Mexican flag burned at UC Santa Cruz during move-in weekend
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UC Santa Cruz has acknowledged that a new student’s Mexican flag was burned while their family was visiting with them…
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‘Oh my gourd’ pumpkin season is back on Central Coast
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pumpkin patches on the Central Coast are getting busier as we get closer to Halloween. Gourd after gourd – pumpkin after…
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Tampa Bay Rowdies player suspension for racial discriminatory behavior toward a Monterey Bay F.C. player overturned
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE AT 4:23 P.M. ON 10/14/2022- Monterey Bay F.C. said the Tampa Bay Rowdies player suspended for 12 games for racial…
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Metal detectors present at Central Coast football games due to recent violence
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Extra security will be around Rabobank Stadium to keep fans safe. Over the last several weeks, there have been multiple…
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Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market has permission to find permanent home
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Community Farmers Market have come to an agreement to find a…
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Border officers in Texas find liquid meth in condoms hidden in pumpkins
Authorities said that border officers in Texas found more than $402,000 worth of liquid methamphetamine held in condoms that were hidden inside…
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Velocity Invitational returns to Laguna Seca this weekend
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Car enthusiasts will be coming to the Central Coast for the Velocity Invitational at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The…
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California legalizes digital license plates: Here’s how it works
By Alexa Mae Asperin LOS ANGELES – Digital license plates for both private and commercial vehicles are now legal…
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Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72
LONDON (AP) — Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the…
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Juror in Ruben Flores jury pool dismissed, deliberations to start anew
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Deliberations among Ruben Flores’ jury in the high-profile Kristin Smart trial will have to restart after one juror in his…
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Santa Cruz County Supervisor candidate speaks on child molestation accusations, alleged victim speaks
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Jimmy Dutra appeared before the media Thursday to defend himself over allegations brought against him on Oct. 5 that…
Continue Reading5 dead in Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting, police say
By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch, Sara Smart and Andy Rose, CNN Five people — including an off-duty police officer — are dead after a shooting…
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Steinbeck’s tender letter to son sells for more than $32,000
BOSTON (AP) — A heartfelt letter written by author John Steinbeck offering paternal advice to his teenage son who was experiencing love for the…
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Fall Round-Up Festival taking place in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Usually, the California Rodeo Salinas owns the month of July, but another big event will be coming in October. The…
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Salinas Fire gets new CPR technology
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Salinas Fire put the Lucas Device in service on Thursday afternoon. The device is a backpacked sized CPR technology design…
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump for testimony on Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee voted Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump for testimony before the panel over the 2021 attack at the…
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Man accused of killing family of four, including 8 month old, pleads not guilty
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Oct. 13, 2022, at 11:51 a.m.- The Merced man accused of kidnapping and killing an 8-month-old baby, her…
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Castroville community reacts to allegations against former high school teacher
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- North Monterey County High School is still trying to process the recent allegations against former teacher Sergio…
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Trout make way through Mill Creek for first time in 100 years
LOS ALTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A year after the Mill Creek Dam was taken down, an endangered coho salmon species was documented in Mill Creek and two…
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Woman arrested for hiding suspect in King City triple homicide that killed pregnant woman
KING CITY, Calif. (KION) The King City Police Department is investigating a double homicide that leaves a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman…
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Parkland school shooter avoids the death penalty after jury recommends life in prison
Originally Published: 13 OCT 22 00:37 ET Updated: 13 OCT 22 11:08 ET By Dakin Andone, Amir Vera and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news…
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Man arrested after crashing into two cars and flipping his own in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they found a car flipped over on Clifford Avenue near Elisa Circle Wednesday morning. Police…
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Forward progress stopped for fire Santa Cruz mountains, evacuation warnings in place
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Clara Fire officials said a fire that forced evacuation warnings in the area of Highway 17 and Summit…
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John Denver killed in Pacific Grove plane crash 25 years ago today
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION) Twenty-five years ago today, singer/songwriter John Denver died in a plane crash in Pacific Grove. Denver was flying a…
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Big Sur volunteer fire department grappling with critical staffing shortage
