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How Capitola businesses are doing after Memorial Day weekend

May 29, 2023 5:53 PM Dania Romero

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – Shops along the coast are expecting big business over Memorial Day Weekend.Capitola is no different, and it’s some much…

Victim suffers life-threatening injury in San Francisco Chinatown stabbing

May 29, 2023 3:19 PM Derrick Ow

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Francisco Police Department have detained one person in connection to a stabbing that took place in…

Fire destroys external structure at Granite Construction yard in Watsonville

May 29, 2023 11:51 AM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday morning, Watsonville Fire put out a fire that destroyed an outside structure at Granite Construction yard.…

Salinas High School student charged with attempted murder after alleged stabbing

May 25, 2023 2:01 PM Derrick Ow, Karl Cooke, Nataly Gutierrez, Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Salinas Union High School District confirmed to our reporter at the scene that Salinas High School was on lockdown after a…

Powerlines Fall on Highway 129

May 25, 2023 6:45 AM Mickey Adams

Crews this morning are working to repair some powerlines after a semi truck crashed and brought some powerlines down to the street. It happened…

Woman arrested in Vermont in connection to a Monterey County kidnapping case

May 25, 2023 6:00 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday afternoon, The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced that they made an arrest in a Carmel Valley…

Lake San Antonio North Shore launch ramp reopening on Thursday

May 25, 2023 11:35 AM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- This weekend marks the unofficial start to summer and Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks…

Santa Cruz County beaches ready to open for Memorial Day

May 24, 2023 6:05 PM Lindsey Selzer

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- After the winter storms, there was so much devastation and debris on the Santa Cruz County beaches from the…

City of Salinas wipes out tents set up in Chinatown for sanitary purposes

May 24, 2023 5:50 PM Dania Romero

SALINAS, Calif (KION) – Chinatown in Salinas looks different after public works says people are not allowed to set up tents on the sidewalks. The…

California Supreme Court to hear Monterey County oil and gas drilling case

May 24, 2023 6:16 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case regarding Measure Z in Monterey County. Voters…

Montage Health and Monterey Bay F.C. hosted Healthy Field Day

May 24, 2023 4:48 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday morning, Montage Health and Monterey Bay F.C. had more than 120 Monterey County elementary school students for…

Soquel woman and a Tennessee man killed in Highway 1 crash south of Molera Road

May 23, 2023 1:17 PM Derrick Ow, Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)-UPDATE ON MAY 24, 2023 AT 9:43 AM- CHP Monterey confirmed that a 79-year-old Soquel woman and a 75-year-old…

Tony Virrueta announces campaign to run for state senate

May 23, 2023 2:33 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Local veterans advocate Tony Virrueta will be running for the California District 17 State Senate seat. Virrueta…

California State Parks planning to conduct prescribed burn at Henry Cowell State Park

May 23, 2023 3:38 PM Derrick Ow

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fire personnel from the California Department of Parks and Recreation are planning to conduct an 11-acre prescribed burn…

San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted to sign NDA with San Benito Health District

May 17, 2023 5:25 PM Karl Cooke

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON MAY 23, 2023 AT 6:02 PM- During Tuesday’s meeting, The San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted in favor…

City of Greenfield to host housing town hall on Thursday

May 23, 2023 5:43 PM Derrick Ow

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Greenfield is inviting community members for a housing town hall meeting at the Greenfield Veteran’s…

Supervisor Alejo to host virtual budget town hall on Thursday

May 23, 2023 4:42 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County District 1 Supervisor Luis Alejo will be hosting a virtual town hall on Thursday evening to discuss…

Board of Supervisors unanimously supports California’s “At Home” plan to address homelessness

May 23, 2023 2:04 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey Board Supervisors voted unanimously to support the California At Home Plan which will…

One woman dead in crash along Highway 152 at the Big Cut

May 22, 2023 11:56 PM Victor Guzman, Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO/MERCED COUNTIES, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON MAY 23, 2023 AT 9:57 AM- CHP Hollister-Gilroy says a San Mateo woman has died in a crash…

An Inside look into how a Cal Fire Air Attack operates during fire season

May 22, 2023 3:50 PM Calista Silva

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday afternoon, Cal Fire took us on an exclusive tour of the Hollister Air Attack Base. Skye McGregor who is a Cal…

Grand Jury Report shows Seaside’s efforts to reduce illegal fireworks to have had minimal effect

May 22, 2023 12:31 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The 2022-2023 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Report released a report saying that the City of Seaside’s efforts to…

Super Bowl LX coming to Levi’s Stadium in 2026

May 22, 2023 4:51 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Levi’s Stadium is about to get a whole lot busier in 2026. The NFL owners voted on Monday to award Super Bowl LX to…

A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper let go after racial slur on air

May 22, 2023 3:21 PM Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was let go by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast…

