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Two Central Coast school districts keep mask requirements after expiration

March 14, 2022 11:27 am Ana Torrea

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Schools across the state are no longer required to have students wear masks indoors. But two districts in Monterey County…

The city of Monrovia will require its residents to cut their water usage or face fines.

California city requiring residents to cut water usage by 10%

March 14, 2022 4:45 pm CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MONROVIA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Monrovia will require its…

Monterey man sentenced to 12 years in state prison for child molestation

January 10, 2022 2:32 pm Melody Waintal, Ricardo Tovar

Monterey County jury found 38-year-old Anthony Castillo guilty of child molestation and sexual batter on Friday, Jan. 7.…

San Mateo native Tom Brady announces return to NFL

March 13, 2022 4:53 pm Ricardo Tovar

TAMPA BAY, Flori. (KION-TV)– Two months after announcing his retirement Tom Brady posted on Twitter his plans to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…

USGS: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits NW of Pinnacles

March 13, 2022 3:38 pm Joronica Vinluan

Did you feel it? A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Salinas Valley Sunday…

Stanford soccer star’s death renews questions about student-athletes’ mental health. The pressures they face present distinct challenges, experts say

March 13, 2022 9:57 am CNN Newsource

After confirming her 22-year-old daughter Katie Meyer had died days earlier by suicide, Gina Meyer wondered aloud this month if the star goalkeeper…

‘Alzheimer’s disease is the only illness where the person passes away twice.’ Latino caregivers say they’re facing more barriers

March 13, 2022 9:52 am CNN Newsource

Sarah Rodriguez spends most of her day multitasking as she switches from watching her mother on remote cameras to talking on video and phone calls…

March Madness 2022: What you need to know

March 13, 2022 9:49 am CNN Newsource

(CNN) by CNN Sport Staff — With both the NCAA men’s and women’s postseason basketball tournaments starting next week and Selection Sunday just hours…

US journalist Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, local police say

March 13, 2022 9:44 am CNN Newsource

Award-winning American journalist Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Irpin, police in Kyiv said in social media…

Dozens killed as Russian forces strike targets in western Ukraine

March 13, 2022 9:40 am CNN Newsource

Russia expanded its offensive to western Ukraine on Sunday, firing missiles near the city of Lviv and hitting a large military base close to the…

Wildfire sparks, threatening structures southwest of Solvang

March 12, 2022 3:37 pm Victor Guzman

Santa Barbara County Fire crews, along with Cal Fire, are battling a wildfire that sparked southwest of…

Three people arrested in connection to multiple burglaries in Marina

March 12, 2022 11:31 am Victor Guzman

Marina Police arrested three people after a string of burglaries along Reservation…

Paris Fashion Week: How luxury fashion responded to the war on Ukraine

March 12, 2022 10:02 am CNN Newsource

In the month leading up to the Fall-Winter shows in Paris, it was widely believed that the event would mark a significant return to business as usual…

A grieving surfer is taking hundreds of strangers’ late loved ones for one last ride

March 12, 2022 9:59 am CNN Newsource

Dan Fischer has always found solace in the…

She’d just celebrated her baby shower in Ukraine. Hours later, she was fleeing bombs

March 12, 2022 9:55 am CNN Newsource

Hours before Russia started bombarding Ukraine, Olesya Ostafieva’s family and friends had thrown her a surprise baby shower in the capital of…

Why are US gas prices soaring when America barely uses Russian oil?

March 12, 2022 9:51 am CNN Newsource

There’s pain at the pump for American drivers as US gas prices soar to record…

Border agents seize boxes of blood-sucking leeches

March 12, 2022 9:47 am CNN Newsource

Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries — some 300 leeches sent from Bulgaria and bound…

Salinas, Gilroy natives make SJ Earthquake’s second-team roster

March 11, 2022 1:15 pm Ricardo Tovar

A Salinas and Gilroy native have made the San Jose Earthquake’s second-team roster on…

King City Mustangs celebrate NorCal Division V Championship

March 11, 2022 6:30 pm Ricardo Tovar

The scent of victory went through Broadway Street as the King City Mustangs boys varsity soccer team celebrated their first NorCal CCS Division V…

Eight Central Coast community projects to receive federal funding

March 11, 2022 11:07 am Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Representative Jimmy Panetta announced that eight community projects in California’s 20th District were…

Now in Monterey, Ukrainian student worries for friends and family back home

March 11, 2022 5:49 pm Ana Torrea

It’s been weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and the ongoing conflict has some worried for their family back…

Some Central Coast school districts sticking with mask mandate

March 11, 2022 12:13 pm Victor Guzman

Multiple school districts on the Central Coast have decided to stick with having a mask mandate, for now, to prevent the spread of…

Salinas Fire Department extinguish mattress fire

March 11, 2022 12:21 pm Ricardo Tovar

The Salinas Fire Department responded to a two-story townhouse near Sanborn Road for reports of a mattress on fire.…

Former San Jose State Director of Sports Medicine charged with more sexual assault allegations

March 11, 2022 11:53 am Ricardo Tovar

Federal prosecutors charged the former Director of Sports Medicine at San Jose State University Thursday with civil rights violations for sexual…

Public memorial honoring Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.

