Portion of eastbound Ocean View Boulevard closed until Friday
Eastbound Ocean View Boulevard will be closed between 17th Street and Forest Avenue while crews work on pedestrian…
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Seaside police get new K-9
The Seaside Police Department is welcoming its newest…
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Cal Am asking for rate increases for Monterey Peninsula water bills
ASIDE, Calif. (KION) Monterey Peninsula residents and others in the county could see their water bills getting even higher by next year.…
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Shots fired, no injuries, in Salinas Tuesday night
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas police responded to a shooting in the area of Garner Avenue and Pacific Avenue, Tuesday night. Police tell KION no one…
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Segment of southbound Highway 101 closed overnight twice this week
Southbound Highway 101 between East Market Street and North Main Street will be closed overnight Tuesday and…
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Salinas man to spend decades in prison for molesting step-daughter
A Salinas man found guilty of 26 counts of child molestation will spend 46 years in prison, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s…
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Woman suspected of stealing cosmetics in Monterey
Monterey police are looking for a woman suspected of stealing $500 worth of…
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City of Monterey reviews Healthy Eating Active Living effort
The City of Monterey is a part of the state-wide Healthy Eating Active Living campaign that’s expanding to cities across the…
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California to apologize for Japanese internment
On Thursday, California’s Legislature is expected to approve a resolution offering an apology to internment victims for the state’s role in…
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Man arrested on kidnapping, sexual abuse of child charges in Salinas
A man is behind bars after he was accused of sexually abusing a…
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Four arrested in connection to Seaside drug bust Tuesday
At least 16 people have been detained and at least five have been arrested in connection to a drug bust, according to…
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Monterey Police and Fire departments evacuated after bomb scare
Monterey Police said the incident started around 1:30 p.m. Sunday when a person brought what appeared to be a cluster bomb to the front counter of…
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Unoccupied vehicle pulled out of Moss Landing Harbor
An unoccupied vehicle was pulled from the Moss Landing Harbor after it apparently drove off Highway 1…
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Nine displaced after Salinas house fire
Four adults and five children are without a home after a house fire on Mendocino Drive in Salinas Monday…
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Camp Roberts no longer considered potential site for housing evacuees who may have coronavirus
The Monterey County Health Department announced, Sunday, that local officials were advised to prepare for the possible arrival of individuals with…
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Pacific Grove considers banning gas powered leaf blowers
When leaves fall in Pacific Grove, it is first instinct for some to simply blow them away, but a new city law could make a common tool to do so a bit…
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Salinas man dies after dirt bike accident
A Salinas man is dead after a dirt bike accident Saturday morning in Salinas, according to the California Highway…
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Watsonville man killed in industrial accident at Monterey Mushrooms
A man has died in an industrial accident on Maher Road in Monterey County, according to the Sheriff’s…
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Monterey business owner keeps Valentine’s Day traditions alive with flowers
“Everybody loves flowers and everyone loves everybody, so they give them flowers,” Fely…
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Fort Ord Dunes may be future home of new campground
Fort Ord Dunes State Park may be getting a new look in the future. It may soon be home to a massive…
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Three gang members plead guilty to violent attacks on inmates in Monterey County Jail
Three members of the Nuestra Familia prison gang pleaded guilty to charges related to distributing drugs to fellow Monterey County Jail inmates and…
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County building in Salinas evacuated because of strong gas smell reopens
The Monterey County Department of Social Services offices in the Life Foundation Building on South Main Street have been…
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Better Ask Barry: Luxury travel at affordable prices?
Flying somewhere? Most travelers fly on large commercial jets. Those who can afford it, charter smaller private jets. Somewhere in the middle is the…
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Salinas teen chosen for soccer team traveling to England, Scotland
The roster has been announced for the 2020 id2 National Selection boy’s team traveling to England and Scotland to play…
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Salinas Police: Man leads officers on chase, rams patrol car head-on
A driver was arrested after Salinas police said he led officers on a chase that ended with him ramming a patrol car and injuring an…
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Man sentenced to prison for burglary, assaulting inmate at Monterey County Jail
A man has been sentenced to three years in prison after he pleaded no contest to taking part in a group assault on an…
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Monterey looks to loan first-time home buyers money for down payments
The City of Monterey is looking to loan money to home buyers in an attempt to combat the lack of affordable housing in the…
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EXCLUSIVE LOOK: New Monterey County jail could open for inmates early summer
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) In an exclusive sneak peek into the new Monterey County jail, which has faced delays since the end of last year, the sheriff’s…
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KION’s Barry Brown up for Best TV News Personality
KION’s Barry Brown is up for for the Best TV News Personality in the Monterey County Weekly’s Best of…
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Salinas woman pleads guilty to felony welfare fraud
A Salinas woman pleaded guilty to felony welfare fraud Tuesday, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s…
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Better Ask Barry: Sand City rock climbing gym reopens in Seaside
Sanctuary Rock Gym, now Sanctuary Climbing and Fitness, has reopened a year after it was forced to…
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Monterey Regional Airport announces flights to Orange County, Burbank
The Monterey Regional Airport announced that it will be adding seasonal hop-on flights to Orange County and Burbank starting in…
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Sheriff’s Office: Salinas parolee arrested for having meth, heroin, loaded gun
A Salinas man, who the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said was a wanted gang member, was arrested Tuesday on gun and drug…
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Local union pickets in front of Sunset Center, claiming mismanagement
Picketers are outside the Sunset Cultural Center in Carmel Tuesday, saying they are sharing information about mismanagement at the…
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Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project and Santa Cruz Harbor get more than $2.3 million in funding
The Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project and the Santa Cruz Harbor are receiving more than $2.3 million in…
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Salinas Police: Three pedestrians hit, dog killed in Tuesday morning accidents
A busy morning commute in Salinas turned tragic as emergency crews responded to reports of multiple pedestrians being hit by a car on Independence…
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Sand City rock climbing gym reopens in Seaside
Sanctuary Rock Gym, now Sanctuary Climbing and Fitness, has reopened a year after it was forced to…
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Arrest made in connection to Seaside teen’s overdose death
Sgt. Jorge Enriquez with Seaside police confirms that 18-year-old James Davis was arrested in connection to the death of a Seaside teen in October…
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Materials used in AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am recycled
Venues installed for the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am are being taken down,…
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Soledad police warn of social media post reporting child kidnapping that did not happen
Soledad police are warning that a social media post reporting that a child was kidnapped is…
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Police trying to find two people suspected of cashing stolen lottery tickets
Police in Monterey are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify two…
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Police: Suspected DUI driver leads Santa Cruz officers on chase, hits parked cars
A Salinas man is behind bars after Santa Cruz police said he led them on a chase and hit parked…
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Salinas gang member sentenced to 54-years-to-life for 2015 murder
A Salinas Norteno gang member has been sentenced to 54-years-to-life in prison for the 2015 murder of Dexter…
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Sunny, but windy, last day of 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
Fans packed the Pebble Beach Golf Links one last time, this week.…
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Salinas World War II Veteran honored with Congressional Gold Medal
Congressman Jimmy Panetta presented, 94-year-old, Private First Class Julio Sorio with a Congressional Gold Meal,…
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