Salinas Police: JCPenney’s smash and grab suspect arrested
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police said a suspect is in jail tonight for stealing $145,000 worth of items from a JCPenney’s store in the…
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The Haute Enchilada files lawsuit against Vistra Energy over damages in Moss Landing battery fire
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — A local business in Moss Landing has filed a new lawsuit against Vistra Energy citing “negligence” among other…
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Protesters take to the streets in Capitola amid a national economic blackout day
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Consumers nationwide were encouraged to put away their wallets today as part of a social media movement calling for an…
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Suspect arrested for multiple alleged stabbing incidents in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police responded to a report of a stabbing near Canyon Del Rey Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard on Thursday…
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Surveillance cameras lead to the arrest of smash-and-grab robbers in Monterey County
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police say that surveillance cameras led to the arrest of multiple smash-and-grab incidents with rifles and…
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Assembly member Dawn Addis visited a Monterey County school to address the battery fire Friday
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Assembly member Dawn Addis met with close to 50 students Friday afternoon. She was advocating for legislative action…
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The County of Monterey joins other local jurisdictions nationwide in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey Board of Supervisors announced Friday that they have joined a coalition of cities and counties…
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Media literacy panel in March tackles misinformation in print, broadcast news
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION) — The Media Literacy Coalition welcomes news editors across the Central Coast to discuss misinformation with the…
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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug…
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Trump and Vance erupt at Zelensky in tense Oval Office meeting
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office…
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Skype is shutting down after two decades
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant…
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Future funding at risk for San Benito food bank, push to affirm state’s CalFood program budget
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Community Food Bank of San Benito County and El Nopal Bakery in Hollister urge state lawmakers to affirm the…
Continue ReadingDeadly Crash South of Paicines
At least 1 person is dead after a crash just south of Paicines overnight. CHP says it happened around 2:28AM Friday morning, the vehicle ending up on…
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Body found on Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A body was found early Thursday afternoon near Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz. According to the Santa Cruz…
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A second suspect arrested from a September 2024 shooting in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Thursday that they discovered and arrested a suspect in a King City shooting from September…
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Three local hospitals called out for overspending; OHCA Board
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Three Monterey County hospitals are facing potential spending limits after a report by the Office of Affordable…
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Central Coast counties qualify for statewide earthquake retrofitting grant
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) announced Wednesday that a state-run program for certain…
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Pink Shirt Day promotes anti-bullying, kindness in the community
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Standing up to bullies and spreading kindness is the mood for Friday in Salinas on Pink Shirt Day. Non-profit…
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Del Monte Shopping Center sold for $123.5 million
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey’s open-air shopping mall, Del Monte Shopping Center, has been sold for $123.5 million. San Diego-based…
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Three arrested after high-speed chase, standoff in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz announced Thursday that CHP K-9 officers successfully apprehended three suspects with multiple…
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The causes of Alzheimer’s disease are in doubt. The first Black psychiatrist challenged consensus over 100 years ago
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly widespread, affecting more than 55 million people worldwide — a figure…
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Former Salinas soccer coach to be sentenced for felony charges against eight teens
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s Office announced Wednesday that 38-year-old Julio Cesar Gonzalez Garcia of Salinas pled no…
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UCSC patient care workers, students join two-day UC strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz workers joined the thousands protesting what they say are unfair labor practices at all UC campuses and…
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New street sweeping pilot program launches in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new street-sweeping pilot program is launching in Santa Cruz with new “No Parking zones” signs in six different…
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Man shot in third Watsonville shooting in three days
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man is recovering after being shot on Ginos Court in Watsonville on Tuesday evening, the third shooting in the…
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Search for man who jumped off cliff at Wilder Ranch continues
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A search continues for a man who jumped into the ocean at Wilder Ranch State Park Tuesday morning. According to the…
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Suspect arrested in December 1 King City shooting, one still on the loose; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Wednesday that a 21-year-old Silvano Valencia Jr. has been arrested for the alleged murder…
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Prescribed burns reduce fire risk in San Benito, Monterey Counties
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Don’t be alarmed about the smoke in the air earlier in San Benito County as it was a scheduled prescribed…
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Parents respond to PVUSD reducing dozens of positions Tuesday night
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pajaro Valley Unified School District approved layoffs of close to 60 full-time district employees Tuesday night.…
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Carmel will reduce its partnership with Flock Security placing a new budget cap
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Carmel has approved a new two-year contract with Flock Safety, dramatically reducing the number of…
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Day of Peace and Remembrance proclamation honoring King City mass shooting victims approved
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A proclamation for a Day of Peace and Remembrance has been approved by King City, honoring the memories of the lives…
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Salinas seeks letter in support for ICE school, daycare assembly bill
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas looks to approve a letter of support for a new assembly bill that prohibits ICE from entering schools and…
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Remembering Officer J.D. Alvarado three years after his death
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — February 25 marks the anniversary of the death of Salinas Police Officer Jorge David “J.D.” Alvarado Jr. who was killed…
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DUI accident in Watsonville shuts down Casserly Road early Tuesday morning; the CHP Santa Cruz
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Early Tuesday morning the CHP Santa Cruz says that there was a DUI crash on Casserly Rd that took down a power pole.…
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Anthem Blue Cross to conclude its HMO relationship with Aspire Health, March 1
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Many Monterey County residents will be impacted by the upcoming healthcare change as Anthem Blue Cross ends its…
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Watsonville Police address community concern over multiple violent incidents within a few days
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Watsonville Police Department said Tuesday that they are investigating incidents of back-to-back shootings that…
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Southwest jet attempting to land at Chicago Midway Airport nearly collides with a private plane on the runway
CNN By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet that entered the runway without authorization experienced a…
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Two arrested in Santa Cruz high-speed pursuit Sunday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two teenagers were arrested during a high-speed pursuit in Santa Cruz leads to the discovery of a handgun and…
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Monterey Regional Airport moves forward with its Metamorphosis project
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has announced that Hensel Phelps Construction company will rebuild the airport…
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Race to be discarded from collegiate student lifestyle activities
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Department of Education sent a “dear colleague” letter announcing a threat to federal funding over any…
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County of Monterey deciding on universal income program
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has asked the Civil Rights Committee to study the feasibility of…
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Gov. Newsom announces stronger homelessness accountability measures with new website
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) — California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new website that holds California counties accountable in tackling…
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Attic, kitchen catch fire at home in Pacific Grove Sunday afternoon
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A home caught fire on Sunday afternoon on Eardley and Lighthouse Avenues in Pacific Grove. According to Monterey…
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The Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery shuts down due to Vistra fire
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery has been a staple in the Moss Landing community for 25 years, but now they…
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Customers describe moment bullet flew through San Joaquin County steakhouse
By Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story California (KOVR) — The search is on for a shooter after a bullet was fired into the…
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Mammoth Mountain ski patroller caught in avalanche dies week later
By Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story MAMMOTH, California (KOVR) — A Mammoth Mountain ski patroller who was injured in an…
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Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of ‘NBC Nightly News’
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Lester Holt, the trusted face of “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, is stepping down from the newscast this…
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Starbucks is laying off workers and paring back the menu as it tries to turn the business around
By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks announced Monday it will lay off over 1,000 corporate workers and…
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Amateurs, pros face off at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off took over the Boardwalk this past weekend for people to chow down on two…
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Monterey Bay FC debuts new CHARLY kits for the 2025 season
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Bay Football Club revealed their new collaboration with CHARLY kits that pay tribute to the Monterey Peninsula.…
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