CSUMB receives $500k for new research greenhouse
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Casual fast food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is giving $500,000 toward a new research greenhouse at Cal State Monterey…
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ACLU files lawsuit against UCSC over phone search warrant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — ACLU NorCal has filed a motion challenging a warrant to search and seize a student’s phone at UC Santa Cruz. ACLU has…
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The County of Monterey considers a roundabout at a popular intersection in Prunedale
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey is currently inviting the public to weigh-in on a potential roundabout being installed in…
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The federal tariffs implemented today, how that impacts local businesses and consumers
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — President Donald Trump’s executive order, which imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico,…
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New homeless camping limits may be coming to Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Monterey is set to discuss plans to limit homeless camping in certain areas. The Council will be looking to…
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Man arrested in Watsonville crash involving a school bus
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Watsonville man was arrested after hitting six cars, including a school bus, in two separate crashes. According to…
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SPCA Monterey County rescues baby birds each spring, among them are tiny hummingbirds
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center announced Tuesday that each spring they…
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Pacific Grove looks to adopt final district map for elections
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The final step into changing from at-large elections to district ones in Pacific Grove is on the horizon with a…
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Protesters turned up at the clock tower in Santa Cruz Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The organization that hosts a variety of protests across that nation, known as 50501, gathered again Tuesday in front…
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Congressman Panetta brings fired federal worker as congressional address guest
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A former federal worker will be a guest of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) after being impacted by federal job…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigating shooting outside of Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives and deputies are investigating a shooting outside of Watsonville on…
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Massive outage in Seaside leaves customers without power
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A power outage in Seaside has left thousands of customers without power. The unplanned outage has affected 6,919…
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Seaside Police arrest suspect in Sunday shooting that injured a minor
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police announced they arrested the suspect in a shooting back on Sunday. Police identified the suspect as…
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Two people killed in Salinas in separate weekend vehicle vs. pedestrian incidents, according to police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police confirm a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street along North Main near…
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3,000+ without power in Seaside due to outage
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — More than 3,000 customers are without power due to an unplanned outage on Sunday afternoon. According to the PG&E…
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Parkgoers join in layoff protest at Pinnacles National Park
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — President Donald Trump’s federal layoffs are taking a toll on national parks and sparking protests across the…
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Driver crashes into music store in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A single driver crashed into a music store in Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, damaging the building. The accident…
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Salinas Police: JCPenney’s smash and grab suspect arrested
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police said a suspect is in jail tonight for stealing $145,000 worth of items from a JCPenney’s store in the…
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The Haute Enchilada files lawsuit against Vistra Energy over damages in Moss Landing battery fire
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — A local business in Moss Landing has filed a new lawsuit against Vistra Energy citing “negligence” among other…
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Protesters take to the streets in Capitola amid a national economic blackout day
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Consumers nationwide were encouraged to put away their wallets today as part of a social media movement calling for an…
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Suspect arrested for multiple alleged stabbing incidents in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police responded to a report of a stabbing near Canyon Del Rey Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard on Thursday…
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Surveillance cameras lead to the arrest of smash-and-grab robbers in Monterey County
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police say that surveillance cameras led to the arrest of multiple smash-and-grab incidents with rifles and…
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Assembly member Dawn Addis visited a Monterey County school to address the battery fire Friday
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Assembly member Dawn Addis met with close to 50 students Friday afternoon. She was advocating for legislative action…
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The County of Monterey joins other local jurisdictions nationwide in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey Board of Supervisors announced Friday that they have joined a coalition of cities and counties…
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Media literacy panel in March tackles misinformation in print, broadcast news
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION) — The Media Literacy Coalition welcomes news editors across the Central Coast to discuss misinformation with the…
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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug…
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Trump and Vance erupt at Zelensky in tense Oval Office meeting
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office…
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Skype is shutting down after two decades
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant…
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Future funding at risk for San Benito food bank, push to affirm state’s CalFood program budget
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Community Food Bank of San Benito County and El Nopal Bakery in Hollister urge state lawmakers to affirm the…
Continue ReadingDeadly Crash South of Paicines
At least 1 person is dead after a crash just south of Paicines overnight. CHP says it happened around 2:28AM Friday morning, the vehicle ending up on…
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Body found on Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A body was found early Thursday afternoon near Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz. According to the Santa Cruz…
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A second suspect arrested from a September 2024 shooting in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Thursday that they discovered and arrested a suspect in a King City shooting from September…
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Three local hospitals called out for overspending; OHCA Board
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Three Monterey County hospitals are facing potential spending limits after a report by the Office of Affordable…
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Central Coast counties qualify for statewide earthquake retrofitting grant
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) announced Wednesday that a state-run program for certain…
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Pink Shirt Day promotes anti-bullying, kindness in the community
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Standing up to bullies and spreading kindness is the mood for Friday in Salinas on Pink Shirt Day. Non-profit…
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Del Monte Shopping Center sold for $123.5 million
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey’s open-air shopping mall, Del Monte Shopping Center, has been sold for $123.5 million. San Diego-based…
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Three arrested after high-speed chase, standoff in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz announced Thursday that CHP K-9 officers successfully apprehended three suspects with multiple…
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The causes of Alzheimer’s disease are in doubt. The first Black psychiatrist challenged consensus over 100 years ago
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly widespread, affecting more than 55 million people worldwide — a figure…
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Former Salinas soccer coach to be sentenced for felony charges against eight teens
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s Office announced Wednesday that 38-year-old Julio Cesar Gonzalez Garcia of Salinas pled no…
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UCSC patient care workers, students join two-day UC strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz workers joined the thousands protesting what they say are unfair labor practices at all UC campuses and…
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New street sweeping pilot program launches in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new street-sweeping pilot program is launching in Santa Cruz with new “No Parking zones” signs in six different…
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Man shot in third Watsonville shooting in three days
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man is recovering after being shot on Ginos Court in Watsonville on Tuesday evening, the third shooting in the…
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Search for man who jumped off cliff at Wilder Ranch continues
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A search continues for a man who jumped into the ocean at Wilder Ranch State Park Tuesday morning. According to the…
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Suspect arrested in December 1 King City shooting, one still on the loose; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Wednesday that a 21-year-old Silvano Valencia Jr. has been arrested for the alleged murder…
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Prescribed burns reduce fire risk in San Benito, Monterey Counties
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Don’t be alarmed about the smoke in the air earlier in San Benito County as it was a scheduled prescribed…
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Parents respond to PVUSD reducing dozens of positions Tuesday night
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pajaro Valley Unified School District approved layoffs of close to 60 full-time district employees Tuesday night.…
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Carmel will reduce its partnership with Flock Security placing a new budget cap
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Carmel has approved a new two-year contract with Flock Safety, dramatically reducing the number of…
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Day of Peace and Remembrance proclamation honoring King City mass shooting victims approved
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A proclamation for a Day of Peace and Remembrance has been approved by King City, honoring the memories of the lives…
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Salinas seeks letter in support for ICE school, daycare assembly bill
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas looks to approve a letter of support for a new assembly bill that prohibits ICE from entering schools and…
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Remembering Officer J.D. Alvarado three years after his death
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — February 25 marks the anniversary of the death of Salinas Police Officer Jorge David “J.D.” Alvarado Jr. who was killed…
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