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New Santa Cruz CARE Alert program launches to serve those with mental health challenges

January 23, 2025 7:57 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office launched the Care Alert Program on Thursday, making the county the first in…

Presidio of Monterey Fire Captain designs First Responders Night logo for San Jose Sharks

January 23, 2025 8:44 PM Victor Guzman

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Presidio of Monterey Fire Captain is being credited for designing the San Jose Sharks First Responders Night logo…

New Santa Cruz CARE Act seeks to assist people struggling with mental health and addiction

December 19, 2024 5:08 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Santa Cruz announced Wednesday that they are offering a program to all people living in the…

Two arrested in early Monday morning hit-and-run in Scotts Valley

January 23, 2025 2:24 PM Sergio Berrueta

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two suspects were arrested on Monday morning after a hit-and-run car collision on Highway 17 in Scotts Valley.…

Lost revenue ignites concern for Businesses in Moss Landing after Power Plant fire

January 23, 2025 11:42 AM Dania Romero

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — Businesses in Moss Landing are experiencing a drop in foot traffic after the battery facility across the highway…

Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards

January 23, 2025 6:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Amanda Musa and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more…

Sonoma State discontinues all athletic programs amid massive budget cuts

January 23, 2025 2:54 PM KTVU FOX 2

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. (KTVU-TV) — Sonoma State University announced on Wednesday that the school would be discontinuing all athletics and eliminating…

Hughes Fire in LA County explodes near Castaic, with tens of thousands urged to evacuate

January 22, 2025 11:57 AM CBS News

By Marissa Wenzke CASTIAC, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) — With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the…

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The County Agriculture Commissioner comments on ag impacts following the Moss Landing Power Plant fire

January 23, 2025 1:05 PM Austin Castro

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey’s Agriculture Commissioner talked about the Vistra Energy battery fire and its lasting…

Trump threatens to withhold wildfire aid ahead of Los Angeles visit

January 23, 2025 12:12 PM CBS News

By Kathryn Watson Washington — President Trump is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for the Los Angeles area if…

Chances of another fire sparking at Moss Landing power plant draw concerns

January 22, 2025 4:42 PM Dania Romero

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION) – Almost a week since the Vistra power plant fire broke out, the County of Monterey had updates for the community,…

City Council rescinds resolution protecting Hollister Fire positions

January 22, 2025 2:31 PM Sergio Berrueta

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Hollister City Council has voted to rescinds a resolution that would protect Hollister Fire staff from potential…

Lighthouse Avenue Sidewalk project complete in Pacific Grove

January 22, 2025 2:54 PM Sergio Berrueta

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Lighthouse Avenue Sidewalk Extension Project is now complete in Pacific Grove. The project was first proposed…

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Elkhorn Slough reopens after the Moss Landing battery storage fire. Are the sea otters OK?

January 22, 2025 5:27 PM Briana Mathaw, Jeanette Bent

ELKHORN SLOUGH, Calif. (KION-TV) — With the Elkhorn Slough reopening Wednesday, researchers expressed concern over pollution and toxins to Sea…

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WATCH: Final press conference on Moss Landing Power Plant Vistra battery storage facility fire

January 22, 2025 12:09 PM Sergio Berrueta

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In the aftermath of the Moss Landing Power Plant fire, the community rallies and the county responds

January 21, 2025 11:33 AM Lisa Montgomery, Austin Castro, Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the adoption of a resolution to ratify the Proclamation of…

Schools, state parks reopen as Vistra battery fire begins to burn out

January 16, 2025 4:15 PM Sergio Berrueta

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Board of Supervisor voted unanimously to pass the adoption to ratify the Proclamation of Local…

First cannabis dispensary opening in the City of Monterey

January 21, 2025 4:48 PM Sergio Berrueta

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey’s first cannabis dispensary, Off the Charts, is launching with a soft opening on Saturday, January 25. The…

New Starbucks location coming to Abbott Road in Salinas

January 21, 2025 1:39 PM Sergio Berrueta

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Starbucks is opening another location in Salinas on Abbott Road as part of a bigger development project. LRE &…

Trump says ICE can arrest people at churches and schools, directs agency to use ‘common sense’

January 21, 2025 12:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to arrest people and carry out enforcement actions…

Strong winds remain a threat to Southern California as firefighters bat down new wildfires

January 21, 2025 8:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking…

Immigrants hold flags while waiting for a naturalization ceremony to become U.S. citizens at the district office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 28

Immigrant rights groups, ACLU sue Trump administration over birthright citizenship order

January 21, 2025 8:01 AM KTVU FOX 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KTVU) – Immigrants’ rights advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian Law Caucus, on Monday…

Monterey seeks updated guidelines for more assistance in Rental Assistance Program report

January 20, 2025 7:18 PM Sergio Berrueta

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey’s Rental Assistance Program is presenting their annual report to the Monterey City Council on Tuesday. The new…

City of Marina considering a pay raise for mayor, city council

January 20, 2025 5:58 PM Sergio Berrueta

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Marina is looking to raise the current salaries of the mayor and city council to match the current cost of…

Migrants turn themselves in to US Customs and Border Patrol officers after crossing over a section of border wall into the US on January 5 in Ruby

Trump signs sweeping executive actions on immigration, launches fight to end birthright citizenship

