Gilroy Police release video from officer-involved shooting
Gilroy Police released the footage from the officer-involved shooting that killed a man on Sept. 8.…
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Watch: Man jumps from burning lift in Alabama
A man in Alabama is recovering from a leg injury and smoke inhalation after a lift he was on caught…
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Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire
California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history is running through forestlands as fire crews try to protect rural communities from flames…
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The Dixie Fire, California’s second largest ever, continues to grow as firefighters brace for more heat
After burning through huge swaths of forest and reducing small Northern California towns to ash, the nation’s largest active wildfire continues to…
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Watch: ‘Fire Train’ helps crews protect forest from Dixie Fire
PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The California Office of Emergency Services shared a video of a type of firefighting not often…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Local experts weigh in on what Critical Race Theory is — and isn’t
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) In a KION Targeted Special Report, we explore a hot button uses that involves race, education and the future of what it…
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Death toll rises as passengers recount horror of China subway floods
By Nectar Gan and Zixu Wang, CNN At least 33 people have died and eight remain missing in central China, as authorities ramp up rescue and recovery…
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How to prepare your home for fire season
For more than two decades, the Monterey County Regional Fire District has had its Wildland Inspection Program to make sure residents are prepared and…
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Plane crashes into house off Highway 68 Tuesday morning
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirms that a small plane has crashed in the area around Jacks Peak County…
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Willow Fire fully contained after nearly a month
UPDATE 6/28/2021 11:00 a.m. All evacuation orders will be lifted as of today at 6 p.m. Containment is expected to increase as firefighters continue…
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6.0 magnitude earthquake reported south of Lake Tahoe area
The USGS reports that a preliminary 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the area south of Lake Tahoe Thursday…
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Special Report: Law enforcement shares concerns about funding cuts while groups call for focus on prevention
Spending for law enforcement has undergone cuts and is not what it used to…
Continue ReadingOrca visits Boaters caught on camera
PUGET SOUND, Wash. (KION) Boaters in Saratoga Passage received a warm welcome from a 17-year-old male orca on Tuesday. The boaters, Dirk Morgan and…
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Education disparities in Salinas
The pandemic underscored what many state lawmakers call a serious inequality in our education…
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A family of four, a 60-year love story, a young man with muscular dystrophy: What we know about the collapse victims
By Theresa Waldrop, Alisha Ebrahimji, Ray Sanchez and Claire Colbert, CNN The dead and unaccounted for residents of the Champlain Towers South in…
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Mystery of what caused South Florida condo collapse deepens
By Gregory Krieg and Curt Devine, CNN The collapse of a high-rise condo tower in South Florida early Thursday morning has left at least four people…
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Fire chief tells families of the 159 people unaccounted for after a Florida building collapse to have hope
By Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN The fire chief helping to lead search and rescue efforts at the South Florida building collapse…
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Dangers of leaving a child in a car during excessively hot days
This coming Monday is the official start of summer, and the temperatures across the state are well above normal, with daytime highs reaching the…
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Monterey County brings goats to Jack Peaks Park to prevent wildfires
They’re baaaaack. Monterey County Public Works brought 600 goats Friday morning to eat their way through any thick vegetation in Jack Peak Park that…
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Caught on Camera: CHP officer saves choking baby in Woodland Hills
The California Highway Patrol said one of its West Valley officers saved a chocking baby recently, and the incident was caught on…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Should California Democrats run a recall candidate? Too many GOP candidates?
The recall attempt to oust California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be heading for your ballot this Fall.…
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Capitola’s tourism-reliant economy is on the path to recovery
Capitola’s tourism has been impacted heavily due to the pandemic but the beach town is expected to head towards recovery in the upcoming…
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Mee Memorial staff use vaccine vials to create art
What started as a simple happy face on a table has turned into a tradition at Mee Memorial…
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Local wineries recover from wildfires, COVID-19 pandemic
This past year, the wine industry took a major hit, but along River Road, the COVID-19 pandemic was not the…
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Watch: Cookie the rabbit shows off skateboarding skills
A rabbit in Canada is enjoying the sunshine and showing off his…
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SPECIAL REPORT: State bill could help fund more trees in underserved communities
A new state senate bill aims to bring more trees to those lower-income communities in California that cannot afford…
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Biden pushes ambitious economic plan in first prime-time address to Congress
President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
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Highway 1 at Rat Creek reopens after mudslide repairs
Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Monterey County Friday to attend the reopening of Highway 1 near Rat…
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Possible sighting gives renewed hope to family searching for missing UC Santa Cruz student
It has been four months since UC Santa Cruz engineering student Dane Elkins, 22, went missing, but a potential sighting is giving his family and…
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Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George…
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