Santa Cruz County vehicle pursuit ends in arrest
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Capitola police said one person was arrested after a chase through Santa Cruz County involving multiple…
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San Benito County community gathers to discuss pros and cons of Measure A
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Some local farmers and residents gathered to protest measure A. It’s a measure that could reshape land use…
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Climate change grant for Monterey Bay Coast Communities
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION): One of the largest federal climate change resiliency grants in California…
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New affordable housing development opens in Marina on Fort Ord site
A ribbon cutting ceremony greeted the City of Marina’s newest affordable housing development Terracina at the Dunes on Thursday afternoon. The grand…
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Northern Lights visible from parts of the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Some people living on the Central Coast were treated to a light show as the northern lights were visible for some…
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Hollister conducts a fire district study
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Hollister is looking into forming a joint powers authority to study the city’s fire district feasibility.…
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Santa Cruz County releases its 2024 Community Health Assessment Plan
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County released its 2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA) that will layout county goals over the…
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American Red Cross volunteers prepare to take off to help those impacted by Hurricane Milton
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): As hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, volunteers from the American Red Cross on the Central Coast are getting…
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The brutal story behind California’s new Native American genocide education law
CalMatters In the 1860s, an armed militia swept into the historic land of the Serrano people in the San Bernardino mountains and went on a killing…
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California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing. They didn’t get a dime.
CalMatters Luke Johnson and his neighbors thought they had found the perfect solution to avoid being displaced from their Silver Lake, Los Angeles…
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Santa Cruz County launches new website for the public to see its prescribed burn schedule
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience (OR3) announced Thursday that it’s launching a…
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Nearly 10 million pounds of meat recalled due to listeria concerns
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — BrucePac, a producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items, has recalled more than 9.9 million pounds of product…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s inflation is getting back to normal. But price problems persist
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — America’s inflation continued to slow in September, reaching a fresh three-and-a-half-year low and coming in at a…
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How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic…
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Two suspects arrested in connection to multiple Greenfield check frauds; Greenfield Police
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Greenfield Police announced Thursday that an arrest has been made in connection to a check cashing scheme. They say…
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WATCH: Domed roof at Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field damaged by Hurricane Milton
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (KION-TV) — The home of the MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays is suffering intense damage from Hurricane Milton on Wednesday night. Video…
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Forward progress has stopped with the Piney Fire; Cal Fire BEU
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Wednesday that forward progress has stopped on the Piney Fire. They said that thanks to…
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Santa Cruz County beetle infestation in north county
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The county’s agriculture department announced Wednesday that there is an infestation of an invasive beetle…
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Santa Cruz ADU rule did not change; City of Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz City Council announced that they’ve rejected a proposal that would have eased rental restrictions on…
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Pajaro Community Grants Program nearing deadline
PAJARO, Calif. (KION) – The people of Pajaro will soon be getting some relief after last year’s funding. The county is setting aside $2 million out…
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Early voting begins in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): The presidential election is less than a month away, and early voting started in California on…
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County of Monterey: All evacuation orders and warnings lifted as firefighters make progress on Piney Fire
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey announced all evacuation orders and warnings are being lifted around the Piney Fire. The…
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San Benito County asks the public for feedback on Highway 25
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County wants community feedback regarding traffic on Highway 25. They say they will be giving an…
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More than 2 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged…
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WATCH: KION presents the Salinas Mayoral Debate, Scott Rates moderates
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The 2024 election is just weeks away. There are many issues facing the city of Salinas. The candidates for mayor are…
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A rare comet brightens the night skies in October
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar…
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Melinda French Gates launches a $250 million women’s health fund
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Melinda French Gates is shedding more light on her $1 billion plan to promote women’s rights, announcing…
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County completes temporary road on Mountain Charlie road following landslide
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A major development for residents along Mountain Charlie Road in the Santa Cruz mountains. The county…
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Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors closer to adopting a ban on the sale of filtered tobacco products
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County is one step closer to banning cigarette butts locally. The Board of Supervisors moved forward with…
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Man throwing rocks at beach-goers Monday arrested; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz police say that a suspect is in custody Tuesday following an hours-long standoff at Main Beach on Monday.…
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Watsonville man pleas not guilty on charges relating to sexual assault of minors
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Court documents show that 35-year-old Luis Salas of Watsonville is pleading not guilty to more than two dozen…
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Watsonville man charged with hit-and-run after major crash caused power outage last week
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville police say that the major crash last Friday before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hushbeck and McKenzie…
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Interpol seeks public’s help in solving 46 cold cases involving unidentified women
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The horrific case of a young woman found raped, strangled and burned in a forest in Germany is one of dozens that form…
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‘Like angels had just descended:’ Trapped community finds a way out after Helene
By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) — There are still many families and communities trapped due to…
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TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is…
Continue Reading An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton
AP Science Writer Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the…
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As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department.…
Continue ReadingBaby Boomers are living longer than previous generations but have worse health, study finds
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — Baby Boomers may be expected to live longer than their predecessors, but a recent study has found that they are…
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Spirit Halloween is transforming some of its stores into a Christmas spinoff
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — When the latest spooky season passes, it won’t mark the end for some Spirit Halloween stores, with the…
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California homeowner’s insurance policy canceled because of photo taken from space. Here’s what you can do.
By Kurtis Ming and Kevin Wing Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KMAX, KOVR) — A Fairfield…
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Pacific Grove candidates to speak on Tuesday
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove will be hosting a candidate debate on Tuesday for candidates running for office. The discussion is…
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Gilroy Gardens to discuss resigning its lease with the City of Gilroy
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Gilroy is hoping to renew its lease with Gilroy Gardens, according to a report from the city. The report…
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Carmel to discuss the amount and locations of the city’s Flock cameras Tuesday
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Carmel residents will get an update on the amount of Flock license plate reading cameras being installed in…
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CHP: Coroner called out to crash scene along Reservation Road, confirmed victim’s ID
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP confirms to KION a coroner has been called out to the scene of a crash along Reservation Road late…
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Wreck of WWII ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ discovered off Bay Area coast
By Tim Didion and Dan Ashley Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — The Bay Area’s fog-shrouded coast…
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Two men dead after shooting along Carlton Road in Santa Cruz County
PAJARO VALLEY, Calif. (KION: The victims in the shooting along Carlton Road have been identified as two 21-year-old males, Jeremiah Rios Aguilera and…
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Local Red Cross and PG&E crews standby as Hurricane Milton draws closer
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local Red Cross and PG&E crews have confirmed to KION that they are on standby to help in recovery efforts…
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Woman returns to beloved cabin destroyed by Airport Fire: ‘It’s heartbreaking’
By Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story CORONA, California (KABC) — The Airport Fire, which burned thousands of acres across…
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Most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100, analysis says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Gerontologist Jay Olshansky is used to backlash about his views on human longevity. Decades ago he and his…
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A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space…
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