Salinas man found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Salinas police say a suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting near Industrial Place and Sanborn Wednesday…
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Watsonville PD arrested wanted felon on numerous gun and drug-related charges
WATSONVILLE, CALIF, (KION TV): Watsonville PD arrested 21 year old Fredy Angelis on felony firearms charges and possession of marijuana for sales on…
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Pedestrian struck and killed on East Alisal Street
SALINAS, CALIF- (KION TV): Salinas PD told KION that a 30 year old male passed away on Sunday after being hit by a vehicle trying to cross the 1400…
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Trump says FBI searched estate in major escalation of probe
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an…
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Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73
By Brandon Griggs, CNN Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of…
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Impressive shutout streak continues for Monterey Bay F.C. with win over El Paso
A late goal sealed Monterey Bay F.C.’s unbeaten streak as well as its impressive shutout streak Saturday night against the El Paso…
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Road rage incident ends with one dead along Hwy 68
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) On Sunday morning around 9 a.m., the driver of green Ford mini van was seen going out of control while intentionally trying…
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Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious…
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Sounds of early morning gunfire leads to one King City man arrested
GREENFIELD, Calif (KION-TV)- On Saturday morning, at 8:15 a.m. Greenfield Police received a call from a resident about hearing shots being fire on…
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Hollister celebrates 150 years with carnival, parade
The City of Hollister is putting on a show for residents as it celebrates its 150th anniversary with multiple events going on throughout the…
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Waterline break near Lake Nacimiento Resort entrance creates sinkhole
County of Monterey Public Works crews are warning drivers about a sinkhole that has formed along Lake Nacimiento…
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Watsonville Strawberry Festival returns for 28th year
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville Strawberry Festival is back beginning Friday, August 5. For that weekend, people can celebrate the…
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State and city leaders discuss spending more than $4 million to fix Salinas’s homelessness
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- State leaders visited Salinas today to discuss how the city is planning to use over four million dollars to address the…
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Parents charged with fentanyl-related death of 15-month-old
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The parents of a 15-month-old who was found dead with fentanyl in her system have been charged with the negligent…
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WATCH: Multiple agencies take part in active shooter training at Presidio of Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Multiple agencies took part in active shooter training at the Presidio of Monterey. The goal was to have agencies…
Continue ReadingA jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim
Originally Published: 05 AUG 22 14:02 ET Updated: 05 AUG 22 18:13 ET By Brian Stelter, CNN Business (CNN) — A Texas jury has decided to penalize…
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Bat tests positive for rabies in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey Health Department said a bat found near East La Salle Avenue in Seaside has tested positive for…
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Feds seek 8-year prison term for officer who stormed Capitol
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal prosecutors are recommending an eight-year prison sentence for an off-duty Virginia police officer who…
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Students grow through theater with “La Memorias”
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California State University Monterey Bay youth program invites high school students to get the college experience and…
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Over 6,800 people without power in Marina and Seaside
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E said that 6,811 people are currently without power in the Seaside and Marina areas. The outages were first…
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Marina man sentenced to 9 years for scamming elderly out of more than $761,000
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 64-year-old man was sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to scamming elderly people on top of other…
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74-year-old Fire Captain from Monterey Fire battling Oak Fire on the front lines
by Marie Edinger MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Over 3,700 firefighters are helping fight the Oak Fire, but one, in particular, has a…
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Seaside releases new policy to prioritize cold cases
The Seaside Police Department is sending a message to murderers: “we will never…
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Murder-suicide claims life of Soledad native, Navy sailor
Authorities in Fallon, Nevada are investigating a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two enlisted sailors, including a Soledad…
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Deadly crash on River Street leaves one dead and 4-year-old injured
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Early Thursday morning Santa Cruz Police responded to a crash that caused Highway 1 to close. The incident happened at…
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Three arrested and five firearms found during South County searches
