Must-See Archives

Items stolen from burned Boulder Creek property returned, but investigation continues

October 20, 2020 4:12 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people who were caught on camera stealing…

Bear at Yosemite National Park shows off his voice

October 16, 2020 3:30 PM CNN

Do you know what sounds a bear…

More than 600 goats graze around Fort Ord National Monument

October 15, 2020 3:44 PM Avery Johnson

More than 600 goats took over Fort Ord National Monument to do some grazing…

Three Watsonville men accused of vandalizing multiple downtown businesses

October 13, 2020 4:00 PM Avery Johnson

Three Watsonville men are facing felony charges for allegedly vandalizing more than half a dozen…

Watch: Monterey Bay Aquarium releases video of sea otter pups with their surrogate mothers

September 21, 2020 4:21 PM Avery Johnson

This week is Sea Otter Awareness week, and in honor of the occasion, the Monterey Bay Aquarium released…

Monterey County farmworkers celebrate Mexican Independence by forming human flag

September 16, 2020 1:50 PM Avery Johnson

Wednesday marks the 210th anniversary of Mexican Independence, and farmworkers found a visual…

Listen: Soquel man sings powerful song about wildfire and community

August 27, 2020 4:13 PM Avery Johnson

A song shared on social media shares the experience of going through wildfires during the COVID-19…

Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater

August 27, 2020 10:43 AM The Associated Press

One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as…

Laura strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4

August 26, 2020 10:53 AM The Associated Press

Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday, raising fears that it could come ashore as a Category 4…

Watch: Law enforcement evacuates Las Palmas neighborhood near River Fire

August 19, 2020 1:49 PM Avery Johnson

Video taken by KION anchor Veronica Macias shows deputies and officers making sure…

Crews try to tame massive forest fire north of Los Angeles

August 13, 2020 12:23 PM The Associated Press

Light winds and scattered thundershowers early Thursday helped calm the flames of a huge…

Watch: Lodi police officer pulls man in wheelchair out of path of approaching train

August 13, 2020 11:27 AM Avery Johnson

The Lodi Police Department is praising one of its officers who saved a man in a wheelchair from an approaching…

Dolphin stampede greets Southern California whale watchers

August 12, 2020 2:15 PM The Associated Press

Some 300 dolphins were caught on camera Sunday stampeding across the ocean near Dana…

Cow chase leads to helicopter rescue of California couple

August 10, 2020 4:32 PM The Associated Press

A confrontation between an elderly couple and a cow and her calf required the intervention of the California Highway…

Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano ejects towering column of ash

August 10, 2020 1:00 PM The Associated Press

Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as…

Watch: Dog stolen in Beverly Hills reunited with owner

August 7, 2020 3:15 PM Avery Johnson

A dog stolen 17 days ago has finally been reunited with her…

WATCH: Victim of fall in Arroyo Seco rescued with CHP helicopter

August 5, 2020 3:37 PM Avery Johnson

The victim of a fall in the Arroyo Seco Recreational Area was rescued, and the…

Carolinas brace for storm surge, floods, as Isaias nears

August 3, 2020 4:20 PM The Associated Press

Coastal residents secured patio furniture, ferry operators completed evacuations on the Outer…

Neighbors react to seeing bear in their Mont. Co. backyards

July 21, 2020 2:14 PM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) Several neighbors have caught a young black bear lurking around their backyards at the Oak Tree neighborhood under Jacks Peak…

Man catches toddler dropped from balcony of burning apartment

July 8, 2020 4:31 PM Avery Johnson

A former wide receiver from Kalamazoo Central and retired U.S. Marine was caught on camera diving to…

San Jose school district says woman who allegedly coughed on baby may be district employee

June 22, 2020 5:05 PM Avery Johnson

A woman who coughed on a baby in San Jose is wanted for assault, according to…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office holds memorial service for fallen deputy

June 16, 2020 6:02 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is holding a memorial service for Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, who was…

