Man with Samurai sword threatened officers; Monterey Police
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police announced Thursday that they responded to a residency in the 400 block of David Avenue for reports of…
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17-year-old Greenfield High School student taken into custody for bomb threat
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Greenfield Police Department announced Friday that a 17-year-old student from Greenfield High School allegedly…
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60-year old suspect arrested for allegedly killing her infant in a 30-year-old cold case
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that they teamed up with the Distract Attorney’s Cold…
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PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) currently in Santa Cruz County
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties may see power shutoffs…
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County of Monterey to host a public forum on county’s budget priorities Wednesday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey is hosting an online public forum to discuss the county’s budget priorities and different…
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Eucalyptus tree removal pilot program aides in fire prevention
A new pilot program is taking aim at the invasive eucalyptus trees within Monterey County. The reason for the tree being in the crosshairs is due to…
Continue Reading Monterey County Housing Authority to hold a meeting to discuss housing choice voucher programs
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Housing Authority will be hosting an event with property owners and managers having to do…
Continue Reading Monterey County Board of Supervisors approve hiring freeze of certain county positions
COUNTY OF MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — County of Monterey Board of Supervisors approved implementing a hiring freeze of certain county positions…
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City of Marina asks for Handcar Tours lease extension
The city of Marina is requesting that the Handcar Tours attraction extend their lease on the property until the construction of the SURF! project.…
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Hollister conducts a fire district study
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Hollister is looking into forming a joint powers authority to study the city’s fire district feasibility.…
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New affordable housing development opens in Marina on Fort Ord site
A ribbon cutting ceremony greeted the City of Marina’s newest affordable housing development Terracina at the Dunes on Thursday afternoon. The grand…
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Two suspects arrested in connection to multiple Greenfield check frauds; Greenfield Police
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Greenfield Police announced Thursday that an arrest has been made in connection to a check cashing scheme. They say…
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Early voting begins in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): The presidential election is less than a month away, and early voting started in California on…
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Pacific Grove candidates to speak on Tuesday
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove will be hosting a candidate debate on Tuesday for candidates running for office. The discussion is…
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Forward progress has stopped with the Piney Fire; Cal Fire BEU
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Wednesday that forward progress has stopped on the Piney Fire. They said that thanks to…
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Carmel to discuss the amount and locations of the city’s Flock cameras Tuesday
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Carmel residents will get an update on the amount of Flock license plate reading cameras being installed in…
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Rocky Creek Bridge construction update; full overnight closures expected
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Trans announced that it will be continuing construction work on Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge next week as…
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Local farmers deal with the heatwave
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — With temperatures heating up along the Central Coast, local farmers are feeling the impact and getting an earlier start…
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No cost flu vaccinations offered throughout October in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Health Department announced Tuesday that it will be offering no cost flu vaccination clinics…
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How California’s Prop 33 could impact local rent control on the Central Coast
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Across the Central Coast, it’s no secret the cost of housing is a problem for many neighborhoods. Prop 33 is looking…
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A second suspect arrested from a September 2024 shooting in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Thursday that they discovered and arrested a suspect in a King City shooting from September…
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Regent’s Slide reopening date announcement expected in September
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin was on the Central Coast this week giving an update on…
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Pacific Grove Police Chief Cathy Madalone announces retirement after leave of absence
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove Police Chief Cathy Madalone announced her retirement via Facebook on Friday. “I have made the…
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Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers upset over SUHSD board’s contract approval
MMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Parents reacted to the decision the Board of Trustees of the Salinas Union High School District made Tuesday…
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Nonprofit organization with Monterey County Office of Ed to help homeless students
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): A non-profit Central Coast organization partnered with Monterey Office of Education to help qualifying homeless families…
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Traffic collision Friday leaves one woman dead
