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Hard Rock Lake Tahoe shooting leaves 1 person dead

March 25, 2023 4:14 pm CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 32-year-old man has died following a shooting at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, located in Stateline,…

Second arrest made after marijuana warehouse burglary in Greenfield

March 21, 2023 2:20 pm Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update March 24, 2023, at 1:37 p.m.- Greenfield Police said they have made a second arrest after a marijuana facility…

Deputies: Two kidnapped Stockton girls rescued in San Benito County

March 24, 2023 5:00 pm Ricardo Tovar

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office said that two kidnapped children were rescued after an enforcement stop…

Del Rey Oaks cones off sinkhole in Safeway parking lot

March 24, 2023 12:53 pm Ricardo Tovar

DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Del Rey Oaks Police are letting the public know about a large sinkhole that has formed at the parking lot of the…

Man arrested in Seaside with fentanyl, heroin, Xanax, meth and weapons

March 24, 2023 6:19 pm Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said a man was arrested Thursday after community members alerted a police officer to a suspicious man in a…

Four California sea otters died from an unusual strain of a parasite that could pose a risk to humans

March 24, 2023 5:26 pm CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 24 MAR 23 17:15 ET By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Four sea otters in California have died from a rare…

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office save dog from water that was tired and holding onto a log

March 24, 2023 4:01 pm Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Earlier this week the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office responded to a dog stuck in the water at Valencia…

Mother and three children rescued from car swept into river in San Luis Obispo County

March 24, 2023 1:08 pm Ricardo Tovar

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Luis Obispo County Sherriff’s Office said they helped with a rescue of a woman and her three…

California ends some water limits after storms ease drought

March 24, 2023 10:34 am Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM DUNNIGAN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state’s water restrictions on Friday because a winter of…

Salinas dealer found with over 400 grams of fentanyl and meth faces 15 years

March 23, 2023 6:22 pm Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Thursday that a drug dealer arrested in Dec. of 2021 was…

Going home: Pajaro residents return to find their homes ravaged by floods

March 23, 2023 6:30 pm Nataly Gutierrez

The Monterey County Sherriff’s Office has lifted evacuation orders in Pajaro — while some families were relieved that their homes didn’t suffer…

Pajaro residents allowed reentry for first time since levee breach

March 23, 2023 10:19 am Ricardo Tovar

PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office lifted evacuation orders for the Pajaro area on Thursday at 10 a.m. The Monterey…

Large mudslide forces shut down of a portion of State Route 152

March 23, 2023 8:08 am Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A large mudslide is causing problems for commuters on State Route 152 as it has shut down a portion of the…

Mental health struggles are driving more college students to consider dropping out, survey finds

March 22, 2023 9:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Isabel, a 20-year-old undergraduate student, is no stranger to hard work. She graduated high school a year early and spent…

Pajaro town hall provides glimpse as to when people could potentially return home

March 22, 2023 5:29 am Victor Guzman

PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County expressed hope that evacuees from flooding in Pajaro could safely reenter the area on Friday, but it…

Suspects wanted in two Santa Cruz dispensary burglaries

March 22, 2023 6:23 pm Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz, just like many cities in California, is experiencing a sudden rash of marijuana-related burglaries.…

Family at Lovers Lane shows KION storm damages

March 22, 2023 11:41 am Karl Cooke

HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Lovers Lane is cleaning up after the most recent round of rain. At least the fifth flood warning this year was…

Tuesday’s storm left thousands of families in Santa Cruz County with no power

March 22, 2023 5:33 pm Nataly Gutierrez

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fallen trees and power lines on the roadways trapped some people in the Santa Cruz mountains Tuesday evening. Many…

Pajaro Valley Healthcare District appoints interim CEO for Watsonville Community Hospital

March 22, 2023 5:06 pm Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 22, 2023 AT 4:06 PM- During a special Pajaro Valley Healthcare District board meeting on Wednesday,…

Woman stuck in Boulder Creek overnight with dementia patient, walks to safety

March 22, 2023 5:20 pm Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- The latest storms have ravaged California, creating tornados in South California and Thunderstorm Warnings on the…

Los Angeles area hit by possible rare tornado

March 22, 2023 4:44 pm CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 22 MAR 23 18:47 ETBy Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN (CNN) — At least one…

Two arrested for alleged armed robbery of Castroville gas station

March 22, 2023 4:21 pm Ricardo Tovar

CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said that two have been arrested for an armed robbery that occurred on the 10700…

Santa Cruz Police release video of officer-involved shooting on Lee Street

March 22, 2023 3:52 pm Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police have released a redacted video version that shows an officer-involved shooting back on Feb. 4, 2023.…

METRO offering 200 free passes for flood evacuees

March 22, 2023 3:25 pm Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District said Wednesday it was offering support to flood victims at the Santa Cruz…

