Carmel Housing Development Discussion
Carmel’s city council and planning commission discussed a new draft housing element at a joint meeting on Tuesday night. The town now aiming for a…
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Scotts Valley Budget Problems
The Scotts Valley City Council discussed the city’s new budget at their meeting on Wednesday night, as the city faces a major deficit due to lagging…
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San Benito River Cleanup Progress in Hollister
Hollister police announced that their 3 day clean up efforts in the Hollister city portion of the San Benito River has been completed. Police working…
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Off Grid Farming at Hollister’s Suncoast Organic Farm
The only farm bakery and brewery to run entirely on solar power in California is right here on the central coast. Hollister’s Suncoast Organic Farm…
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King City Announces New Police Chief
KING CITY, Calif. (KION) – King City’s current police chief, James Hunt, is set to retire on June 26th, and the city’s pick for his replacement is a…
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Deadly Crash near Big Sur Lodge
CHP confirms that one person is dead following a deadly crash on Highway 1 just north of the Big Sur Lodge. That crash happening just before 5pm on…
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Armed Robbery Outside Watsonville
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says an armed robbery happened on Wednesday night on the 500 block of Casserly Road. 3 masked suspects…
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Santa Cruz Affordable Housing Campaign Reaches Milestone
The Workforce Housing Affordability Act campaign celebrated a major milestone on Thursday. City officials, supporters, and volunteers coming out to…
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Salinas Police join Police Unity Tour
Several police officers from the Salinas Police department joined the 2025 Police Unity Tour for National Police Week. The tour is a nearly 300 mile…
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Carmel bank robbery investigation continues as new photos shows suspects
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) – New photos show the suspects in this past Friday’s Wells Fargo bank robbery in Carmel. According to the Monterey County…
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Everett Alvarez High Introducing Eagle Produce
Everett Alvarez High School’s FFA opened a new produce store called Eagle Produce to kick off May. It is completely student run, from the planting to…
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House on Old Stage Road a ‘complete loss’ after roof collapses in fire
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – A house fire caused a roof to collapse on Old Stage Road on Wednesday night, rendering the home a ‘complete loss.’ Fire…
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Carmel by the Sea Contracting EMS Services from Monterey Fire
Carmel by the Sea decided to contract Ambulance services from the Monterey Fire Department at their city council meeting on Tuesday night. The…
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Local brewery brings home wins from World Beer Cup
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – Alvarado Street Brewery has several locations around the central coast, and they brought home multiple medals from the…
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Gilroy Fire responds to Home Fire
Gilroy fire crews responded to a residential fire on Tuesday afternoon, quickly able to knock down the flames after they sparked in an outdoor…
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Fire Protection District negotiations end in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) – Hollister’s City Council is moving on from negotiations with the city of San Juan Bautista and San Benito County over a…
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Watsonville Discusses Capital Improvement Plan
The Watsonville Planning Commission is set to discuss the city’s Capital Improvement Program, which will include projects for the next 5 years.…
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Hollister Police Searching for Stabbing Suspect
Hollister Police are asking for the community’s help in their search for a suspect connected to a stabbing. On April 25th, officers responded to a…
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UC Santa Cruz Workers Strike for May Day
UC Santa Cruz service and patient care workers went on a 1 day strike Thursday, as picket lines began on UC campuses around California. Strikers say…
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UCSC Palestine Protester Seized Phone Lawsuit
Pro Palestine protests on the UC Santa Cruz campus in 2024 left some students banned and others arrested, and for one protester, her phone seized by…
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Lighthouse Cinema up for Sale
Longtime Pacific Grove movie theater, Lighthouse Cinema, is now up for sale after a post pandemic comeback. The theater has been serving the central…
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Community Discusses Salinas Eastside Expansion
People in Salinas came together on Wednesday night to discuss ideas for the city’s long term plan for an expansion on the east side. It’s called the…
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Joby Aviation Reaches Major Milestone
Marina based air taxi company Joby Aviation announced a major milestone on Tuesday, successfully transitioning from vertical to cruise flight and…
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New Ride could be Coming to Santa Cruz’s Beach Boardwalk
The Santa Cruz Planning Commission is set to discuss permits for a new ride coming to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk at their meeting on Thursday.…
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Armed Robbery Arrest in Monterey
An online sale turned into a robbery at gunpoint in Monterey. On April 15th, Presidio of Monterey Police Department investigated an armed robbery on…
