October 2019

Texas officer charged with murder, resigns after shooting

October 14, 2019 5:25 PM KION546 News Team

A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front…

Newsom demands payments for those who lost power

October 14, 2019 4:47 PM KION546 News Team

Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Pacific Gas & Electric Co., to pay the customers who lost power last week when the state’s largest utility cut…

King City police hold Pan Dulce with a Cop event

October 14, 2019 4:40 PM KION546 News Team

King City police invited the community to its Pan Dulce with a Cop outreach event Monday morning. The event happened from 8:30 to 10:30 at La Plaza…

Five young juveniles treated for major injuries after head-on crash in Watsonville

October 14, 2019 4:06 PM KION546 News Team

Five young juveniles are recovering from major injuries after their car was hit head-on. On Friday, a 19-year-old woman from Watsonville was driving…

Four inmates injured in Saturday evening prison riot in Soledad

October 14, 2019 3:18 PM KION546 News Team

Salinas Valley State Prison officials tell KION that four inmates were taken to the hospital after a riot during recreational time. The riot happened…

Cancelan el cierre preventivo de 2 escuelas en Seaside, agentes siguen patrullando

October 14, 2019 3:09 PM KION546 News Team

ACTUALIZACIÓN 10/14/19 1:06 p.m.: Autoridades han cancelado los cierres preventivos que se implementaron en dos escuelas en Seaside. De…

King City police host Pan Dulce with a Cop

October 14, 2019 1:58 PM KION546 News Team

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Law gives child sex assault victims more time to file suits

October 14, 2019 11:16 AM KION546 News Team

California is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse more time to decide whether to file lawsuits, joining several states in expanding the statute…

Woman wanted in connection to theft at Marina Kohl’s

October 14, 2019 11:07 AM KION546 News Team

Marina police are looking for a woman who they said stole $900 worth of clothing items from the Kohl’s department store. The theft happened on…

Pacific Grove police make 12 arrests, receive 10 reports of theft in two weeks

October 14, 2019 10:57 AM KION546 News Team

Pacific Grove police released statistics for the month of October so far, and they said it has been a busy two weeks. In the fist two weeks of…

Salinas man runs into light pole trying to run from deputies, Sheriff’s officials say

October 14, 2019 8:13 AM KION546 News Team

Two men are behind bars, following a probation search in Salinas on Friday. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office officials say they have been…

Former brain surgeon, Kohut, found dead at Santa Cruz jail

October 14, 2019 3:18 AM KION546 News Team

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of inmate James Kohut after he was found dead early Sunday morning at the…

Newsom Vetoes Tolls On San Francisco’s ‘World’s Crookedest Street’

October 14, 2019 2:09 AM KION546 News Team

(CBS SF) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill late Saturday night that would have allowed San Francisco officials to devise a reservation and toll…

Smoking to be banned at California State Parks and Beaches

October 12, 2019 11:42 PM KION546 News Team

If you stop by the beach you can expect to find dozens of cigarette butts buried in the sand. “I see them every day at the beach or along the…

Power fully restored in Santa Cruz County

October 12, 2019 5:24 PM KION546 News Team

Power has been fully restored in Santa Cruz County after a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) issued an outage that left 37,000 Santa Cruz County…

Ben Lomond residents get power back Friday evening

October 12, 2019 12:38 AM KION546 News Team

Out in Ben Lomond, most people finally got back power at around 7:30 Friday night, but they had to endure another long day without it. Crews were…

Better Ask Barry: Where are the “senior” flu shots?

October 11, 2019 6:49 PM KION546 News Team

Here comes flu season. Will you be ready? The Centers for Disease Control and other health organizations recommend everyone six months and older be…

PG&E: Power restored to all but 5,300 customers in Santa Cruz County

October 11, 2019 6:47 PM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 10/11/2019 6:45 p.m. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it expects to restore power to 98% of some 2 million people affected by the…

Man convicted of Monterey murder released from prison after 33 years

October 11, 2019 6:28 PM KION546 News Team

It was a moment of pure joy outside of the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, Friday. Jack Sagin stepped out of a maroon SUV and…

Carmel Middle School students rally around classmate with cancer

October 11, 2019 6:20 PM KION546 News Team

Carmel Middle School students came out to show support Tuesday for a classmate battling cancer. 13-year-old Kiara Hinze was undergoing radiation…

Students rally around classmate returning from cancer treatment

October 11, 2019 6:14 PM KION546 News Team

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What it’s costing Santa Cruz County during the power shut off

October 11, 2019 5:55 PM KION546 News Team

A number of local governments in California have declared a state of emergency in hopes of getting some compensation from the state or PG&E,…

Veteran’s Day Parade Committee to hold fundraiser for family of Salinas Marine veteran

October 11, 2019 5:06 PM KION546 News Team

The Veteran’s Day Parade Committee is holding a memorial fundraiser BBQ for the family of a Marine veteran. The committee chairman Tony…

Man on oxygen dies minutes after power shutdown

October 11, 2019 4:53 PM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 10/11/2019 4:25 p.m. The daughter of a Northern California man who died when his oxygen equipment failed during a planned power shutdown says…

