At least one person is dead in crash on Highway 101 in Morgan Hill, officers say
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol confirms that a deadly crash in Morgan Hill around 9:17 p.m. on Tuesday night has left…
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County of Monterey hosting a community forum regarding dangers of second-hand smoke
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Health Department will be holding a community forum discussing the dangers of second-hand and…
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Seaside City Manager Jaime Fontes contract terminated by City Council
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside City Council has voted to terminate the contract of city manager Jaime Fontes “without cause.” Fontes was put on…
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Jason Momoa greets fans at a Carmel Valley grocery store
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- It is not every day that a superhero visits the Central Coast. On Tuesday, actor Jason Momoa was spotted in Carmel…
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UC Santa Cruz proposing rent increase to student housing
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- As Santa Cruz County continues to be the most expensive place to live. Students at UCSC are also being impacted, the…
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Firefighters respond to a non-injury boat fire just off of Moss Landing
UPDATE: June 12th at 9:30 a.m. (KION-TV)- More information has come out regarding the boat fire just off of Moss Landing. At 3:31 p.m. on Monday, the…
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Local church to host free Fourth of July Fireworks show at Salinas Sports Complex
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- For the first time in nearly a decade, the Salinas Sports Complex will be home to a Fourth of July Fireworks show. The…
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Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
BY: TIM REYNOLDS Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose…
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Heat advisory issued for Santa Clara County
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Gilroy has been issued a heat advisory that goes into effect Tuesday 11 am through Tuesday 8am. As the heat advisory…
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Eight protesters arrested at UC Santa Cruz, university says
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- A spokesperson with the University of California, Santa Cruz said that eight protesters were arrested on Monday night.…
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Meals are in while school is out, kids can receive free meals from Monterey Peninsula Unified School District during summer
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Families along the Monterey Peninsula have nine locations they can choose from to get their kids a free meal almost…
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Police arrested attempted homicide suspect out of Iowa
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pacific Grove Police arrested a man who is wanted on attempted murder charges out of Iowa on Tuesday morning. A…
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Christian McCaffery to be on the ‘Madden 25’ cover
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Run CMC will be heading to video game stores. EA Sports announced that San Francisco 49ers running back Christian…
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Joey Chestnut banned from competing in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest due to a sponsor conflict
NEW YORK, (KION-TV)- An American icon will not be getting a chance to win his 17th Mustard Belt on the Fourth of July. Joey Chestnut will not be…
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Watsonville man arrested for lewd acts with a juvenile, deputies looking for additional victims
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 21-year-old man who is accused of performing lewd acts with a juvenile…
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Carmel Police to hold community meeting regarding FLOCK Cameras on Monday night
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Carmel Police will be holding a community meeting about privacy concerns raised regarding their FLOCK Camera…
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Stranded kite surfer’s “HELP” message on Santa Cruz County beach leads to rescue
Written by Carlos Castaneda SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KPIX-TV)- A kite surfer stranded on the Santa Cruz County coastline used a bit of ingenuity to…
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Concord man dead after vehicle versus pedestrian crash outside of Castroville, CHP says
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that a 42-year-old man died after he was hit by a Mercedes early Sunday morning. A…
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County of Monterey say repairs on the way for pothole problems on Old Stage Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pothole problems continue in Monterey County. People who travel Old Stage Road daily say it needs repairs, a route…
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Montage Health President and CEO Dr. Steven Packer announces retirement
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Montage Health has announced that their longtime President and CEO, Dr. Steven Packer will be retiring in spring 2025.…
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Multiple Monterey County school districts offering free summer food programs
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- In the words of Alice Cooper, ‘School is Out for the Summer’. However, multiple school districts in Monterey…
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Fans fill stands to bid farewell to horse racing at Golden Gate Fields
Written by Da Lin BERKELEY, Calif. (KPIX-TV)- The historic Golden Gate Fields racetrack permanently ended an 80-plus-year run after a final horse…
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California Rodeo Salinas inaugural Junior Rodeo attracted little ones across the state
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- We’re still a month away from the California Rodeo Salinas but on Sunday was the first-ever Junior Rodeo in Salinas,…
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Sacramento mass shooter suspect found dead in jail cell: report
Written by O. Gloria Okorie SACRAMENTO, Calif. (FOX-35)- The suspected gunman behind a deadly mass shooting in Sacramento has died while in…
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One person injured in head-on crash on Highway 9, CHP says
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that one person was transported to a local hospital after they were involved…