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The South Monterey County Task force served three warrants that led to the arrest of three and recovery of four pistols…
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Mall of America on lockdown for possible active shooter situation
By The Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, MN. (CBS 3 Duluth) – Police in Minnesota are responding to a possible shooting at the Mall of America in…
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Jury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents
Originally Published: 04 AUG 22 17:22 ET By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business (CNN) — Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents…
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Klondike looking at bringing back Choco Taco ‘in the coming years’
Klondike announced Wednesday they would look to bring back the Choco Taco “in the coming years” after facing uproar after it was discontinued. “We…
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Salinas native training to be U.S. Navy Future Warfighter
GREAT LAKES, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Salinas native is studying at the Naval Education and Training Command to become a boatswain’s mate. Jeric Banez…
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Local fitness coach helps bridge the gap between diabetes and the Latino population
A local fitness trainer is helping the community stay in shape beyond just the…
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Pacific Grove votes against ‘Project Homekey’
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pacific Grove City Council voted 5-1-1 not to pursue a Homekey Project, according to Pacific Grove councilman Luke…
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US to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
By ZEKE MILLER, MIKE STOBBE and MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response…
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WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling
Originally Published: 04 AUG 22 00:15 ET Updated: 04 AUG 22 11:30 ET By Anna Chernova, Zahra Ullah, Masha Angelova and Eric Levenson, CNN…
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Marina City Council votes ‘no’ on bond measure to help with long fire response times
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 2, 2022, at 2:48 p.m.- MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – Marina City Leaders are slowing down on putting the General…
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‘MACBETH’ comes to Carmel’s New Canon Theatre Company
New Canon Theater Company has raised the curtains for their inaugural production with the performance of Macbeth, which is happening at the Carmel…
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WATCH: King City 10-year-old plays with seven-time Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte
Paso Robles, Calif. (KION-TV)- Iconic norteño band Los Tigres del Norte was in Paso Robles Saturday and made one 10-year-old Monterey County boy’s…
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Two arrested for alleged child porn in Monterey County, including 15-year-old
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The South Monterey County Task Force served two warrants that led to two arrests for child porn on Wednesday.…
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‘Corpse flower’ at UC Santa Cruz Arboretum blooms
The corpse flower at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum bloomed Monday night after a week of false alarms.…
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Police: Woman arrested for attempted murder on MST bus in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said they arrested a woman Tuesday morning after she allegedly tried killing another passenger with a…
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Structure Fire in Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF, (KION TV) UPDATE AT 4:38 PM: Scotts Valley PD confirmed to KION that the fire is now out, the fire department will remain on…
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SPCA Monterey holding pick your own price event weekend
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- SPCA Monterey County is offering a “pick your own price” adoption event from August 4 to August 7. The group hopes to…
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Salinas Police looking for shoplifting suspect
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said the man in the photo above is wanted for shoplifting from several businesses. Salinas Police said he…
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Highland Park mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 117 parade massacre charges
A person of interest has been captured after a mass shooting in Highland Park Illinois during a 4th of July…
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Power restored to 2,000 customers without power in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 3, 2022, at 1:39 p.m.- Power has been completely restored to customers according to PG&E’s outage…
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United Farm Workers begin march to Sacramento
DELANO, CA, (KION TV) : On Wednesday, the United Farm Workers announced that they will be marching from Delano to Sacramento to convince Gov. Gavin…
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Baby Brandon kidnapping suspects plead no contest
Officers say they are searching for a man that kidnapped a three-month-old…
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Aston Martin to unveil two new high-performance models at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)- Aston Martin is set to have a large presence at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that opens on August 18.…
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National Night Out on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION)- A community tradition returns to the Central Coast on Tuesday. National Night Out takes place in neighborhoods…
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DA: Salinas man sentenced to 15 years for stabbing a transient in 2019 over a dozen times
Police blocked off a part of Clay Street and Lincoln Avenue to investigate a stabbing, Saturday. Those that live nearby say it’s an all-too-familiar…
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