Man killed in San Jose the Plant shopping center shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Jose Police said they are investigating their 22nd murder of the year after a shooting at the 2100 block of Monterey…
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San Ardo woman gets 30 days in jail for death of three kittens
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 70-year-old woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failure to keep over 30 animals in sanitary…
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Sand City Police Officers involved in June officer-involved shooting back on duty
Sand City Police told KION that the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sand…
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Police: King City burglar arrested in dumpster
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- King City Police said they arrested a burglary suspect hiding in a dumpster on Mee Memorial Hospital property on the 300…
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Greenfield PD pull abandoned car out of pond
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)— Greenfield Police said they responded to a call after 11 p.m. on Cypress and 14th Street for a vehicle accident. When…
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Gilroy Police looking for two suspects in armed bank robbery
Gilroy Police are looking for two people accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint Thursday…
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Oregon tight end dies of head injury
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near…
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Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother…
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Pacific Grove great white shark bite survivor discharged from hospital
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The man who a great white shark bit in June at Lovers Point has been discharged from Natividad’s Sam Karas Acute…
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WATCH: Purse snatching in Santa Cruz caught on camera
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 13, 2022, at 1:21 p.m.- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they made an arrest related to a purse…
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Forthcoming 988 suicide prevention hotline plans pilot program specifically for LGBTQ community
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The nonprofit that operates the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline plans to soon launch a…
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King City passes grant to help pay for construction of outdoor dining
King City council members approved a grant program that would help restaurant businesses cover the costs of building outdoor dining…
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Vanya Quiñones made 4th President of CSUMB
SEASIDE, Calif.(KION-TV)– Cal State Monterey Bay announced Wednesday the appointment of Vanya Quiñones as their 4th president beginning in the Fall…
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Two Salinas Union High School teachers to teach Ukrainian refugees in Poland
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Union High School District announced that two teachers from their school district will join a delegation on a…
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San Francisco Giants honor Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Francisco Giants held their Law Enforcement Appreciation Night and former Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office…
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Moss Landing battery plant 98% fully charged
The Energy Storage Facility run by Vistra Energy in Moss Landing is offline indefinitely — after a second overheating incident in five…
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Two juveniles arrested with loaded ghost gun in vehicle
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The South Monterey County Task arrested two juveniles after conducting a probation check on South Belden Street. Officers…
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Possible pubic hair and new DNA sequencing used to find Anne Pham’s alleged killer 40 years later
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A single hair, believed to be a pubic hair, and a game-changing way to sequence DNA was used to find Anne Pham’s alleged…
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Hayward homicide suspect captured in Soledad
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Soledad Police said a wanted homicide suspect from a Hayward murder was arrested in Soledad Wednesday. Victor Lucero, 31,…
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Hollister fire battling two house fires on Moss Street
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hollister Fire is battling two houses that are currently on fire on Moss Street. Hollister Police said they have the…
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Over 6,000 without power in Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)– PG&E reports that 6,261 customers are without power in Scotts Valley as of 7:43 a.m. The cause is unknown, but…
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3.1 earthquake detected near Gilroy
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 3.1 earthquake was detected near Gilroy Wednesday at 9:08 a.m., according to the USGS. The recorded depth was 4.4 km and…
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Police: Soledad hit-and-run injuries send elderly woman to Natividad Hospital
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Soledad Police are urging the public to help find a hit-and-run suspect that caused major injuries to an elderly woman.…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office warns of scammers using deputy names
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of a scam where someone claims to be a member of the…
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Pesticide notification program launches in Santa Cruz County
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has partnered with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to offer a pesticide…
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San Francisco Giants honor fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Oracle Park held its Law Enforcement Appreciation Night Monday, and Salinas Police was invited to honor one of…