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Stellantis recalls more than 200,000 vehicles over stability control issues
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Car manufacturer Stellantis is recalling 211,581 SUVs and pickup trucks over a software malfunction that…
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City of Santa Cruz unveils draft for Downtown Plan Expansion
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz is asking people to weigh in on proposed plans for future redevelopment in the downtown area…
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California could legalize psychedelic therapy after rejecting ‘magic mushroom’ decriminalization
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people…
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Big Sur Land Use Ad Hoc Committee hosting meeting to discuss changes, concerns in land use plan
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan is hosting a meeting to address a “change…
Continue ReadingKia recalling 463,000 Telluride SUVs because the front seats can catch fire
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Kia is warning owners of almost 463,000 of its popular Telluride SUVs in the United States to keep them parked…
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Water rescue for four teenagers in Sand City during beach hazard statement
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- -A beach hazard statement will be in place until the end of Thursday. There was an intense water rescue involving…
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People in San Benito County disappointed in latest development with Hazel Hawkins Hospital
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday, the San Benito Health Care District voted unanimously to continue negotiations with Michigan based Insight…
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Deputies arrest suspect involved in San Juan Grade Road shooting
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Salinas man who allegedly shot a victim on San Juan Grade Road…
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Santa Cruz Fire responding to a structure fire at Tannery Arts Center
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Multiple fire crews are responding to a structure fire at the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz. Multiple people who…
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Detective hopes witness corroboration will help solve 1993 Seaside cold case
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) In the city of Seaside, there’s a string of homicides interwoven, cold cases stemming from a violent chapter in the city’s…
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Detectives: Joette Marie Smith taught us to not give up
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) At 33-years-old Joette Marie Smith owned a restaurant in Ben Lomond. The year was 1983 and smith was…
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Closing arguments began in the Kristin Smart murder trial
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Closing arguments began in the Kristin Smart murder trial on Monday after weeks of testimony from witnesses, detectives,…
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COLD CASE: Who killed Fredrick Pirtle? Shot while walking to his parents’ Seaside home
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said Frederick Pirtle had no gang ties. Yet during the early morning hours of August 26th, 2017, gang…
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Skeletal remains found in Santa Cruz County in 1988 identified as missing Mississippi man
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that they have identified skeletal remains found down an embankment…
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Former Salinas school bus driver gets life sentence without parole for 1981 murder of Carmel mother
A man has been arrested in connection to a 40-year-old cold case.…
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Where is Arelie Garcia? Investigators and family still have no answers a year later
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The anniversary of a loved one’s death is hard. It might even be harder when you don’t know what happened to them. That’s…
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Visalia man sentenced 50 years to life in prison for first-degree murder in 1999 Salinas shooting
Salinas police said they have made an arrest in connection to a 1999 cold case homicide in the…
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Community group leads to Stanislaus County man getting arrested for allegedly soliciting sex acts, police say
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday night, a Stanislaus County man was arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly solicited sex acts in an…
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Man who killed beloved Salinas waitress gets sentenced to 18 years to life in state prison, DA’s office says
SALIANS, Calif. (KION-TV) – UPDATE ON MAY 16, 2024 AT 2:39 P.M.- The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said that a Salinas man got…
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Second phase of the Pajaro Disaster Assistance now underway
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey have rolled out the second phase of the Pajaro Disaster Assistance Program. County officials said…
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Red Lobster closings: These are the locations it wants to shut down
Written by Jordan Valinsky NEW YORK, (CNN)- Red Lobster wants to close several dozen more restaurants following its bankruptcy, and it has…
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Civil Grand Jury report reveals majority of Santa Cruz County roads are in poor condition
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury Report released a report on Wednesday morning saying a majority of the…
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Body found in sea near Moran Beach, cause under investigation
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that they recovered a dead body in the ocean just off of Moran Beach on…
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Beach hazard statement in place for Monterey County during rise in temperatures and visitors
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- For those heading out to the coast be cautious of the beach hazard statement thats in affect Wednesday and…
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Five firefighters injured in Crystal Fire near St. Helena
Written by KTVU staff ST. HELENA, Calif. (FOX-35)- Several firefighters were injured while responding to a vegetation fire near St. Helena on…
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