Man dead after early morning accident in Santa Cruz
SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 73-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car on Highway 1 in the early morning hours near Soquel Avenue. According…
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KION Pet of the Week: Meet Creampuff!
KION’s Pet of the Week from Our Neighborhood Pet Project is a chatty orange tabby kitty named Creampuff! Creampuff was found in Soledad as part of…
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Firefighters at the scene of a structure fire at the Carl’s Jr along Lighthouse Ave
MONTEREY/PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Fire is responding to a fire at the Carl’s Jr along Lighthouse Avenue. Firefighters are dealing…
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212,000 pounds of egg substitute product recalled
WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV) — The USDA says a food manufacturer is recalling more than 212,000 pounds of egg substitute from store shelves because the…
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Waiting for the Bus: Royal Oaks families growing frustrated over school buses that sometimes never show up
ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Royal Oaks community is growing frustrated over the lack of bus service for students in the Pajaro Valley Unified…
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WATCH: Pet of the Week – Meet Bandit!
KION’s Victor Guzman hears from Animal Friends Rescue about Bandit and your opportunity to adopt the active little pup. For more information visit…
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Suspect arrested in early morning chase ending in Marina charged with attempted murder
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Updated 4:45 p.m. 3/27/2025 – Monterey Police have identified the suspect in Marina wanted for attempted murder. The…
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Our Neighborhood Pet Project visits KION to talk Kitten Season and the need for volunteers
Walan from Our Neighborhood Pet Project stops by the KION News Channel 46 studio to talk about Kitten Season and how people at home can volunteer!…
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Greenfield Police disrupt cockfighting operation near city
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Greenfield Police said officers disrupted a cockfighting operation on Friday night while patrolling a vineyard near…
Continue ReadingBirthdays highlighted on Wake Up on March 21, 2025
Here’s a look at some of the birthday shoutouts that aired on Wake Up on KION for March 21, 2025. Be sure to send in your shoutouts to…
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Pet of the Week: Meet Lily!
The Animal Friends Rescue Project invites you to meet and maybe adopt a special pup named Lily! Lily is 2-years-old and came to AFRP after Hitchcock…
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Pet of the Week: Meet Kevin!
Our Neighborhood Pet Project introduces Kevin! Kevin is one of two brothers rescued in north Salinas after a good samaritan saw the young litter…
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United Soccer League club owners vote to implement first U.S. sports league promotion, relegation system
TAMPA, Fl (KION-TV) — The United Soccer League announced club owners voted to implement a promotion and relegation system. The first of its kind for…
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Salinas man killed in multi-vehicle crash near Soledad identified
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — One person is dead and another person suffered major injuries after a crash north of Soledad on Sunday night. The…
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Suspect arrested in shooting death of an 18-year-old in Prunedale sideshow
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Update 1:05 p.m. March 14: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death…
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Two people killed in Salinas in separate weekend vehicle vs. pedestrian incidents, according to police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police confirm a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street along North Main near…
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Salinas Police: JCPenney’s smash and grab suspect arrested
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police said a suspect is in jail tonight for stealing $145,000 worth of items from a JCPenney’s store in the…
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Day of Peace and Remembrance proclamation honoring King City mass shooting victims approved
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A proclamation for a Day of Peace and Remembrance has been approved by King City, honoring the memories of the lives…
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Power outages reported near Toro Park area, CHP reporting multiple power poles down
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP-Monterey confirms two power poles are down in separate incidents near the Toro Park area. More than 1,400…
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Thousands without power in Seaside, Sand City, Monterey after unplanned outage reported by PG&E
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A large portion of Seaside and parts of Monterey and Sand City are without power Monday night after an outage was…
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New photo released of Greenfield shooting suspect
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new photo has been released of a suspect in a shooting that left two people with non-life-threatening wounds in…
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Vistra, PG&E, other agencies named in civil lawsuit filed after battery plant fire
MONTEREY/ALAMEDA COUNTIES, Calif. (KION-TV) — Singleton Schreiber, LLP has filed a civil lawsuit in Alameda County Court in the name of multiple…
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Pacific Grove overlooks new maps as it moves to district elections
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION) — Pacific Grove is making strides in moving away from at-large elections to district elections, calling on the public…
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Hollister Police: Man shot multiple times, suspects not caught
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police is looking for multiple suspects who they believe shot a man multiple times early Saturday morning.…
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Soledad Police investigating homicide along Monterey Street early Saturday morning
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Soledad Police confirm to KION they’re investigating a homicide that happened early Saturday morning along Monterey…
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Presidio of Monterey Fire Captain designs First Responders Night logo for San Jose Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Presidio of Monterey Fire Captain is being credited for designing the San Jose Sharks First Responders Night logo…
