CHP: Highway 17 open after overturned truck closures
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) All southbound lanes on Highway 17 at Laurel Road are back open after a USPS contractor truck overturned Monday…
Continue ReadingTop Stories
A 72-year-old man was identified in a fatal collision near Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)– CHP said a 72-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and hitting two wooden posts and a tree…
Continue Reading
Greenfield traffic stops leads to ghost gun and DUI charges
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– A ghost gun was found during a traffic stop arrest Monday morning on the 300 Block of 9th Street. During a midnight…
Continue Reading
Man arrested with two assault rifles in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested after calls of someone brandishing a firearm and threatening to shoot people were reported on…
Continue Reading
Gas prices hit new record high in California, Salinas ranks 13th highest
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– As of Monday, the average price of gas has set a new record high in California. The average price of gas for regular is…
Continue Reading
3 cases that fueled a movement returned verdicts in the last 2 weeks. Here’s what the jury decisions highlight — and what’s next
In the last two weeks, jury panels delivered verdicts in high-profile cases related to the deaths of three Black Americans, roughly two years since…
Continue Reading
This US college student’s mother and brother returned to Ukraine to defend their homeland
Mariya Gut sipped water at a restaurant near the Baruch College campus in Manhattan — where students squinted into the cool glare of laptops and…
Continue Reading
Harris to walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday anniversary
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, where she will walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to mark the 57th…
Continue Reading
Global efforts to regulate companies like Amazon and Google are gaining steam
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The risk to tech stocks from increased regulation isn’t new. But it’s clearly increasing. What’s…
Continue Reading
War in Ukraine has sparked a scramble for dollars
(CNN) by Julia Horowitz — The US dollar serves as the backbone of the global economy and is considered the safest currency to hold. So in times of…
Continue Reading
Monterey community rallies in support of Ukraine
Many people gathered in Monterey for a solidarity rally in support of…
Continue Reading
Catalytic converter marking event aims to help law enforcement prosecute thieves
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is trying out a new way to prevent catalytic converter thefts in the…
Continue Reading
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy and Watsonville officer injured during pursuit
A 27-year-old Salinas man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through…
Continue Reading
Juvenile arrested in Greenfield for suspected murder attempt
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A minor was arrested for attempted murder in Greenfield on Friday after police said they found a man stabbed in the torso.…
Continue Reading
Public memorial planned for Salinas Police Officer killed in line of duty
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– KION has independently confirmed that a public memorial service is planned for Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr. for…
Continue Reading
Gilroy receives $3.9 million for downtown renovations
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Gilroy has been given a $3.9 million grant for improvements to Gilroy’s Historic Downtown. Renovations will…
Continue Reading
First steps for tsunami damage repairs in Moss Landing Harbor District approved
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local Emergency Declaration from Monterey County was approved by the Board of Supervisors to help with severe…
Continue Reading
Carmel Valley man flees from Ukraine
POLAND (KION-TV)–A Carmel Valley man fled Ukraine with the help of a US Congressman from Southern California and now is receiving help from…
Continue Reading
Hollister mail and identity theft arrest uncovers over 30 victims
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Friday morning search of a woman at a local hotel room unveiled “mounds” of stolen identification cards, mail, checks…
Continue Reading
Volunteers hung ribbons around Salinas in support of police dept.
