Monterey COE Superintendent Dr. Guss not seeking re-election
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County Office of Education announced that the superintendent of schools will not be seeking…
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Monterey County Ag Commission gives warning over spotted lanternfly
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Staff at the Monterey County Ag Commission is working to keep an invasive species out by turning to the community…
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“Big Beautiful Bill” Health & Human Services impacts presented to San Benito Board of Supervisors
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County supervisors heard a presentation on Wednesday about the impact on the county’s Health and…
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Concours d’Elegance generates $4 million for local organizations
MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV) — It was packed for Car Week this year. With all those people crowding the Central Coast, many local community…
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Former Smith’s Resturant employee convicted in 1991 double murder
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A former employee of The Smith’s restaurant has been convicted of a 1991 double murder in Prunedale. According to the…
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SPCA offering one-day camps for kids on Saturdays, school breaks
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – SPCA of Monterey County is inviting children to special one-day camps starting on September 27. The camps are one…
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Hollister City Manager stepping down in September
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – The city of Hollister announced on Monday that its manager, David Mirrione, will be stepping down on September 21st, 2025.…
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Castroville hosts new Marine Mammal Center for Monterey Bay
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Marine Mammal Center is opening a new triage facility in Castroville, built to help more sick and injured sea…
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Flooding prevention kicksoff with Pajaro River clean-up effort
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The clearing out of a homeless encampment along the Pajaro levee. It’s a process they say will take a few weeks. Monday…
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Outage leaves customers without power near Felton
FELTON, Calif. (KION) – Customers in and around Felton are without power as of this afternoon. According to the PG&E outage map, the outage was…
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Power outage still leaves people in Marina and Seaside without power
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Just before 9 a.m. today, PG&E crews responded to an outage impacting about 8,700 customers in Marina and…
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Farmers slammed by 1,366% spike in regulatory costs
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) –State and federal regulations continue to tighten around California farms, and in the Salinas Valley, that pressure is…
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Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’
By Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out an aggressive, unusual lawsuit the Trump administration…
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Highway 1 back open after the bed of a dump truck strikes overpass near Rio Del Mar
RIO DEL MAR/APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP confirms northbound Highway 1 at Freedom Boulevard is back open after the bed of a dump truck struck…
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Vegetation fire Monday afternoon at Fort Hunter Liggett
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (KION-TV) — Fort Hunter Liggett confirmed that a vegetation fire started Monday afternoon, growing to 20 acres around…
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PG&E’s Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility Staying Offline until 2026
PG&E’s Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System has been offline since January’s fire at the neighboring Vistra Battery Storage facility in Moss…
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Salinas and Watsonville agriculture worker strike continues
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Agricultural workers in Watsonville and Salinas have been on strike for several days, claiming that their demands…
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Man arrested on drug and firearm charges after traffic stop; Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 40-year-old Samuel David Salgado of Salinas on…
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City of Monterey to discuss $10 million budget deficit
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Monterey will be holding a special meeting to lay out options as it works to address its $10 million…
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Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities
By Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense,…
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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI…
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Seaside looks to tackle homeless activities through new ordinance
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Seaside is voting to move up the curfew for parking in public from 10 pm to 9 pm. Many say the decision…
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Mosque thief caught in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside police have arrested a man who has stolen from mosques around the Bay Area, and here on the central coast. Police…
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Vegetation fire breaks out near Corralitos
CORRALITOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – CAL FIRE CZU, along with other crews, is currently on site handling a vegetation fire near Corralitos. The fire is…
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One woman dead in fiery vehicle crash on Highway 17
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – One woman was killed in a vehicle fire after an accident on Highway 17. According to the California Highway…
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LAGUNA SECA SEASON PASS: F1, IROC headline 2025 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Featuring over 400 cars in 14 race groups, the 2025 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion brought four days of high-octane…
