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Local leaders make special Christmas delivery to homeless in Salinas

December 23, 2019 4:15 PM Elisha Machado

Local leaders and Santa Claus will make a special Christmas delivery to homeless people and families at the homeless shelter on West Alisal Street in…

Salinas homicide rate shows dramatic decline

December 20, 2019 10:39 PM Megan Meier

Police are still putting together the pieces of a shooting in Salinas, Thursday night.…

Man accused of sexually assaulting child with special needs appears in court

December 19, 2019 4:24 PM Avery Johnson, Drew Andre, Josh Kristianto

A man accused of making an autistic child orally copulate him in a restroom at a Salinas restaurant appeared in court…

Hundreds of strawberry farmworkers get $1000 after settlement

December 20, 2019 4:03 PM Josh Kristianto

Hundreds of strawberry farm workers collected thousand dollar check in Salinas on Friday after a local agriculture company settled with a labor…

Salinas man sentenced for robbing two women at gunpoint

December 20, 2019 5:37 PM Avery Johnson

A Salinas man was sentenced to 19 years and four months in prison for robbing two women at…

Police look for suspects in credit card theft at Salinas gym

December 20, 2019 1:24 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police are looking for two people they believe stole credit cards at a local gym and used them to buy…

Suspect in Chinatown shooting charged with attempted murder of a police officer

December 20, 2019 11:26 AM Avery Johnson

The suspect in a Chinatown-area attempted murder has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police…

Suspect in Chinatown attempted homicide in critical condition after officer-involved shooting

December 11, 2019 9:50 PM KION546 News Team, Drew Andre

Police tell KION the suspect in Monday morning’s attempted homicide in the Chinatown area is in critical condition after an officer-involved…

Central Coasters react to impeachment of Donald Trump

December 18, 2019 10:47 PM Josh Kristianto

With the House of Representatives voting in favor of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, many in Salinas were thinking about…

Police: Norteno gang member arrested in connection to bank robbery, attempted murder of police officer

December 18, 2019 1:55 PM Avery Johnson

Police said a suspected Norteno gang member was arrested in connection to a Pleasanton bank robbery and attempted murder of a police officer based on…

Fourth person convicted of 1991 murder denied re-sentencing

December 18, 2019 1:31 PM Avery Johnson

A fourth person, Eugene Ballance, was denied re-sentencing for his part in a 1991…

Vehicle sought in Salinas hit-and-run death

December 12, 2019 2:10 PM Avery Johnson, Megan Meier

A woman who police said was hit by a vehicle with her dog has died as a result of her…

GRID Alternatives Closing Salinas Office

December 17, 2019 5:49 PM Max Tarlton

Grid Alternatives, a local non-profit which helps low income single family homes in our area is closing it’s office doors in Salinas due to a lack of…

Salinas police: Man found with stolen vehicle arrested on drug charges

December 17, 2019 11:10 AM Avery Johnson

A man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he was found in a stolen vehicle, according to…

Salinas Police: Large fire at Wax Paper Company building extinguished

December 17, 2019 1:46 AM Victor Guzman

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE: The fire at the Salinas Wax Paper Company has been extinguished. Authorities have not yet determined the source of…

Public invited to meeting addressing financial health of city of Salinas

December 16, 2019 1:51 PM Avery Johnson, Ron Keller

here is a special meeting Monday evening to address the financial health of the city of…

Kids battling cancer spend day with Salinas Police and Santa Claus

December 14, 2019 12:40 PM Megan Meier

The Salinas Police Department hit the road just after sunrise, Saturday. A parade of officers drove north to join the San Jose Police Department in…

Substitute teacher placed on leave after reports of mistreatment of students

December 13, 2019 5:43 PM Megan Meier

A Salinas parent is still coming to terms with what she heard happened in her daughter’s classroom at Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary School on…

“Project Santa” grants hundreds of wishes this holiday season

December 11, 2019 4:03 PM Megan Meier

Angela Rader is raising six kids this holiday season. “There’s never a dull moment. That’s for sure,” said…

Hartnell College breaks ground on new nursing and health sciences building

December 12, 2019 1:23 PM Avery Johnson

Hartnell College broke ground today on the new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences Thursday…

One person wounded in Chinatown-area shooting

December 9, 2019 6:44 AM Victor Guzman

Salinas Police are investigating a shooting in the Chinatown-area of…

Community leaders looking to bring Trader Joe’s to Salinas

December 11, 2019 3:39 PM Megan Meier

Monterey County and the City of Salinas are launching a campaign to bring another Trader Joe’s to the Central Coast.…

