The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February, it will hear a headline-grabbing case…
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Department of Transportation awards Santa Cruz Metro with $30 million grant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): On Monday afternoon, The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District announced they received a $30 million grant from the…
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Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull dies at 84
CHICAGO (AP) — When Bobby Hull got the puck, he was tough to stop. He had blazing speed, a hard slap shot and tons of confidence. Long before…
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6th Memphis officer relieved of duty in Nichols arrest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre…
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California allocates $20 million towards abortion clinic’s physical and digital security
SACRAMENTO- (KION-TV): California state legislature has allocated $20 million in grant money for abortion care facilities across the state to help…
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One man dead in Hollister stabbing, suspect arrested
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hollister Police confirmed to KION that a 48 year old man has died after a stabbing occurred on 870 Line Street on…
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Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts can conduct a singalong about as well as he can orchestrate the kind of punishing…
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‘Avatar 2’ tops box office for 7th weekend
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Avatar: The Way of Water” claimed the No. 1 spot on the domestic box office charts for the seventh weekend in a…
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Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee concludes
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Office of Education hosted the 2023 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee Saturday at UC Santa Cruz. The…
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DePape in bizarre phone call to KTVU says he should have been ‘more prepared’
By Amber Lee and KTVU staff SAN FRANCISCO – David DePape called the KTVU newsroom from San Francisco County Jail Friday, the same day a superior…
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Bear Creek Road open to one-lane traffic
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County announced Saturday that Bear Creek Road would partially reopen after a week nearly two weeks of…
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California hopes to eliminate high-risk pesticides by 2050
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California unveiled a plan Thursday that goal is to transition the state to sustainable pest management and eliminate…
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Memphis police permanently scrap SCORPION unit tied to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols
The Memphis Police Department announced Saturday that it will permanently deactivate the department’s SCORPION unit. Some…
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Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game celebrates 37th year
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Rabobank Stadium will be full of the Central Coast’s premier football talent Saturday night as the 37th Central Coast High…
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On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger explodes, shocking the nation
On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded…
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Greenfield man sentenced to 10 years for DUI, possession of a firearm and assault on officer
SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man was sentenced Friday in a Monterey County courtroom after leading California Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase…
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Central Coast law enforcement speaks on Tyre Nichols assault video
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Several leaders with law enforcement across the Central Coast reacted to the released police video of the beating…
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Biden approves major disaster declaration for San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- President Biden has approved adding several more California counties to the major disaster declaration following…
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Fans hang 49ers shirt on Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PEN (KION-TV)- The City of Brotherly love is set to be a war zone Sunday with an online trip to the Super Bowl. The 1st seeded Eagles…
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Memphis police permanently disband unit tied to deadly beating of Tyre Nichols
By Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video…
Continue Reading3 killed and at least 4 wounded in overnight shooting in Los Angeles
By Andi Babineau and Jay Croft, CNN Three people were killed and at least four injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the city’s fire department…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Tyre Nichols calling for his mother, beaten by officers now charged in his death
By Elizabeth Hartfield, Jason Hanna and Jay Croft, CNN Tyre Nichols screamed for his mother and Memphis police officers struck him multiple times…
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Half Moon Bay shootings may have been triggered by $100 repair bill, DA says
By Henry Lee HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – A farmworker accused of shooting and killing seven people in Half Moon Bay had longstanding…
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27 glass pipes and over 30 grams of drugs found during Sand City arrest
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Sand City Police discovered over 30 grams of drugs and 27 glass pipes during a traffic stop. Police said they stopped…
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Two dead and a juvenile arrested in stolen vehicle in San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Jose Police said a man and woman died after a juvenile male driver hit a light pole, causing the stolen vehicle to…
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WATCH: Court releases video of attack on Paul Pelosi
Originally Published: 27 JAN 23 06:00 ET Updated: 27 JAN 23 12:51 ET By Jeremy Herb, Jack Hannah, and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco…
