One dead in RV fire in Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV): Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with KION that one person has died in a RV fire on Lost Valley Road on…
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Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say residents must boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the…
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Rapper Meek Mill pays bail for 20 women so they can spend the holidays at home
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Rapper Meek Mill has paid bail for 20 women so that they can spend the holidays at home, according to the REFORM Alliance, an…
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UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonner dead at 45 due to heart complications
(KION-TV)- The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonner died at 45 while at work Thursday. The UFC said he…
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UC graduate students ratify new three-year contract to end strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): Update Dec. 24, 2022, at 11:47 a.m.- After six weeks of striking, the University of California and graduate student…
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Mets concerned over Carlos Correa’s physical, same concerns that nixed Giants deal
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Update Dec. 24, 2022, at 11:33 a.m.- After a nightmare scenario unfolded with the San Francisco Giants and…
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San Jose Airport to debut new brand name
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport will be looking to ring in the new year with a fresh name change. In…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Parent Organization Advocates for the Academic Needs of Students in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KMUV) The pandemic brought many delays to the development and education of students across the country. According to…
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers crowd Salinas stores
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Procrastination, a lot of us do it and regret but no other time does it feel more like the fate of the world is on the…
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Teen arrested for fake parking tickets scam in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they caught a 19-year-old man suspected of scamming people by putting fake parking tickets on…
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Seaside Police help returning Army soldier surprise grandmother
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police officers helped give one Seaside grandmother a gift she won’t soon forget on Friday. An Army soldier came…
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Life of a busy Salinas postal worker during the Holiday rush
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Anyone who’s been to the post office in the last couple of weeks knows the Holiday rush is on! Especially for…
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Doctors warn of tripledemic ahead of holidays
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Christmas two days away, doctors want to warn people that three respiratory diseases are still out there. “Right now,…
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Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media…
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Tory Lanez convicted in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop…
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New Sheriff in town: Tina Nieto’s interview with KION
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Tina Nieto is set to become the next Sheriff of Monterey County, bringing a slew of changes to the department for the…
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Highway 68 back open after Oakland man hit by car in deadly collision
Highway 68 near the Toro Cafe is back open after a man was struck and killed by a car early Friday…
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Fire from unattended stove causes structure fire in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz City Fire Department said a cooking fire on the second floor of a home caused damage to the ceiling and…
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DA: Off-duty Santa Cruz Police officer will not receive charges after accidentally killing Salinas man
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON 12/22/22 AT 3:36 PM: The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office determined Thursday that they would not…
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MILPA upset with Salinas Police associating their organization with gang indicia
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Central Coast non-profit has an issue with a recent post on Salinas Police’s social media regarding the arrest of a…
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Braxton Stuntz Foundation hosts 4th annual toy drive in Salinas
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- “I can turn our pain into something that’s purposeful and can help the kids. And that’s Braxton did it sometimes without…
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San Jose International Airport gearing up for a busy travel day amid winter storm concerns
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The holiday travel rush is underway. Thousands of people are looking to be with their families for Christmas. With a…
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King tides come in time for the holidays
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- A natural phenomenon that occurs twice a year is coming in time to greet Santa Claus. A “King Tide” is a term used…
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Target recalls 204,000 weighted blankets after girls suffocate in North Carolina
BY KATE GIBSON Target is recalling about 204,000 weighted blankets sold nationwide after the suffocation deaths of two girls in April, the retailer…
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Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert shutdown
Originally Published: 21 DEC 22 23:21 ET Updated: 22 DEC 22 14:19 ET By Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) –…
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DA: Man killed in officer-involved shooting charged officers with knife
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has taken over what a King City family is calling a deadly officer-involved shooting in front of their…
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Free toy distribution event planned for Salinas Thursday morning
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Elementary School District families are encouraged to stop by Boronda Meadows School on 915 Larkin Street Thursday…
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Students concerned about man luring a teenager in Seaside, police looking for man in van
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said a man driving a van tried luring a teenager near Seaside High School. When Kimberly Dorado, a senior…
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Monterey Adult School brings back Certified Nursing Assitance program
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- After a five-year hiatus, the Certified Nursing Assistance program will return to the Monterey Adult School in February…
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Wanted Monterey County manslaughter suspect arrested in San Benito County with rifle
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County Sherriff’s Office said they arrested a man wanted on a manslaughter warrant on Friday. A…
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Reproductive freedom officially put into California Constitution
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom stood with state leaders Wednesday as reproductive freedom was added to the California…
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Allegations of ignoring sexual misconduct against Monterey County Deputy Chief appointee surface
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County Sheriff-Elect Tina Nieto is trying to usher in a new era in the department. Yet, allegations of…
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San Benito County Board of Supervisors approves $2.2 million tax advance money to Hazel Hawkins Hospital
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON DEC. 21, 2022, AT 9:34 AM: On Wednesday morning, The San Benito County Board of Supervisors announced that…
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Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf…
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California Rodeo Salinas Scholarships Application to open in January
SALINAS, Calf. (KION-TV): The California Rodeo Salinas Association will have two scholarship applications that will open in January. After…
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Busy weekend in Watsonville: two carjackings, DUI arrest and shooting investigation
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police had no shortage of work over the weekend. They received two carjacking calls, as well as other…
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Racism complaints from 2010 surface about Monterey County Undersheriff appointee
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is looking to transition with a new regime and put any controversy from the last…
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Maine lobstermen could get a lifeline from the federal spending bill
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Lobstermen and women could be thrown a lifeline from the annual federal spending bill after the Maine congressional delegation…
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Two dead, 11 injured after 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Humboldt County
The USGS is reporting a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook up parts of Humboldt County early Tuesday…
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Judge: Convicted killer Scott Peterson will not get a retrial
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Convicted killer Scott Peterson won’t get new trial in killings of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son. San…
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Hartnell College lifts vaccine requirement for students, staff
The Hartnell College Board of Trustees has lifted its COVID-19 vaccine requirement, now referring to it as a recommendation for students and…
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One man dead after crashing through a power pole
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): A 74-year-old King City man died on Sunday morning after crashing a 1991 Ford Explorer through a PG&E utility pole…
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five…
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One dead in vehicle versus pedestrian crash in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP Monterey confirmed to KION that a 26 year old male from King City has died after a vehicle versus pedestrian crash…
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Davenport woman dead after vehicle backs over her
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP Santa Cruz said a 76-year-old woman died on Friday afternoon after a vehicle backed over her on Swanton Road, East…
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One dead in single vehicle roll-over crash in Soledad
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP Monterey said that a man has died after he rolled over his 2000 Honda Accord and ejected him to the dirt road early…
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Jan. 6 committee refers Trump for possible prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with…
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Woman caught stealing Christmas presents from De Niro home
NEW YORK (AP) — A suspected serial burglar was caught Monday while attempting to poach Christmas presents from actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan…
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Santa Cruz gathering input on Coral Street homeless project
The City of Santa Cruz is asking people who live there for their input on a project along Coral Street that could potentially pave the way for more…
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King City honors fallen soldiers with local Wreaths Across America ceremony
KING CITY, Calf. (KION-TV): King City honored fallen U.S. soldiers as they participated in Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday afternoon. The…
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