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Victor Guzman, Assistant News Director/Nightside Producer

June 1, 2018 4:14 PM Victor Guzman

Victor Guzman joined the KION News Channel 5/46 team as the morning reporter for Wake Up in June 2018. He came back to his hometown of Salinas,…

Dominoe Ibarra, 10 and 11 p.m. Producer

November 25, 2020 2:01 PM Dominoe Ibarra

Dominoe Ibarra joined KION News Channel 5/46 as the evening producer in October 2019. She grew up in Lodi, California and is happy to be working…

Amelia Rosenberg, Weekend Producer

December 9, 2020 6:14 PM Amelia Rosenberg

Amelia Rosenberg joined the KION news team in 2019, after earning her Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Boston University and serving as an…

Dann Cianca, Chief Meteorologist

November 1, 2019 2:56 PM Dann Cianca

Dann Cianca loves weather, quite possibly more than a man should, he says. Born and raised in Butte, Montana, Dann began watching the Weather Channel…

KION General Contest Rules

March 8, 2018 4:44 PM KION546 News Team

These are the general rules covering our contests and promotions. If you ever have a question, please contact Brianna Galloway. E-mail to:…

Stephanie Magallon, Anchor for Telemundo 23

November 1, 2019 4:16 PM Stephanie Magallon

Stephanie Magallon was born in Columbus, Georgia and raised in the Salinas Valley. While giving the morning announcements at Gonzales High School,…

Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history

December 14, 2024 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado…

Sandy Santos, Telemundo Anchor/Producer

September 3, 2024 1:06 PM Sandra Iveth Santos

Sandra Iveth Santos joined the Telemudno 23 / KION News team for video editing as promotions manager in July 2022, while still pursuing a career in…

Jeanette Bent, Managing Editor

April 22, 2024 1:06 PM Jeanette Bent

Jeanette studied journalism while at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, as well as graduated with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from…

Briana Mathaw, Multimedia Journalist

February 5, 2024 4:40 PM Briana Mathaw

Briana Mathaw graduated from San Jose State University in May 2023. She received her bachelor’s degree in journalism. She joined the KION team as a…

Lisa Montgomery, Weekend Meteorologist

April 19, 2023 10:20 AM Lisa Montgomery

“It’s always been a dream of mine to experience life on the beautiful California coast! I’m so happy to be here!” Lisa is a midwestern girl who grew…

Mickey Adams, Morning Producer

July 25, 2023 10:54 AM Mickey Adams

Mickey Adams joined the KION team in November 2022 as the Morning Producer. He’s a California boy, born and raised in Southern California and the…

“Heat Ready CA” helping people find resources to beat the triple-digit heat on Central Coast

July 12, 2023 10:05 AM Nataly Gutierrez

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Temperatures are heating up across the country—including here on the Central Coast. South Monterey County has been…

Monterey County Job Fair Workforce Board to have multiple job fairs in July

June 29, 2023 4:23 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Workforce Development Board will be hosting multiple job fairs in July including a fair for a new…

Dania Romero, Multimedia Journalist/Anchor

June 28, 2023 9:30 PM Dania Romero

Dania Romero is a California native and is ecstatic to continue her journalism career on the Central Coast! Born and raised in South San Francisco,…

Austin Castro, Multimedia Journalist/Anchor

June 22, 2023 6:26 PM Austin Castro

Austin Castro is originally from Modesto, California, and is excited to be living on the Central Coast as a multimedia journalist for KION. Prior…

Willie Nelson inhales the love at 90th birthday concert

April 30, 2023 4:06 AM Associated Press

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Are there any more real cowboys?” Neil Young sang Saturday night at the Hollywood…

Lindsey Selzer, Multimedia Journalist

April 25, 2023 2:20 PM Lindsey Selzer

Lindsey Selzer was born and raised in Houston, TX. She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she earned her undergraduate degree in…

Katie Nicora, Executive Producer

April 7, 2022 1:06 PM Katie Nicora

Katie is our 10 and 11 p.m. weekly producer. She joined the KION team in September of 2021. She grew up in Santa Ana, California, before moving to…

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April 17, 2023 10:59 PM Karl Sanford

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A shelter in place issued on Bean Creek Road, storm shelter information in Santa Cruz County

March 9, 2023 11:42 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update on March 15, 2023 at 2:45 p.m. – The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office still has a shelter in place in…

Governor Newsom adds San Benito County to state of emergency

March 9, 2023 10:17 AM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE March 13, 2023, at 12:35 p.m.- Governor Newsom added six more counties to the California State of Emergency…