Fed raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoil

March 22, 2023 12:46 pm Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key…

Current closures on Santa Cruz highways due to storms

March 21, 2023 1:46 pm Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans warns people that several trees have been reported down and are blocking roads in the county after a…

Caddy who collapsed at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am shares his recovery update

March 22, 2023 10:51 am Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A caddy who suffered a cardiac arrest during the second round of the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am shared his…

Evacuation Orders lifted for Foreman Creek area in Santa Cruz County

March 21, 2023 2:33 pm Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has lifted its evacuation order for residents in the Boulder Brook Drive Area…

Son of man killed in Blanco Road crash files wrongful death claim seeks $50 million from City of Marina

August 26, 2022 3:27 pm Victor Guzman

Three people are dead after a moving truck hit a power pole on Blanco Road near Marina on…

Hazel Hawkins Hospital withdraws Warn Act Notices

December 19, 2022 6:18 pm Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 21, 2023 AT 11:00 AM- Hazel Hopkins Hospital announced that they will be withdrawing their Worker…

Tree falls on home with mother and infant child inside in Marina

March 21, 2023 1:50 pm Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said that a tree came down on a home shortly after a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for the Monterey…

Santa Cruz healthcare workers picket outside of Dominican Hospital

March 20, 2023 9:04 pm Ana Torrea

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Healthcare workers at 26 Dignity Health facilities—including Dominican Hospital—will be protesting and picketing…

Latest storm damages causing fatigue in Monterey County

March 21, 2023 11:20 am Karl Cooke

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- This latest storm to slam the Central Coast continues to affect people in many ways. On River Road Tuesday…

Over 24,000 Santa Cruz County Customers and 794 customers in Monterey County without power

March 21, 2023 11:36 am Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 21, 2023 AT 1:44 PM- PG&E says that there are 24,779 customers impacted by power outages on Tuesday…

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Seaside, Monterey and Marina

March 21, 2023 1:02 pm Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The National Weather Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of the Monterey Peninsula until…

El Rancho Drive off ramp reopened after deadly crash involving 73-year-old Watsonville woman

March 21, 2023 6:48 am Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 73-year-old Watsonville woman died after her 2003 Acura RSX driving veered off the roadway and crashed into…

Man found passed out with ghost gun on lap in Marina

March 21, 2023 10:17 am Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they arrested a man found passed out behind the wheel of a parked car at around 1:55 a.m. Tuesday.…

Assemblymember Addis honors Seaside woman

March 21, 2023 9:09 am Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California District 30 Assemblymember Dawn Addis will be honoring Francisca Arroyo Rosales as Woman of the Year in…

All In Monterey County accepting donations for evacuees

March 20, 2023 5:14 pm Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey’s Department of Emergency Management is coordinating with ALL In Monterey County Inc. for…

Two Los Banos men arrested on lewd acts with a minor in Monterey County

March 20, 2023 4:17 pm Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday afternoon, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced that they have arrested 31-year-old Samuel Angel and…

Salinas Adult School announces a new pre-apprenticeship program

March 20, 2023 12:05 pm Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Adult School will be launching a new Early Childhood Education (ECE) Pre-Apprenticeship program. Salinas Union…

12-year-old girl suffers major injuries after being hit by car

March 20, 2023 1:06 pm Derrick Ow

FREEDOM, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 12 year old Watsonville girl is in the hospital after she got hit by a car just outside of Watsonville on Monday…

Bay Federal Credit Union offering Emergency Storm Loans

March 20, 2023 2:27 pm Derrick Ow

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Bay Federal Credit Union is offering an emergency loan program available to members with an immediate need to fund storm…

Concerns of Evacuation Shelters brought to Monterey County’s Attention

March 20, 2023 6:33 pm Karl Cooke

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Work is still being done to bring people back to Pajaro. Homes have now been empty for over a week and people are…

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office arrests man on drug sales charges

March 20, 2023 4:56 pm Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Roberts on possession of narcotics for sale charges. The…

Seacliff pier demolition process begins

March 16, 2023 12:39 pm Ricardo Tovar, Nataly Gutierrez

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 20, 2023 AT 5:32 PM: California State Parks started their first day of demolition for the Seacliff State…

Evacuation orders and road closures for Monterey County

March 9, 2023 1:12 pm Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 20, 2023 AT 10:53 am : The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has lifted many evacuation orders but…

Salinas Police seize 18 ghost guns in apartment, two suspects with gang ties arrested on weapons charges

March 19, 2023 12:09 pm Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday morning, Salinas Police announced they arrested two suspects with gang affiliations on multiple weapons charges…

Monterey County Public Works announces an emergency temporary repair of sewage system near Pajaro

March 19, 2023 3:57 pm Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Public Works Department announced that they will be repairing a compromised sewer force main…

Sanogo, UConn pull away from Saint Mary’s, into Sweet 16

March 19, 2023 6:23 pm Derrick Ow

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and Jordan Hawkins delivered from the 3-point line in the second half as UConn pulled away from…

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