Nacimiento-Fergusson Road reopens to vehicle traffic
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Los Padres National Forest announced on Facebook Friday that the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road has once again…
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Big Sur Fire rescued a hiker Sunday; CHP Coastal Division Air Operations
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Coastal Division Air Operations announced Sunday that Big Sur Fire performed an air rescue at the Barlow Flats…
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2024 local race winners; Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Stay up to date with the 2024 local races along the Central Coast. We will continue to update the projected…
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Limekiln State Park reopens for day use; California State Parks
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Limekiln State Park reopens to the public for day use, announced California State Parks on Monday. State Parks said that…
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Rocky Creek Bridge construction update; full overnight closures expected
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Trans announced that it will be continuing construction work on Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge next week as…
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PG&E alerts customers about utility scammers on the rise
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): PG&E customers are extra vigilant because the company said utility scammers are increasing this…
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Big Sur road closure rescue Friday
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas police announced Monday that at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday, there was a search and rescue called in to the…
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UPDATE: Tubers found after water rescue in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) — Big Sure Fire confirmed Friday afternoon that there was a water rescue happening downstream of the River Inn in Big Sur…
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State, local officials react to President Biden announcing he will not seek reelection
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Multiple local and state leaders are reacting to news President Biden will not seek reelection. Representative Zoe…
Continue Reading Overnight closure on Highway 1 at Rocky Creek begins July 22
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans announced that the next phase of emergency repairs on Highway 1 south of the Rocky Creek Bridge will…
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Central Coast counties impacted by global CrowdStrike outages
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The massive CrowdStrike outage paralyzing airlines and other businesses across the world has impacted local county…
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Monterey CHP investigating deadly pedestrian vs vehicle crash
BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Monterey CHP is investigating a crash that left one person dead near Big Sur last Saturday. According to officials, at…
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Tourists head back home from the Central Coast after holiday weekend
MONTEREY, Calif.(KION-TV): A lot of people traveled this Fourth of July weekend. KION’s Nataly is checking in with travelers who are coming back home…
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CAL FIRE says even ‘safe and sane’ fireworks pose a danger in the dry hot heat
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The heat, dry conditions and fireworks are all a concern for the risk of fires this week. CAL FIRE says that already this…
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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of…
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Multi-audience wildfire survey shows gaps in wildfire risk reduction education and access to resources
QUINCY, Mass. (KION-TV) — A new national survey from the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) has found that only half of homeowners and…
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Caltrans: Paul’s Slide closure along Big Sur coast to reopen on June 23
Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide expected to reopen in July after being closed since January 2023. A few other slide areas expected to open as…
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SBA Business Recovery Center offering Big Sur businesses relief after Highway 1 closure
SBA Business Recovery Center offers relief to Big Sur businesses after Highway 1 is reopened, starting May…
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Tourists flock to the Big Sur Coast on the first day of unrestricted access on Highway 1
BIG SUR (Calif.) KION – The pulse of Big Sur is beating once again after the flow of traffic circulates through the town’s veins. “We can see it on…
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Closure near Rocky Creek Bridge officially reopens
BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The area on Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek slip out is officially back open to all travelers. According to Cal Trans, a…
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Caltrans shares timeline on when Highway 1 could fully reopen in Big Sur
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MAY 15, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. : May 17th is the first time in over a month that unrestricted access will be…
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CAL FIRE battling vegetation fire in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU said they are battling a vegetation fire in the Big Sur on Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson with CAL FIRE…
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Public travel now permitted through Highway 1 convoy with exceptions
BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON APRIL 29, 2024 AT 11:29 a.m.- On Sunday night, Caltrans announced that the convoys on Highway 1 will open to all…
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Allstate considers underwriting in California, under one condition…
Allstate considers underwriting in California pending catastrophic modeling. This comes after two years of not accepting new…
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Caltrans crews installing horizontal support drilling on Highway 1 Rocky Creek slip-out
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON APRIL 17, 2024 AT 5:05 PM- Caltrans shared an update on the status of the Highway 1 slip-out near the…
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Disaster Relief Funds Available for people affected by the Highway 1 slip-out
MONTEREY COUNTY, California — The Community Foundation for Monterey County announced on Monday that it is accepting donations through its Big Sur…
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Caltrans: Highway 1 reopening at Paul’s Slide pushed back, midday convoy added
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans announced the estimated reopening date for Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide has been pushed back to this summer.…
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Speed limits to be lowered on Highway 1 along Big Sur Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you are planning a coastal road trip for Spring Break then you might need to plan ahead to avoid a speeding…
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Pacific Grove man rescued 36 hours after surviving 400 foot plunge along Big Sur Coast
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Pacific Grove man is expected to be okay after he was rescued two days after his car went off a cliff along the Big Sur…
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Two recent landslides near Big Sur isolates community members in rural areas
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- Highway 1 has taken two big hits in February with two landslides on top of Paul’s Slide have now made 10 miles of Highway…
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Multiple search and rescue teams help rescue a hiker near Sykes Camp in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team helped rescued a hiker on Friday. Deputies said the rescue too…
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Caltrans responding to additional rockslide on Highway 1 in Big Sur, convoys for locals and supplies to start
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans District 5 said crews are responding to another landslide that happened late Friday on Highway 1 just…
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