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV)–People gathered at the Salinas Police Department to hang ribbons in support of the department and to remember Officer…
Continue Reading
DA: Monterey County to make human trafficking serious and violent felony
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni endorsed Bill 1042 that would make human…
Continue Reading
DWR awards $49 million to help disadvantaged with California drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– California is preparing for a third dry year as the Department of Water Resources announces $49 million for 18 state…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s chances of getting much needed rain are slim
By Tom Sater and Monica Garrett, CNN It’s been a soggy week for the Pacific Northwest, as another powerful atmospheric river unloaded fierce…
Continue Reading
Sand City drug arrest yields meth, heroin and suboxone films
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop earlier this week yielded heroin, meth and a glass pipe. A vehicle was doing an unsafe maneuver and when…
Continue Reading
Monterey County Office of Emergency Services opens up biweekly Q&A hour for public to learn more about disasters
the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is inviting the public to their new “office hours” to give people the chance to address their…
Continue Reading
Governor Newsom launches mental health and homelessness help plan
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION -TV)– CARE court is Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest unveiled solution to help treat severely impaired and untreated…
Continue Reading
14-year-old arrested for a shooting in Morgan Hill
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION) A 14-year-old was arrested on Thursday in Morgan Hill for shooting a gun during an argument back in January. Morgan Hill…
Continue Reading
Colorado Fire investigation discovers issues with local burn permit process
The investigation into the Colorado Fire in Big Sur — which Cal Fire says was started by a reignited permitted burn — has brought to light a…
Continue Reading
Truckers feel gas prices rolling up in California
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Truckers have noticed that gas prices have been rising on a regular basis lately, especially when they make their stops…
Continue Reading
Wildland fire erupts in Orange County
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (CBSLA/KION-TV)– A wildfire broke out Wednesday in the Clevland National Forest near the Riverside-Orange county line. The…
Continue Reading
$18 million funding approved to replace fire station lost in the Dolan Fire
The Nacimiento Fire Station that was lost in the Dolan Fire will soon be reconstructed as $18 million in federal funds have been approved to start…
Continue Reading
California could OK abortions by solo nurse practitioners
By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill announced Thursday in the California Legislature would let some nurse practitioners perform abortions…
Continue Reading
Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
By DYLAN LOVANAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)– A Kentucky jury has cleared a former police officer who fired shots during the 2020 drug raid…
Continue Reading
Caretaker arrested in Morgan Hill for abusing 18-month-old
Morgan Hill, Calif. (KION-TV)– A woman was arrested for the abuse of an 18-month-old child on Feb. 25 that caused brain hemorrhaging to the child,…
Continue Reading
Underage BDSM sexual assault leads to gun arrest, 80 firearms found
On Thursday the Monterey County Sheriff’s Detectives served a search warrant in Sheppard’s Knoll to investigate the sexual assault of a 17-year-old…
Continue Reading
Structure fire breaks out overnight in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION)- A structure fire closed off East Market Street and Monterey Street overnight as the Salinas Fire Department worked to put the…
Continue Reading
Santa Cruz County releases Greenway Initiative report, could go to voters
Back in October, an electric passenger streetcar was placed on the unused tracks of Santa Cruz County to demonstrate a transit option for the coastal…
Continue Reading
Cal State Park plans burn piles in Santa Cruz County
California State Parks is planning to carry out burn piles at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park this week in Santa Cruz…
Continue Reading
Big Sur Fire to stop issuing burn permits following Colorado Fire
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)– As of March 1, Big Sur Fire will no longer be issuing burn permits. All burn permits will be given by the State of…
Continue Reading
PG&E announces rate hikes beginning March 1st
CALIFORNIA (KION-TV) — Expect to see your next Pacific Gas & Electric bill get even more expensive — as the utility increases rates by 9% on…
Continue Reading
Greenfield mourns loss of popular pizza shop after fire, arson ruled out
A devastating fire burned down a California Gourmet Pizza in Greenfield. A total loss for the…
Continue Reading
California Attorney General to investigate TikTok’s physical and mental harms to youth
OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)– California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that he will begin a nationwide investigation into TikTok’s physical and…
Continue Reading
Children in Seaside celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on National Read Across America Day
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) Seaside’s Child Development Center celebrated Read Across America Day with volunteers who visited and read to students.…
Continue Reading
Hundreds file into Salinas church for Ash Wednesday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) St. Mary of the Nativity Catholic Church was filled with people of all ages. People wait for their turn to receive ashes at…
Continue Reading
Stanford women’s soccer star found dead on campus, mom confirms suicide
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KON-TV) UPDATE MARCH 4, 2022, 12:28 p.m.– Standford soccer star Katie Meyer’s death was confirmed suicide by her mother on…
Continue Reading Man arrested for tampering with gas lines in Gonzales
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Gonzales Police Department said they arrested someone that is potentially responsible for tampering with gas lines.…
Continue Reading
Motorcyclist dead after colliding with a truck in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) A motorcyclist died in a crash with a truck on Tuesday evening in Hollister, according to California Highway Patrol. At…
Continue Reading
Cal Fire has two fires under control in Santa Cruz mountains
Cal Fire said they are on the scene of two half-acre fires at 5151 Branciforte Court. …
Continue Reading
President Biden’s State of the Union address begins
WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV)– President Biden’s state of the Union has begun and he is expected to ban Russian aircraft from U.S. airspace in…
Continue Reading
Monterey County Board of Supervisors approve support of Ukraine
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to express their support for the…
Continue Reading