Suspect in murder of 16-year-old arrested on Cherokee Drive

December 10, 2019 12:53 PM Avery Johnson, Elisha Machado

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of Salinas police, arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing a 16-year-old San Joaquin boy…

Soledad man killed in Salinas repair accident

December 10, 2019 5:53 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police identify the worker killed in an industrial accident Monday night as 42-year-old Jose Luis Castro of…

Salinas woman found guilty of threatening man, residential burglary

December 10, 2019 11:53 AM Avery Johnson

A Salinas woman was found guilty of several charges after her teen children infiltrated a closed pool and she threatened the man who tried to call…

Worker killed during repair accident in Salinas

December 9, 2019 7:27 PM Aaron Groff, Elisha Machado

A 31 year-old man from Soledad was killed in an industrial accident at a Salinas semi truck yard…

Better Ask Barry: Why is the Bruhn’s building headed to court?

December 9, 2019 6:17 PM Barry Brown

SALINAS, Calif (KION) The City of Salinas and the owner of the long-abandoned Dick Bruhn’s building are headed to court over the immediate and long…

Salinas to deploy license plate readers in town

December 9, 2019 2:28 PM Josh Kristianto

The city of Salinas is planning to deploy mobile license plate readers in town in the coming year.…

New E.coli cases linked to Fresh Express salad kits

December 9, 2019 4:45 PM Avery Johnson

A new outbreak of E. coli cases have been linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp chopped salad kits, according to the…

Salinas tied as 43rd deadliest city in 2018

December 9, 2019 4:27 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas is tied as the 43rd deadliest city in the country, according to 2018 murder rates in 65 major U.S.…

Salinas gang member found guilty of 2015 murder

December 9, 2019 1:14 PM Avery Johnson

A Salinas Norteno gang member was found guilty of a 2015 murder by a…

Three arrested for weapons violations in Salinas

December 9, 2019 11:46 AM Avery Johnson

Three people were arrested in Salinas over the weekend after they were found with guns they were not supposed to…

Rollover accident on Highway 101 in Salinas

December 8, 2019 11:21 PM Megan Meier

The California Highway Patrol is warning drivers to slow down in wet weather after a rollover accident Sunday on Highway 101.…

Rain floods some Salinas streets

December 8, 2019 10:47 PM Megan Meier

Rain brought flooding to Terven Avenue and Airport Boulevard in Salinas Sunday afternoon.…

Man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting child with special needs

December 6, 2019 1:35 PM Avery Johnson

A man is behind bars on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child with special needs and violating his…

Did an escaped Monterey County inmate create the hole in the ceiling? Defense says no proof

December 6, 2019 1:18 PM Avery Johnson

One of two inmates who escaped from the Monterey County Jail last month had a preliminary hearing…

Police investigating death of Salinas man as homicide

November 27, 2019 4:49 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police are investigating the death of a transient man who died from complications after a possible…

Number of reported E. coli cases linked to romaine lettuce jumps to 102

December 5, 2019 12:26 PM Avery Johnson

The number of reported E. coli cases linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas area has grown to 102, according to the…

Salinas firefighters respond to reports of people trapped in Carr Lake

December 4, 2019 1:00 PM Josh Kristianto

The Salinas Fire Department responded to a report of people getting trapped in Carr Lake because of the rising waters from the rainfall on Tuesday.…

Heavy rains causing leaky roofs in Salinas

December 3, 2019 2:03 PM Josh Kristianto

Heavy rainfall in the last few days is keeping roofing companies busy with the amount of calls over leaky roofs.…

Salinas City Council approves emergency no-fault eviction ban

December 3, 2019 5:32 PM Avery Johnson

The Salinas City Council has passed an emergency ordinance temporarily banning no-fault evictions, according to a county…

Salinas man sentenced to probation for illegal cannabis operation

December 3, 2019 4:12 PM Avery Johnson

A Salinas man, 55-year-old Anthony Villafranca, will spend three years on probation and 45 days in jail for an illegal cannabis cultivation operation…

How to navigate flooded roadways

December 2, 2019 10:43 PM Elisha Machado

Days of steady rain have Salinas drivers in deep water. A driving instructor tells KION the best thing to do is just to avoid flooded roads…

Red-light camera citations starting this week in Salinas

December 2, 2019 11:06 AM Avery Johnson, Shannon Longworth

Salinas police announced that the new red light cameras in the city are ready, and drivers will be facing full citations instead of warnings…

14-year-old Salinas goalie signs professional soccer contract with San Jose Earthquakes

November 11, 2019 2:29 PM KION546 News Team

A Salinas teen has signed a homegrown player contract with the San Jose Earthquakes Monday, making him the second youngest player to ever sign a deal…