Mola mola fish spotted at Monterey harbor

June 15, 2020 3:43 PM Avery Johnson

Hopkins Marine Station shared a video of molas, also called ocean sunfish, swimming in the Monterey harbor over the…

Watch: Bear gets locked in vehicle and rescued in Placer County

June 4, 2020 12:26 PM Avery Johnson

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office shared a video of a bear locked in a vehicle and the…

Scientists spot underwater tornado-shaped formation

May 26, 2020 1:11 PM Avery Johnson

A group of scientists in Australia saw an unusual tornado-shaped formation during a remote expedition…

Baby beluga whale born at Georgia Aquarium

May 25, 2020 2:48 PM The Associated Press

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has announced the birth of its newest beluga…

Warehouse fire devastates San Francisco’s fishing industry

May 25, 2020 12:32 PM The Associated Press

A huge fire that tore through a warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has destroyed fishing gear used to…

Pilot killed when small plane crashes at California school

May 20, 2020 2:08 PM The Associated Press

The pilot was killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames on the grounds of a school in Southern…

Watch: Goats used to eat dead grass get loose in San Jose

May 13, 2020 3:47 PM Avery Johnson

A group of goats got loose in a San Jose neighborhood…

Air National Guard fighter jets fly over Central Coast Wednesday

May 12, 2020 5:33 PM Avery Johnson

As a salute to health care workers, first responders and other essential workers, the California Air National…

Video shows sharks swimming near Seacliff State Beach

May 8, 2020 3:20 PM Avery Johnson

Video shared on YouTube shows what appears to be great white sharks gathering off the coast of…

White orca named ‘Frostbite’ spotted in Monterey Bay

May 4, 2020 4:37 PM Avery Johnson

A white orca named “Frostbite” was spotted in the Monterey Bay recently, according to Marine Life…

Police: Santa Cruz man accused of attacking woman who saw him injecting drugs

May 1, 2020 5:04 PM Avery Johnson

A man is facing charges that include assault with a deadly weapon and terrorist threats after police said he attacked a woman who saw him injecting…

Challenge Accepted: MPUSD superintendent joins #ugoodchallenge

April 15, 2020 3:10 PM Avery Johnson

Two Central Coast high school principals showed off their moves to their students by joining in the…

Watsonville church makes masks for first responders, healthcare workers, seniors

April 16, 2020 1:45 PM Avery Johnson

A Watsonville church is helping local first responders, healthcare workers and seniors by making…

Dramatic video of deadly 2019 Russian plane fire released by investigators

April 15, 2020 2:56 PM Avery Johnson, The Associated Press

New video released by the Russian Investigative Committee shows the landing of a plane on fire at the Sheremetyevo airport in May…

Drone video shows eerily quiet view of Santa Cruz

April 9, 2020 4:59 PM Avery Johnson

Since March 16, Santa Cruz County has been under a Shelter in Place order, and it has left the streets unusually…

Man suspected of burglarizing Watsonville company making hand sanitizer arrested

April 3, 2020 11:44 AM Avery Johnson

A man suspected of burglarizing a Watsonville company that has been producing hand sanitizer during the coronavirus…

Burglary at Scotts Valley liquor store caught on camera

April 2, 2020 4:43 PM Avery Johnson

Leo’s Scotts Valley Liquor Store was burglarized overnight, and police are asking community members to come forward with any…

Monterey County library staff using 3-D printers to make masks

April 2, 2020 11:42 AM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Free Libraries buildings are closed while the Shelter in Place order is in effect, and while it is…

Watch: Big cat spotted outside Aptos

March 30, 2020 3:38 PM Avery Johnson

Video posted on social media shows a big cat that appears to be roaming around a Santa Cruz County…

San Jose Sharks player makes the most of postponed games

March 18, 2020 4:32 PM Avery Johnson

A video shared by the wife of Sharks defense player Marc-Edouard Vlasic shows him making the most of time away from the ice by spending time outdoors…