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Security ready for AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Preparations are almost done for people to come to enjoy the tournament. According to Undersheriff Keith Boyd,…
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Monterey County to open new local assistance center in Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Update Jan. 26, 2023, at 6:47 p.m.- Monterey County has announced will open a new local assistance center to help…
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Volunteers help cleanup Felton Grove neighborhood
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- Volunteers in Santa Cruz County came out on Thursday to help clean up the Felton Grove neighborhood. It was one of the…
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Israel hits Gaza with airstrikes after rockets intercepted
By ISABEL DEBRE JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Thursday killed nine Palestinians — including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman…
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CHP assisting with supplying supplies to isolated people in Big Sur
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Slides have isolated Highway 1 between Paul’s Slide and the Polar Star along the Big Sur coast. Many people…
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CA investigating “deplorable” conditions at Half Moon Bay farms following mass shooting
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom said California would begin investigating the farms involved in the Half Moon Bay mass…
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Commanders head coach and Seaside native Ron Rivera to play AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)- Washington Commanders Head Coach and Seaside native Ron Rivera has been announced as a celebrity player in this…
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Watsonville Police corporal nominated for RISE Award
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 26, 2023 AT 1:31 PM- Watsonville Police announced that Corporal Issak Rodriguez has been named a…
Continue ReadingHow California’s recent flooding could set the stage for a dangerous wildfire season
Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 13:49 ETBy Rachel Ramirez and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — With vast stretches of desert that…
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Remembering Kobe Bryant three years after his passing
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION-TV)- It has been three years since NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed along with his daughter, Gianna, and seven other…
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Charges dropped in a Salinas case involving siblings in attempted murder case
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — All charges have been dropped in a case against brother-sister pair Whitney and James Stolich on three felony counts for…
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Armed and dangerous man wanted for beating man with brass knuckles and pulling out gun in Marina
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police are searching for a Prunedale man they say is armed and dangerous who attacked an employee of a local…
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Watsonville Police arrested man wanted on several federal warrants after chase
WATSONVILLE POLICE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they chased a wanted suspect until he eventually crashed into two cars on Lincoln…
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Highway 1 closure along Big Sur causing problems for businesses in the area
BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Work is still being carried out to clear the roads for those stuck at home in the southern part of Big Sur. Caltrans…
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Big Sur Commodity Distribution taking place on Thursday and Friday
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) Monterey County Officials announced that residents and businesses within the Highway 1 closure between Paul’s Slide and…
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49ers’ Charles Omenihu arrested on misdemeanor domestic violence charge ahead of NFC title game
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Charles Omenihu was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence after an incident with his…
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Marina man arrested for ghost gun and child endangerment
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they arrested a man Tuesday morning on the 3000 block of Owen Avenue after being granted a search…
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Officials release the names of six of the seven victims in Half Moon Bay mass shooting
By Allie Rasmus KTVU HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – San Mateo County officials on Wednesday released the names of six of the seven people…
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Deputies: Soledad man arrested for alleged kidnapping rape of drugged victim in 2021
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man Monday for the alleged drugging and rape of a victim in…
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Scholarships open for McCrary Family Scholarship
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV): On Tuesday afternoon, Big Creek Lumber announced they will be handing out the McCrary Family Scholarship for the third…
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Californians will vote on whether to overturn fast-food law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A voter initiative that would overturn a California law aimed at raising wages and improving working conditions for more…
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Emergency disaster food distribution for South Monterey County residents
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Food Bank for Monterey County will host a Tuesday emergency food distribution event. This event will be on Jan…
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Gavin Newsom after Monterey Park shooting: “Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact”
BY CAITLIN YILEK California Gov. Gavin Newsom is renewing his calls for stricter gun control measures following the mass shooting at a dance hall in…
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Community Bridges hosting flood information recovery session for Monterey County residents
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Community Bridges and Monterey County are hosting a virtual recovery session to help Monterey County residents…
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