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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Vegfest returns to Santa Cruz on Saturday at the County Fairgrounds. The event takes place from 11…
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Vegfest returns to Santa Cruz on Saturday at the County Fairgrounds. The event takes place from 11…
Continue ReadingCARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new alliance of local agencies is banding together to protect the water quality of the Carmel Bay. The Pebble Beach…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local air taxi company Joby Aviation is celebrating a new investment of $250 million from Toyota. This new…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz’s new sugary drink tax is already seeing challengers. The American beverage association…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz says that after a solo vehicle accident into a power pole after 3 p.m. Thursday, Lakeview Road…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County juvenile hall is getting a colorful upgrade Friday. A new mural is set to be unveiled this…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A missing hiker was found with minor injuries in Garrapata State Park this afternoon, according to the Monterey…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that two Salinas gang members have pled guilty to racketeering…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) sent a notice to the public on Tuesday about a cybersecurity…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz City Council heard a draft budget at their meeting Tuesday, boasting increased staffing levels with…
Continue ReadingWATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Watsonville City Council decided to approve no more than $13 million in bond funding for the Ramsay Park…
Continue ReadingHOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU confirmed a vegetation fire broke out Saturday afternoon at 841 Thomas Road in Hollister. They said that…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz confirmed Saturday that there was a deadly crash on Highway 1 north of Swanton Road in Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingGONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey District Attorney’s office announced that on May 20, a 37-year-old Jesus Tejeda of Gonzales has been…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s office announced Friday that a scheme to sell and distribute…
Continue ReadingPRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A fire broke Thursday morning at an ADU in the Vierra Canyon and Vierra Meadows area. North County Fire says that the…
Continue ReadingWATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Chief Jorge Zamora announced his retirement Thursday after over 30 years serving the Watsonville Police Department.…
Continue ReadingHOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Hollister Fire Fighters Association sent a letter to City Manager David Mirrione Tuesday that denied confidence in…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department said Sunday that they responded to reports of a structure fire at the Aqua Breeze…
Continue ReadingSAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU confirmed Saturday that a small vegetation fire broke out near New Idria Road in San Benito…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Another Central Coast festival is hitting the breaks this year. Although not canceled completely, the Salinas Valley…
Continue ReadingFORT ORD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The U.S. Army announced Friday that as a part of its ongoing environmental cleanup at the former Fort Ord, they will be…
Continue ReadingHOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — What began as 64 high school mascots competing in The64.com National Mascot Tournament’s western division, has…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal State Monterey Bay announced Tuesday that the new Otters for Life statue was defaced in what they believe was an…
Continue ReadingCENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — April 26 is National Drug Take-Back Day with pharmacies all over the country joining forces to fight against…
Continue ReadingCENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A statewide strike is planned on May 1 with over 20,000 UC healthcare researchers and technical workers in protest…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Some people in the local museum scene in Santa Cruz are frustrated over budget cuts that are directly impacting the…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County Regional Fire confirmed Thursday that there was a structure on the 22300 block of Capote Dr near…
Continue ReadingSEASIDE, Calif. (KION) — Dr. Weidong Wang pleaded not guilty to three misdameanor counts of sexual battery during an arraignment hearing on…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Jail announced Tuesday that it is unveiling a user-friendly vending machine to provide free,…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Bay Aquarium celebrated a win in their union election Monday after a majority of people voted to move…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office said that around 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, police responded on the 1400 block of…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Salinas Police hosted a workshop Saturday to walk future recruits through what it takes to join the force. Salinas…
Continue ReadingWATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Cruz County came together on…
Continue ReadingWATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville celebrated the reopening of its landfill Tuesday morning after announcing the completion of…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Santa Cruz has announced that they are seeking public input to help the Office of Response,…
Continue ReadingWATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville Police announced Wednesday that they’ve solved an attempted murder case from September 8, 2024. They…
Continue ReadingKING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City is looking to address a recent uptick in youth violence as the city council took first steps in developing a…
Continue ReadingDEL MONTE FOREST, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Wednesday that at around 4 a.m. they were dispatched to a report of a stranded vessel in…
Continue ReadingCAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Capitola Police announced Tuesday morning that they arrested a suspect for the fraudulent use of stolen bank cards…
Continue ReadingKING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police Department announced the funeral service for Officer Ryan Kenedy on April 3rd. The service is being…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police say that on Saturday morning around 9:40 a.m., one man in his 30s was shot and killed near Pellet Avenue…
Continue ReadingSEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Fire and Police said that Friday night their detectives, CDCR K9, State Parole, MC Probation Officers, Cal Fire…
Continue ReadingSOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU announced that they responded to a structure fire on Metz Road Tuesday night. They said once they showed up…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — As part of the Boronda Congestion Relief Project, the City of Salinas hopes that replacing the existing four-way…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Deputies in Santa Cruz announced Tuesday that they respond to scam calls almost daily, especially this time of…
Continue ReadingMOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey announced Tuesday afternoon that the first part of phase one, known as the “Battery…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — As Women’s History Month is in full swing, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) celebrates with its 2nd…
Continue ReadingKING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City council met Tuesday and unanimously approved to adopt a riverbed wildfire prevention plan as-is. “King…
Continue ReadingPAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — As tax season closes out in April, United Way Monterey County (UWMC) is offering extra help to people living in…
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