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Celebration of Life scheduled for Rickey Henderson, ticket registration starts Monday
OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV) — The MLB’s Athletics announced the Celebration of Life for the late Oakland A’s legend, Rickey Henderson, will be on…
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Sickened hiker describes being rescued in 16-hour operation by Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue team
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — On Monday, a 16-hour search and rescue mission ended with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue…
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Central Coast lawmakers react to passing of former President Jimmy Carter
PLAINS, Ga (KION-TV/CNN) — Jimmy Carter, the longest living former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has passed away at the age of 100.…
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Portion of Porter Gulch Road closed because of fallen tree across roadway, CHP says
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz says Porter Gulch Road is closed after a tree fell over, landing across the roadway. The CHP…
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City of Santa Cruz warns of Wharf fundraising fraud
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is sharing concerns about reports of a Wharf fundraising fraud where suspects claim to raise…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office identifies man killed after being trapped under debris washed up by large wave
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirms one person is dead after he was trapped under debris washed up…
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Marina Police: Man missing after being pulled into the water at Marina State Beach
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Marina Police and Fire suspended search operations for a man who was reportedly pulled into the water at Marina State…
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Multiple road closures due to flooding in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County Roads staff are warning people about multiple closures because of…
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Three killed in two separate crashes, Morgan Hill Police say
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV) — Morgan Hill Police said officers responded to two separate crashes that resulted in three deaths on Sunday morning.…
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People in Scotts Valley react a day after EF1 tornado touches down on busy street
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Terror and destruction along Mt Hermon Road in Scotts Valley after an EF1 Tornado touched down along a busy…
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Three arrested for mail theft, robbery in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police say they arrested three people in connection to a series of mail thefts in the city over the last…
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Suspect arrested in December 1 King City shooting, one still on the loose; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Wednesday that a 21-year-old Silvano Valencia Jr. has been arrested for the alleged murder…
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Ten people displaced after their home catches fire in Marina, ‘total loss’; Marina Fire
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Marina Fire responded to a fire they’re calling Lake Structure Fire Incident at approximately 6:20 p.m. Wednesday night…
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Power restored for thousands of PG&E customers in north Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is reporting power is back on for the 5,609 customers who lost power in a large portion of north Salinas on…
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Multiple fire agencies responding to a fire in the riverbed near San Lorenzo Park
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire confirms multiple agencies are battling a wildfire burning near San Lorenzo Park. Cal Fire says the fire is…
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Fresno man killed in San Benito County crash, driver arrested for DUI, CHP says
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Fresno man is dead and three others injured after a crash along New Idria Road in the San Benito County area…
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Cal Fire battling wildfire burning east of Bradley
SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire confirms they’re responding to a wildfire burning east of Bradley that has the potential to grow…
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Some organic carrot products recalled after E. coli outbreak in multiple states, including California
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Grimmway Farms is issuing a recall on multiple sizes and brands of bagged organic baby and whole carrots. The recall…
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Benefit concert for two men shot outside of Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz, near where two shooting victims were in the November 15 drive-by will be…
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Prunedale Christian Academy teacher arrested on sexual assault with a minor charge, sheriff’s office says
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said a Prunedale Christian Academy teacher was arrested for allegedly sexually…
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Victim in deadly hit-and-run crash along Highway 1 identified
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP-Monterey confirms officers are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash along Highway 1 near Aguajito Road.…
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Deputy arrested for concealing a handmade weapon had previously been separated from the sheriff’s office; Sources
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The recent arrest of a Monterey County deputy has shed new light on that deputy’s past. Multiple sources tell KION that…
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One dead, four missing after boat capsizes near Bodega Bay, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says
BODEGA BAY, Calif. (KION-TV/KTVU) — The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says at least one person is dead and four others missing after their boat…
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Some Central Fire District addresses missing Measure R on ballot, Santa Cruz County elections office says
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Elections Office says around 124 addresses were missing Central Fire District of Santa…
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