San Benito and Santa Cruz counties extend shelter-in-place order
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) San Benito and Santa Cruz counties both announce they are extending their COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders through…
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CHOMP says supplies are well-stocked as they adjust to nationwide mask scramble
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) As Monterey County health officials say they are looking at additional sites for medical care if there is a surge in COVID-19…
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New report details state of coronavirus in Monterey County
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) More than sixty percent of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Monterey County are people under the age of 50, according to the…
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Parking closed on West Cliff Drive to stop large crowd
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) After a weekend of large crowds on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, parking lots are shutting down. The City of Santa Cruz…
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Pinnacles closes to day visitors and vehices
PAICINES, Calif. (KION) Pinnacles National Park is adding new restrictions that will limit who is able to visit the park during the COVID-19…
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YMCA adds “essential workers” child care
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The Central Coast YMCA is adding an “essential workers” childcare program at many of its locations. The YMCA has been…
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Nurse searches for dog stolen near Casa de Fruta
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) Spreckles, the brindle female french bulldog, means the world to Kate D’Alessio. The pediatric nurse was driving home to…
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Monterey County tourism hit hard by coronavirus
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) The first numbers released during the COVID-19 pandemic related to Monterey County tourism are alarming. Published by the…
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City of Monterey approves eviction protections during COVID-19
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) The Monterey City Council voted unanimously vote to halt residential and commercial evictions if payment issues are related…
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California National Guard helps with COVID-19 positive patients at Asilomar
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 3/29/20 2:08 p.m. – The COVID-19 operation at Asilomar is in its final days, according to the City of Pacific…
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California timeline appears longer than President Trump’s plan for Easter openings
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) On Tuesday during a town hall with Fox News, President Trump said that he wants the “country opened up and just raring to go…
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Immediate business relief is needed, says Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) “I think there is a lot of anxiety right now, because it has been so much so quick. It has been a whiplash.” Monterey…
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Governor Newsom deploys California National Guard for COVID-19 help
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) California Governor Gavin Newsom is deploying the California National Guard to help the state during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Monterey County asks Newsom to keep supplies coming
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Many store shelves sit empty, as essential supplies are quickly snatched up during this period of “shelter-in-place” and…
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Food bank and school district team up in Marina and Seaside Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. On Friday March 20, The Food Bank for Monterey County and the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District are hoping to give a…
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Panetta: More help is coming with small business aid and direct checks
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) “I think we all know it’s going to get worse before it gets better,” Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) tells KION.…
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Hartnell closes campuses during “shelter-in-place”
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 3/26/20 6:30 p.m. – Hartnell College is sticking with online instruction and student services “until further notice,”…
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Pajaro Valley schools to distribute Chromebooks for “distance learning”
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) As schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the District is trying…
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UC Santa Cruz asks students to return home, unless campus housing is needed
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UC Santa Cruz is asking all students to return to their “permanent residence” by Sunday March 29, with certain exemptions.…
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Water out in Scotts Valley after accident
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION) Many people in Scotts Valley are without water Monday night after a car collided with a fire hydrant, according to…
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