Santa Cruz County sends a strike force to assist in the TCU Lightning Complex fire
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Strike Team XCZ 2325C from Santa Cruz County was sent to assist in the TCU Lightning Complex fire Thursday…
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Trump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday that will change the name of the…
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Transitional housing program for recently incarcerated men pulled amid community backlash.
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Plans for a halfway house in Salinas were squashed after community outrage. “After careful consideration, HERS has…
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Former press secretary files lawsuit against Assembly Speaker Rivas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) – A lawsuit is being filed against California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas by his former press secretary, Cynthia…
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Soledad unveils new inspirational mural Wednesday afternoon
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Soledad celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to unveil the city’s newest public art…
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Watsonville man arrested for threatening mother, child with assualt rifle
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Watsonville man was charged with multiple felonies after threatening a mother and their child with an assault…
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Woman arrested in connection to the death of a man injected with fentanyl
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A woman was arrested in connection with the death of a man found to have been injected with a fentanyl overdose.…
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Salinas Planning Comission rejects appeal of Northridge Mall on Dave & Buster’s safety concerns
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Salinas Planning Commission has rejected the appeal from Steerpoint Capital and Cox, Castle, and Nicholson over Dave…
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Independent evaluation spells trouble for San Benito County budget
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County supervisors heard an independent evaluation of the county’s budget performance on Tuesday.…
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Monterey County provides update on Moss Landing battery storage fire cleanup
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave an update on the Moss Landing battery storage fire Wednesday. They…
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New bike rally report shows Hollister hosted rally at a loss
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Hollister City Council heard a report on the financials of this year’s Independence Day Bike Rally. After voters…
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CAL FIRE staying ahead of wildfires in latest string of lightning fire events
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Thunderstorms swept through the Bay Area and the Central Valley overnight Tuesday, lighting up the sky and…
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Monterey County update on rodenticide contamination in pigs, turning them blue
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Last July, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that wild pigs in the Monterey County…
Continue Reading Law firms debate safety, security concerns at future Dave & Busters site
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — New stores coming to the Northridge Mall are sparking excitement among people on the Central Coast, but some law firms…
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House fire in Bradley Tuesday afternoon; CAL FIRE BEU
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU confirmed a home structure fire broke out Tuesday afternoon near Bradley in south Monterey County.…
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City of Watsonville releases new statement on Fire in the Sky RC plane incident
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Watsonville has released a new statement in response to the Fire in the Sky Open House incident after two…
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Video of Santa Barbara Healthcare Workers Sparks Disgust and Concern with Locals
By Alissa Orozco SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A video allegedly filmed at a Sansum Clinic location in Santa Barbara sparked disgust and concern…
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Median opening on HWY 101 on Rocks, Cannon Road to close
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The median between Cannon and Rocks Roads on the U.S. 101 will close, starting on Sept. 12. According to the…
Continue Reading Hollister City Council to discuss potential new DUI enforcement and Bike Rally impacts at meeting
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Hollister City Council will be considering a potential cost recovery ordinance for DUI enforcement at their…
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Wrong-way driver arrest on Freedom Boulevard last week
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man from San Jose was arrested for wrong-way driving on Aug. 29 in Watsonville. According to the California Highway…
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Mountain Lion spotted near Seascape Sunday night
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A mountain lion was spotted on a Seascape ring camera Sunday night near Sumner and Dolphin Beach (also known as Beer Can…
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Small vegetation fire breaks out near Parkfield in South Monterey County
PARKFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU reported being on the scene of a vegetation fire near the Parkfield community in South Monterey County…
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Lifeguards warn of Labor Day rip currents
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) —The heat sent thousands flocking to the coast this Labor Day weekend, with beaches across Santa Cruz County…
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Judge says Trump administration’s use of US military in Los Angeles violated federal law
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by…
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USGS: 3.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Tres Pinos
TRES PINOS, Calif. (KION-TV) Monday afternoon at 1:26 p.m., an earthquake registering 3.7 shook homes throughout the Central Coast. The quake’s…
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One dead, 5 injured after crash north of Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — One person is dead and five others hurt after a suspected DUI crash along Old Stage and Natividad Road on Sunday…
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Airplane emergency landing in Carmel Valley, two rescued
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Responders from Cal Fire hoisted people out of Carmel Valley Sunday morning after an emergency plane landing.…
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Monterey County Fair evacuated after multiple fights breaks out
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – UPDATE 10:39 P.M. The Monterey Police Department released a statement on the Fair evacuations tonight: The MPD was…
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Evacuation orders lifted in Parkfield Tesla battery fire at California Solar Flats
PARKFIELD, Calif. (KION) – Evacuation orders have now been lifted in the Parkfield Tesla battery fire, according to Monterey County Sheriff’s Office…
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Forward progress stopped on the Coach Fire in Monterey, San Benito Counties at 12 acres
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Forward progress stopped on the Coach Fire at 12 acres. The Coach Fire has broken out on Old Stage Road in between…
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Soledad rushes to save Homeless Youth Program before 1.6 million dollar grant expires
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Soledad is facing a race against time to put \$1.6 million in federal grant money to use, aiming to help…
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PG&E: Power outages reported in Rio Del Mar, La Selva area
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is reporting thousands are without power in the Rio Del Mar, La Selva and Aptos Hills area of Santa…
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies grad programs ending
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Middlebury Institute of International Studies, which announced the end of its graduate programs in Monterey, is…
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PVUSD’s ongoing battle with a bus driver shortage brings concern to parents
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A school bus driver shortage is impacting students getting to class on time. The Pajaro Valley Unified School…
Continue Reading 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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