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Windy Conditions on the Coast and Valleys

July 3, 2025 4:40 AM Tianan Phelps

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Weak low pressure aloft will stick around for the next few days. The marine layer will remain in place on the coast…

Wind advisory issued for parts of the Central Coast; gusts could be at least 45 mph

May 2, 2025 1:26 PM Scott Rates

Monterey County, Calif. (KION-TV) — A wind advisory has been issued for parts of the Central Coast by the National Weather Service (NWS.) The…

Sand City Volleyball Club headed to National Championship for fourth straight year

April 23, 2025 7:42 PM Maxwell Glenn

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – The Sand City Volleyball Club’s 18 Gold girls’ team will be traveling to Utah for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior…

Cooling Down Into the Weekend

April 24, 2025 5:31 AM Lindsey Selzer

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The chance of rain returns as we approach the weekend. Today will be dry, however, outside of any coastal drizzle. A deep…

Slight Warming Trend

April 18, 2025 3:56 PM Lisa Montgomery

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Expect a dry and quiet holiday weekend. Clouds lingering at the immediate coastline, otherwise plenty of…

Drying Out

February 19, 2025 4:06 PM Dann Cianca

High pressure builds back into the region, bringing a period of warmer, dryer weather. During the building process, dry, gusty winds are possible…

Monitoring the river levels on the Central Coast, some at ‘action’ stage or above

February 13, 2025 9:43 AM Scott Rates

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – We are monitoring the rivers and creeks in our area as this latest atmospheric river dumps rain on the…

Palisades Fire destroys historic buildings at California State Parks

January 9, 2025 12:05 PM Sergio Berrueta

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (KION) — The Palisades Fire has destroyed historic buildings and locations at Will Rogers State Historic Park and Topanga…

As the storm rips across the Central Coast pictures of trees down and damage are coming in, here is a look at some of that damage.

December 14, 2024 10:59 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Central Coast has been slammed by high winds and rain Saturday morning. At least 70,000 customers lost…

Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history

December 14, 2024 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado…

Tracking Rain & Wind

November 22, 2024 5:29 AM Lisa Montgomery

A rainy and windy Monday with wet roads for the commute. Widespread rain showers with pockets of moderate rainfall continue to move across the…

Big Sur Fire rescued a hiker Sunday; CHP Coastal Division Air Operations

November 11, 2024 12:08 PM Jeanette Bent

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Coastal Division Air Operations announced Sunday that Big Sur Fire performed an air rescue at the Barlow Flats…

Be Mindful – Ohana – Self-Compassion

October 1, 2024 3:03 PM Ohana

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and overlook the importance of compassion—especially for…

Salinas Police identify suspect in 2021 murder on Tuscany Way

July 30, 2021 11:07 AM Avery Johnson

Salinas police are asking the public for information as they investigate a deadly shooting that happened on Tuscany Way last…

Cooler Weather Arrives

August 7, 2024 4:04 PM Lisa Montgomery

A trough to our north will spread cooler temps southward into the Central Coast and temps will continue to fall. Temps Sunday about 5-10 degrees…

MOTOAMERICA: Kayla Yaakov is blazing her own trail at 17 years old

July 14, 2024 7:53 PM Maxwell Glenn

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – In the MotoAmerica Supersport class, a young rider is taking the sport by storm. Kayla Yaakov, a fan-favorite at the track,…

USGS: 3.5 magnitude earthquake hits south Monterey County

June 25, 2024 2:49 PM Scott Rates

SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV) Tuesday afternoon at 2:20 p.m., an earthquake registering 3.5 shook parts of south Monterey County. The quake’s epicenter…

Visalia man sentenced 50 years to life in prison for first-degree murder in 1999 Salinas shooting

July 8, 2021 10:20 AM Avery Johnson

Salinas police said they have made an arrest in connection to a 1999 cold case homicide in the…

Trump guilty in “hush money” trial as jury reaches verdict on felony charges

May 30, 2024 1:49 PM KPIX

Written by Graham Kates, Katrina Kaufman and Olivia Rinaldi NEW YORK, (CBS)- UPDATE ON MAY 30, 2024 AT 2:07 PM- Former President Donald Trump has…

Be Mindful – Ohana – Sleep

May 8, 2024 10:03 AM Ohana

Be Mindful: For adults and children, getting the recommended amount of sleep is essential for our mental and physical health. For more information…

Senate kills the articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas

April 17, 2024 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 17 APR 24 06:00 ET Updated: 17 APR 24 17:42 ET By Gregory Krieg, Ted Barrett, Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN…

City of Santa Cruz denies oversized vehicle ordinance appeal

March 14, 2024 7:04 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday Santa Cruz city council decided to keep their overnight street parking ban on RV’s. This means a permit…

County of Monterey shares Mental Health resources stemming from the events of the King City Shooting

