Accidente involucrando camin de carga ocasiona trfico en autopista 101 Norte en Salinas
Un camión de carga ocasiono tráfico en la autopista 101 Norte por la salida Airport Blvd. en Salinas el miercoles. Al parecer el…
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Big Rig accident slows traffic on 101 in Salinas
A big rig accident slowed traffic and forced the closure of a northbound lane of Highway 101 at Airport Blvd. in Salinas early Wednesday. The truck…
Continue ReadingPROGRAMA BRAINSMART: Ms peatones distrados por la tecnologa estn siendo arrollados
Más peatones mueren arrollados en California que en cualquier otro estado del país. Es una tendencia alarmante que doctores aquí…
Continue ReadingSuspected car thief leads officers on high speed chase, crashes in Watsonville
A suspected car thief led officers on a high speed chase and ultimately crashed in Watsonville. Officers with the California Highway Patrol spotted…
Continue ReadingBRAINSMART: Distracted walking and driving on the Central Coast
Pedestrian deaths are going up across the country and across California. Salinas pedestrian deaths are twice the state average and that’s…
Continue ReadingMonterey Bay Aquarium opens new animal care center
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has always been at the top of the game when it comes to caring for animals- but they are taking it to the next level. The…
Continue ReadingCHP explains how drivers can prepare their car for winter weather
UPDATE: 09/27/18 6:35 p.m. When you hit the road for the day, California Highway Patrol says you should be prepared for the worst case scenario;…
Continue ReadingWild hogs invade King City’s San Lorenzo County Park
Wild hogs are going “hog wild” in Monterey County. “As you get closer, there is that ‘oh my god’ factor,” says…
Continue ReadingNew Bishop of Diocese of Monterey welcomed to Central Coast
Tuesday morning, Pope Francis named Monsignor Daniel Garcia, currently an auxiliary bishop in Texas, the new bishop of Monterey, California. Garcia…
Continue ReadingNuevo Obispo de la Dicesis de Monterey habla sobre ‘’encubrimiento” de abuso sexual en la Iglesia
El Papa Francisco ha nombrado al nuevo y quinto obispo de La Diócesis de Monterey. El Obispo Daniel E. García llega a la Costa Central…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Arizona fire started with gender reveal party
A wildfire in southern Arizona started when an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent shot at a target to reveal a baby’s gender. The 2017 fire near…
Continue ReadingCaught on Camera: Tourist near death ride on hang glider
A nerve-wracking piece of video shows a tourist clinging for life onto a hang glider in Switzerland. Chris Gursky’s harness was not properly…
Continue ReadingOfficials: ‘No indication’ of active shooter at Walter Reed
UPDATE: 11/27/2018 12:30 p.m. Officials say they’ve seen “no indication” of an active shooter after clearing the basement of a…
Continue ReadingMan accused of stabbing family members in Carmel Valley home
UPDATE: 11/26/2018 11:37 a.m. A man is behind bars after deputies say he stabbed three family members at their Carmel Valley home. The incident…
Continue ReadingRaging fire engulfs apartment complex in Texas
First-responders are busy this morning trying to put out a 4-alarm apartment fire in North Dallas. The call went out as a 2-alarm fire at the…
Continue Reading‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57
“SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg has died at age 57. Nickelodeon says Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig’s…
Continue ReadingWeather balloon launches above Hollister in hopes of landing youth interest in STEM courses
A weather balloon went soaring high above the city of Hollister recently, attracting onlookers who visited San Benito High School to watch the launch…
Continue ReadingPope taps Texan bishop Garcia for Monterey, California
Pope Francis has named Monsignor Daniel Garcia, currently an auxiliary bishop in Texas, to take over as bishop of Monterey, California. The Vatican…
Continue ReadingRoad cleanup in Santa Cruz County ahead of anticipated storm
“(In the San Lorenzo Valley) we’ll probably be working pretty hard for the next few days,” says Thomas Dunham, who works for the…
Continue ReadingTourists planning for more rain expected on the Central Coast
Tourists at Cannery Row in Monterey are bracing for more expected rainfall this week. “We came walking along the bay trail and spend time…
Continue ReadingUSPS offers tips to protect holiday package deliveries
The US Postal Service is encouraging everyone expecting a package this holiday season to take important steps to make sure thieves don’t get…
Continue ReadingPreparing for more rain in Big Sur, road closures possible
Big Sur is preparing for a possible shutdown of Highway One. Caltrans is warning the heavy rain could force them to close an area prone to mudslides.…
Continue ReadingPROGRAMA BRAINSMART: Alertan sobre los riesgos de salud y la tecnologa
Para algunos, es casi imposible vivir sin ciertos aparatos electrónicos y un estudio lo acaba de comprobar, revelando que la mayoría de…
Continue ReadingBRAINSMART: Health risks from too much screen time
Watch your screen time! Research shows the average American spends nearly half their day staring at a screen and doctors say that comes with some…
Continue ReadingWoman travels wrong way on Hwy 17, causes vehicle rollover
A wrong way DUI driver caused a major injury crash on Highway 17. The accident happened on Thursday around 4:30 p.m. north of Mount Hermon Road. The…
Continue ReadingWatsonville man pleads guilty to raping child