March 9, 2022 10:50 pm Melody Waintal, Ana Torrea, Erika Bratten, Joronica Vinluan, Ricardo Tovar

Family, friends, community members and brothers in blue gathered at Rabobank Stadium on Thursday to honor Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.…

San Jose State University ex-trainer charged with sexual assault

March 10, 2022 5:26 pm Associated Press, KION546 News Team

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it has charged San Jose State University’s former director of sports medicine with…

Body found in Watsonville

March 10, 2022 11:12 pm Sarah Rosenthal

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Watsonville Police confirmed a body was found near the overpass at Green Valley Road and Highway 1. Police said the body…

Card skimmer found in Capitola ATM

March 10, 2022 12:13 pm Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police Officers found a card skimmer at an ATM on Monday at Comerica Bank. Officers went to 1960 41st Avenue…

National organization helps reunite Officer Alvarado’s Family for memorial service with airline tickets

March 10, 2022 5:46 pm Erika Bratten

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Just as thousands came together to remember Officer Jorge Alvarado Jr. Thursday morning, one organization made…

Senator Alex Padilla meets with Supreme Court Nominee

March 10, 2022 1:45 pm Ricardo Tovar

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION-TV)– U.S. Senator Alex Padilla met with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brown Jackson on Thursday. Alex Padilla had the following…

WATCH: Stockton ‘candy salesman’ sets up armed robbery

March 10, 2022 3:07 pm Ricardo Tovar

STOCKTON, Calif (KION-TV)– Stockton Police are looking for four armed robbers after one of them posed as a candy salesman to get into a person’s…

Santa Cruz Police stop in-progress carjacking

March 10, 2022 2:37 pm Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz Police stopped a carjacker Tuesday at 4 p.m.…

Drivers may experience delays as Seaside Fire Station begins renovations

March 10, 2022 2:19 pm Ricardo Tovar

The Seaside Fire Department’s scaffolding renovations began…

MLB and MLBPA reach an agreement

March 10, 2022 12:45 pm Ricardo Tovar

According to MLB insider Jeff Passan, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached a tentative…

Procession honoring Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.

March 9, 2022 1:39 pm Ricardo Tovar

The Salinas Police Department said that the route for the procession for fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge Alvarado has been…

More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

March 9, 2022 12:04 pm Joronica Vinluan

The increase for the cost of living is having more households live paycheck to paycheck, especially with rising inflation and gas…

Pen gun secured by police in Capitola

March 9, 2022 3:31 pm Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police Officers were sent to a home after a person reported accidentally shooting a pen gun. The reporting…

Marina man gets 16 years in prison for attempted murder, arson and stalking

March 9, 2022 4:14 pm Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man who pleaded no contest on felony charges of attempted murder, arson, domestic violence and stalking was sentenced…

Palo Alto businesswoman killed in Ukraine with her 2 children

March 9, 2022 11:18 am Ricardo Tovar

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Silicon Valley-based company said they lost their chief accountant Tuesday after a Russian mortar artillery strike in…

Greenfield neighborhoods targeted in catalytic converter thefts

March 9, 2022 11:31 am Ana Torrea

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Greenfield Police Department said on Sunday night there were a string of catalytic converter thefts. This comes as…

Women elected officials start book club to support one another

March 9, 2022 11:55 am Veronica Macias

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) A group of Central Coast women, all in elected positions, have come together to form a book club. However, they’re…

San Benito County Sheriff’s Office to donate armor to Ukraine

March 8, 2022 8:14 pm Erika Bratten

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office might not be a large agency, but they’re helping out in a big way by joining…

People could still feel the pain at the pump well into the summer months

March 8, 2022 12:46 pm Ana Torrea

Gas prices continue to go up because of the conflict in Russia and…

Governor Newsom proposes tax rebate for Californians as state deals with nation’s highest gas prices

March 8, 2022 6:20 pm CNN

By Maeve Reston, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax rebate to ease some of the pain at the pump in his state, which has…

Northern California woman arrested for lying in 2016 self-kidnapping can be released on bond

March 3, 2022 5:45 pm Ricardo Tovar

REDDING, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 8, 2022 at 4:41 p.m.– A Sacramento County judge ordered that a woman who is accused of faking her own…

SPCA Monterey County asking for help rescuing baby opossums

March 8, 2022 2:01 pm Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– SPCA Monterey County is asking the public to help save baby opossums if they happen to run over their mothers.…

Newsom wants tax rebate, touts ‘California Way’ of governing

March 7, 2022 9:10 pm Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax rebate amid record-high prices…

March 2022 Student of the Month Winner

March 8, 2022 9:46 am Melody Waintal

Congratulations to Jasmine Villasenor for being KION-TV Student of the…

Hollister School District to cut 33 staff members

March 7, 2022 2:40 pm Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– To address a $6 million budget deficit the Board of Trustees approved 33 staff cuts in a March 3 meeting. The Hollister…

Cold Case: Pacific Grove man killed in 1995

March 7, 2022 3:26 pm Veronica Macias

Richard Coleman’s family continues to post an obituary annually for their brother in hopes of someone coming forward with a piece of information that…

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