CHP: Semi driver caught speeding, cutting in and out of traffic arrested on DUI charge
Monterey-area CHP officers arrested a semi driver whose blood alcohol level was allegedly four times the legal…
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San Benito County to allow nail salons, tattoo parlors to reopen
San Benito County’s Interim Public Health Officer announced that the county will…
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18-year-old killed in rollover crash near Hollister Sunday
An 18-year-old male has died as a result of a rollover crash on SR 25 south of Hollister…
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Hollister brush fire that prompted evacuations contained
Hollister police say they are evacuating homes near the Park Hill area because of a brush…
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San Benito High gets creative with graduation
San Benito High School normally fills a graduation with around 6,000 people in attendance. However, the coronavirus pandemic changed that for the…
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Two drivers die in crash on Frazier Lake Road
The California Highway Patrol is responding to a crash that killed at least one…
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Hollister Safeway employee tests positive for COVID-19
Safeway has confirmed that one of its employees at its store on Tres Pinos Road has tested positive for…
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Central Coast Comeback: Schools prepare for 2020-2021 academic year
Schools on the Central Coast have been dark since mid-March. For the first time ever, classes transitioned to a completely online, and it was…
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Fish and Wildlife Service considers removing Central Coast plant from endangered species list
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is considering removing a plant native to the Central Coast from the…
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Local law enforcement calls for policing to do better in response to man dying during police encounter
Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after a video showed one of them kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, who later…
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San Benito County allowing hair salons, barbershops to open
San Benito County announced that it will follow state guidance and allow hair salons and barbershops to…
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Introducing the Messenger Experience
The KION news team is happy to announce a new feature to help you stay up-to-date with what is happening in the…
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What’s open on the Central Coast for Memorial Day weekend?
This Memorial Day weekend is not like any we have seen…
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Two more people arrested in connection to shooting at Hollister gas station
An 18-year-old man and 17-year-old juvenile are facing attempted murder charges in connection to a shooting at a Hollister gas…
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Hollister reopens restaurants
Parts of San Benito Street will be closed off to traffic and opened up for restaurants this…
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Hollister prepares to close San Benito Street for businesses, restaurants
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) While San Benito County restaurants and shops are already allowed to have people inside, separated tables mean fewer…
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San Benito County offers free face masks to businesses
San Benito County officials announced that the county will be giving free face masks to local…
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Financial relief for immigrants on Central Coast overwhelmed with applicants
Financial help for undocumented immigrants in California opened up on Monday, but across the state the call centers could not handle the volume of…
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Parking lots partially reopen at 27 state parks, including some Central Coast parks
The parking lots of 27 California state parks have partially reopened weeks after the 280 state parks and beaches…
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Hollister police not making changes to sex offender registration
Governor Newsom signed an executive order allowing law enforcement agencies to register sex offenders…
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Fire season begins in Monterey, San Benito Counties Monday
Cal Fire has declared fire season in San Benito and Monterey…
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Central Coast real estate market suffers under COVID-19
The Coronavirus pandemic has presented new challenges to the way people buy and sell houses.…
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Local ‘kindness club’ gives back to essential workers
Many knew Julie Neff as a 2nd grade teacher at Spring Grove Elementary School in Hollister, but now she has become one of the town’s…
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San Benito County approved to move into expanded Stage 2 of reopening
San Benito County meets Governor Newsom’s qualifications to reopen restaurants, according to county public health…
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COVID-19 testing sites now open to all Monterey County residents
New COVID-19 testing sites in Salinas, Greenfield, Hollister and Watsonville are now open to the…
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San Benito County joins Great Plates Delivered program
San Benito County is joining the state-funded program “Great Plates Delivered” to provide meals to…
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Hollister police investigate burglary, vehicle theft at high school
Hollister police are investigating a late night burglary at San Benito High School that they said caused extensive…
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San Benito County moves into Stage 2 of reopening with state
San Benito County announced that it will be moving into Stage 2 of reopening along with the…
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Central Coast comeback: How will recreational activities change?
At some point the shelter in place orders will lift, but what will life be like…
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Central Coast city managers write to governor asking for financial help during COVID-19 pandemic
City managers from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties wrote a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom explaining how the COVID-19…
Continue Reading San Benito County hosting no-cost COVID-19 testing
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would add more than 80 new COVID-19 testing sites around the…
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Amid demands, Newsom introduces possibility of less restrictive county orders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced a plan that would allow local governments to have less restrictive public…
Continue Reading San Benito County Supervisor shares letter to Governor requesting different treatment for rural counties
San Benito County Supervisor Jim Gillio shared a letter on social media directed to Gov. Newsom requesting that rural…
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Annual Hollister Independence Rally postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
The Hollister Independence Rally has been postponed until next year due to COVID-19…
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San Benito County offers guidance for drive-in events at faith-based organizations
The San Benito County Interim Public Health Officer, Dr. David Ghilarducci, has issued guidance for faith-based organizations offering drive-in…
Continue Reading San Benito County health officer allowing Shelter in Place to expire, but following state guidance
The Interim San Benito County Public Health Officer, Dr. David Ghilarducci, said he will allow the county’s current Shelter in…
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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital to resume elective surgeries
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital said it will resume scheduled elective…
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Gov. Newsom expected to announce beach and state parks closure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION and CBSLA) A notice sent out by the California Police Chief’s Association Wednesday said local law enforcement agencies…
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San Benito County’s interim public health officer resigns
Interim Public Health Officer, Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, submitted his resignation Tuesday, according to county…
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San Benito County face covering order goes into effect
UPDATE 04/26/20 7:15 p.m. San Benito County resients will have to start wearing face coverings starting Monday morning to help stop the spread of…
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San Benito County amends Shelter in Place order to allow county parks, city parks, golf courses to open
San Benito County Public Health Officer Dr. Marty Fenstersheib has amended his Shelter in Place order to allow the public to…
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San Benito County supervisors host virtual town hall to discuss business resources
San Benito County supervisors Jim Gillio and Peter Hernandez are hosting a virtual town hall Friday…
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Officials in San Benito County hold face covering distribution event
San Benito County and the City of Hollister are working with the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce to hold a face covering…
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Mascot and signs support San Benito High School seniors
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) The coronavirus pandemic has meant a senior year that is anything but normal for students preparing to graduate high school.…
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San Benito County preparing cloth face covering requirement
The San Benito County Public Health Officer is preparing a cloth face covering order scheduled to go into effect in the coming…
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Nurses hold new rallies across Central Coast over PPE, layoffs
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Nurses across the Central Coast came out in solidarity over personal protective equipment and layoffs at certain hospitals in…
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Gilroy man on motorcycle dies after crash with big rig
A man on a motorcycle has died as a result of a crash near SR 25 and SR 156 Wednesday…
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Central Coast cities and counties to combine forces for federal COVID-19 funding
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The federal government’s $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, CARES Act, includes billions for local governments, but the…
Continue Reading San Benito County offering penalty waivers for property taxes
San Benito County announced that it is offering COVID-19 penalty waivers for property…
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Central Coast airports to get more than $12.8 million in federal funding
More than $12.8 million in federal grants are going to be distributed to airports around the Central Coast, according to Congressman Jimmy…
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