Santa Cruz Supervisors oppose new SAVE Act voter registration proposal
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voiced their opposition to new federal efforts to change the country’s…
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Deputies looking for more victims after Aptos suspect arrested for child sexual assault
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said an Aptos man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting at least…
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Name of inmate killed during Monterey County Jail assault identified
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Updated 3:58 p.m. 3/31/2025 – The name of the inmate found dead after an assault has been released. According to the…
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Power restored, roads open after deadly crash knocks down power
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE 10:46 3/31/2025 – According to PG&E Outage Map and the Watsonville Police Department, power has been…
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Man arrested in connection to deadly King City shooting pleads not guilty
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The man accused of killing a King City teen has pleaded not guilty in an arraignment Tuesday. The Monterey County…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office partners with Texas DNA lab to identify woman’s remains
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Othram, a Texas-based DNA lab, announced it is helping the Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner Office to identify an…
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Crash slows traffic, takes down utility pole on Highway 68
COUNTY OF MONTEREY, Calif. — A utility pole along Highway 68 near Torero Drive was knocked down by a crash just before noon Saturday. Our reporter…
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Stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man accused of stabbing his mother on Saturday pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Wednesday. William…
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Police: burglary suspect escapes after standoff at Salinas business
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police confirmed to our reporter on scene the suspect in an alleged burglary at RAG Firearms on North Main Street…
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CHP: Mother threatened to intentionally crash car with abducted children inside
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP-San Jose is providing new details in the case of two children allegedly abducted out of a King City home on…
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Highway 1 off-ramps reopen in Santa Cruz County after alleged shooting
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies were investigating an early morning shooting along…
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34-year old motorcyclist killed in Salinas crash, police say
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police confirmed one person was killed in a crash Thursday evening. The County of Monterey Coroner has…
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Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s hosted in Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Alzheimer’s Association held the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Custom House Plaza in Monterey Saturday. The…
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Victim in deadly multi-vehicle crash near Gonzales identified
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP said a five-vehicle crash near Gonzales left one person dead Saturday morning. The agency said it…
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Marina Police: Suspects arrested after firing at officers during high-speed chase in stolen car
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) Two suspects were arrested Monday night after allegedly leading Marina Police officers on a high-speed chase out of the…
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Police investigating reports of shots fired near Watsonville High School
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville Police provided new details Saturday about an incident that took place near Watsonville High School…
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CHP: Man killed in head-on collision in Aptos
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz said it’s investigating a deadly crash on Freedom Boulevard east of McDonald Road Saturday morning. The…
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Former Santa Cruz County teen counselor charged with being child sexual predator
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Scotts Valley Police Department said it conducted an undercover operation resulting in the arrest of a former…
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CHP: Man killed in DUI-related crash while changing tire along Highway 101 near Laurel Drive
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Scenes of a horrific crash Saturday afternoon along Highway 101 near the Laurel Drive exit, and many people witnessed the…
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Central Coast counties impacted by global CrowdStrike outages
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The massive CrowdStrike outage paralyzing airlines and other businesses across the world has impacted local county…
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One person killed in Carmel Valley crash, says CHP
The CHP confirmed one person died Saturday in a solo-vehicle crash on E Carmel Valley Road near Via Los Tulares.…
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Hernandez Fire in south San Benito County grows to 600 acres
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire BEU is still working to contain the Hernandez Fire burning in South San Benito County. The fire has…
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Cal Fire reaches full containment of Panoche Fire in San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Panoche Fire in San Benito County is now fully contained. Cal Fire BEU making the announcement on Tuesday…
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In wake of deadly South County shootings, Soledad considers additional security cameras
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)– The city of Soledad will weigh whether to install six new license plate reading cameras at the city council meeting on…
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Driver killed in crash after short chase near Natural Bridges State Beach
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The CHP said a deadly solo-car crash happened Friday night in Santa Cruz. The agency said at approximately 8:42 p.m., a…
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Los bomberos declaran una perdida total tras el incendio de la panaderÃa Big Sur, la comunidad reacciona
BIG SUR, California (KMUV-TV) — El Departamento de Bomberos de Big Sur confirmó el sábado que el edificio de Big Sur Bakery es una pérdida total…