BY LEN RAMIREZ BIG SUR (KPIX) — Fire departments across the country face staffing shortages, and Big Sur is no exception. In this small volunteer…
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Alleged armed suspect at Soquel High School not armed, released: deputies
SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said a subject that was believed to be armed at Soquel High School was released…
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Monterey High School counselor under investigation for inappropriate texts with a student: police
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A counselor at Monterey High School is under investigation by police and the school district for allegedly sending…
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion for Sandy Hook lies
By DAVE COLLINS WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that…
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Jurors begin deliberations over death penalty for Parkland shooter
Originally Published: 12 OCT 22 00:08 ET Updated: 12 OCT 22 13:29 ET By Dakin Andone, Amir Vera and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) –…
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Fat Bear Week has a 2022 winner
(CNN) — There’s a new champion brown bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Preserve. After an online cheating scandal disrupted the…
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A new senior home may come to Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Hollister could possibly receive a new home for seniors. In a special meeting last night, the City Council…
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Drunk driver arrested for wrong-way crash near Old Stage Road on Highway 101: CHP
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Oct. 11, 2022, at 4:49 p.m.- California Highway Patrol said that Highway 101 at Old Stage road is back open after a…
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California expands largest US illegal pot eradication effort
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With California’s four-year-old legal marijuana market in disarray, the…
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‘Murder, She Wrote’ star Angela Lansbury dies at 96
According to her family, legendary actor, Angela Lansbury has passed at 96. She starred in “Murder, She Wrote” on television. “The children of Dame…
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Salinas jean thief wanted by police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said they are looking for a man wanted for allegedly stealing over 20 pairs of jeans from a local business.…
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Breaking Down Measure Q in Monterey County
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Early voting has started in California but there is one measure that stands out to voters. Measure Q is a bill that will…
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California governor’s wife among accusers at Weinstein trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and actor who is married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is among…
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Two dead in head-on car crash on Maher Road in Pruendale
PRUENDALE, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP Monterey confirmed with KION that two people have died after a two car crash occurred on Maher Road. CHP told KION…
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Monterey County will have pop-up voting locations during election season
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): The Monterey County Elections Department announced they will have pop-up voting locations throughout the county. There…
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San Benito County Voting Locations
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): The San Benito County Elections Department told KION that there will be six drop box locations and four voting…
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Highway 9 Between Paradise Park and Glengary Road Set to Close on Tuesday and Wednesday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): Drivers will encounter some traffic delays on Highway 9 on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Caltrans announced…
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‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’ trailer puts her mental health front and center
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Selena Gomez is opening up even more about her health struggles. In the trailer for her Apple TV+ documentary…
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Car engulfed in flames in Felton; driver dies
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV) Over the weekend, California Highway Patrol reported a deadly accident nearFelton. CHP tells KION the driver was heading on…
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Capitola Monte Foundation Fireworks Show returns
Capitola’s premier fireworks show as the large performance is scheduled for Sunday, October…
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Newsom to call special legislative session over gas prices
By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will call a special…
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Texts between Jane Doe and Monterey County Undersheriff released in sexual harassment complaint
WARNING LANGUAGE MAY BE TRIGGERING TO SOME READERS SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- An investigation continues over sexual harassment allegations…
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Economic impacts California International Airshow has for Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- This weekend, the California International Airshow will be hosting its 41st event in Salinas. The show does so much to…
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Highway 101 south near North Main Street open after vehicle versus pedestrian
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Highway 101 south is back open after a vehicle versus pedestrian crash near the North Main Street bridge, according to our…
Continue ReadingFat Bear Week 2022: The voting is underway in annual contest
Originally Published: 05 OCT 22 07:49 ET Updated: 07 OCT 22 16:13 ET By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Spring is for skinny…
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Community Bridges finds innovative ways to help children learn on the Central Coast
For over four decades, Community Bridges has served a purpose to provide resources to people in Santa…
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