June 2020

City of Salinas selects interim mayor

June 30, 2020 6:21 PM Megan Meier

Mayor Joe Gunter left an impact on the City of Salinas. “He wouldn’t mind coming in with his hands all dirty, sleeves rolled up and all that,” said…

Officials release identity of carjacking suspect who crashed into water off West Cliff Drive after chase

June 30, 2020 5:52 PM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

A vehicle is set to get pulled out of the water off West Cliff Drive after the Santa Cruz…

Arrestan reconocido surfista de Santa Cruz por presunto abuso sexual contra menor

June 30, 2020 5:38 PM Stephanie Magallon

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KMUV) La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Santa Cruz dijo que detectives arrestaron a un residente de Santa Cruz por…

Facebook bans violent ‘boogaloo’ groups, not the term itself

June 30, 2020 5:15 PM The Associated Press

Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo”…

Joe Gunter deja un gran legado en la Ciudad de Salinas

June 30, 2020 4:43 PM Marcela Camargo

Hoy la ciudad de Salinas, no es la misma. “Hemos perdido un gran campeón para el pueblo y para toda la gente trabajadora de aquí de la Ciudad de…

Santa Cruz County employees to take pay cuts, offer only critical services some days

June 30, 2020 4:23 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved an $878 million placeholder budget so the…

City of Monterey offers free permits for businesses to expand outdoor services

June 30, 2020 3:29 PM Avery Johnson

he City of Monterey said it is hoping to help businesses facing financial trouble due to the COVID-19…

Temps Head Back Down

June 30, 2020 3:16 PM Dann Cianca

Cooler, cloudier weather is on the way! Overall troughing will continue on the west coast with another lobe of low pressure rotating back toward us…

Well-known Santa Cruz surfer accused of sex crimes involving a minor pleads not guilty

June 30, 2020 3:09 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said detectives arrested a Santa Cruz man for alleged sex crimes involving a…

Salinas driver arrested on DUI charges after allegedly leading police on short chase

June 30, 2020 2:44 PM Avery Johnson

A driver was arrested by Salinas police following an incident involving an alleged hit-and-run and a short…

PETA shares concerns about elephant deaths at Monterey Zoo, zoo claims PETA is terrorizing

June 30, 2020 2:20 PM Avery Johnson

PETA shared a statement Tuesday saying the organization got the necropsy reports for two elephants that…

Employee controversially fired following fight at Alderwood Santa Cruz

June 30, 2020 1:54 PM Drew Andre

A fight broke out last week at Alderwood restaurant in Santa Cruz. The altercation involved an employee and multiple customers at the…

Christopher Ranch to host Virtual Garlic Festival

June 30, 2020 1:50 PM Avery Johnson

Christopher Ranch Garlic in Gilroy said it will be hosting a Virtual Garlic Festival throughout the month of…

Seaside police release new phone number for reporting illegal fireworks

June 30, 2020 1:26 PM Avery Johnson

Seaside police have released a new phone number for community members to report illegal…

Cowell Beach no longer on “Beach Bummer” list, three Central Coast beaches make honor roll

June 30, 2020 1:15 PM Avery Johnson

For the first time in ten years, Cowell Beach is no longer on Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummer”…

Big Sur Fire responds to multiple rescues, vegetation fire over the weekend

June 30, 2020 12:57 PM Avery Johnson

Big Sur Fire said this past weekend was a busy one for the…

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces Project Homekey, potential scaling back of Stay at Home order

June 30, 2020 11:59 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to provide an update on Project Roomkey, a state initiative to help Californians experiencing…

King City cierra piscinas públicas este verano debido a recortes presupuestarios

June 30, 2020 11:17 AM Ricardo Coronado

KING CITY, Calif (KMUV) ACTUALIZACIÓN: Las piscinas públicas de la Ciudad King City continúan vacias, una area que normalmente atrae a unas 200…

Salinas remembers Mayor Joe Gunter

June 30, 2020 11:14 AM Elisha Machado

Friends and Salinas residents are remembering Joe Gunter after his passing…

Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies

June 30, 2020 7:42 AM The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and…

Warmer Start To The Week, But It Won’t Last

June 30, 2020 7:36 AM Zach McIntyre

Temperatures continue to climb today behind this weekend’s weather system. However, the warm-up won’t last. Overall troughing will continue on…

Healthcare workers concerned as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Monterey County

June 29, 2020 10:46 PM Shannon Longworth

The state reported that hospitals in Monterey County had 26 positive COVID-19 patients as of Monday. 17 of them were in Salinas Valley Memorial…

Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter dies suddenly

June 29, 2020 10:04 PM KION546 News Team

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 6/30/2020 11 a.m. Hospital officials confirm that Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter died at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital…

Ben Lomond ambush suspect indicted in Oakland federal guard killing

June 29, 2020 9:08 PM The Associated Press, KION546 News Team

A federal grand jury has indicted an Air Force sergeant for murder and attempted murder after he allegedly…

Fireworks after 10 p.m. banned in Seaside, talks for future total ban in the works

June 29, 2020 7:56 PM Aaron Groff

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) All fireworks, even the “safe and sane” kind, are no longer allowed to be set off in Seaside any night after 10 p.m. The City…

Funcionario de salud del Condado de Monterey cree que el condado será el próximo en recomendaciones de cierre de barres

