Homicide rates down in 2024 amid crime uptick in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Salinas Police gave their 2024 annual report at the Police Community Advisory Committee meeting tonight, laying out…
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Highway 152 in Watsonville undergoes a one-month construction period
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans is announcing a month-long construction project along Highway 152 in Watsonville starting September 3…
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Ramsay Park Renaissance Project celebrates construction halfway point
Groundbreaking ceremony for Watsonville’s Ramsay Park Renaissance Project happened at 2 pm on May 10,…
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Taylor Farms voluntarily recalls Honey Balsamic Salad kits
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that Taylor Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling its…
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Monterey County Fair kicks off Thursday, lasts throughout the weekend
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Thursday marks the start of this year’s Monterey County Fair, kicking off a weekend of fun on the Central Coast.…
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Highly traveled highway seeing major improvements after securing funding
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — One of Monterey County’s busiest roadways — the Highway 156 Castroville Boulevard interchange — is now fully…
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Busy Salinas intersection has neighbors begging for safety changes
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Salinas neighborhood is raising safety concerns about a busy intersection where three schools are located…
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Pick-up game nights with The Rising Tide could face a hiatus
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): For several months, The Rising Tide fan club has been opening the soccer fields for free at the Salinas Regional Soccer…
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Santa Cruz’s first luxury hotel La Bahia is ready for its debut
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The brand new La Bahia Hotel and Spa is gearing up to welcome guests in just a few weeks. The hotel is right across…
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Former SUHSD Superintendent Dan Burns announces run for Monterey COE superintendent
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Former Salinas Union High School District Superintendent is announcing his run for Monterey County Superintendent…
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Rideshare program provides an alternative to public transportation in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — An alternative to public transportation might be coming to Monterey County. Based out of the San Joaquin Valley,…
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Carmel-by-the-Sea holds street addresses workshops
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The city of Carmel held a workshop today focused on the possibility of street addresses in the city. The ad-hoc…
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Pinnacles National Park discusses a relaunch of shuttle service
PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) – Discussions continued over bringing shuttle service back to Pinnacles National Park. The two main points within this…
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Flying car company Alef strikes deal with Hollister Airport for test flights
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Bay Area flying car company is expanding operations at two airports, including one right here on the central coast. …
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Two suspects arrested in connection with Capitola robbery
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) – Capitola Police arrested two suspects early this morning in connection with the strong-arm robbery of a 92-year-old…
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City of Santa Cruz launches storefront beautification grant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is launching a storefront beautification program that is currently seeking commercial…
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Community Bridges of Santa Cruz County fears funding impact to families
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Community Bridges of Santa Cruz County is joining the effort to denounce Trump Administration’s attempts to withhold…
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Salinas man pleads no contest in deadly hit-and-run that killed a 3-year-old
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man from Salinas has pleaded no contest in the hit-and-run death of a 3-year-old boy last year. 19-year-old Richard…
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Capitola discussing ban on filtered tobacco sales this week
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Capitola City Council will be discussing banning the sale of filtered tobacco in the city at their meeting tomorrow…
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City seeks alternatives after bridge pathway plan hits roadblocks
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Businesses near the Santa Cruz Harbor say they’re feeling the impact of the ongoing Murray Street Bridge…
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Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee introduces five-point plan to address homelessness
By Amanda Hari Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — Politics Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee introduces five-point plan to address…
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Sacramento senior scammed out of $28,000 in brazen elder fraud scheme
By James Taylor Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A senior citizen is speaking out after falling for an elder abuse scam…
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Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
By Aki Nace, Anthony Bettin, WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Two young…
Continue Reading Woman shot in foot after accidental shooting from underage suspect
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – An underage suspect is facing charges for what is being called an accidental shooting on the city’s north side Monday…
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Del Rey Oaks Police alerts drivers, pedestrians of deer mating season
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Deer mating season is upon us, with the Del Rey Oaks Police Department bringing up a wildlife alert after two bucks…
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Detectives, search and rescure teams continue homicide investigation of David Souza
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The search for a missing San Juan Bautista man who has not been seen for over a month. The Sheriff’s Office is…
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Monterey COE Superintendent Dr. Guss not seeking re-election
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County Office of Education announced that the superintendent of schools will not be seeking…
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Monterey County Ag Commission gives warning over spotted lanternfly
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Staff at the Monterey County Ag Commission is working to keep an invasive species out by turning to the community…
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“Big Beautiful Bill” Health & Human Services impacts presented to San Benito Board of Supervisors
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County supervisors heard a presentation on Wednesday about the impact on the county’s Health and…
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Concours d’Elegance generates $4 million for local organizations
MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV) — It was packed for Car Week this year. With all those people crowding the Central Coast, many local community…
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Former Smith’s Resturant employee convicted in 1991 double murder
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A former employee of The Smith’s restaurant has been convicted of a 1991 double murder in Prunedale. According to the…
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SPCA offering one-day camps for kids on Saturdays, school breaks
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – SPCA of Monterey County is inviting children to special one-day camps starting on September 27. The camps are one…
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Hollister City Manager stepping down in September
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – The city of Hollister announced on Monday that its manager, David Mirrione, will be stepping down on September 21st, 2025.…
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Castroville hosts new Marine Mammal Center for Monterey Bay
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Marine Mammal Center is opening a new triage facility in Castroville, built to help more sick and injured sea…
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Flooding prevention kicksoff with Pajaro River clean-up effort
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The clearing out of a homeless encampment along the Pajaro levee. It’s a process they say will take a few weeks. Monday…
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Outage leaves customers without power near Felton
FELTON, Calif. (KION) – Customers in and around Felton are without power as of this afternoon. According to the PG&E outage map, the outage was…
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Power outage still leaves people in Marina and Seaside without power
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Just before 9 a.m. today, PG&E crews responded to an outage impacting about 8,700 customers in Marina and…
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Farmers slammed by 1,366% spike in regulatory costs
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) –State and federal regulations continue to tighten around California farms, and in the Salinas Valley, that pressure is…
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Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’
By Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out an aggressive, unusual lawsuit the Trump administration…
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Highway 1 back open after the bed of a dump truck strikes overpass near Rio Del Mar
RIO DEL MAR/APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP confirms northbound Highway 1 at Freedom Boulevard is back open after the bed of a dump truck struck…
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Vegetation fire Monday afternoon at Fort Hunter Liggett
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (KION-TV) — Fort Hunter Liggett confirmed that a vegetation fire started Monday afternoon, growing to 20 acres around…
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PG&E’s Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility Staying Offline until 2026
PG&E’s Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System has been offline since January’s fire at the neighboring Vistra Battery Storage facility in Moss…
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Salinas and Watsonville agriculture worker strike continues
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Agricultural workers in Watsonville and Salinas have been on strike for several days, claiming that their demands…
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Man arrested on drug and firearm charges after traffic stop; Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 40-year-old Samuel David Salgado of Salinas on…
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City of Monterey to discuss $10 million budget deficit
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Monterey will be holding a special meeting to lay out options as it works to address its $10 million…
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Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities
By Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense,…
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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI…
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Seaside looks to tackle homeless activities through new ordinance
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Seaside is voting to move up the curfew for parking in public from 10 pm to 9 pm. Many say the decision…
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Mosque thief caught in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside police have arrested a man who has stolen from mosques around the Bay Area, and here on the central coast. Police…
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Vegetation fire breaks out near Corralitos
CORRALITOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – CAL FIRE CZU, along with other crews, is currently on site handling a vegetation fire near Corralitos. The fire is…
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