Javier Mora Jr., murdered in Salinas, receives posthumous degree from CSU Monterey Bay

July 18, 2022 10:56 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- For some college graduation is a time for new beginnings, but for one, on Sunday, it marked the future that could have…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit arrests man outside of the Salinas Valley Fair

May 22, 2023 10:48 AM Derrick Ow

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit arrested 19-year-old Salvador Mosqueda Jr of Greenfield after he was…

Salinas Police arrests man with a knife who barricaded himself in a apartment with a woman and her son

May 21, 2023 3:05 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police arrested 39-year-old Michael Carranza Jr after he barricaded himself in a apartment with a woman and her…

Big Sur Fire and Cal Fire rescues injured hiker at Terrace Creek Camp

May 21, 2023 1:10 PM Derrick Ow

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL Fire BEU and Big Sur Fire confirmed that they rescued an injured hiker from Terrace Creek Camp after a hiker fell on…

Californians affected by winter storms and flooding are eligible for temporary rental assistance

May 21, 2023 11:55 AM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Office of Emergency Services and FEMA announced that Californians who cannot live in their homes while…

5.5 Earthquake shakes up California Coast

May 21, 2023 12:33 PM Derrick Ow

EUREKA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A preliminary 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Sunday morning. The United State…

Gonzales 4-H Club successful in raising animals at the Salinas Valley Fair

May 21, 2023 4:48 PM Derrick Ow

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Gonzales 4-H Club is back in full force over the weekend. During the Salinas Valley Fair, the Gonzales 4-H club were…

Dozens of local girls learn skills, build confidence at day-long fire camp

May 20, 2023 5:55 PM Katie Nicora

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday, Monterey Peninsula College and California fire women partnered to put on the area’s first Girls Fire…

San Ardo man sentenced to 142 years to life for child molestation

March 20, 2023 11:16 AM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update: May 19, 2023, at 3:54 p.m.- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said that as San Ardo man was…

Monterey Regional Airport ILS repaired after flights delayed over weekend

May 15, 2023 6:07 PM Dania Romero

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE May 17, 2023- The Federal Aviation Administration gave an update on the instrument landing system that was being…

Salinas man sentenced to 64 years for “Operation REDRUM” initiation attempted murders

March 29, 2022 6:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said a gang member was found guilty of first-degree murder…

City of Santa Cruz to receive $128 million from EPA to improve drinking water reliability

May 16, 2023 2:57 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday afternoon, the Environmental Protection Agency will be giving a $128 million dollar loan to the City…

California legislature approves loan program to prevent hospitals from closing

May 4, 2023 5:08 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Senate and Assembly have approved a bill that would prevent hospitals from closing throughout the state.…

NAMI and Santa Cruz County Office of Education to host a youth mental health awareness event on Tuesday

May 16, 2023 1:01 PM Derrick Ow

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Office of Education and the National Alliance on Mental Illness will be hosting a mental health awareness…

Hollister City Council Member Rolan Resendiz issued “written reprimand” by fellow council members

May 15, 2023 11:43 AM Karl Cooke

HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV) — Hollister City Council members voted in a 3-1 vote to issue a written reprimand to Rolan Resendiz for violating the…

Lisa Brinton appointed as new community development director for City of Salinas

May 15, 2023 12:00 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday morning, Salinas City Manager Steve Carrigan appointed Lisa Brinton as the new community development director…

Kate Daniels to run for Monterey County District 5 Supervisors seat

May 15, 2023 11:19 AM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County Planning Commissioner Kate Daniels officially announced her campaign to run for the Monterey…

San Benito County to host free May “Recycle Day” Event

May 15, 2023 1:11 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County Integrated Waste Management (IWM) Regional Agency will be hosting a Recycle Day event on…

Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds shelter closes

May 15, 2023 4:38 PM Nataly Gutierrez

PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Warehouses inside the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds sit empty as Monterey County has closed its shelter completely for…

Gonzales Police Officer named 2022 Monterey County Peace Officer of the Year

May 15, 2023 3:14 PM Derrick Ow

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Gonzales Police officer was awarded the 2022 Monterey County Peace Officer of The Year on April 27. Officer Nathan…

Man arrested for drive-by shooting that resulted in injury of juvenile in King City

April 16, 2023 12:25 PM Derrick Ow

KING CITY, Calif, (KION-TV) UPDATE ON MAY 12, 2023, AT 1:45 PM- King City Police said that they arrested a 19-year-old Greenfield man in connection…

Phase Two of the Elkhorn-Werner-Salinas Roads Project to start on Monday

May 14, 2023 11:05 AM Derrick Ow

ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Public Works, Facilities, and Parks Department will begin phase two of the Elkhorn Werner-Salinas…

Second person arrested in relation to shooting near Harding Street in Seaside

May 7, 2023 12:19 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON MAY 12, 2023, AT 11:54 AM- Seaside Police say a second man was arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred…