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Salinas River flooding concerns flood parts off Highway 68 and forces school closures

January 13, 2023 6:02 PM Karl Cooke

SALINAS, CALIF (KION-TV)- The Salinas River is still dangerous. It has been overtaking some fields and roads near Highway 68 Friday after causing…

CHP Officer saves three inside car teetering over cliff at Boulder Creek

January 13, 2023 3:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California Highway Patrol Officer saved three people from falling over a cliff at 855 Old Mill Road on Friday. CHP…

Monterey County Storm Relief fund made to help those impacted by 2023 winter storm

January 13, 2023 2:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Community Foundation of Monterey created a storm relief fund where 100% of donations will go to people…

Central Coast schools closures continue due to weather and flooding alerts

January 9, 2023 11:42 AM Derrick Ow

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties’ local school districts have closed their schools for a fourth straight day. Here…

Heroes who saved man at Lover’s Point from shark attack honored by congressman Panetta

January 12, 2023 4:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV)- Three heroes who saved a man’s life this summer from a great white shark attack were honored on the floors of congress…

Police: Man shot dead in Gonzales after allegedly coming back to home he burglarized

January 12, 2023 5:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE at 8:42 p.m.: Gonzales Police have released new details about a shooting that left a man dead and two men…

People living along the Salinas River fearful for potential flooding

January 12, 2023 11:01 AM Karl Cooke

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Hour by hour, the Salinas River continues to rise. In Gonzales, people like Jean Salcido’s friend have already…

Evacuation orders and warnings issued in Santa Cruz County

December 31, 2022 12:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for Santa Cruz County. All the way in the mountains and parts of…

Monterey Peninsula could become an island as epic flooding engulfs much of California. And more rain is on the way

January 12, 2023 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 12 JAN 23 00:33 ET Updated: 12 JAN 23 12:19 ET By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Monterey…

SUHSD and SRUSD cancel classes as a result of flooding threat

January 11, 2023 9:09 PM Veronica Macias

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) In anticipation of the possibility the Salinas River will overflow and cause flooding on major access roads between…

Monterey County gives update on winter storm

January 11, 2023 4:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County officials have announced that they will host a Wednesday winter storm press conference. This meeting is…

Gonzales River Road bridge closed due to Salinas River flooding

January 10, 2023 5:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

Update Jan. 11, 2022, at 3:53 p.m.- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they have closed the bridge west of Gonzales due to flooding from…

Garbage truck backs up and kills Gonzales man

January 11, 2023 3:40 PM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP confirms that one man is dead after a garbage truck backed into him at the Johnson Canyon Sanitary…

Highway 1 is fully reopened on Carpenter and Ocean Avenue

January 10, 2023 7:51 AM Victor Guzman

Highway 1 along Carpenter Street is shut down after trees and wires came toppling over onto both north and southbound lanes early Tuesday…

Northern limit of Highway 1 closure has moved south to Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

December 31, 2022 11:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON JAN. 11, 2023 AT 12:02 PM: Caltrans District 5 announced that the limit of the northern closure of Highway 1 on…

Former Playboy model Kelsey Turner sentenced to 10 years minimum for murder of Monterey doctor

July 6, 2022 10:34 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update Jan. 10, 2023, at 5:13 p.m.- A former men’s magazine model was sentenced Tuesday in Nevada to 10 to 25 years in…

California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate

January 10, 2023 4:29 PM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN AND JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget,…

Power has been restored to 5,000 customers in Hollister

January 10, 2023 12:25 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 10, 2023 AT 4:00 PM: Power has been restored to all customers involved in the power outage. There are…

Greenfield Police investigating man found with gunshot wound early in the morning

January 10, 2023 4:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Greenfield Police said they received reports of a suspicious person on the 100 block of 10th Street Tuesday at 4:30…

Live: Gavin Newsom visiting storm-impacted areas of Santa Cruz County

January 10, 2023 12:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be visiting the storm-impacted area of Santa Cruz…

Deputies: Man dies during boat fire in Moss Landing

January 10, 2023 1:26 PM Ricardo Tovar

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a boat fire in Moss Landing on Tuesday morning that resulted in…

Family in Watsonville neighborhood dealing with flooding

January 10, 2023 10:59 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- There’s flooding again on College Road. For people who call home, there’s the pressure of leaving their homes like for…

5-year-old swept away in Paso Robles floodwaters

January 10, 2023 9:44 AM Associated Press

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central California while the entire coastal…

Highway 101 open after flooding in both directions around Gilroy

January 9, 2023 1:00 PM Derrick Ow

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2023 AT 6:14 PM: Caltrans advises that southbound Highway 101 has both lanes back open. Highway 101…

SPCA Monterey County taking in pets due to local evacuation orders

January 9, 2023 5:07 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): SPCA Monterey County are currently taking pets due to the local evacuation orders in the Pajaro and Carmel areas. Beth…

