Local farmers work to stay ahead of rising regulatory costs
A recent report showed that famers in Monterey County had a production gross value of almost $5Â billion in 2024, and while that number may sound…
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Marina Voicing Dispute over CalAm Water Desalination Plant
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Marina is speaking out against plans for a new Cal-Am water desalination plant while calling for people to…
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Suspect in deadly shooting outside of Jaime’s Lounge in Salinas convicted of second-degree murder
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County D.A. announced the suspect in a deadly shooting at Jaime’s Lounge in April 2024 has been convicted…
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Greenfield discussing exceptions to the building moratorium ordinance
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) – Talks of a building moratorium will continue in the city of Greenfield, with some exceptions to the moratorium set for…
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Coalition of Homeless Service Providers ask for community input on funding for homeless crisis
The Coalition of Homeless Service Providers held a meeting on Monday, asking people to take part in a survey to rank where they think newly allotted…
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California study finds labor shortage in construction industry
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Uncertainty brought by ICE fears is causing concern within the construction industry. A recent study by the…
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Neighbors react to surge in traffic amid Rodeo Week
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Rodeo Salinas is wrapping up tonight, and while the event brings a lot of fun, it also brings a lot of…
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First-ever Monterey Abalone Festival July 26 and July 27
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — On July 26 and 27, festival-goers can enjoy the first-ever Monterey Abalone Festival. This event will take place at…
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Monterey’s 2025 Climate Action Plan is seeking input from the community
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Monterey is asking for your help in shaping its 2025 Monterey Climate Action Plan. This plan aims to reduce…
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The ‘Hall Half’ in Monterey County promotes healthy lifestyles for incarcerated youth
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Big Sur Marathon Foundation and the Monterey County Juvenile Detention Center have gotten together to create the…
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Seaside Fire Chief sworn in Thursday night
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Seaside held a swearing-in ceremony for its new fire chief Thursday night. The new Fire Chief Paul Blaha,…
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Regent’s Slide reopening date announcement expected in September
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin was on the Central Coast this week giving an update on…
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Old Fisherman’s Wharf vendors upset over discussions of new sidewalk ordinances coming from City of Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Street vendors in Monterey are pushing back against proposed ordinances that bring tighter restrictions to their trade.…
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Juvenile arrest made in Castroville murder from June 26 second suspect considered ‘armed and dangerous’
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 17-year-old male juvenile for the murder of…
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Carmel Valley Road/Laureles Grade Roundabout project begins first of six phases
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – The County of Monterey has begun construction on the first phase of six for the Roundabout project at Carmel Valley Road…
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Pacific Grove Police arrest two men accused of attempting to steal cash, food from middle school cafeteria
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove Police said they arrested two men for allegedly attempting to steal cash and cafeteria food from…
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California Rodeo Salinas bullfighters — aka Rodeo Clowns — receive recognition
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — As “Big Week” officially kicks off in Salinas, people are expecting a lot of rodeo action, especially from the bull…
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Good Trouble takes to the streets in Salinas Thursday night
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The “Good Trouble” anti-Trump protests took place all across the nation Thursday. Salinas neighbors came out to protest…
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Report shows the Santa Cruz-Watsonville cost of living amounts to $81 dollars per hour
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its 2025 “Out of Reach” report Thursday on the high costs of…
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Central Coast reacts to potentially funding cuts to public broadcast
SEASIDE, Calif (KION-TV) — For most, cutting the television or radio is the first thing they do in the morning. In Monterey County, KAZU has been a…
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Pacific Grove winds down its Parklet Program
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Parklet Program will sunset on October 31 of this year to focus on transitioning to sidewalk dining. Businesses…
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Temporary closure lifted at Monterey County Jail on third day of power outage
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A temporary closure for public visitations has been lifted at the Monterey County Jail, in their third day of power…
Continue Reading Monterey moving forward with rule changes to sidewalk vending
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey City Council is moving forward with changes to the city’s sidewalk vending ordinance after a unanimous…
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Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation Defensible Space Grants
The Monterey firefighters community foundation is now accepting applications for its defensive space grant program helping people create defensible…
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Potential large-chain grocery store strike along the Central Coast if negotiations are not met
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE 4:14 p.m. July 24, 2025 Safeway has released the following statement to KION News about the impending…
