Is Verizon down? Users reports phone, text outage as company confirms ‘issue’
(KTVU) – Verizon users across the country were reporting a widespread outage Monday morning. DownDetector.com, which monitors online complaints about…
Continue ReadingTop Stories
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
(AP) – Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the…
Continue Reading
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88
AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country…
Continue Reading
Stranded sea lion rescued along Highway 1 near Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz said they were able to help rescue a sea lion stranded along Highway 1 near Watsonville on Saturday.…
Continue Reading
USGS: 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Aromas
AROMAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Sunday morning at 2:47 a.m., an earthquake registering 4.2 shook homes throughout the Central Coast. The quake’s epicenter…
Continue Reading
Police source: Acting Chief John Murray not selected for Salinas Police Chief job
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A source with the Salinas Police department confirms rumors Acting Chief John Murray has not been selected to take over…
Continue Reading
Pacific Grove Police Chief Cathy Madalone announces retirement after leave of absence
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove Police Chief Cathy Madalone announced her retirement via Facebook on Friday. “I have made the…
Continue Reading
43rd annual California International Airshow, September 27 to 29
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 43rd annual California International Airshow is returning to Salinas September 27-29 at the Salinas Airport. The…
Continue Reading
Capitola announces strategic 5-year plan and invites public input
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Capitola announced Friday that they are launching their Strategic Planning Project, which is an initiative…
Continue Reading
Santa Cruz County’s staffing woes met with a compromise
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Santa Cruz announced Friday that it struck and agreement with SEIU Local 521. The county announced…
Continue Reading
Pajaro Valley Health Care District votes to purchase Watsonville Community hospital, paving the way for renovations
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) —Big news for Watsonville Community Hospital as the Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board voted to purchase the…
Continue Reading
Five acre vegetation fire near Pinnacles Campground; CAL FIRE BEU
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Friday that there is a five acre fire vegetation fire in Southern San Benito County…
Continue Reading
Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — You may have an iron deficiency and not even know it. A large proportion of adults in the United States –…
Continue Reading
Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89
CNN, BBC FILMS, HANDMADE FILMS, NATIONAL THEATRE, WARNER BROS., COLUMBIA PICTURES, CARNIVAL FILM AND TELEVISION, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, BHE FILMS,…
Continue Reading
Why it took sheriff’s deputies in the Prunedale animal shooting 3 hours to apprehend the alleged shooter
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) – In the weeks following the Prunedale animal shooting on Sept. 3 that left 81 animals dead, new questions are emerging…
Continue Reading
Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers upset over SUHSD board’s contract approval
MMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Parents reacted to the decision the Board of Trustees of the Salinas Union High School District made Tuesday…
Continue Reading
The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes. The U.S.…
Continue ReadingMulti-car traffic collision causes backup on Highway 68 near Reservation Road Thursday morning
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV) – A multi-car traffic collision caused a traffic backup on Highway 68 near Reservation Road Thursday morning, according to…
Continue Reading
Capitola wharf grand opening
CAPITOLA, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Exciting news from Capitola, after one year of community support and hard work, the Capitola wharf is ready to welcome…
Continue Reading
Greenfield man sentenced to 30 years to life after intentionally running someone over
The defense attorney filed for “mental health doubt,” where the judge will have to rule whether or not the suspect is mentally competent to stand…
Continue Reading
Housing crisis: the numbers continue to climb in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — According to Zillow, Santa Cruz county’s average home is valued at $1,329,546, which is up 2.6% over the past year.…
Continue Reading
One man in custody after improvised explosive device detonated at Santa Maria Courthouse
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT-TV) -– A man is in custody after an improvised explosive device was detonated at the Santa Barbara County Superior…
Continue Reading
Suspect in fatal Los Angeles bus hijacking charged with murder, other counts, officials say
By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a bus passenger and hijacking the…
Continue Reading
California governor signs bills to bolster gun control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider…
Continue Reading
New report details stunning Secret Service leadership failures around first Trump assassination attempt
By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service agents failed to take charge of decision-making for security at the…
Continue Reading
Here we go again: Egg prices are spiking. Here’s why
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Supermarket prices are no longer skyrocketing – except, of course, if you’re buying eggs. Egg prices spiked…
Continue Reading
Salinas City Council passes ordinances aimed at stabilizing rent, providing guidance on just cause evictions
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas City Council members approved three ordinances aimed at stabilizing the city’s rising rent. Three ordinances…
Continue Reading
PG&E explains outage that left thousands in the dark in Monterey on Sunday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is explaining a large outage that impacted thousands of customers in the Monterey area on Sunday.…
Continue Reading
Santa Cruz County releases 2023 crop report highlighting sever weather impacts
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has just released their 2023 crop report showing the toll severe weather played on crops in the…
Continue Reading
Nonprofit organization with Monterey County Office of Ed to help homeless students
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): A non-profit Central Coast organization partnered with Monterey Office of Education to help qualifying homeless families…
Continue Reading
How Central Coast election offices are battling misinformation and preparing to keep the election safe and secure
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV) – As the November 2024 election approaches, election offices across the Central Coast are preparing for ballots to start…
Continue Reading
School trespassing with criminal threats arrest in Pacific Grove
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove Police Department announced Tuesday that at approximately 11:40 a.m., there were reports of a…
Continue Reading
Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during California highway crashes
NORCO, Calif. (AP) — The passenger in a car was killed when a horse smashed through the windshield during a series of crashes on a Southern…
Continue Reading
Americans are fretting over the job market
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s slowing job market is taking a toll on people’s moods. The Conference Board’s latest consumer…
Continue Reading
Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets
Associated Press An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force when…
Continue Reading
Post-Roe, pregnant women face growing risk of criminal prosecution for charges much broader than abortion
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A fractured landscape of reproductive rights continues to evolve in the United States in the wake of the Supreme…
Continue Reading
Two men killed in Seaside crash identified
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 19-year-old man from Watsonville and a homeless man are dead after a crash that happened near Sherwin-Williams store…
Continue Reading
University of California accused of labor violations over handling of campus protests
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they say was a sweeping campaign to…
Continue Reading
One person killed after mid-air collision between two planes in California
By Iris Salem, Joy Benedict and Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, California (KCAL, KCBS) — One person is dead after…
Continue Reading
Fans crowd Coliseum on A’s final weekend in Oakland
By John Ramos Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — A’s fans are counting down the team’s final days in…
Continue Reading Critics say lawmakers watered down California’s lemon car law after secret lobbyist negotiations
CalMatters Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective…
Continue Reading
California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit
By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday alleging the company carried out a…
Continue Reading
Traffic collision Friday leaves one woman dead
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police announced Monday that the traffic collision at Del Monte Avenue and Calle Principal on Friday around 8…
Continue Reading
Violent crime dropped an estimated 3% in the United States last year, FBI crime data shows
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Violent crime declined across the United States last year, according to new statistics from the FBI,…
Continue Reading
Attention Kmart shoppers: The last full-size Kmart in the mainland United States is closing
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Kmart, once one of America’s leading discount retailers, is closing its last full-size store in the…
Continue Reading
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed…
Continue Reading
A key ingredient has been missing from California’s wildfires this year. Experts worry things will get worse if it arrives
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before…
Continue Reading Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this…
Continue Reading
Construction begins on affordable modular housing for Veterans and Foster Youth in Soquel
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) – One of the first modular construction projects for multi families in Santa Cruz County is being built to help those…
Continue Reading
Closure on Highway 1 north of Moss Landing now reopened; CHP Santa Cruz
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz posted on X Friday that there was a full lane closure in both directions of Highway 1 north of Moss…
Continue Reading