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San Benito County to review Local Tenant Preference Ordinance plans

September 11, 2025 3:44 PM Sergio Berrueta, Katie Nicora

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County supervisors will hear plans for a new program that would prioritize locals when it comes…

Local businesses in San Benito County are weighing in on tourism, hotel incentive program

August 27, 2025 7:55 PM Madison Wilber, jose.romo

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) County supervisors are discussing a potential tax rebate program. The Transient Occupancy Tax on hotels in the…

Two vehicle fires flare up the Central Coast Thursday morning

September 18, 2025 12:43 PM Jeanette Bent, Sergio Berrueta

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A 22-year-old resident has been arrested for fleeing the scene of a vehicle fire on Dimeo Lane early Thursday morning.…

CHP: Major injuries reported after motorcycle crashes into guardrail along Highway 25

September 18, 2025 8:04 AM Victor Guzman

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP-Hollister/Gilroy is investigating after a motorcyclist suffered major injuries after crashing into a…

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PG&E and California Fire Foundation offers agencies grants to prepare for wildfires

September 12, 2025 1:13 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E has teamed up with the California Fire Foundation (CFF) for the eighth year to award $950,000 in wildfire…

Crash-prone Highway 101 and Rock Road intersection gets permanent fix Friday

September 12, 2025 11:54 AM Briana Mathaw

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) –Big changes are coming to a well-known trouble spot on Highway 101 in San Benito County. Following dozens of…

Be Mindful: Mental health resources for local college students

September 10, 2025 3:47 AM Victor Guzman

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Being a college student can be tough. A number of things can take a toll on a student’s mental health, from…

San Benito County grapples with low deputy staffing

September 9, 2025 12:02 PM jose.romo

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Trouble remains for the San Benito Sheriff’s Office as it battles an ongoing county budget deficit and…

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Three correctional officers from San Benito County attacked by inmate

September 8, 2025 2:47 PM Jeanette Bent

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that three of its correctional officers were injured after an…

Independent evaluation spells trouble for San Benito County budget

September 3, 2025 3:45 PM Sergio Berrueta

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County supervisors heard an independent evaluation of the county’s budget performance on Tuesday.…

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New bike rally report shows Hollister hosted rally at a loss

September 3, 2025 3:33 PM Sergio Berrueta

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Hollister City Council heard a report on the financials of this year’s Independence Day Bike Rally. After voters…

Median opening on HWY 101 on Rocks, Cannon Road to close

September 2, 2025 2:50 PM Sergio Berrueta

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The median between Cannon and Rocks Roads on the U.S. 101 will close, starting on Sept. 12. According to the…

Hollister City Council to discuss potential new DUI enforcement and Bike Rally impacts at meeting

September 2, 2025 2:34 PM Mickey Adams, Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Hollister City Council will be considering a potential cost recovery ordinance for DUI enforcement at their…

Forward progress stopped on the Coach Fire in Monterey, San Benito Counties at 12 acres

August 30, 2025 12:31 PM Sergio Berrueta

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Forward progress stopped on the Coach Fire at 12 acres. The Coach Fire has broken out on Old Stage Road in between…

Flying car company Alef strikes deal with Hollister Airport for test flights

August 27, 2025 4:16 PM Sergio Berrueta

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Bay Area flying car company is expanding operations at two airports, including one right here on the central coast. …

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Detectives, search and rescure teams continue homicide investigation of David Souza

August 1, 2025 1:39 PM Sergio Berrueta, Jeanette Bent

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The search for a missing San Juan Bautista man who has not been seen for over a month. The Sheriff’s Office is…

“Big Beautiful Bill” Health & Human Services impacts presented to San Benito Board of Supervisors

August 26, 2025 9:42 PM Sergio Berrueta

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County supervisors heard a presentation on Wednesday about the impact on the county’s Health and…

Hollister City Manager stepping down in September

August 25, 2025 10:46 PM Mickey Adams

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – The city of Hollister announced on Monday that its manager, David Mirrione, will be stepping down on September 21st, 2025.…

Highway 152 back open after deadly crash east of Gilroy

August 19, 2025 4:25 AM Victor Guzman

SANTA CLARA COUNTY (KION-TV) — At least one person is dead after a crash east of Gilroy, according to the CHP. Highway 152 reopened near Lovers Lane…

Local response to the potential for California’s redistricting

August 15, 2025 9:15 PM Mickey Adams, Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California State Association of Counties has sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, calling for states to…

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Insight Health steps away from lease-to-purchase talks with Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

August 13, 2025 4:21 PM Jeanette Bent, Katie Nicora

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital out of San Benito County announcing further challenges Wednesday afternoon.…

Panoche Fire burns 423 acres in San Benito County; two civilians injured and 65% containment

August 7, 2025 5:19 PM Sergio Berrueta, Jeanette Bent

PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) – A vegetation fire is burning in San Benito County off of Panoche Road, with 423 acres. According to CAL FIRE BEU, the…

Suspect arrested in Hollister’s 4th of July drive-by shooting

July 6, 2025 5:07 PM jose.romo, Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police announced the arrest of a suspect in connection to the 4th of July drive-by shooting that took place…

Dog found in abandonment investigation, owners say it was a ‘misunderstanding’