January 20, 2025 2:50 PM CNN

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive…

Trump grants mass pardons to 1,500 January 6 US Capitol rioters

January 20, 2025 5:13 PM CNN

By Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez, Paula Reid, Hannah Rabinowitz and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than…

Celebration of Life scheduled for Rickey Henderson, ticket registration starts Monday

January 19, 2025 10:25 AM Victor Guzman

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV) — The MLB’s Athletics announced the Celebration of Life for the late Oakland A’s legend, Rickey Henderson, will be on…

How to make the most of your donation to LA wildfire victims

January 19, 2025 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Thousands of displaced fire victims in Los Angeles need help, even as donations pour in from around the world.…

WATCH: County of Monterey Press Conference on Moss Landing Power Plant Fire

January 18, 2025 2:04 PM Sergio Berrueta

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Moss Landing harbor resident reflects on the Storage Fire Thursday

January 17, 2025 5:59 PM Dania Romero, Jeanette Bent

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — One day after the Moss Landing Storage Fire shot flames into the air and pollution in the sky, nearby residents…

Stephen King wants the Oscars canceled in light of the Los Angeles wildfires

January 17, 2025 6:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Stephen King is not only declining to vote for this years Academy Awards nominees, but he doesn’t believe…

Can you hear that? The Blue Angels will be flying over Salinas Thursday afternoon

January 16, 2025 12:26 PM Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — To celebrate the Blue Angels returning to Salinas after six years, they will be holding a fly-over on Thursday…

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Lockdown lifted after a loaded gun found at Seaside High School

January 16, 2025 10:58 AM Jeanette Bent

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside police announced Thursday that Seaside High School was on lockdown briefly due to an altercation between…

Bob Uecker, known as ‘Mr. Baseball’ and as the legendary voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, dies at age 90

January 16, 2025 8:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Milwaukee Brewers who was nicknamed “Mr. Baseball,” has died aged 90, the…

Three juveniles to be arrested for storage fire arson in Scotts Valley

January 15, 2025 12:55 PM Sergio Berrueta

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Three juveniles will be arrested for setting fire to a storage container behind Target in Scotts Valley. The three…

The CHP identifies three people killed in Gilroy accident Tuesday

January 15, 2025 10:47 AM Jeanette Bent

GILROY, Calif., (KION-TV) — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Hollister-Gilroy is still investigating a deadly crash on Tuesday night slightly…

Monterey County holds a large meeting to discuss immigration rights around the region

January 15, 2025 11:40 AM Briana Mathaw

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey passing a resolution aimed at protecting immigrants’ rights and launching a public…

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WATCH: One-on-one with former Secretary of State Leon Panetta about Israel-Hamas ceasefire

January 15, 2025 5:50 PM Scott Rates, Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION News Director Scott Rates sits down with former United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about the…

Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal

January 15, 2025 9:58 AM CNN Newsource, Jeanette Bent

GLOBAL (CNN-TV) — Israel and Hamas agree to a deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and…

Dry weather along the Central Coast prompts potential fire concerns

January 15, 2025 1:06 PM Lisa Montgomery, Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Southern California wildfires started from extreme Santa Ana winds combined with dry conditions in the areas,…

EV charging stations in Santa Cruz receive $14.3 million in funding

January 15, 2025 1:55 PM Sergio Berrueta

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION-TV) — More than $14 million will be distributed to the City of Santa Cruz to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.…

Marina man arrested for credit card fraud

January 15, 2025 12:12 PM Sergio Berrueta

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man was arrested for purchasing items with a stolen credit card in Marina on Tuesday. 51-year-old Julio Ojeda was…

249K acres proposed for protection of frogs along Central Coast

January 13, 2025 5:03 PM Sergio Berrueta

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) — A new proposal would see nearly 760,000 acres of land in California protected under the Endangered Species Act. The…

Carmel-by-the-Sea vote to continue private courier service

January 13, 2025 4:17 PM Sergio Berrueta

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION) — Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council voted to continue private courier service that delivers mail to those unable to…

Monterey County unanimously votes to be a ‘welcoming county’

January 14, 2025 5:53 PM Sergio Berrueta

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey Board of Supervisors have voted to reestablish the county as a ‘welcoming county’ for…

Santa Cruz Wharf approves declaration of existing state of emergency

January 14, 2025 5:28 PM Sergio Berrueta

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz voted unanimously to declare an existing state of emergency for the partial collapse of the…

Central Coast firefighters add to the crews battling the Los Angeles wildfires

January 13, 2025 4:59 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The deadly fires still burning across Southern California may see further spread if the expected 70 mph winds pick…

MCSO combat underage drinking with decoy operations

January 13, 2025 3:17 PM Sergio Berrueta

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Two clerks and an adult were cited during sting operations aimed at combating underage drinking in Monterey County.…

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Efforts to save California Condors after two found dead in Ventana

January 10, 2025 10:18 AM Briana Mathaw

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two local California Condors passed away last week, highlighting the ongoing challenges for this species as well as the…

SPCA Monterey County takes in pet to aid LA County fire evacuees

January 13, 2025 12:30 PM Sergio Berrueta

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) — SPCA Monterey County has taken in 11 pets from Los Angeles County into their care. SPCA headed down to Los Angles to take…