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Salinas Valley State Prison Inmate Convicted of Murder
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced the conviction of Salinas Valley State Prison Inmate Jaime Demicio Romero for the 2nd degree…
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Chomp and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital hit with Spending Growth Cap
The California Board of Affordable Healthcare came down with a decision on Tuesday to put a spending growth limit on 8 California Hospitals, 2 of…
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Child Abuse Awareness Month in Monterey County
The Monterey County Child Abuse Prevention Council is taking the opportunity this Child Abuse Awareness Month to talk to children and parents about…
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Watsonville Looking for Safety Measures on Freedom Boulevard
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) — The city of Watsonville is launching a corridor study to increase traffic safety on Freedom Boulevard by asking for the…
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Gilroy Discussing Districting Maps
The city of Gilroy is getting closer to finalizing maps for their new district based elections, in their 4th public hearing on the subject, 4 new…
Continue Reading Hollister Returns to Negotiations in Fire Services Contract
The city of Hollister is returning to the table after hearing counter offers from the city of San Juan Bautista and San Benito County at their…
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Santa Cruz Downtown Expansion Approved by City Council
On Tuesday night, Santa Cruz City Council approved the city’s long planned downtown expansion plan. Many people came for public comment, some in…
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California Salmon Season Closed for 3rd Year in a Row
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Tuesday that Salmon fishing season in California is being canceled for the third year in…
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Design Day in Marina
The community of Marina came together on Monday, helping to design a new all inclusive playground for the city! Designers from Leather and Associates…
Continue Reading Monterey County holds Victim Dedication Ceremony
The Monterey County District Attorney’s office gave an opportunity for victims and their families to find strength in community on Friday at a Crime…
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Fire Destroys Prunedale Mobile Home
A structure fire in Prunedale on Friday saw flames jump from a mobile home to a barn, doing serious damage to both structures. The fire broke out…
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Hazel Hawkins Not Appealing Bankruptcy Case
The San Benito Health District voted to not appeal Hazel Hawkins memorial hospital’s chapter 9 bankruptcy case in a special meeting on Tuesday, April…
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Greenhouse Fire at Plant Nursery in Royal Oaks Area
ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A structure fire broke out at a plant nursery in the Royal Oaks area around 9:28 p.m. on Wednesday, fire crews on…
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MPUSD approves teacher housing feasibility study
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District unanimously passed a feasibility study for the development of a possible…
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Salinas approves letter of support for sex worker crackdown bill
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Salinas voted unanimously to send a letter of support to the state capitol, in support of Assembly Bill 63,…
Continue ReadingAir Rescue in Big Sur
Calfire BEU has confirmed a rescue operation on Friday at Junipero Serra Peak in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Officials say that around 2:44pm, they…
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Glorya Jean Tate Park Groundbreaking in Marina
The city of Marina held a Groundbreaking ceremony on Friday afternoon for Phase 2 of improvements at Glorya Jean Tate Park! The new phase means that…
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CDFW announces early ending to commercial Dungeness crab season
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced new changes for commercial and recreational crab fishing…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6th Rioters in Salinas
A debate on the national stage came to the central coast on Thursday night, as a group of 6 January 6th rioters came to speak at an event for The…
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Pacific Grove City Council decides to sunset Parklet Program, pushes toward sidewalk dining
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Pacific Grove’s City Council voted to end the city’s Parklet Program that helped restaurants stay afloat during the…
Continue ReadingMobile Home Fire in Watsonville
A structure fire in Watsonville was knocked down quickly by Watsonville Fire on Wednesday night. It happened around 6:30pm, Firefighters responding…
Continue ReadingPVUSD Holds Townhall for Ethnic Studies
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District held a town hall at Aptos High School on Tuesday night, giving parents a venue to talk about the ongoing…
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Police: Suspects escape in Mechanics Bank Robbery
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police confirm they’re investigating a bank robbery at the Mechanics Bank on North Davis in Salinas. Police say…
Continue ReadingPet of the Week: Meet Stella!
Meet Stella! She is part of the Pufferfish Litter that we introduced last month beginning with Aro. The other four kittens from the Pufferfish Litter…
Continue ReadingBirthdays Highlighted on Wake up on March 7th
With March just beginning, we want to recognize those who are celebrating their birthdays this week. Here are the people who got a birthday shoutout…
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