Forever 21 closes its Downtown Santa Cruz location January 2025
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Forever 21 Downtown Santa Cruz location confirmed to KION that its last operational day will be January 31, 2025.…
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One person shot in Morgan Hill Wednesday morning; Morgan Hill Police
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV) — Morgan Hill Police told KTVU that one person is dead following a shooting that took place Wednesday morning, marking…
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Thousands of University of California workers go on 2-day strike over wages, staff shortages
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of University of California workers on Wednesday began a two-day strike to protest what they say…
Continue ReadingLady Gaga, Post Malone and Green Day set to headline the 2025 Coachella fest
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lady Gaga is returning to the desert to mark her second appearance as the headliner for Southern California’s…
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49ers are expecting to get George Kittle back this week, but aren’t sure about Nick Bosa
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are expecting to get star tight end George Kittle back this week for a…
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Vigil held for Santa Rosa postal worker killed in crash while working
By J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA, California (KGO) — A candlelight vigil was held in Santa Rosa Tuesday night to…
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School district awarded grant to help students affected by Mountain Charlie Road landslide
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The continuing concerns from the long-lasting impacts of a landslide in the Santa Cruz mountains. People along…
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Target sounds the alarm bell on holiday shopping
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is expecting a surprisingly weak holiday shopping season, a potential warning sign for the…
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Boating safety ahead of extreme wet weather in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — With some wicked weather on the way, risks increase for people out on the ocean and even passing by. The…
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City of Santa Cruz considers postponing gas-powered leaf blower ordinance
SANTA CRUZ, Caflif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz may not be moving forward with an ordinance to ban gas-powered leaf blowers by January 1,…
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Two-day strike at UC Santa Cruz to disrupt some campus services Wednesday and Thursday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The UC Service and Patient Care workers announced Tuesday that they are planning a two-day strike that will affect…
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Body found on Davenport Beach over the weekend, person pronounced dead on scene; Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
DAVENPORT BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office announced Tuesday that a body was recovered from the Davenport Beach area…
Continue ReadingTypewriters are making a comeback in the Bay Area
By Itay Hod Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KPIX) — Nestled in the heart of Berkeley is a quaint little shop where…
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LA City Council to consider adopting “sanctuary city” ordinance
By Tom Wait Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — City Council members on Tuesday will consider adopting an ordinance…
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Holiday Home Lighting event returns to Salinas with more categories
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Salinas is announcing the return of its annual Holiday Home Lighting event, adding new categories for the…
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Santa Cruz County prepares ahead of wet weather during the upcoming holiday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Although Santa Cruz County said they are not expecting too much wet weather to hit this area in the storms…
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CHP release more details in deadly collision in Watsonville Tuesday morning
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – CHP Santa Cruz is investigating a fatal collision near Green Valley Road at Pinto Lake Road in Watsonville…
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At least 1 dead and hundreds of thousands without power as bomb cyclone slams Washington state, British Columbia
By Karina Tsui, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A “once in a decade” bomb cyclone lashed the northwest United States and…
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Monterey County jury convicts Michael Ellison for multiple murder charges; Monterey County DA’s office
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s office announced Monday that 42-year-old Michael Ellison of Riverside was convicted of…
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Santa Cruz prepares its streets ahead of a potentially wet winter
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION is taking a closer look at the critical state of road projects affected by winter storm damage in Santa Cruz…
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Fresno man killed in San Benito County crash, driver arrested for DUI, CHP says
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Fresno man is dead and three others injured after a crash along New Idria Road in the San Benito County area…
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Measure X approved for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s lease-to-own agreement
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito Health Care District (the “District”) announced Monday that Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s…
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Local homeless shelters prepare for freeze warning
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Homeless shelters in the area are gearing up to see more people ahead of the incoming cold weather. As…
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4 people injured after single-engine plane crash at Pomona Dragstrip
By Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story POMONA, California (KABC) — Four people were injured when a small plane crashed Sunday…
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Nacimiento-Fergusson Road reopens to vehicle traffic