A Watsonville man pleaded guilty to forcibly raping a child over a three year period. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office began investigating…
Continue ReadingHombre de Watsonville se declara culpable de violar a menor de edad durante 3 aos
Un hombre de Watsonville se ha declarado culpable de violar a un menor de edad durante un periodo de tres años. La Oficina del Sheriff del…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police search for MatriculaConsular card fraud suspect
The Salinas Police Department is looking for a man they say used a fraudulent ID card to cash a stolen check. SPD reports the fake Mexico Matricula…
Continue ReadingSalinas Police arrest Matricula Consular card fraud suspect
SALINAS, Calif. – UPDATE: 11/26/2018 6:16 p.m. A Salinas man was arrested Monday morning for using a fraudulent ID card to cash a stolen check.…
Continue ReadingPolica de Salinas alerta sobre el cambio de cheques robados con matrculas consulares falsas
Autoridades en Salinas están alertando a negocios locales sobre los riesgos que acompañan el cambio de cheques. Esto luego de que una…
Continue ReadingFDA says tainted romaine appears to have come from Central Coast
U.S. health officials say it’s OK to eat some romaine lettuce again. Just check the label. The Food and Drug Administration is narrowing its…
Continue ReadingDUI drivers crash into Watsonville patrol cars on Black Friday
Several Watsonville police cars were struck by two separate drunk drivers on Black Friday. The Watsonville Police Department said the incidents…
Continue ReadingArrestan hombre por presuntamente apualar a su mam, pap y abuela en el Valle de Carmel
ACTUALIZACIÓN 11/26/18 5:20 p.m.Autoridades arrestaron a un hombre por presuntamente apuñalar a su mamá, papá y a su…
Continue ReadingWatsonville man struck and killed on Hwy 17
A Watsonville man was killed after being hit by two cars on Highway 1. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 44-year-old pedestrian was in…
Continue ReadingCaught on Camera: Spear fisherman attacked by shark
A spear fisherman is thankful to be alive after a shark bit him in the head and neck. Will Krause was spearfishing with a group of friends in the…
Continue ReadingDog dies in hit-and-run accident in Aptos
A dog was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Aptos. According to the California Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Eric Brandenburg was driving his Dodge…
Continue ReadingCaught on camera: Bear walks into CHP station
An intruder entered the California Highway Patrol facility last Saturday (Nov 17). The culprit was a bear! The grizzly animal opened the door of the…
Continue ReadingEXCLUSIVE: Anna Caballero speaks with KION after State Senate victory
“It feels terrific,” Anna Caballero tells KION about her State Senate District 12 win. Eight years after losing the race for the district…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested for robbing guest at Salinas hotel
Salinas Police have arrested a man accused of robbing a hotel guest at gunpoint Saturday night. It happened at a hotel near the intersection of Work…
Continue ReadingLatest in E-Bike technology comes to Monterey
40 new electric bikes have made their way to the Monterey Peninsula, getting people outside and active, in style. “These are the Mercedes Benz…
Continue ReadingAP: US agents shoot tear gas at migrants
UPDATE 11/25/2018 12:30 p.m. Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico have been enveloped with tear gas after a few tried to breach the fence…
Continue ReadingPeople avoiding crowds at Small Business Saturday in Salinas
Avoiding the craziness of Black Friday, a calmer crowd was in Downtown Salinas for Small Business Saturday. Some check off everything on their…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses prep for big day Saturday
Thousands of shoppers on the Central Coast went out for big savings on Black Friday, but now small businesses are prepping for their big day…
Continue ReadingWater main break on Cannery Row
A water main break flooded the streets of Cannery Row Friday night. According to Cal Am, crews are shutting off the water to some businesses in the…
Continue ReadingWet weather plays role in 6 crashes on Highway 17 Friday morning
California Highway Patrol responded to six accidents on the Santa Cruz County side of highway 17 Friday morning. Officers say wet weather playing a…
Continue ReadingParking lot at Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf under construction
The highly anticipated construction of the Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf waterfront parking lot began this week, leaving only half of it open…
Continue ReadingSPCA for Monterey County offering adoption special for Black Friday
A special Black Friday adoption took place today at the Monterey County SPCA. You got to choose the adoption fee. The SPCA says many of the more than…
Continue ReadingPower outage impacting Monterey tree lighting
A power outage in Monterey has businesses without electricty, as hundreds flock to the area for the annual tree lighting on Cannery Row. Officials…
Continue ReadingSPCA for Monterey County offering adoption special for Black Friday
Big box stores aren’t the only ones participating in Black Friday. The SPCA for Monterey County is having their Black Friday adoption event,…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz Co. Sheriff’s Office: Keep your gifts in your car’s trunk to deter thieves
A warning from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office this holiday shopping season. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a couple nights…
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