WEATHER ALERT: Highway 17 reopened in both directions

February 24, 2023 5:16 AM Mickey Adams

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON FEB. 24, 2023, AT 3:11 PM- CHP Santa Cruz announced that Highway 17 is back open. The road was closed Friday…

Gearing up for storms in Santa Cruz County

February 21, 2023 5:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- High winds are rushing through the Santa Cruz mountains. Some rain and snow are in the forecast for our…

Evacuation Warnings south of Spreckles lifted along Salinas River

January 11, 2023 5:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

Caltrans crews in the Monterey County area said a closure of Highway 1 is “unlikely” to be needed after some concerns the Salinas River would flood…

WX ALERT: Highway 1 in Big Sur closed in both directions

December 10, 2022 4:57 PM Scott Rates

Highway 1 is closed from Ragged Point to Palo Colorado Road due to flash flood warnings issued for the Colorado Fire and Dolan Fire burn scars,…

Maxwell Glenn, Sports Director/Anchor

October 19, 2022 1:42 PM Maxwell Glenn

Maxwell Glenn has a passion for sports, especially telling the stories of local athletes and giving those players the coverage they deserve. Prior to…

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…

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…

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July 15, 2022 9:44 AM KION546 Administrator

Anyone can read our conversations, but to contribute, you must be a registered user of our site/app.Debate is encouraged, but personal attacks…

Salinas Police looking for two grand theft suspects

April 21, 2022 1:31 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Salinas Police Department is asking for help in identifying two people who stole several power tools. Police said the…

Scott Rates, News Director/Anchor

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…

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…

What channel is CW on the Central Coast?

January 5, 2022 1:41 PM Melody Waintal

Seal Rock Broadcasting is now the owner of the CW affiliate on the Central Coast. As we are making this transition, here is where you can find CW…

What channel is KCBA FOX 35?

January 5, 2022 12:29 PM Melody Waintal

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) If you have not heard the good news, our parent company New Press-Gazette officially owns FOX 35 on the Central…

Manuela Baez, Multimedia Journalist and Anchor for Telemundo 23

March 26, 2021 2:44 PM Manuela Baez

Manuela Baez was born in Bogota, Colombia and was raised in California’s Bay Area. She later moved up north to attend her dream school in Oregon,…

Friday Morning Weather Forecast with Zach

August 6, 2021 8:18 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7 AM)GOOD for all reporting WEATHER STORYHigh pressure builds in which will warm things up for inland areas. Weakened high…

A Little Bit Warm

August 5, 2021 6:34 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7 AM)GOOD for all reporting WEATHER STORYHigh pressure builds in which will warm things up for inland areas. Weakened high…

Slow Warming Through Friday

August 4, 2021 7:27 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7 AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYHigh pressure builds in which will warm things up for inland areas. The coast…

Warming Up for the Work Week

August 2, 2021 7:54 AM Courtney Aitken

Air Quality (as of 12AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYHigh pressure builds in which will warm things up for inland areas. The coast…

Warming Up!

August 3, 2021 7:46 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 8AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYHigh pressure builds in which will warm things up for inland areas. The coast…

Very Consistent Weather Pattern

July 30, 2021 7:33 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7:30AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYBetween two weather systems, that’s where we’ll be for the next week or…

Mild Along the Coast, Toasty Inland

July 29, 2021 7:40 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7:30AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYThe monsoonal high nudges back to the west keeping temperatures warm. Still,…

A Touch On The Warm Side

July 28, 2021 7:41 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 8AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYIn the wake of a round monsoon moisture that moved through early this week,…

Showers Taper Off

July 27, 2021 7:32 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYShower chances taper off this morning. Dryer, southerly flow will begin on…

Monsoon Monday

July 26, 2021 7:10 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYMonsoon moisture will be accompanied by some upper level support on Monday which…

Monsoon Watch

July 23, 2021 5:31 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 6AM)GOOD to MODERATE for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYIt’s business as usual for the summertime over the next few days…

Watching The Next Batch Of Monsoon Moisture

July 22, 2021 6:11 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 7AM)GOOD for all reporting stations WEATHER STORYIt’s back to normal across the region for the next few days. We will experience…

Jackets On The Coast, Sunnies Inland

July 21, 2021 7:59 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 8AM)GOOD for all reporting WEATHER STORYIt’s back to normal across the region for the next few days. We will experience the…

Cooling Back Down

July 20, 2021 7:35 AM Zach McIntyre

Air Quality (as of 8AM)GOOD for all reporting WEATHER STORYTemperatures cool through the end of the week. It will seem familiar to most with cooler,…