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police announced Monday that the traffic collision at Del Monte Avenue and Calle Principal on Friday around 8…
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43rd annual California International Airshow, September 27 to 29
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 43rd annual California International Airshow is returning to Salinas September 27-29 at the Salinas Airport. The…
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Closure on Highway 1 north of Moss Landing now reopened; CHP Santa Cruz
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz posted on X Friday that there was a full lane closure in both directions of Highway 1 north of Moss…
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Local Salinas corporal and WWII POW identified
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday that a Salinas corporal who was captured and died as a…
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Monterey Regional Airport installs voting exhibit ahead of election
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) announced that its Art at the Airport program will feature a new student art…
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Foot pursuit across Highway 101 Monday evening; Monterey County Sheriff’s office
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s office announced Tuesday that a foot across multiple lanes of Highway 101 lead…
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Stabbing victim succumbs to wounds Monday night; Salinas Police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police announced Thursday that the victim from Monday’s deadly stabbing, identified as 20-year-old Juan Carlos…
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Sixth “Murder Squad” member pleads guilty in 2017 killing spree; U.S. Attorney’s Office
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The United States Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that the sixth member in Salinas-based “Murder Squad” criminal…
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No parking on Coast Road at the Bixby Bridge starting Friday
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — A no-parking rule goes into effect today on Coast Road at the Bixby Bridge along Highway 1, according to Cal Trans. The…
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Sextortion arrest in Marina, suspect in L.A. County jail; police say
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Marina police say that a Los Angeles man is facing charges following an investigation into allegations of sextortion…
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Pedestrian hit, killed near Foods Co. in Salinas, police identified suspect and respond
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Maria Portillo was one of the many witnesses who saw a car struck a man Wednesday night on East Alisal and Eucalyptus…
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Salinas Police discover an illegal gambling operation in the Bolsa Knolls region in north Monterey County
SALINAS, CA. (KION-TV): Salinas Police discovered an illegal gambling operation in North Salinas.…
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Celebrate your birthday with us on Wake Up!!
Wake Up wants to celebrate your birthdays with you! We want to highlight the birthdays this week as we get your day started off right! If you want to…
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Cal Fire responding to a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway
SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire confirmed that there is a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway in San Ardo that has grown from…
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Beached baby orca at Carmel State Beach
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Point Lobos Foundation announced Tuesday that the Marine Mammal Center and State Parks personnel are attempting to…
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Skunk tests positive for rabies in the Prunedale area
MONTERY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey announced Monday that a striped skunk found on September 4 near Blackie Road and Rolling…
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South Monterey County heat impacts
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): There’s a heat advisory for parts of South Monterey County.…
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Man who allegedly murdered 80 animals in Prunedale found mentally fit to stand trial; Monterey Superior Court
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Superior Court has deemed 39-year-old Vicente Joseph Arroyo of Salinas as competent to stand trial…
Continue Reading Road construction updates in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties
SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): In Santa Cruz County One single lane in both directions of Highway 1 will be closed overnight between…
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Cal Fire BEU to hold a procession for fallen firefighter Tuesday morning following a memorial service in Hollister
MONTEREY COUNTY, HOLLISTER Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE 9/7/24: Honoring a fallen firefighter. A celebration of life being held this morning in…
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Argyle fire forward progress stopped at 100 acres
BRADLEY, Calif. (KION) — Cal Fire confirmed a vegetation fire broke out on Argyle Road in the Bradley area on Sunday, September 1 around 10:40 p.m.,…
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Deadly crash off Highway 183 near Cooper Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey CHP confirmed Monday that there was a deadly vehicle versus pole crash at approximately 4:28 a.m. They…
Continue ReadingBirthdays highlighted on Wake Up from August 26 – September 1st
With August ending this week, we want to recognize those who are celebrating their birthdays this week. Here are the people who got a birthday…
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The Attorney General’s office announces cannabis theft busts, “large number” from Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that 22 arrests have been made involving a statewide…
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The Office of Health Care Affordability looking into the challenges of expensive healthcare in Monterey County
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV): The office of Health Care Affordability is holding a meeting Wednesday morning to address healthcare challenges in the…
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