
Housing Report: Three-times the minimum wage is needed to afford rent in Santa Cruz County
A new housing report is highlighting just how much the increasing cost of living is pricing low-income families out of the Monterey Bay…
Continue ReadingLisa Principi is a reporter at KION News Channel 5/46.
A new housing report is highlighting just how much the increasing cost of living is pricing low-income families out of the Monterey Bay…
Continue ReadingMurillo helps run the flower shop located on East Market St., owned by her mother, Magdalena Bautista. The mother-daughter duo has been busy working…
Continue ReadingA new California program is aiming to give first-time homebuyers a better playing field — offering loan forgiveness — if you stay in a home long…
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION & AP) California voters could get a chance to add abortion protections to the state’s constitution this fall. With the…
Continue ReadingGround is now broken for a new wildlife undercrossing in Santa Cruz County aiming to create a safe passage for wildlife to cross Highway…
Continue ReadingA new bill is aiming to allow non-citizens to become police officers in…
Continue ReadingCal Fire suspends burn permits in Santa Cruz County due to an increase in fire danger.…
Continue ReadingOn the holiday meant to memorialize the efforts of Cesar Chavez, California farmworkers are gathering across the state to call for more support from…
Continue ReadingAfter years of drought — and an exceptionally dry start to the year — farmers in San Benito County will be receiving no water this year from some…
Continue ReadingA local fast-food chain lost its general manager earlier this month after a crash in Coalinga, California on March 5 at 7:17…
Continue ReadingTwo people have died following a crash just before midnight on Saturday, according to Watsonville…
Continue ReadingCalifornians complained — and lawmakers listened. A group of state Democrats is proposing a $400 rebate for every California taxpayer, meant to…
Continue ReadingA non-profit program in Salinas is providing students with real-world experience — while building tiny homes for the…
Continue ReadingRepublican state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of California’s $.51 per gallon tax on gasoline amid sky-high…
Continue ReadingThe investigation into the Colorado Fire in Big Sur — which Cal Fire says was started by a reignited permitted burn — has brought to light a…
Continue ReadingAmericans are being told to brace for tough times ahead — as President Biden unveils new sanctions on Russia meant to punish the country for its…
Continue ReadingSalinas hit a new record for highest gas price in history Wednesday — at $4.820 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to…
Continue ReadingWildlife in Santa Cruz County is one step closer to a new, safer way to travel across Highway 17 — by going directly under the…
Continue ReadingDid you feel it? A 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of the Central Coast Sunday…
Continue ReadingThe Monterey County Sheriff’s Office says a husband and wife are alive and well after getting lost in the Santa Lucia Mountains Friday…
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