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Rollover car crash in Salinas kills driver, sends passengers to the hospital
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) The CHP said a man is dead and two others were hospitalized after a solo car crash early Saturday morning. According to the…
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Caltrans responding to additional rockslide on Highway 1 in Big Sur, convoys for locals and supplies to start
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans District 5 said crews are responding to another landslide that happened late Friday on Highway 1 just…
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Shelter-in-place order and road closures issued for parts of Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) TV – Monterey County issued an evacuation order and evacuation warning for several parts of the county ahead of an…
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Scotts Valley Police investigating deadly car crash near the skate park
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION) — Scotts Valley Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that took place on Kings Village Road Saturday…
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Downed tree forces road closure in Aptos
APTOS, Calif. (KION) – Aptos Street at Soquel Drive in Aptos was shut down Saturday morning after a 50-foot tree fell on and blocked the entire…
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37 people displaced and two people hospitalized in Hollister apartment complex fire, firefighters say
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) — UPDATE ON JAN 8, 2024 AT 5:56 PM- Hollister Fire said at least two people have been hospitalized as a result of an…
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U.S. Olympian and beloved Bay Area swim coach dies on Santa Cruz beach
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KTVU) — U.S. Olympian and Bay Area swim coach Richard Thornton died after collapsing on a beach in Santa Cruz. The beloved coach…
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Soledad Unified School District hosts 9th conference of special education workshops
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION) – Families filled the Soledad High School campus Saturday for the 9th annual south county conference of special education…
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Elkhorn Road reopens after post-storm flooding forced partial closure
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – UPDATE ON NOV. 18, 2023 – Elkhorn Road reopened this afternoon sooner than expected. Crews were able to clear the…
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Suspect and victim identified in fight in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION)- Santa Cruz Police have identified the suspect and victim who were involved in a fight between two friends on Nov. 17.…
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California lifts statewide cruising ban
Cruising is now legal throughout the state of California. This after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday. Ab 436 amends the…
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Gov. Newsom backs $4.68 billion bond and other bill to bolster behavioral mental health services
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)-Â On Friday, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed Gov. Newsom’s two-bill mental health legislative…
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Santa Cruz Senator’s bill to curb illegal water usage at unlicensed cannabis cultivation sites becomes law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Santa Cruz Senator John Laird’s SB 756 into law on Friday, according to the governor’s office.…
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Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of actor Michael K. Williams
Originally Published: 19 AUG 23 14:20 ET By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling…
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CHP: Man arrested after driving Lamborghini 100+ miles per hour in the wrong direction
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – CHP Monterey said its dispatch received multiple calls of exotic-type vehicles driving recklessly in the Carmel Highlands…
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Introducing Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Rodeo Salinas has announced that the winner of this year’s competition for Miss California Rodeo Salinas is…
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One person dead after solo crash on Highway 68 near Reservation Road
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said a person driving a silver Toyota is dead after overturning on Highway 68 Saturday…
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Central Coast veterans ride to DC to raise money and awareness for POW and MIA soldiers
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- We are honoring our nation’s veterans ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Central Coast veterans are…
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Dozens of local girls learn skills, build confidence at day-long fire camp
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday, Monterey Peninsula College and California fire women partnered to put on the area’s first Girls Fire…
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Second suspect in East Salinas shooting that left one dead and critically injured two pleads not guilty
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON MAY 30, 2023 AT 2:04 P.M.- The second suspect allegedly responsible for a shooting on Garner Avenue Saturday, May…
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Police: Man arrested for leading officers on high-speed chase through East Salinas that ends in collision
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The Salinas Police Department said they arrested a man on multiple charges following a high-speed pursuit early Saturday…
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City of Soledad seeks $11 million for Front Street shipping container village
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 17, 2023 AT 6402 PM- The City of Soledad will be growing in a couple of years when they add some businesses…
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Monterey County to end non-congregate sheltering program on July 30
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JUNE 15, 2023 AT 12:12 PM- Monterey County officials announced that they are planning to end the temporary,…
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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital approves line of credit to fight to stay open
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The fight to keep the only hospital in San Benito County continues. The fate of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is…
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