March 12, 2024 10:51 AM Briana Mathaw

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A community is still in mourning after four people were killed in a King City mass shooting on March 3. Now, the…

Narcan drive-thru distribution, training coming to Monterey County amid increase in overdoses

February 23, 2024 10:49 AM Briana Mathaw

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): Nearly half of Americans know someone who’s died of an overdose, according to a recent study from the nonprofit…

Watsonville celebrates their 12th annual film festival

March 8, 2024 6:59 PM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION)- Watsonville celebrates their 12th annual film festival celebrating women’s international day. At the festival they…

Mural in Monterey to be removed over weather concerns

March 7, 2024 11:53 AM Briana Mathaw

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A piece of Monterey history is set to be removed due to recent weather events. The mural designed by Bruce Ariss saw a…

Additional Rain Chances this week

March 4, 2024 4:00 PM Dann Cianca

There are no major storms on the horizon, but we will have several chances of rain over the next week. A weather system is currently approaching from…

Safety precautions for boaters during potential central coast storm

March 1, 2024 6:10 PM Briana Mathaw

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — With a storm hovering over the Central Coast boat owners have to figure out ways to keep their vessels safe during…

PG&E staging in parts of California, including Central Coast, ahead of storm system

February 29, 2024 11:31 AM Briana Mathaw

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is preparing ahead of power outages expected from what they’re referring to as a “potent” storm system heading…

Pacific Grove Butterfly Habitat to remain closed

February 27, 2024 11:55 AM Briana Mathaw

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Pacific Grove attraction is going to remain closed after multiple monarch butterflies died during the winter…

Grand opening of South Monterey County new fire station 43 in Lockwood

February 17, 2024 5:43 PM Briana Mathaw

LOCKWOOD, Calif. (KION) – First responders in South Monterey County are working out of a brand new building. The public got their first look at…

40,000 books fuel free literacy fair at Watsonville High School

February 24, 2024 5:06 PM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Bringing the joy of reading to Watsonville high school and the Pajaro Valley community. A world book drive…

Fire equipment stolen out of Zayante Fire Station

February 21, 2024 11:03 AM Briana Mathaw

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Zayante Fire Protection District are looking for answers after their fire equipment was stolen from Fire Station No. 2…

Local golf program looking for answers after King City Golf Course floods for the fourth time in 13 months

February 20, 2024 6:18 PM Briana Mathaw

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Recent rain has made an impact on a golf course in King City. In over 13 months, the King City Golf course has…

Shelter-in-place order and road closures issued for parts of Monterey County

February 3, 2024 2:13 PM Katie Nicora, Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) TV – Monterey County issued an evacuation order and evacuation warning for several parts of the county ahead of an…

Downed tree forces road closure in Aptos

January 20, 2024 12:44 PM Katie Nicora

APTOS, Calif. (KION) – Aptos Street at Soquel Drive in Aptos was shut down Saturday morning after a 50-foot tree fell on and blocked the entire…

Tree and power lines down close road in Santa Cruz County

December 30, 2023 12:18 PM Scott Rates

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – A tree down into power lines has temporarily closed 17230 Laurel Road in Los Gatos, according to the…

E3 is gone as other live trade shows improve over 2022 attendance

December 12, 2023 4:23 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 18:34 ET By Sergio Padilla, CNN New York (CNN) — The Electronic Entertainment Expo, known by video game enthusiasts…

Deadly tornadoes leave thousands displaced or without power in Tennessee

December 11, 2023 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 11 DEC 23 02:40 ET Updated: 11 DEC 23 08:27 ET By Elizabeth Wolfe and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Tennesseans…

Soledad Unified School District hosts 9th conference of special education workshops

November 18, 2023 7:00 PM Katie Nicora, Lindsey Selzer

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION) – Families filled the Soledad High School campus Saturday for the 9th annual south county conference of special education…

UAW reaches tentative agreement with Stellantis

October 28, 2023 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 28 OCT 23 14:02 ET Updated: 28 OCT 23 18:42 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union has…

Netflix hikes prices again

October 18, 2023 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 18 OCT 23 16:17 ET Updated: 18 OCT 23 17:49 ET By Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Netflix has raised its prices…

Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Health Ministry says

October 17, 2023 11:05 AM Associated Press

BY NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB, RAVI NESSMAN AND MATTHEW LEE KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike…

Some Heat Relief Coming

October 7, 2023 4:12 PM Lisa Montgomery

Relentless heat once again but relief is on the way Sunday with increasing clouds, cooler air and rain chances into early next week. Salinas reached…

Floods, storms and fires displaced 20,000 children every day over past six years, UNICEF report finds

October 6, 2023 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 06 OCT 23 09:47 ET By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — More than 43 million children have been driven from their homes by floods,…

Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House Speaker

October 3, 2023 1:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

The House voted on a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair. California Republican Kevin McCarthy was ousted by a 216-210 vote. The House will now need…