August 5, 2025 11:15 PM Mickey Adams

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – A dog at the center of a potential abandonment investigation has been found with the owners coming forward to say it…

San Benito Sheriff’s Office, Probation Department announce new medical services

August 6, 2025 4:33 PM Sergio Berrueta

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The San Benito County Sheriff and Probation Department Chief announced a healthcare partner today for the…

San Benito neighbors regain access to clean drinking water after two year wait

August 1, 2025 12:05 PM Madison Wilber

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – Clean drinking water has been restored to people in San Benito County, after not having access for it for two years. In…

San Jose man arrested for stealing cars in Hollister

July 28, 2025 5:15 PM Sergio Berrueta

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – A man from San Jose was arrested Sunday for stealing a car and for having burglary tools in Hollister. According to the…

Cal Fire knocks down vegetation fire near Paicines

July 21, 2025 7:53 AM Victor Guzman

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Firefighters contained a vegetation fire that burned in eastern San Benito County late Sunday night. Cal Fire…

Potential large-chain grocery store strike along the Central Coast if negotiations are not met

July 16, 2025 8:37 PM Jeanette Bent

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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Monterey, San Benito Counties seek community input on homeless housing funding

July 16, 2025 5:54 PM Sergio Berrueta

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey and San Benito counties are teaming with Lead Me Home Continuum of Care for an application for State…

San Benito County Sheriff’s Office communications upgrades stalled for 8 months, new report finds

July 14, 2025 2:21 PM Sergio Berrueta

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County Civil Grand Jury’s newest report finds that the communications systems for the county’s…

14,400 Central Coast customers may be eligible for PG&E bill help

July 10, 2025 5:06 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has announced that it will be offering financial support to eligible…

How successful was the Hollister Bike Rally?

July 9, 2025 8:32 PM Dania Romero

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Independence Rally returned to Hollister this year, bringing with it a major boost to businesses. Some say they saw…

Motorcyclist dead in Saturday crash in San Benito County

July 8, 2025 12:51 PM Sergio Berrueta

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – A motorcyclist is dead after a crash Saturday afternoon on San Felipe Road in San Benito County. According to the…

Hollister’s Independence rally returns after 8 year break

July 4, 2025 6:07 PM Briana Mathaw

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) — After an eight-year hiatus, the legendary Hollister Independence Rally is roaring back to life, bringing with it crowds,…

Cowden Fire burns 17 acres in Hollister, hours after the Sabe Fire

July 4, 2025 12:54 PM Sergio Berrueta

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Cowden Fire has been knocked down at 17 acres. The Cowden Fire broke out in Hollister around 12:24 p.m. According…

Forward progress stopped on Sabe Fire in San Benito County

July 4, 2025 5:43 AM Victor Guzman

TRES PINOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire says Firefighters were able to stop the forward progress on the Sabe Fire burning near Tres Pinos early…

Small earthquake Saturday shook near San Juan Bautista

June 28, 2025 8:20 PM Jeanette Bent

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Saturday evening at 7:34 p.m., an earthquake registering 3.1 shook homes throughout the Central Coast. The…

Hollister Animal Shelter not accepting stray animals while under quarantine after parvovirus found in animals

June 26, 2025 5:47 PM Dania Romero

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – An outbreak of parvovirus from a stray kitten has the Hollister Animal Shelter under quarantine, meaning they will not be…

Hollister Animal Shelter Closed to New Strays

June 25, 2025 10:49 PM Mickey Adams

The Hollister animal shelter is closed for new arrivals following the shelter taking in multiple strays that could have been exposed to infectious…

San Benito County Sheriff attends Department of Homeland Security briefings in light of Isreal-Iran war

June 23, 2025 4:13 PM Dania Romero

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – Concerns about national security have made their way to San Benito County. Sheriff Eric Taylor, reassuring people after…

Public Safety Power Shutoff in South Monterey, San Benito Counties

June 19, 2025 10:09 AM Sergio Berrueta

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is in effect in South Monterey County, leaving hundreds of customers without…

Líderes de tres condados se unen en solidaridad con la comunidad inmigrante

June 18, 2025 10:16 AM jose.romo

CONDADO DE MONTEREY, Calif. (KMUV-TV) –Entre la ansiedad que vive la comunidad inmigrante, líderes de los tres condados de Monterey, Santa Cruz y…

County officials gather in solidarity for the immigrant community

June 18, 2025 10:13 AM jose.romo

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — After numerous incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents around counties like LA, Ventura,…

Public Safety Power Shutoffs planned for parts of San Benito and South Monterey counties

June 18, 2025 3:55 AM Victor Guzman

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Public Safety Power Shutoffs are scheduled for some parts of South Monterey County, plus parts…

Shelter expansion in San Benito County put on hold amid budget talks

June 16, 2025 7:06 PM Dania Romero

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) — Plans to expand the only homeless shelter in San Benito County have been put on pause as county leaders work through the…

Lime Fire breaks in Hollister-Paicines

June 13, 2025 1:17 PM Sergio Berrueta

PAICINES, Calif. (KION) – A vegetation fire has broken out between Hollister and Paicines around 12:36 p.m. The fire is off Limekiln Road between the…