June 29, 2020 6:44 PM Ricardo Coronado

CONDADO DE MONTEREY, Calif (KMUV) El Coronavirus no da tregua, los contagios siguen aumentando en California y han provocado el cierre de bares en 7…

Se roban jade histórico de una galería de Pacific Grove

June 29, 2020 5:36 PM Stephanie Magallon

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KMUV) La Policía de Pacific Grove está buscando al sujeto que se robó un jade valorado a $1.300 de Artisana Gallery en el…

Arrestan 2 adolescentes por presuntamente amenazar a un taxista con una navaja en Salinas

June 29, 2020 5:24 PM Stephanie Magallon

SALINAS, Calif. (KMUV) Dos adolescentes se encuentran en custodia de la cárcel juvenil luego de presuntamente intentar asaltar a un taxista con una…

Warmer Start To The Week, But It Won’t Last

June 29, 2020 2:39 PM Dann Cianca

Temperatures continue to climb Tuesday behind this weekend’s weather system. However, the warm-up won’t last. Overall troughing will continue on…

Teens arrested after allegedly threatening taxi driver with a knife

June 29, 2020 2:30 PM Victor Guzman

Two teens are in custody at juvenile hall after Salinas Police say they attempted to rob a taxi driver and threatened him with a…

Historic jade stolen from Pacific Grove gallery

June 29, 2020 2:08 PM Megan Meier

Security cameras capture every corner of Artisana Gallery in downtown Pacific Grove.…

Monterey County health officer suggests county “likely next” for bar closure recommendation

June 29, 2020 12:35 PM Drew Andre

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered bars that have opened in seven California counties to immediately close, Sunday, and urged bars in eight other counties to…

Carmel parents petition for schools to hold full-time, in-person classes

June 29, 2020 11:28 AM Elisha Machado

Parents of students within the Carmel Unified School District are gathering signatures to get the district to allow full-time, in-person classes for…

Warmer and Breezy

June 29, 2020 7:25 AM Zach McIntyre

After a cooling trend this weekend, some warming expected early this week as high pressure nudges back in and it is looking fairly seasonable for the…

Seaside considers ordinance to crack down on illegal fireworks

June 29, 2020 5:52 AM Jocelyn Ortega

Seaside City Council to discuss ordnance prohibiting all fireworks at…

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders closure of bars in several counties

June 28, 2020 12:21 PM Avery Johnson

Due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom…

Additional death related to COVID-19 reported in Monterey County

June 28, 2020 11:21 AM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Health Department said there has been another COVID-19-related…

Santa Cruz police arrest man who allegedly beat black man on hate crime charges

June 28, 2020 10:06 AM Avery Johnson

Chief Andrew Mills with the Santa Cruz Police Department said a man was arrested on hate crime charges Saturday…

Man swept out to sea, rescued by bystanders in Moss Landing State Beach

June 27, 2020 6:59 PM Josh Kristianto

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION) A man was swept out to sea Saturday afternoon at Moss Landing State Beach and rescued by bystanders, according to the…

Santa Cruz yoga studio permanently closes due to financial impact of pandemic

June 27, 2020 4:34 PM Shannon Longworth

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The Central Coast’s reopening has been weeks in the making now. Shops, restaurants and gyms have all started to welcome…

Fatal collision kills one, leaves another in critical condition

June 27, 2020 12:42 PM Amelia Rosenberg

A man is dead after a car collided with a tree Saturday morning.…

Salinas PD: Missing boy reunited with family

June 26, 2020 8:35 PM Aaron Groff

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATED 6/27/20 11:28 p.m. 12-year-old Mario Lopez Martinelli has been found and reunited with his family, according to the…

At least one person dies in crash near Castroville

June 26, 2020 6:03 PM Victor Guzman

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash near…

Chamber of Commerce concerned that Stay at Home restrictions may tighten

June 26, 2020 4:39 PM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

ONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION) For many business owners, fears about a new spike in cases that could lead to another economic shutdown are…

Arrestan hombre por intentar sacar a conductores de la carretera y por iniciar una persecución en Santa Cruz

June 26, 2020 4:13 PM Stephanie Magallon

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KMUV) La policía de Santa Cruz arrestó a un hombre acusado de intentar sacar a conductores de la carretera antes de iniciar una…

Caltrans to perform guardrail repairs on Highway 17 following big rig crash

June 26, 2020 3:44 PM Avery Johnson

Caltrans said crews will be conducting emergency guardrail repairs following a big rig…

Santa Cruz County artists spread word about Census through chalk

June 26, 2020 3:09 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Census is partnering with artists from around the county to help get the word…

Warmin’ Back Up

June 26, 2020 3:08 PM Dann Cianca

After a cooling trend this weekend, some warming expected early next week as high pressure nudges back in and it is looking fairly seasonable for the…

Lifted beach restrictions could bring must-needed boost for Santa Cruz businesses

June 26, 2020 3:02 PM Drew Andre

The 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. beach closures across Santa Cruz County came to an end Friday, and businesses near the Ocean are expecting a spike in…

REPORTAJE ESPECIAL: El PROCESO PARA OBTENER UNA COMPENSACIÓN LABORAL (SEGUNDA PARTE)

June 26, 2020 2:28 PM Marcela Camargo

CONDADO DE MONTEREY, Calif. (KMUV) Abogados dicen que la clave para que el proceso de obtener una compensación laboral resulte exitoso. es reportar…

Month: June 2020