Continue Reading Inside the Trump team’s debate on what to release from the Epstein files
By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Controversy over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files had dogged the Trump administration…
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Family seeks justice as the search for Search for Alfredo Arredondo intensifies, reward offered
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The search is intensifying for a fugitive accused of killing a Hollister man four years ago. That deadly…
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Multiple fatalities, including children, after tour bus with about 50 people crashes in New York State, officials say
Originally Published: 22 AUG 25 14:42 ET By Mark Morales, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Multiple fatalities, including children, were reported Friday…
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Central Coast Reacts to Governor Newsom’s move in the national partisan redistricting battle
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday, triggering a special election this November, in which California…
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Gaza City suffering a ‘man-made’ famine that’s likely to spread, UN-backed initiative says
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Eugenia Yosef, Oren Liebermann, Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Parts of Gaza are officially experiencing a “man-made”…
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Highway 1 reopens near Panther Beach after major injury crash
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) – A major injury crash caused a portion of Highway 1 to be closed this afternoon near Panther Beach. According to the…
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Concours d’Elegance shifts gears to second Sunday in August 2028
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be ready to hit the road a bit earlier, starting in 2028. Instead of being…
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Seaside to consider a new ordinance to restrict public space usage
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Seaside City Council is moving forward with the ordinance after some complaints during public comment. Speakers told…
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Pivotal showcases their flying car in Santa Cruz ahead of Electrify Expo
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – The future of travel is taking off on the Central Coast with a flying car. A team of pioneering pilots at Pivotal is…
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California Coastal Commission approves Monterey County short term rental amendment
Monterey County is one step closer to implementing new regulations for short term rentals along the coast after The California Coastal Commission…
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Sea lions return to San Carlos Beach temporarily closing public access
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Carlos Beach is temporarily closing public access as the sea lions return once more. The City of Monterey Parks and…
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UCSC study links immigration status to COVID deaths, survival rate
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) – A recent report from UC Santa Cruz showed how people’s immigration status had an impact on their survival rate during…
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Pacific Grove approves memorial bench honoring Asilomar plane crash victims
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Pacific Grove City Council voted to approve a memorial bench to honor the memories of the victims off the coast…
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Report of active shooter at Villanova University a ‘cruel hoax,’ university president says
By Cindy Von Quednow, Michael Callahan, CNN (CNN) — A “cruel hoax” sent Villanova University students sheltering into place on the first…
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California Democrats approve Newsom’s redistricting plan after Texas House passes GOP-drawn maps
By Arit John, Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day…
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Betty Burgers burglarized at Seabright location
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Betty Burgers in Santa Cruz is navigating the aftermath of a break-in at their Seabright location. This theft occurred…
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Santa Cruz breaks ground on library and affordable housing
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is celebrating a major milestone as it breaks ground on a long-anticipated development…
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Santa Cruz nonprofit speaks out after Black Lives Matter banner stolen for third time
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A nonprofit in Santa Cruz is speaking out after the theft of its Black Lives Matter banner, again. The Walnut…
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VTA bus driver attacked by suspect with a knife, deputies say
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said a man is in custody after he allegedly attacked a VTA bus driver…
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Pacific Grove Posing Pay Raise Question to Voters
The Pacific Grove City Council decided to put their previously passed pay raise on the 2026 ballot at their meeting on Wednesday night. This comes…
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Landlines at risk across California
AT&T is pushing forward with plans to end its landline service across the state, which could leave those in rural areas at risk. For over a year…
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Monterey Bay FC helps volunteers for Rancho Cielo Veggie Box Fundraiser
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Salinas nonprofit is wrapping up its annual fundraiser that aims to feed local families in need. On…
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Monterey COE speaks on back to school immigration resources
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – As kids head back to school, Monterey County education leaders are addressing concerns about ramped-up federal…
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Suspect arrested for arson in connection to Santa Cruz mountains fires Tuesday evening
CORRALITOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man from Watsonville was arrested for felony arson in possible connection with three small fires, including a…
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