Aptos community cleans up Seacliff State Beach ahead of pier demolition
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The weekend beach cleanup in Aptos had a different vibe compared to others as State Parks prepares to demolish the pier at…
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Structure fire engulfs home in Mission Fields neighborhood
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday night, a house fire on Willow Place did enough damage to displace two adult residents according to The Cypress…
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Seaside Police identifies man who allegedly followed a high school student, will not be charged with any crimes
Seaside Police said they need the community’s help identifying a man who allegedly tried to follow and harass a student near Seaside High School on…
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Ant-Man opens big at box office with $104M for ‘Quantumania’
NEW YORK (AP) — Phase five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Ant-Man is bigger than ever at the box…
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California AG’s wife recuses herself from state DOJ budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s wife has recused herself from matters related to the state Department of…
Continue ReadingKim’s sister makes ‘shooting range’ threat as North Korea tests more missiles
By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Emma Tucker, CNN North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula…
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins longest Daytona 500 in history
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of…
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Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV’s most indelible detectives as John Munch in “Homicide: Life…
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Detectives treating Los Angeles bishop’s death as homicide
By STEFANIE DAZIO and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Catholic bishop in Southern California was shot and killed Saturday…
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Some Starbucks vanilla drinks are recalled, might have glass in them
By Jay Croft, CNN Distributor PepsiCo is recalling more than 300,000 Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino bottles because they might have glass in them, the…
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Teen robbery suspect arrested in Morgan Hill, firearm and narcotics found
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Morgan Hill Police said a 16-year-old was arrested Thursday for a robbery that was reported at a Target located at…
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Lockdown lifted at Laurel Wood Elementary after police received reports of suspicious person
Worried parents were able to let out a sigh of relief after Salinas Police searched the Laurel Wood Elementary campus for a suspicious individual but…
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California to review cases for possible wrongful convictions
California’s justice department will soon begin reviewing criminal cases for possible wrongful convictions, searching for “evidence of significant…
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Six card skimmers found at two bank locations in Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill, Calif. (KION-TV)- Morgan Hill Police said they arrived at the Bank of America located at 200 Cochrane Plaza to investigate two credit…
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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital seeks partnership or sale to keep only San Benito County hospital open
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Update Feb. 16, 2023, at 4:13 p.m.-Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is going through a financial crisis and the only way…
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Several State Park trails open after repairs made for storm damages
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Nature lovers rejoice as serval Santa Cruz County trails reopened Friday. According to Friends of Santa Cruz…
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Six dead after shootings in Tate County, one in custody: sheriff
TATE COUNTY, Miss. – Six people are dead after a series of shootings around Coldwater, Miss., near Arkabutla Lake, on Friday. Tate County…
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Overnight lane closure extended at Crazy Horse Canyon Road for emergency culvert repairs
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update Feb. 17, 2023, at 11:43 a.m.- Caltrans announced Friday that emergency overnight culvert repairs would be…
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FEMA shares details on how they fix privately owned access roads and bridges
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With communities still recovering from the winter storms, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA) shared on…
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City of Santa Cruz to host San Lorenzo Park redesign meeting
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz will be having a community meeting on the San Lorenzo Park redesign. The meeting will take place…
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Southern Monterey County Foundation donates more than $23,000 for South County nonprofits
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A total of $23,815 was granted to 14 organizations in King City and points south by the Southern Monterey County…
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Santa Cruz man dies in crash after going down 100-foot embankment near Davenport
The CHP is investigating a deadly crash near Davenport that has left at least one person…
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Egg prices impact small businesses on the Central Coast
SEASIDE, Calif. (KMUV-TV): Inflation continues to make prices soar, and the United States Department of Labor reports that food prices have risen…
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Cock fighting ring busted in Watsonville, emaciated dogs and assault rifles also seized
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they served a warrant off Ranport Road Thursday morning. Santa Cruz County…
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Deputies recover $150K of stolen equipment in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Auto Theft Reduction Enforcement Taskforce served a warrant Wednesday on the 30000 block of…