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New Soledad Chief of Police Patrick Valenzuela sworn in Wednesday evening
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Soledad officially appointed Patrick G. Valenzuela as its new Chief of Police Wednesday evening ahead of its…
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Monterey, San Benito Counties seek community input on homeless housing funding
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey and San Benito counties are teaming with Lead Me Home Continuum of Care for an application for State…
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Aspire Health discusses Double Up Food Bucks program for California-grown produce purchases
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A program aimed at aiding food insecurity has returned for EBT users to have more incentives for picking fresh…
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Cold Case Project of Monterey County funds forensics in unsolved cases
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Cold Case Project of Monterey County gave an update on new grants providing funding for future cases. The…
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Solidarity Network confirms no ICE activity at cannabis farms; people detained then released
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Amid fears of ICE activity at Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties’ cannabis farms, the Solidarity Network has…
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The Liaison of Fun: Matt Merritt talks about performing at the California Rodeo Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Matt Merritt has been rolling around the rodeo circuit for more than 20 years, with multiple stops made at the…
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Visiting the Heritage Museum at the California Rodeo Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — California Rodeo Salinas Chair Laurie LaVelle talks to KION about the Heritage Museum and some of the old pieces that…
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Construction Begins on Monterey County Covid Memorial
Monterey County Officials say that they lost 940 residents during the pandemic, now construction is beginning on a new memorial for victims of…
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Seaside looks to adopt new gun store ordinance
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A new ordinance is set to be adopted to amend standards for selling firearms and ammunition in Seaside. The ordinance…
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Livestock contractors address concern over animal cruelty ahead of California Rodeo Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Livestock contractors are addressing concerns ahead of the Big Week Rodeo kickoff. Many of these contractors share that…
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One severely injured in five vehicle crash on Highway 1
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – One driver has suffered severe injuries following a five-vehicle crash late last night on Highway 1. According to CHP,…
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LAGUNA SECA SEASON PASS: MotoAmerica returns with five classes of racing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – MotoAmerica returned to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the series’ sixth stop of the season. The Superbike Speedfest of…
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Watsonville reacts to the latest BESS developments
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – New Leaf Energy wants to build a large lithium battery storage site near Pinto Lake outside Watsonville. Proponents…
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Never Again Moss Landing released findings 6 months after battery storage facility fire
PRUNEDALE, Calif. — A local community watchdog group is speaking out tonight about potential causes behind the fire at Vistra’s battery storage…
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Videos on social media raise concern over potential ICE activity in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The solidarity network in Monterey County says they have not been able to confirm rumors of ICE and Border Patrol…
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Plans begin to stir on what to do with the old Castroville signs
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – If you’ve been wondering what will happen to the old Castroville sign now that a new one has been installed, a…
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Mother of son killed sues City of Carmel, Police Chief
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) – A mother of a son killed last fall is suing the City of Carmel and Police Chief Paul Tomasi, among others.…
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Second suspect arrested for allegedly murdering Pajaro man found near levee
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has 51-year-old Jorge Javier Sanchez Torres of Watsonville in connection with the…
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Robinson Fire breaks out in Carmel Valley, forward progress stopped
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A fire has broken out in Carmel Valley after a vehicle caught fire. According to CAL FIRE BEU, the fire is now at…
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Western wear stores in Salinas brace for Rodeo kickoff
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Rodeo Salinas officially kicks off this week, and local western wear shops have been busy getting ready…
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Suspect arrested for allegedly murdering a man found buried near the Pajaro River Levee
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that they’ve arrested 61-year-old Bernardino Rickie Sanchez of…
Continue Reading Monterey’s inaugural City Academy starts in August
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Monterey is inviting locals that are 16 years and older to participate in the very first City Academy. The…
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Monterey County pesticide lawsuit reaches the court Monday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Monterey County judge will be hearing arguments on Monday for a lawsuit filed against the County Ag…
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Moto-America Superbike Speedfest sees a busy and historic day 2
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Moto-America Superbike Speedfest at Monterey officially kicked off their 2025 season Friday. And on Saturday — day…
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Marina Handcar Tours shutting down in August
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – After years on the Monterey Branch Line, Handcar Tours on the central coast are being permanently shut down on August…
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