San Benito Sheriff’s concludes escaped inmate investigations
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on an escaped inmate last year after two investigations…
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Tensions run high over fire service at San Benito County special meeting
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Updated: 1:20 p.m. Heated disruptions and tensions between supervisors ran high as the San Benito County Board…
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Two people being sought in Hollister rabbit abandonment
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two people are being sought after abandoning two rabbits in a cage before the Hollister Animal Shelter. On March 9,…
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PG&E is partnering with the FTC to help people recognize utility scams
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — According to PG&E, costumers lost close to $650,000 in 2024 to utility scammers and as a result, the company…
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Central Coast counties qualify for statewide earthquake retrofitting grant
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) announced Wednesday that a state-run program for certain…
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Prescribed burns reduce fire risk in San Benito, Monterey Counties
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Don’t be alarmed about the smoke in the air earlier in San Benito County as it was a scheduled prescribed…
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Closing out Black History Month, one UCSC study shows some disparities
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — There is one week left in Black History Month and one study out of UCSC’s Institute for Social Transformation is…
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San Juan Bautista to hold town hall meeting about fire protection service issues
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of San Juan Bautista is holding a town hall meeting on February 22 from 1 until 3 p.m. to go over the…
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Deadly crash on Shore Road at Frazier Lake Road Tuesday evening; CHP Hollister-Gilroy
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Hollister-Gilroy officers announced Thursday that a crash Tuesday resulted in the death of a 28-year-old man…
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CAL FIRE seasonal firefighters return early, adapting to fire year
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Local CAL FIRE units are beginning to adapt to a shift from a traditional fire season to a fire year. CAL FIRE BEU…
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Save the babies! SPCA Monterey looking for help in rescuing baby opossums
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is seeking community support to help save…
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Vistra, PG&E, other agencies named in civil lawsuit filed after battery plant fire
MONTEREY/ALAMEDA COUNTIES, Calif. (KION-TV) — Singleton Schreiber, LLP has filed a civil lawsuit in Alameda County Court in the name of multiple…
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Parts of Central Coast without power due to storm
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) — Customers on the Central Coast are without power as a storm makes its way. Santa Cruz customers by Neary Lagoon were…
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San Benito County sworn in three Board of Supervisors members
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION TV) — Three members have been sworn into San Benito County Board of Supervisors office, including former Hollister mayor…
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Local homeless shelters prepare for freeze warning
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Homeless shelters in the area are gearing up to see more people ahead of the incoming cold weather. As…
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Controversial Highway 129 truck stop proposal denied by by San Benito Board of Supervisors
The proposed development deal would have seen the rural land become a destination for passerbys, but after heated discussions, that idea is now gone.…
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San Benito County community upset over proposed truck stop
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County supervisors met Tuesday to discuss a controversial proposed truck stop at Highway 129 and…
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How the unhoused can have a say in the 2024 Election
According to a CalMatters report, close to 186,000 people in California are homeless while the state deals with a housing crisis. Even though one may…
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Catching up with the candidates for Hollister’s Mayoral race
The race for the Hollister mayoral seat is inching closer and closer to the end. Up for re-election is Mia Casey. She’s seeking a second term after…
Continue Reading PG&E partners up with California 211 to assist people during an emergency
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that the company is partnering up with California 211 to alert customers in its…
Continue Reading Prescribed burn happening Tuesday through Thursday in Paicines
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Monday that it will be holding prescribed burns in San Benito County if the weather permits.…
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San Benito begins to weight their fire service options
HOLLISTER, Calif. – The San Benito Board of Supervisors are weighting new options for future fire services after Hollister Fire sent a notice of…
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Clean Green Recycling Center fire nearly declared a local emergency
Hollister, Calif – The Clean Green recycling center fire in Hollister may be contained, but the fire was nearly declared a local emergency. The fire…
Continue Reading 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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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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San Benito County Fair celebrates 101 years
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 101st annual San Benito County Fair kicks off today amid an October heatwave. “It’s a time for [people]…
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People trying to stay cool amid heatwave in San Benito County
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): The heat wave continues and many are looking for ways to stay…
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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…
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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Vegetation fire breaks out east of Hollister; Cal Fire BEU
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a vegetation fire broke out east of Hollister about 45 minutes…
Continue Reading Birthdays highlighted on Wake Up from August 19 – 25th
(KION-TV) – With August coming to a close, we want to recognize those who are celebrating their birthdays this week. Here are the people who got a…
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San Benito and Santa Cruz counties awarded millions for internet expansion
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission awarded San Benito County $10.4 million for internet access…
Continue Reading PG&E expands energy bill assistance and REACH program for more customers
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Friday that more Central Coast customers can qualify for up to a $2,000 bill credit under new…
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San Benito County turns 150 years old
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a large shindig in San Benito…
Continue Reading CAL FIRE BEU suspends burning permits in San Benito and Monterey counties
SAN BENITO, MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Thursday that they will be suspending burning permits and other uses of open…
Continue Reading San Benito County Civil Grand Jury speaks out about the sheriff’s office hiring
SAN BENITO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Findings from a recent San Benito County Civil Grand Jury report claims that competitive wages, insufficient funding,…
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UPDATE: PG&E cancels potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs on July 5 in Monterey and San Benito counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced the potential Public Safety Power Shutoff event scheduled for July 5 has been canceled due to…
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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of…
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Farmworkers staying protected while temperatures rise
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Farmworkers in the Central Coast stay protective while temperatures rise.…
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Construction update for Union Road between San Juan Hollister Road and SR 156
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans announced Tuesday that they will be temporarily closing a section of Union Road in Hollister for about eight…
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Hollister Police arrest one juvenile connected to shooting that injured one person
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Hollister Police say they’ve arrested one juvenile in connection to a shooting that happened earlier this month.…
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One person dies in two car accident in San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- CHP Hollister-Gilroy confirms one person has died after a two car collision in San Benito County Wednesday…
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County of San Benito discussing Joint Powers Authority for the possible creation of a fire district
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION) – San Benito County is considering forming a joint powers authority on Tuesday to discuss creating a fire district…
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Fourth suspect arrested in connection San Benito County inmate escape, Sheriff’s Office says
SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MAY 30, 2024 AT 8:28 PM- San Benito County Sheriff Eric Taylor announced a fourth suspect has been…
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Hollister Police Animal Care and Services arrest one person for animal cruelty & controlled substance
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The Hollister Police Animal Care and Services division arrested one person associated with a kennel group for animal…
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Counties on Central Coast making sure voters aren’t victims of intimidation
CENTRAL COAST, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Little by little people headed to their local election offices to vote. With such a pivotal election year counties…
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Soledad and Pinnacles agencies rescue hiker in Pinnacles National Park
CENTRAL COAST, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Agencies from Soledad and Cal Fire BEU worked together to rescue a hiker in the western part of Pinnacles National…
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Hollister Police investigating shooting involving one juvenile
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV) – Hollister Police is asking for the communities help in looking for the suspect(s) of a shooting that took place on…
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30-year-old man dead in shooting at Hollister Migrant Housing Center, deputies looking for multiple suspects involved
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- A 30-year-old man is dead after he was shot multiple times at the Hollister Migrant Housing Center on Wednesday night…
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Vandenburg Space Force Base launches missile defense test
CENTRAL COAST, CALIF. (KION-TV)- If you looked up at the sky before 7 AM and saw what looked like a comet, that was no comet. Vandenburg Space Force…
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