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Los Padres National Forest announced on Facebook Friday that the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road has once again…
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Beyoncé will perform at halftime of Ravens-Texans Christmas Day game on Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is coming to your home on Christmas — provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Baltimore Ravens-Houston…
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Cal Fire battling wildfire burning east of Bradley
SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire confirms they’re responding to a wildfire burning east of Bradley that has the potential to grow…
Continue Reading 49ers TE George Kittle misses game against the Seahawks with a hamstring injury
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle missed the game against the Seattle Seahawks on…
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Trump’s defense secretary nominee paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
By Kaanita Iyer, Zachary Cohen and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a…
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Some organic carrot products recalled after E. coli outbreak in multiple states, including California
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Grimmway Farms is issuing a recall on multiple sizes and brands of bagged organic baby and whole carrots. The recall…
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Dangerous waves along the coast put life guards on high patrol
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — With high surf advisory along the coast, lifeguards are urging beachgoers and surfers to be cautious while around the…
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Fire crews battling a fire in Carmel Valley per Cal Fire
CARMEL VALLEY, (Calif.) – Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire in Carmel Valley Friday night. This is near carmel valley road and roach canyon.…
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“Trash Bash” at Monterey school illustrates the struggle to sort recycling
Written by By Devin Fehely, Molly McCrea on CBS News MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (CBS NEWS) — November 15th is “America Recycles Day”. It’s the only…
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UCSC’s new 2,400-acre Strathearn Ranch Reserve in San Benito County near Hollister
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz announced Thursday that they are receiving a gift of land and a stewardship endowment to establish a…
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Car crash involving 4 cars Thursday ends in injuries, death in Morgan Hill
GILROY, Calif (KTVU-TV) — An afternoon vehicle collision involving at least four cars in Morgan Hill claimed the life of one driver and severely…
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Salinas police still searching for one suspect in October shooting; Salinas Police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police announced Friday that they are still searching for a suspect involved in a shooting from October 26 at 1…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, the Monterey connection
Written by By James LaPorta on CBS News MONTEREY, Calif. (CBS NEWS) — Pete Hegseth, the Army veteran turned Fox News host selected by…
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Police altercation activity in Soledad late Thursday night
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s office announced Friday that one man is recovering in the hospital after reports of a shooting…
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Forward progress stopped for a vegetation fire in North Monterey County Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — North County Fire confirmed that a 1/3-acre fire broke out midday Friday after a home owner was welding a fence…
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California teacher on administrative leave after making anti-Trump remarks in class
By Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story MORENO VALLEY, California (KABC) — A Moreno Valley high school teacher has been placed on…
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Major funding cuts to Cabrillo College ahead of low attendance
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cutting classes at Cabrillo College. Staff at Cabrillo telling KION Wednesday, they also have to reduce their budget by…
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Ice Skating by the Bay returns to Monterey this holiday season
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Ice Skating by the Bay is once again bringing winter magic back to the Monterey Bay area from November 22 through…
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Santa Clara County 911 calls could be diverted to ‘nurse navigators’ under pilot program
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KTVU-TV) — Starting Wednesday, when you call 911 in parts of Santa Clara County, your phone call may be referred to what…
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Salinas PD looking for assault suspect, seeks public’s help
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police is searching for a suspect, Juan Jimenez Jr., who is connected to an assault with a deadly weapon as well…
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Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto selects new Corrections Operations Bureau Chief Deputy Sheriff
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto announced Thursday that she’s is placing Timothy Lanquist as the next…
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49ers seek their 7th straight win against the Seahawks
Seattle (4-5) at San Francisco (5-4) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Seahawks 2-6-1; 49ers 4-5.…
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Kraft Heinz must face Mac & Cheese lawsuit, judge rules
Reuters (Reuters) — A federal judge said Kraft Heinz must face a proposed nationwide class action alleging that it defrauded consumers by claiming…
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance raises millions for youth charity on the Central Coast
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance announced Thursday that they’ve raised a record $3,130,240 for charity over the…
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Stabbing downtown Santa Cruz leaves one person in the hospital; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz Police confirmed Thursday that an altercation between two men Wednesday night resulted in a stabbing that…
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New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a…
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