Month: September 2016

UPDATE 9/8/2016 5:45 PM: The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said it destroyed more than 1,200 marijuana plants in a raid off Carmel Valley…

This week, Monterey discussed the idea of bringing dedicated pickleball courts to the city as a part of the parks and recreation master plan. Many…

Like a lot of seaside towns in California, there can never be enough parking spots. On Thursday night, the Capitola city council hosted a public…

UPDATE 5:30PM: Firefighters taking on the Soberanes Fire say two drones were discovered this week near the fire. Now they’re trying to get the…

Home owners in the San Lorenzo Valley that have wood burning stoves may be eligible for some cash. Starting Thursday the Monterey Bay Air Resources…

The 13 th Annual Best Buddies Challenge bicycle ride will take place on Highway 1 on Saturday, Sept. 10. The ride will begin at the Quail Lodge on…

Bomberos luchando contra el incendio Soberanes dijeron que dos drones, aviones no tripulados, fueron descubiertos cerca del incendio esta semana.…

Autoridades han encontrado otro cultivo de marihuana ilegal en las montaas de Santa Lucia por el valle de Carmel. Segn Alguaciles del Condado de…

The Watsonville Police Department is reopening a rape case from 2001 after new evidence helped investigators identify a suspect. Police said forensic…

A Santa Cruz man was killed during a crash early Wednesday morning on Empire Grade Road near Alba Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to…

In the comment section on an earlier story about Wells Fargo Bank getting hit with a fine involving the creation of fake accounts for bonuses,…

UPDATE 9/8/16: A Monterey man accused of robbing Cash ‘N Go in Seaside in August has been arrested, according to the Monterey Peninsula…

Monterey is hoping to clean up its beaches with new alcohol restrictions. Broken glass, loud partying, and dangerous fights are problems the city…

UPDATE 9/7/2016 6 PM: In just the past few days, there has been a renewed effort to combat gang violence in the area. The Salinas Police…

UPDATED: 9/7/2016 6:07 PM: The Rountree rehabilitation and Re-entry Facility in Watsonville started construction Wednesday to renovate and expand on…

Starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. a full nighttime closure of eastbound and westbound traffic is expected. According to Project Manager Bobby…

UPDATE 9/7/2016 10:21 p.m.: On Wednesday, KION learned the Salinas Police Officer’s Association and the City of Salinas have reached a…

The Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating a shooting on Glover Street. According to police, there were reports of shots fired in the area…

La Polica de Salinas ha identificado al hombre que fue baleado a muerte en la madrugada del Da del Trabajo. Investigadores dijeron que Antonio…

Agencias del Condado de Monterey se han unido para formar una unidad especial contra la violencia en Salinas. En lo que va del ao, Salinas ha visto…

UPDATE 9/7/2016 5:21 PM: On Wednesday, Salinas police released the identity of the man shot and killed early in the morning on Labor Day.…

Soberanes Fire officials are concerned about warmer and drier weather conditions which could force them to push back their expected containment date…

The 101,000-acre Soberanes Fire continues spreading, and weather conditions over the weekend didn’t help. “So we had about a 2,700 acre…

UPDATE 9/7/2016 2:40 PM: The family of three men shot on Labor Day in Castroville are providing corrected age and family information. Jose Luis…

Accused child killers Tami Huntsman and Gonzalo Curiel were in court Wednesday morning in Salinas. Huntsman and Curiel are accused of abusing and…

Durante un operativo encubierto el martes, la Polica de Watsonville dijo que dos negocios locales les vendieron alcohol a dos voluntarios menores de…

A vacuum cleaner, barbeque grill, a bag of medical cannabis candy, drug paraphernalia, and some vinyl records were among the many items left behind…

Police are responding to two crashes near Imjin Road and 2nd Avenue in Marina Wednesday morning. Officers said two cars crashed just before 9 a.m.…

During a decoy operation on Tuesday, Watsonville police said two local businesses sold alcohol to underage volunteers. Police said one employee from…

UPDATE: A new evacuation warning is in for some residents and businesses near the Soberanes Fire. This time, those near Anderson Peak in Big Sur, are…

Numbers from the 2015 Crop Report show production value in Monterey County hit $4.84 billion last year, an increase of almost 8-percent or $348…

Two shootings, several hit and runs, more than 1,100 911 calls during the Labor Day weekend kept police in Santa Cruz working. “It’s not…

Tuesday the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk began it’s $12 million make-over. The new improvement project is something the seaside amusement park…

UPDATE 9/6/2016 6 PM: A new health services center in the Chinatown area is set to open in just a few weeks. The Chinatown Health Services Center is…

UC Santa Cruz was named one of the top 20 greenest colleges in the U.S. after it landed on Sierra Magazine’s 2016 “Cool Schools”…

Un proyecto para combatir el problema de indigentes en Salinas est a punto de iniciar. Por primera vez, el nuevo centro de salud que est bajo…

Clima ms clido y seco ha provocado que autoridades a cargo del incendio Soberanes emitan una nueva advertencia de evacuacin para la zona de Big…

Four suspects are on the run after a shooting Monday night in the 4300 block of Diamond Street in Capitola, according to police. Officers said four…

ACTUALIZACIN 09/06/16 3:12 PM: Alguaciles del Condado de Monterey han identificado al hombre que fue baleado a muerte en Castroville en lo que lavaba…

The Salinas Police Department went from one scene to the next, on what proved to be a very laborous labor day. “We’re stretched extremely…

Cal Fire officials report Tuesday that the Chimney Fire, which burned 46,344 acres in San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties, is fully contained. All…

The Soberanes Fire continues to grow and is now more than 100,000 acres. The fire made some rapid runs over the weekend and some areas are still at…

While many people on the Central Coast celebrated Labor Day at the beach, Soberanes firefighters interacted with Mother Nature in a different way.…

A Santa Cruz nonprofit group that provides free medical marijuana to veterans says plants beat pills. Every first and third Monday of the month,…

Salinas police have arrested one man for a shooting Monday night, but a second suspect is still on the run. The first suspect has been identified as…

UPDATE 9/6/16 2:48 AM: According to the Salinas Police Department, the victim is in very critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Officers…

Una investigacin est en marcha luego de que un hombre de 29 aos de edad fuera baleado varias veces en el sur de Salinas el lunes en la noche. De…

UPDATE 9/5/16 11:25PM: A fire at Marina Self-Storage destroyed a storage unit and damaged two others. The cause of the fire is under investigation.…

Para varios, el da del trabajo, es uno lleno de diversin y descanso. Pero para los miles de bomberos luchando contra el incendio Soberanes, el…

UPDATE 9/4/16 9:06 PM: Police say they responded to reports of shots fired and found two men, aged 22 and 25, lying on the sidewalk with gunshot…