Study looks to construction noise as reason for Seal population decrease
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION – TV) — A recent study is looking at potential reasons for a seal population decrease in Pacific Grove. Researchers are…
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Fire Danger map shows most of San Benito County is at high risk, updates on county fire department
SAN BENITO, Calif. (KION) – Dry grass stretches across open fields near Nash Road, a reminder of the increasing fire danger across San Benito County.…
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As warm weather returns, businesses see a boost in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – As the weather warms up along the coast, more people are heading to the Santa Cruz Wharf. People and businesses KION…
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Local brewery brings home wins from World Beer Cup
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – Alvarado Street Brewery has several locations around the central coast, and they brought home multiple medals from the…
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What happens if you don’t have your REAL I.D. before airport travel?
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The REAL I.D. deadline is May 7th, and many in Salinas are taking care of last-minute appointments at the DMV…
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On the Way to Warmer Temperatures
The ridge will build back in today and while inland areas will begin to warm back up, the stabilization of the marine layer—even as it is…
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Carmel by the Sea Contracting EMS Services from Monterey Fire
Carmel by the Sea decided to contract Ambulance services from the Monterey Fire Department at their city council meeting on Tuesday night. The…
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Swingin’ Cooler
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The ridge will build back in on Wednesday and while inland areas will begin to warm back up, the stabilization of…
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Gilroy Fire responds to Home Fire
Gilroy fire crews responded to a residential fire on Tuesday afternoon, quickly able to knock down the flames after they sparked in an outdoor…
Continue Reading ¿Qué ocurre si no tiene su REAL ID al viajar por un aeropuerto nacional?
CONDADO DE MONTEREY, Calif. (KMUV-TV) — Este miércoles siete de mayo, será un requisito contar con un REAL ID para poder viajar. Será mañana…
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San Benito County approves chief position for new fire district creation
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – San Benito County is on the path to creating a new fire district, but it must find a fire chief first to move the…
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San Benito County working on homeless encampment cleanups
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – The county has been allocated more than $200,000 to support clean-up efforts along the San Benito River. Hundreds…
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UCSC confirms missing person in water rescue as a student
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – The missing person in Sunday’s water rescue was identified as a UC Santa Cruz student. UCSC confirmed the person missing…
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Temps Fall Tuesday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – After a very warm Monday, temperatures fall back down on Tuesday! An area of low pressure will retrograde out of the…
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Hollister High’s ‘Hank’ makes it into the top four of western region high school mascot competition
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — What began as 64 high school mascots competing in The64.com National Mascot Tournament’s western division, has…
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Fire Protection District negotiations end in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – Hollister’s City Council is moving on from negotiations with the city of San Juan Bautista and San Benito County over a…
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Temperature Swings
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – After a very warm Monday, temperatures fall back down on Tuesday! An area of low pressure will retrograde out of the…
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Watsonville Discusses Capital Improvement Plan
The Watsonville Planning Commission is set to discuss the city’s Capital Improvement Program, which will include projects for the next 5 years.…
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Seaside man suffers serious injuries after being hit by vehicle
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – One person was injured after being struck in Seaside on Monday afternoon. According to Seaside Police, a man was found…
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Supportive housing solutions in the works in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – A local developer is ready to take on a new project to provide housing for those experiencing homelessness, with support…
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Warm, Dry, Sunny Monday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – We’re in for a bit of a temperature roller coaster in the coming days as we flipflop between offshore and onshore flow and…
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WATCH: Salinas mayor talks Project Homekey hurdles, calls for criminal case against developer accused of misusing homekey project funding
Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue confirms to Wake Up the city’s efforts to ask the state attorney general to file a criminal case against a CFO accused…
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Warm Work-Week Start
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – We’re in for a bit of a temperature roller coaster in the coming days as we flipflop between offshore and onshore flow and…
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Neurodiversity art exhibit unveiled at Monterey Regional Airport
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Chartwell School’s neurodiversity art exhibit is taking off at the Monterey Regional Airport. On Monday, April 30 the…
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People turned out at Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days despite lots of wind