California to end its use of private, for-profit prisons

October 11, 2019 2:50 PM KION546 News Team

California will ban the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants…

PG&E anuncia la restauración de más de la mitad de sus clientes afectados por cortes eléctricos

October 11, 2019 1:16 PM KION546 News Team

La Compañía de Gas y Energía Eléctrica PG&E anunció la restauración del 74% de sus clientes afectados por los apagones preventivos. El…

California to require abortion medication at public colleges

October 11, 2019 1:12 PM KION546 News Team

California will become the first state in the nation to require public universities to offer abortion medication at campus health centers starting in…

Cross fire burning near 101 south of Bradley fully contained

October 11, 2019 12:57 PM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 10/11/2019 1:00 p.m. The Cross Fire that was burning off Indian Valley Road and the Monterey County line near Camp Roberts is fully contained.…

Sale libre hombre quien había sido acusado de asesinato de una mujer de Monterey en 1985

October 11, 2019 12:31 PM KION546 News Team

Después de pasar 33 años en prisión, Jack Sagin, quien había sido sentenciado por el asesinato de una mujer de Monterey en 1985, ha sido…

California adopts broadest US rules for seizing guns

October 11, 2019 11:05 AM KION546 News Team

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun…

Second death confirmed in California wildfires

October 11, 2019 10:38 AM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 10/11/2019 10:30 a.m. Another death has been confirmed at the scene of wildfires in Southern California. Cal Fire spokeswoman Cathey Mattingly…

SPCA for Monterey County gears up for Empty the Shelters event

October 11, 2019 9:07 AM KION546 News Team

The SPCA for Monterey County is gearing up for its ‘Empty the Shelters’ event. On Saturday, October 12th, the shelter will waive the…

Salinas man arrested on drugs, weapons charges

October 11, 2019 8:16 AM KION546 News Team

A Salinas man was arrested on multiple drugs and weapons charges Thursday morning. Salinas Police say 36-year old Eric Melendrez was arrested during…

Salinas man arrested on drugs, weapons charges

October 11, 2019 8:16 AM KION546 News Team

A Salinas man was arrested on multiple drugs and weapons charges Thursday morning. Salinas Police say 36-year old Eric Melendrez was arrested during…

Residents express frustration over power outages

October 10, 2019 11:11 PM KION546 News Team

Business owners at a shopping center in Scotts Valley had a stressful couple of days trying to figure out whether to stay open or not because of the…

All of Santa Cruz County given “all clear” to start power restoration

October 10, 2019 10:29 PM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 10/10/2019 10:25 p.m. Santa Cruz County officials said the entire county has been given the “all clear” for PG&E to start…

Caregivers worry about senior citizens during power shutoff

October 10, 2019 7:15 PM KION546 News Team

Meals on Wheels provides food for seniors in Ben Lomond, every day, but on Thursday, lunch happened in the dark. “All of the sudden, it went…

Santa Cruz County businesses forced to close during extensive power outage

October 10, 2019 7:13 PM KION546 News Team

The wide spread PG&E power shut off has left many Santa Cruz County businesses in the dark. Some restaurants are having to throw away perishable…

Seaside man sentenced to prison for kidnapping, child molestation

October 10, 2019 6:42 PM KION546 News Team

A Seaside man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for kidnapping, sodomizing and orally copulating a minor under 14 years old. A 13-year-old girl…

District Attorney: No retrial for man convicted in 1985 murder in Monterey

October 10, 2019 6:41 PM KION546 News Team

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced that Jack Edward Sagin, who was convicted of a 1985 Monterey murder, will not be…

Apagones impactan a distritos escolares y negocios locales en el Condado de Santa Cruz

October 10, 2019 6:32 PM KION546 News Team

Mientras tripulaciones de PG&E comienzan a restaurar la electricidad, varios residentes y dueños de negocios en el Condado de Santa Cruz,…

Medidas de seguridad al utilizar generadores

October 10, 2019 5:24 PM KION546 News Team

Si usted sigue sin energía eléctrica y está utilizando un generador, bomberos de Aptos recomiendan lo siguiente: -Los generadores deben ser…

Salinas man sentenced to prison for sexually assaults on two teens

October 10, 2019 5:23 PM KION546 News Team

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said 26-year-old Juan Salas, a Salinas resident, was sentenced to eight years in prison for…

Viviendas de campesinos son el blanco de ladrones en Soledad

October 10, 2019 5:13 PM KION546 News Team

La policía de Soledad está alertando a la comunidad sobre un incremento de robos residenciales. Autoridades dijeron que los sujetos tienen como…

Salinas man found guilty of 26 counts of child molestation

October 10, 2019 5:13 PM KION546 News Team

A jury found 53-year-old Regino Maciel, a Salinas resident, guilty of 26 counts of child molestation on Wednesday. In April 2018, the victim, who is…

UC Santa Cruz classes canceled for Thursday as power shutoffs begin

October 10, 2019 4:00 PM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 10/9/19 11:41 P.M.: The University of California Santa Cruz announced late Wednesday night that classes for Thursday have been canceled due to…