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Monterey County Supervisors denounce alleged sexual harassment at Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff responds–copy

September 30, 2022 2:22 PM Scott Rates

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors released a statement criticizing the actions of a former undersheriff accused of sexually harassing…

Monterey County Supervisors denounce alleged sexual harassment at Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff responds

September 27, 2022 4:31 PM Scott Rates, Victor Guzman

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors released a statement criticizing the actions of a former undersheriff accused of sexually harassing…

Highway 1 opened after Tesla-powered PG&E substation fire

September 20, 2022 7:45 AM Scott Rates

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) – UPDATE AT 6:52 p.m.- California Highway Patrol says Highway 1 will be reopened as of 6:50 p.m. The…

DEPUTIES: A ‘trove’ of stolen property recovered from a Pebble Beach burglary. One person arrested

September 1, 2022 2:19 PM Scott Rates

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Monterey County Detectives say they recovered a ‘trove’ of property after a Pebble Beach burglary. Detectives with…

USGS: 4.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Pinnacles

September 1, 2022 9:13 AM Scott Rates

PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 6:36 a.m., an earthquake registering 4.0 shook parts of central California. The quake’s epicenter was…

USGS: Small 2.9 magnitude earthquake hits near San Juan Bautista

August 22, 2022 1:57 PM Scott Rates

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) Monday afternoon at 1:19 p.m., an earthquake registering 2.9 on the Richter scale shook near San Juan Bautista.…

USGS: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits in the East Bay

June 2, 2022 11:28 AM Scott Rates

Thursday morning at 5:07 a.m., an earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale shook homes throughout the Bay…

Cal OES earthquake simulator gives earth-shaking demonstration

April 10, 2022 12:34 PM Scott Rates, Calista Silva

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– CAL OES made its final tour stop to demonstrate its earthquake simulator in Salinas on Saturday. This machine can…

Scott Rates, News Director

March 18, 2022 1:43 PM Scott Rates

Scott Rates joined the KION News team as News Director and anchor in October of 2021. As the News Director and Anchor, Scott is committed to bringing…

USGS: 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Pinnacles

March 5, 2022 9:02 AM Scott Rates

Saturday morning at 7:07 a.m., an earthquake registering 3.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of central California.…

Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points

January 24, 2022 10:02 AM Scott Rates

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Monday as financial markets buckled in anticipation of inflation-fighting measures…

LA Rams trying to ban 49ers fans in Northern California from NFC Championship

January 24, 2022 9:35 AM Scott Rates

With the winner punching a trip to the Super Bowl, the Rams are pulling out all the stops to make sure the fan base at SoFi Stadium are majority Rams…

Tsunami Advisory: Waves rolling into Santa Cruz harbor

January 15, 2022 8:19 AM Scott Rates

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large tsunami waves crashing across the…

USGS: 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits the North Coast

December 20, 2021 2:28 PM Scott Rates

Monday afternoon at 12:10 p.m., an earthquake registering 6.2 on the Richter scale shook the North…