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — It was a windy day at the Good Old Days street festival in Pacific Grove Saturday. Despite this, the turnout was…
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How tariffs of coffee could potentially impact prices at Central Coast coffee shops
MARINA, Calif, (KION-TV) For Cafe Mia Brew Bar and Bistro, the coffee shop has navigated various challenges from covid to severe weather. However…
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County of Monterey wants your help selecting a Emergency Preparedness Mascot
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – May is National Wildfire Awareness Month, and the County of Monterey wants your help selecting a new…
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Weekend Winds
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Get ready for a windy weekend! Winds could gust as high as 45 mph, and there will be some chance for light precipitation…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County’s most dangerous roads for bicyclists and pedestrians
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)…
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More than 25 stolen bikes recovered in Capitola encampment arrests
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) — Two people were arrested after police officers found more than 25 suspected stolen bicycles on Thursday. According to…
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Seaside man pleads no contest in February’s hours-long police standoff
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday that 56-year-old Joseph John Cubbage of Seaside…
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Field day held for students with disabilities in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Over one hundred students from the Monterey County Office of Education, ranging from moderate to severe disabilities,…
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Three separate hikers in need of rescue at Big Sur Thursday
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION) — Three hikers needed rescue in separate incidents in Big Sur, ranging from injury to a cliff rescue on Thursday. Multiple…
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Rabid bat found in Del Rey Oaks after testing positive for virus
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION) — A rabid bat has been found in Del Rey Oaks this week. According to the Del Rey Oaks Police Department, a bat tested…
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Morgan Hill Police release body cam footage of chaos inside Safeway store before officer involved shooting
MORGAN HILL, (Calif.) — Morgan Hill Police released new video of body cam footage showing the chaos inside a Safeway store back on April 18 where…
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Marina police car rear-ended during early morning incident
MARINA, Calif. (KION) — One person has been arrested after rear-ending a Marina police car in the early morning hours of Friday. According to the…
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Hollister Police Searching for Stabbing Suspect
Hollister Police are asking for the community’s help in their search for a suspect connected to a stabbing. On April 25th, officers responded to a…
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Quiet Friday Before Slightly Unsettled Weekend
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Friday will be overall quiet, before the next slightly unsettled weather system arrives this weekend. Could even see…
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Santa Cruz sugary drink tax now in effect — here’s where the tax is going
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz’s 2-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages officially went into effect Thursday, making it the first…
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It’s Gonna Be May (Gray)
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Cool and cloudy conditions will persist along the coast into Friday. Winds will begin to pick up as a deep trough…
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Vegetation fire on Metz Road
KING CITY, Calif. (KION) — A vegetation fire broke out at Metz Road near Topo Road around in Greenfield after a fire sparked at a pallet yard,…
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UCSC Palestine Protester Seized Phone Lawsuit
Pro Palestine protests on the UC Santa Cruz campus in 2024 left some students banned and others arrested, and for one protester, her phone seized by…
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UC Santa Cruz Workers Strike for May Day
UC Santa Cruz service and patient care workers went on a 1 day strike Thursday, as picket lines began on UC campuses around California. Strikers say…
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Ronan the Sea Lion keeps the beat going for research purposes
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — A new study from UC Santa Cruz studied human rhythm-keeping skills and animals, with Ronan the sea lion aiding in…
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May Day march in Salinas over Medicaid and health care budget cuts
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — People making it out to the streets of Salinas in what has been a national initiative. Marches and rallies have broken…
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Civil Grand Jury finds current way to report Monterey County road issues confusing
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION) – A civil grand jury report from Monterey County says people are often confused about which entity to contact regarding…
Continue Reading Gray Start to May
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Slightly active weather, Thursday, only for a select few. A trough from the northeast has deepend the marine layer, and…
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Opal the otter makes her debut at Monterey Bay Aquarium
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Opal the Otter is making a splash at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, having made its debut Tuesday. The world-famous…
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Marina man arrested for morning DUI
MARINA, Calif. (KION) — A man was arrested on the morning of April 28 on DUI in Marina near Highway 1 on Reservation Road. According to Marina…
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