Two people and dog rescued from Arroyo Seco home, more rescues are in progress

January 9, 2023 4:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

ARROYO SECO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and Coast Guard rescued two residents and their dog Monday in Arroyo Seco Road.…

Oakland Zoo helping second Santa Cruz County cub

January 9, 2023 3:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Oakland Zoo has a second mountain lion cub to keep Holly company! Hazel was rescued by the California Department of Fish…

Some hotels offering lower rates for evacuees in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties

January 9, 2023 2:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Monday’s storms bringing in at least 1 to 1.25 inches of rainfall an hour to some parts of the Central Coast,…

Marina Police arrest juvenile for DUI and ghost gun possession

January 9, 2023 2:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police arrived at the Reservation Road and Lake Drive area at 11:43 p.m. Sunday for reports of a “severe car crash”…

Ben Lomond man dies after crashing into metal pole near Santa Cruz

January 9, 2023 12:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said a man died after a crash on northbound State Route 17 south of El Rancho Drive at 8:50 a.m. Sunday.…

Over 6,000 customers without power on the Monterey Peninsula

January 9, 2023 10:51 AM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV): There are over 6,000 customers without power in Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley on Monday morning. At the…

President Biden declares a State of Emergency in California

January 9, 2023 9:24 AM Derrick Ow

WASHINGTON, (KION-TV): The Biden Administration announced a State of Emergency for the state of California due to the winter storms on Monday…

Monterey County issues evacuation orders for Carmel River area and Arroyo Seco Road

January 8, 2023 1:39 PM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. – (KION): UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2023 AT 8:36 AM: Here are the following areas in Monterey County that are currently on…

Suspected fentanyl overdose puts inmate, jail nurse and six deputies in the hospital

January 8, 2023 5:43 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Monterey County Officials confirmed to KION that an inmate suffered a suspected fentanyl overdose in the intake area of…

Capitola businesses look to bounce back after storm

January 7, 2023 10:32 PM Maxwell Glenn

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – In the Capitola Village, some businesses have regained power, while others remain in the dark. Severely damaged buildings…

200-foot tree topples on HWY 101 from wind and rain: Cal Fire

January 8, 2023 2:00 PM Scott Rates

AROMAS, CALIF. – (KION) At around midnight Sunday morning a 200-plus foot eucalyptus tree uprooted on highway 101 near Cannon Rd. in Aromas due to…

County leaders in both Monterey and Santa Cruz urge people in affected areas to prepare for flooding threat

January 8, 2023 7:05 PM Veronica Macias

PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) In a joint news conference on Sunday afternoon, county leaders urged people in the Pajaro Community and other impacted areas…

Santa Cruz County receives $30 million for multimodal projects

January 7, 2023 12:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Caltrans, and Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit…

Inmate released from Monterey County Jail in stolen jail clothing

January 7, 2023 11:41 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate was released from jail Saturday morning with stolen jail clothing. The…

Thousands without power in Santa Cruz County

January 7, 2023 1:20 AM Maxwell Glenn

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Thousands are without power in Santa Cruz County as PG&E crews work around the clock to restore it. Over 8,000…

Police: Seaside student stabs student at a middle school

January 6, 2023 4:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said they responded to a call of a stabbing at a local middle school Friday. At 1:08 p.m., police arrived…

Santa Cruz evacuation orders, warnings and shelters

January 4, 2023 11:11 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has released several evacuation orders as they prepare for then next big storm to hit the area.…

Marina Police locate missing SPCA Monterey County puppy

January 5, 2023 2:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they located the stolen puppy and suspect who stole her at the 100 block of General Stilwell Drive.…

Man killed after tree falls at Lighthouse Field State Beach identified

December 31, 2022 4:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) JAN. 6, 2023, at 1:29 p.m.- The name of the man killed after a tree fell on top of him has been identified by the Santa…

Santa Cruz Wharf open after dangerous waves

January 5, 2023 11:04 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Wharf is fully open after being closed due to sever weather Thursday. “Santa Cruz Wharf staff…

Santa Cruz County state parks to be closed until Jan. 10 due to storm

January 6, 2023 11:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Due to extensive storm damage sustained during the most recent storm most Santa Cruz County state parks will be closed…

Evacuation orders in Carmel downgraded to warnings

January 5, 2023 11:36 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. – UPDATE: The evacuation orders for Carmel River Lagoon have been downgraded to warnings effective immediately Friday, per…

Locals in Aptos saddened by sinking of iconic ship

January 5, 2023 11:45 AM Karl Cooke

APTOS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The second day of this huge storm has been destructive. In Capitola, the pier was sliced in half by dangerous waves. In…

Monterey County Deputy battling cancer, described as being “as there for her coworkers”

January 5, 2023 3:55 PM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – A Monterey County Deputy finds herself battling cancer. As a single mother fighting cancer Deputy Nora Fausto is…

Debris, high surf and debris cause closures in Pacific Grove

January 5, 2023 10:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Pacific Grove has closed Ocean View Boulevard from 17th Street to Lighthouse Avenue and Sunset drive…