ATV crash on Old Stage Road leaves man dead
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said at least a man is dead after a crash Wednesday on Old Stage Road. CHP said the crash…
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Two arrested after CHP chase from Salinas to Gilroy
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 14, 2022, at 12:33 p.m.- California Highway Patrol has released new details about a carjacking that led…
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Ben Lomond restaurant owner murder solved 39 years later, suspect kills himself
BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said using DNA evidence, they solved the murder of a woman found in the San…
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Gilroy teen suspect arrested for hit-and-run that killed elderly man on mobility scooter
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 16-year-old suspect was arrested for a crash Tuesday afternoon that left an elderly man dead. At around 5:37 p.m.,…
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Santa Cruz County Fair returns for 2022
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV): The Santa Cruz County Fair returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville Wednesday. The opening ceremony…
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California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless
By JANIE HAR and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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CHP Hollister-Gilroy: Enterprise Road Closed For Construction
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP Hollister-Gilroy announced that Enterprise Road near the Oak Creek neighborhood in Hollister will be closed on…
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Iowa human trafficking teen victim who killed rapist sentenced, ordered to pay $150K
By MARGERY A. BECK A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to…
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California launches website promoting abortion services
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California launched a publicly funded website Tuesday to promote the state’s abortion…
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USGS: 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Up Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA, Calif, (KION-TV): A 4.4 earthquake shook up much of the North Bay on Tuesday night according to the United States Geological Survey.…
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Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the…
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Benchlands relocation of homeless commenced Monday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The city of Santa Cruz has started letting people living in the Benchlands know that they need to start packing up.…
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Victim of fiery Marina crash remembered
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A local outreach group that ministers to the homeless want to showcase the life of a man who came to them more than a…
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BOLO: Salinas man missing for three days
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who has not been heard from in three days. Jonathan Arambula, 47, has a…
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Authorities respond to reported active shooter call at Houston high school
HOUSTON, TX (KION-TV) – Authorities have responded to a reported active shooter call at Heights High School in Houston, the Harris County Precinct…
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Salinas Police investigating shooting at Acosta Plaza
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said they are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night at Acosta Plaza. K9 Oakley was able to…
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Suspect wanted for multiple Marina burglaries
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they need the public’s help finding a man allegedly responsible for multiple residential burglaries in…
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Santa Cruz man in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run ID’d
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP-Santa Cruz confirmed to KION that a Santa Cruz man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday evening.…
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CHP: No bomb found at Salinas DMV
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office mobilized its bomb unit as of 6 p.m Monday. They have confirmed with KION that a…
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String of burglaries in Greenfield leaves damage to ten vehicles
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Located on Oak Street between Terrace and Fourth, residents of Cliftons Mobile Manor woke up to find ten vehicles…
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Corral De Tierra Power Outage
SALINAS, Calif, (KION-TV): There are 1,140 customers without power in the Corral de Tierra neighborhood in Salinas on Monday afternoon. According to…
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CSU Monterey Bay’s optional mask policy begins Sept. 12
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- CSU Monterey Bay has instituted an optional mask mandate in most indoor spaces beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Since the…
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Both lanes of SR 9 closed due to crash south of Sylvan Avenue
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV): Caltrans told KION that the northbound and southbound lanes of State Route 9 are closed south of Sylvan Avenue in…
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‘Walk with a Doc’ teaches Central Coast community dangers of fentanyl
Salinas, Calif. (KION-TV)- Central Coast doctors want to warn the community of the dangers of opioids. They gathered at Salinas Valley Memorial…
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Gang Member Arrested On Weapons Charges
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Salinas PD said they arrested a gang member on several weapons and gang charges on Saturday afternoon. The Violence…
Continue Reading Southbound Highway 101 at Jolon Road closed due to vehicle crash
The CHP is investigating a crash along southbound Highway 101 at Jolon Road that has forced a full closure of that part of the…
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DUI driver hits multiple parked cars during Capitola police pursuit
Multiple parked cars in Capitola were hit by someone the police department said was driving under the…
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Home total loss after fire on Saint George Drive, at least three displaced
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Fire is currently at the scene of a structure fire on the 570 block of Saint George Drive. The roof of the home…
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Benchlands encampment expected to be cleared out
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Look off the overpass on Water Street, and you’ll see tents lined up together. This is located in San Lorenzo Park in…
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Alameda County deputy charged in killings of Dublin couple
DUBLIN, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE September 9, 2022, at 1:21 p.m. A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was charged Friday in the killings of a…
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Fifteen-year-old suspect arrested for Watsonville Sudden Street shooting murder
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – UPDATE September 8, 2022, at 8:57 p.m.- Watsonville Police said they arrested a 15-year-old suspect for allegedly…
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Man, woman and three children found shot, killed at Cecil County home
ELK MILLS, Md. (KION-TV)- A man, woman, and three children were found shot and killed Friday morning at a residential home in Elk Mills, the Cecil…
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Watsonville man who killed his wife and escaped to Mexico pleads guilty to murder
A Watsonville man accused of killing his wife pleaded not guilty to murder at a hearing Thursday, according to…
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Traffic closures for Highway 1 in place for Ironman Santa Cruz Triathlon
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Beginning Sunday, Sept. 11, drivers can expect closures on Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz due to the Ironman Santa Cruz…
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WATCH: King Charles III speaks after passing of mother Queen Elizabeth II
By Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven…
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Central Coast reaction to Queen Elizabeth II’s death
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Queen’s passing is being felt on the Central Coast. The owner of Monarch Pub and Restaurant, Kathryn Murphy, here in…
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Police: Dog stabbed “15 times” dies after dog fight in Marina, owner arrested for terroristic threats
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said a dog was stabbed with a pocketknife and later died of its injuries after a dog fight Tuesday night. At…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
By Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven…
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Two people injured in Uvalde shooting, two suspects on the run
UVALDE, Tex. (KION-TV)- Uvalde Police said they are investigating the area of Uvalde Memorial Park for a shooting Thursday evening. Police say two…
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89th Festa Italia returns to Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- 89 years of celebrating Moterey’s Italian heritage and culture is set to commence Sept 9. The Festa Italia will be held…
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Oil company settles criminal cases in California spill
By AMY TAXIN and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An oil company on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently…
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California ISO extends Flex Alert to Sept. 8
FOLSOM, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 8, 2022 at 8:40 a.m.- For the ninth day in a row, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) has extended…
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Gilroy teen suspect arrested for attempted gang-related murder in March
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Gilroy Police said a man has been arrested for the alleged attempted murder of a 32-year-old Gilroy resident on March 3,…
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Two arrested in Salinas, one for attempted murder after chase
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a gang member wanted for attempted murder in north Salinas…
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San Benito County Community Action Agency Board offering AC Units for low-income households
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- With the extreme heat inland, the San Benito County Community Action Board is loaning out portable AC units without…
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Two killed after vehicle crashes into pond in Greenfield
Greenfield, Calif. (KION-TV) – The California Highway Patrol says at least two people are dead after a crash in Greenfield Tuesday night. A man and…
Continue ReadingSaskatchewan mass stabbing suspect underwent ‘medical distress’ and died after his arrest, police say
By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Myles Sanderson, the suspect in the mass stabbing in Canada, died Wednesday after going into…
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Proposed cardroom coming to Marina
MARINA, Calif, (KION-TV)- Parkwest Casino Marina LLC intends to open a 12-15,000 sq. ft. casino cardroom and full-service restaurant just off Highway…
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California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire
WEED, Calif. (AP) — A wood products company said Wednesday that it is investigating whether a fire that killed two people as it swept through a…
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