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Majority of Monterey County crops rebound amid pandemic, supply chain issues
The agriculture industry in Monterey County saw most of its crops rebound as pandemic and supply chain-related issues persist, according to the…
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California blocks gun sales to those at risk of breaking law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gun makers and dealers in California will be required to block firearms sales to anyone…
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Monterey supplement company fined $1.5 million for false advertisement to seniors
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The company Health Alert/Immune Systems, Inc., based in Monterey, will be made to pay $1.5 million in civil penalties…
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Video from Uvalde shooting shows gunman enter school and officers in hallway retreat after taking fire
By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Andy Rose and Steve Almasy, CNN The Austin American-Statesman newspaper published Tuesday edited portions of school…
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Recently hatched penguin has irreparable hole in heart at Monterey Bay Aquarium
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey Bay Aquarium shared the tragic news that their recently hatched African penguin chick Pfeiffer has an…
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Three arrested for weapons charges in Soledad
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)– Soledad Police said the South Monterey County Task Force arrested three people on weapons, possession of stolen property…
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SPCA Monterey County receives $22 million donation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– SPCA Monterey County announces they received $22 million to help improve services and buildings. The money was given by…
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Police: 2 dead and 3 wounded at 4 California 7-Eleven stores
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were killed and three were wounded in shootings before dawn Monday at four 7-Eleven stores in Southern California,…
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President Biden reveals the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN)The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived.…
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Hollister woman wins $5 million off lotto scratcher
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Hollister woman is $5,000,000 richer after buying a scratcher at BMF Racing Company. “When I scratched it, I saw A…
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CHP help remove casket off side of freeway in San Luis Obispo
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KION-TV)– CHP said that they responded to a call of a casket on the shoulder of the freeway in San Luis Obispo. The…
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SCCSO: Man arrested for starting a fire while publicly intoxicated
SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested Sunday after being found intoxicated and having started a brush fire, according to the Santa Cruz…
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Team that solved Anne Pham cold case murder speaks out
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- For 40 years, the Pham family didn’t have answers for the murder of their 5-year-old daughter Anne. She disappeared one…
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From garage to a gym, A.V.I.L.A Victory Boxing opens its doors
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A lifetime of fighting for something positive in south Monterey County paid off Saturday for a local boxing coach when…
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Monterey Police concerned over “rainbow fentanyl” arrests in the city
Monterey Police said they’re seeing a new danger in their fight against fentanyl which they’re describing to the public now as “rainbow…
Continue ReadingExclusive: California fire officials and FBI are targeting illegal drones near wildfire emergencies
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Just one rogue drone is all it takes to bring the aerial assault on a wildfire to a standstill. So in a fresh alliance, the…
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Monterey Mayor retires and endorses the next mayor
MONTEREY, CALIF (KION-TV)– The City of Monterey will be looking for a new mayor as Mayor Clyde Roberson announced his retirement Friday. The…
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Tony Sirico, famed “Sopranos” actor, dies at age 79
Actor Tony Sirico, better known as “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on “The Sopranos,” has died at age 79, his manager told CBS News on Friday. “A great,…
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Greenfield Police investigation embezzlement by school district employee
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– The South Monterey County Task Force served a search warrant on the 50 block of Moreno Street Thursday. This warrant…
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Three vehicle crash causes major injuries on Highway 156 near San Juan Bautista
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV)– CHP says a three-vehicle crash that occurred at 3:15 p.m. resulted in someone being life-flighted to the…
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Forward progress stopped on Morgan Hill 5-acre fire
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)– Firefighters are responding to a five-acre vegetation fire near Armsby Road and Sleepy Valley, according to Cal Fire.…
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Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion…
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Homegrown cowboy will fight bulls at the California Rodeo Salinas
Josh Daries will get a chance to fight bulls at his Field of Dreams in a couple of weeks. The Salinas native will be standing toe to toe with the…
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Aptos High parents file civil lawsuit against PVUSD after stabbing incident killed their son
Aptos High parents are claiming damages against Pajaro Valley School District for their son who was killed in a stabbing in…
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