Four more vehicles hit by projectiles along highways 101, 156
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has confirmed that four vehicles traveling along highways 156 and 101 were hit by projectiles…
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Substitute teacher placed on leave after reports of mistreatment of students
A Salinas parent is still coming to terms with what she heard happened in her daughter’s classroom at Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary School on…
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Tenant protection ordinance passed by Soledad City Council
The Soledad City Council has approved an emergency ordinance establishing rental…
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All Monterey County beaches under water quality advisory
The Monterey County Health Department has issued a beach rain advisory for all Monterey County…
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Community leaders looking to bring Trader Joe’s to Salinas
Monterey County and the City of Salinas are launching a campaign to bring another Trader Joe’s to the Central Coast.…
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FORA to move forward with bond measure to remove barracks
The Fort Ord Reuse Authority, which oversees the reclamation of the old military base for civilian life, is clear to propose a bond measure to remove…
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Salinas to deploy license plate readers in town
The city of Salinas is planning to deploy mobile license plate readers in town in the coming year.…
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Sinkhole on Monterey Dunes Way leads to road closure
Part of Monterey Dunes Way is closed because of a large sinkhole under the…
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One person wounded in Chinatown-area shooting
Salinas Police are investigating a shooting in the Chinatown-area of…
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Monterey County Board of Supervisors prepares to declare “local emergency” following severe weather in Carmel
A local emergency is going to be declared in Carmel by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. This is following the severe rain that Central Coast…
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Gonzales prepares for next storm after devastating flood
Downtown Gonzales businesses were under water, Wednesday night.…
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Did an escaped Monterey County inmate create the hole in the ceiling? Defense says no proof
One of two inmates who escaped from the Monterey County Jail last month had a preliminary hearing…
Continue Reading CHP: Projectile incident reported at 101 and Dunbarton, reward increased
On the heels of yet another incident where a projectile strikes a car, the CHP is increasing the reward for information which leads to the arrest of…
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Cleanup underway after major flood event in south Monterey County
Neighbors scraped heavy mud from their driveways for hours,…
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Monterey County releases list of roads still closed due to flooding
Monterey County Public Works released a list of road closures still in place after…
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Monterey declines urgency ordinance to ban “no-fault” evictions
Rick Jacobs knows the struggle to find affordable housing. “The rent is so high around here, and I just couldn’t live, I was born and raised…
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Burn permit suspensions lifted in San Benito, Monterey counties
Cal Fire said that burn permit suspensions in San Benito and Monterey counties will be lifted starting Friday at 8…
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Castroville man dies after crash on SR 156 Tuesday
The California Highway Patrol confirms one man is dead following a solo-vehicle crash outside of…
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Flooding across Monterey County from Monday’s relentless storm
Gutters overflowed with water and in some spots cars entire tires were covered as Monterey saw flooding around the…
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Where to find sandbags in Monterey, Santa Cruz counties
As storms continue in the Central Coast, several places in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties will be offering sandbags to members of the…
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Closures in effect at some parks in Monterey County
At least two parks, and part of a third, closed Monday because of weather conditions in Monterey…
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SPCA looking for owner of cats and kittens abandoned off Crazy Horse Canyon Road
The SPCA for Monterey County is looking for the owner of 11 adult cats and seven kittens abandoned on a property off Crazy Horse Canyon…
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Black Friday brings hundreds to Marina shops
It’s that time of year again, and everyone has something on their wish list this Black…
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Additional $500 added to reward for information about projectile incidents
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office tells KION that an additional $500 has been added to the reward for information leading to the identification…
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Central Coast prepares for Thanksgiving with potential power outages
PG&E says there are still an estimated nearly 4,300 people without power in the tri-county area as of Wednesday at…
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Prunedale officer-involved shooting suspect identified
The District Attorney’s Office of Monterey County confirmed the identity of the suspect in a Prunedale officer-involved shooting…
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Deputy injured while responding to domestic violence call in Chualar
A Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy was treated for injuries at a local hospital after responding to a domestic violence…
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Multiple departments across Monterey County respond to Marina fire
UPDATE: 11/23/5:46 P.M. The Marina Fire Department has confirmed that all three vegetation fires that broke out along the intersection of Blanco and…
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Monterey secures new childcare provider at Presidio
The City of Monterey announced they have secured a new childcare provider at the Presidio of Monterey Child Development…
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Salinas Police: Stabbing victim was “courageous” in final moments
New details are unfolding in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old Salinas woman, including some background info on the suspect and what led up to his…
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King City school fights flu with “smart thermometer” technology
Gabilan School in King City is ready to tackle flu…
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Text reminder system launched for Monterey County hearings
The Monterey County Superior Court has launched a new program to send text reminders before…
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No-fault eviction ban passed in Monterey County
A Monterey County supervisor announced on social media that Monterey County is now the first in the state to pass a temporary ban on no-fault…
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Monterey County EMS hires new medical director
Monterey County EMS announced that it has hired a new medical director.…
Continue Reading Monterey County considers emergency eviction ordinance
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors is considering passing an urgency law on Tuesday to bar any “no-fault” evictions for the mean…
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Marina High School opens its first gym
A drum line and dozens of cheerleaders welcomed Marina High School students, staff, and parents to their brand-new gym,…
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Monterey County woman celebrates 100th birthday
A Monterey County woman is celebrating a milestone as she turns 100 years…
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Salinas man sentenced to prison for sexual assault, possession of child porn
A Salinas man who sexually assaulted a woman and had child porn was sentenced to prison…
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One dead after train collides with truck south of Castroville
The Amtrak train involved in the accident is the “Coast Starlight,” which was traveling North on a route that goes from Los Angeles to…
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County in negotiations with new Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca management team
Monterey County officials said they are in negotiations with a new management team interested in taking over Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca in…
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After 32 overdose deaths this year, Monterey County initiative hosts town hall
Monterey County has seen 32 overdose deaths this year, three times last year’s numbers, so the Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative is holding…
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Monterey doctor at center of massive opioid scheme, according to federal authorities
A Monterey County doctor is accused of being at the center of a massive opioid distribution scheme investigated by federal, state and local…
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VP Mike Pence and Second Lady visit Central Coast as public impeachment hearings begin
Today marks the first public impeachment hearing for President Trump in Washington D.C.…
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Stolen car chase through Monterey County ends in Salinas
Law enforcement is looking for the driver who led them on a chase through Monterey County in a stolen…
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Formerly blighted Salinas home renovated and put up for sale
November marked a new era for a once boarded up home on East Acacia Street in…
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Erik Olson pleas guilty in uncle’s 2019 murder and arson case; Monterey DA’s Office
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s Office announced Wednesday that 42-year-old Erik Bjorn Olson of Seaside plead guilty…
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Alberto Cortez sentenced to life in prison without parole; Monterey County DA’s Office
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday that 32-year-old Salinas Valley State…
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