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Bruce Willis’ family says actor has been diagnosed with dementia
CNN — The family of Bruce Willis has announced the actor is suffering from a form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD for short.…
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Biden says objects shot down over North America last week appear to not be part of China’s spy balloon operation
Originally Published: 16 FEB 23 13:06 ETUpdated: 16 FEB 23 14:24 ETBy Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN (CNN) — President…
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Tesla recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles equipped with ‘Full Self-Driving’
Originally Published: 16 FEB 23 13:15 ETUpdated: 16 FEB 23 14:15 ETBy Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Tesla is…
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Man in ‘Cookie Monster’ suit seen on Santa Cruz Wharf, police say not to engage
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police are telling people not to engage with a man seen around Santa Cruz dressed as an iconic Sesame Street…
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Household debt hit record $16.9 trillion last quarter, as consumers loaded up their credit cards
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Americans continued to add to their debt at the end of last year — and grew their credit card balances at record rates,…
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King City Councilwoman Darlene Acosta has passed away
KING CITY, Calif., (KION-TV): UPDATE ON FEB. 15, 2023 AT 3:54 PM: King City officials announced that District 1 Councilmember Darlene Acosta has…
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Monterey Police looking for suspect wanted for groping two women
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey Police said they have received video of a man wanted for harassing two women back in January. Police said back…
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Illegal gun manufacturing operation stopped in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Greenfield Police said they arrested a man for multiple firearms-related charges Wednesday morning. Greenfield Police…
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Dick Bruhn Building has a new lease on life
The Dick Bruhn building in Oldtown Salinas is under new ownership and expected to undergo…
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1 dead, 3 injured in shooting at El Paso shopping mall
Four people were shot Tuesday evening at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, according to police. One person died, said Sgt. Robert Gomez. “We…
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California debates what to do with water from recent storms
By ADAM BEAM Weeks after powerful storms dumped 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow on California, state officials and environmental groups in the…
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California and Nevada may ban forced prison labor, servitude
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing…
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Raquel Welch dead at 82
Raquel Welch former weatherwoman turned international sex symbol has died at 82, reports TMZ. According to family members, Raquel died this morning…
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Man arrested in Seaside for allegedly raping unconscious woman
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said they were able to convince a rape suspect to come to the station Monday, where he was arrested. Police…
Continue ReadingBuffalo grocery store mass shooter apologizes for racist attack and receives sentence of life in prison
By Mark Morales, Eric Levenson, Laura Ly and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The 19-year-old White man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a…
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Man threatening to shoot mother arrested in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office said they were dispatched to a residence on Hillcrest Road and El Cerro Drive…
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CSUMB Students React to Michigan State Shooting
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV): Students at California State University Monterey Bay experienced may overwhelming emotions after the mass shooting that…
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City of Capitola to host Beyond the Flood Benefit Concert
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday afternoon, The City of Capitola will be hosting a benefit concert with proceeds benefiting the Community…
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UC Santa Cruz students concerned after police says a woman was raped on campus
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday afternoon, Students at UC Santa Cruz attended classes as usual. However, some students are concerned after…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in San Jose fatal hit-and-run
By KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE (KPIX) — A 60-year-old San Jose woman has been arrested in…
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Las Vegas Raiders release Derek Carr
LAS VEGAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The face of the Raiders franchise for nearly a decade was informed he will no longer dawn the silver and black. Derek…
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Capsized boat lands on Del Monte Beach
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A capsized boat washed up on Del Monte Beach early Tuesday morning. Monterey Fire said they responded to the incident…
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Dianne Feinstein announces she won’t run for reelection in 2024
CNN — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced on Tuesday that she will not run for reelection in 2024. “I am announcing today I will not run…
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Hyundai, Kia update security after TikTok challenge thefts
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge…
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The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students…
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