Senior bingo makes a comeback at the Oldemeyer Center
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION)- With Covid cases on the decline, many are finding themselves back to normalcy. That includes seniors who are back to playing…
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Greenfield Police donate armor to Ukraine
Greenfield police donated helmets and ballistic vests for donations to assist the people of…
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Hartnell Community College to lift indoor mask mandate
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Students at the Hartnell Community College will be able to enter most indoor campus facilities without a mask. …
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Firefighters contain building fire overnight near Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– Local fire agencies contained a building fire on Peach Road outside of Greenfield on Tuesday night. No one lived in…
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Salinas Police looking for man that threatened people with knife
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who stole a bike and threatened people with a knife. When the store’s Loss…
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Monterey Bay F.C. speak after inaugural match
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Monterey Bay F.C. held a training session open to the media on Wednesday following their inaugural match on Saturday.…
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Building Better Futures: Students build tiny homes for the homeless
A non-profit program in Salinas is providing students with real-world experience — while building tiny homes for the…
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Salinas tow company owner pleads no contest to unlawfully towing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County District Attorney said that the owner of a salinas tow company pleaded no contest to five felony…
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Marina City Council unanimously approve advertisement for blight removal project
Marina City Council is set to vote on Tuesday night to vote on advertisement for bids for the City Park Barracks and Cypress Knolls Buildings Blight…
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Woman transported to hospital following structure fire in Marina
MARINA, Calif. (KION) Multiple crews in Marina responded to a large structure fire at the Marina Del Mar Mobile Homes on Crescent Avenue. The…
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Board of Supervisors hold forum for water management and sustainability efforts in Northern Monterey County
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors held a forum on Tuesday to speak about the county’s efforts for water management and…
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Monterey County Board of Supervisors to ban flavored tobacco sales
Monterey County Supervisors will be voting whether or not it will be banning flavored tobacco and single-use e-cigarettes within the incorporated…
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Arrest made in connection to shooting death of 17-year-old in Salinas
Salinas Police detectives are investigating a shooting in north Salinas that left a 17-year-old…
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New entries to Calif. Assembly District 28 race as Mark Stone announces plans to retire
California 29th Assembly District leader, Mark Stone, announced he plans to retire and will not run for the newly drawn 28th…
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Salinas Firefighters climb 69 flights of stairs for Leukemia research
Sunday five Salinas Firefighters completed the 31st annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stair climb at the Columbia Tower in Seattle,…
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Severe drought causes concern for an early start to fire season
With little rain coming up in the forecast and extra dry vegetation, California could be seeing an early start to fire season.…
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Suspension of California’s 51-cent gas tax fails to pass State Assembly
Republican state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of California’s $.51 per gallon tax on gasoline amid sky-high…
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Two Central Coast school districts keep mask requirements after expiration
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Schools across the state are no longer required to have students wear masks indoors. But two districts in Monterey County…
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Monterey man sentenced to 12 years in state prison for child molestation
Monterey County jury found 38-year-old Anthony Castillo guilty of child molestation and sexual batter on Friday, Jan. 7.…
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USGS: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits NW of Pinnacles
Did you feel it? A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Salinas Valley Sunday…
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Three people arrested in connection to multiple burglaries in Marina
Marina Police arrested three people after a string of burglaries along Reservation…
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King City Mustangs celebrate NorCal Division V Championship
The scent of victory went through Broadway Street as the King City Mustangs boys varsity soccer team celebrated their first NorCal CCS Division V…
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Eight Central Coast community projects to receive federal funding
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Representative Jimmy Panetta announced that eight community projects in California’s 20th District were…
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Now in Monterey, Ukrainian student worries for friends and family back home
It’s been weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and the ongoing conflict has some worried for their family back…
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Some Central Coast school districts sticking with mask mandate
Multiple school districts on the Central Coast have decided to stick with having a mask mandate, for now, to prevent the spread of…
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Salinas Fire Department extinguish mattress fire
The Salinas Fire Department responded to a two-story townhouse near Sanborn Road for reports of a mattress on fire.…
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Public memorial honoring Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
Family, friends, community members and brothers in blue gathered at Rabobank Stadium on Thursday to honor Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.…
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National organization helps reunite Officer Alvarado’s Family for memorial service with airline tickets
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Just as thousands came together to remember Officer Jorge Alvarado Jr. Thursday morning, one organization made…
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Drivers may experience delays as Seaside Fire Station begins renovations
The Seaside Fire Department’s scaffolding renovations began…
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Procession honoring Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
The Salinas Police Department said that the route for the procession for fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge Alvarado has been…
Continue Reading Marina man gets 16 years in prison for attempted murder, arson and stalking
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man who pleaded no contest on felony charges of attempted murder, arson, domestic violence and stalking was sentenced…
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Greenfield neighborhoods targeted in catalytic converter thefts
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Greenfield Police Department said on Sunday night there were a string of catalytic converter thefts. This comes as…
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People could still feel the pain at the pump well into the summer months
Gas prices continue to go up because of the conflict in Russia and…
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SPCA Monterey County asking for help rescuing baby opossums
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– SPCA Monterey County is asking the public to help save baby opossums if they happen to run over their mothers.…
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Two people hospitalized after a shooting in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE March 7th, 2022 at 10:37 p.m. Salinas police said two people were taken to the hospital following a shooting on Soledad…
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Greenfield traffic stops leads to ghost gun and DUI charges
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– A ghost gun was found during a traffic stop arrest Monday morning on the 300 Block of 9th Street. During a midnight…
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Monterey community rallies in support of Ukraine
Many people gathered in Monterey for a solidarity rally in support of…
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Catalytic converter marking event aims to help law enforcement prosecute thieves
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is trying out a new way to prevent catalytic converter thefts in the…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy and Watsonville officer injured during pursuit
A 27-year-old Salinas man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through…
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USGS: 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Pinnacles
Saturday morning at 7:07 a.m., an earthquake registering 3.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of central California.…
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Juvenile arrested in Greenfield for suspected murder attempt
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A minor was arrested for attempted murder in Greenfield on Friday after police said they found a man stabbed in the torso.…
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Public memorial planned for Salinas Police Officer killed in line of duty
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– KION has independently confirmed that a public memorial service is planned for Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr. for…
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Carmel Valley man flees from Ukraine
POLAND (KION-TV)–A Carmel Valley man fled Ukraine with the help of a US Congressman from Southern California and now is receiving help from…
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Volunteers hung ribbons around Salinas in support of police dept.
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV)–People gathered at the Salinas Police Department to hang ribbons in support of the department and to remember Officer…
Continue Reading DA: Monterey County to make human trafficking serious and violent felony
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni endorsed Bill 1042 that would make human…
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Sand City drug arrest yields meth, heroin and suboxone films
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop earlier this week yielded heroin, meth and a glass pipe. A vehicle was doing an unsafe maneuver and when…
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Monterey County Office of Emergency Services opens up biweekly Q&A hour for public to learn more about disasters
the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is inviting the public to their new “office hours” to give people the chance to address their…
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Colorado Fire investigation discovers issues with local burn permit process
The investigation into the Colorado Fire in Big Sur — which Cal Fire says was started by a reignited permitted burn — has brought to light a…
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Truckers feel gas prices rolling up in California
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Truckers have noticed that gas prices have been rising on a regular basis lately, especially when they make their stops…
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$18 million funding approved to replace fire station lost in the Dolan Fire
The Nacimiento Fire Station that was lost in the Dolan Fire will soon be reconstructed as $18 million in federal funds have been approved to start…
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