South Monterey County heat impacts
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): There’s a heat advisory for parts of South Monterey County.…
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Abandoned shopping cart ordinance passes in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — In a city council meeting held Tuesday, the King City council members voted to adopt an ordinance regulating abandoned…
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EPA suspends common weed killer DPCA amid health concerns and local impact
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Environmental Protection Agency has just announced the emergency suspension of the common weed killer DPCA also…
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Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto addresses multiple CHP traffic stops: “I should set a better example for my community”
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto is sharing a message to the community regarding KION reports of multiple CHP…
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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…
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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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Vegetation fires near King City extinguished
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) – King City firefighters were able to put out what ended up being a pair of vegetation fires near the city. The fire…
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King City moves forward with ballot measure to raise the city’s sales tax
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Voters in King City will soon have to decide whether or not the city’s sales tax will increase in 2025. On Tuesday,…
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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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Safe and sane fireworks: What are they and how do we dispose of them?
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A lot of people light fireworks in celebration of the 4th of July. While many California cities allow “safe and…
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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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Farmworkers staying protected while temperatures rise
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Farmworkers in the Central Coast stay protective while temperatures rise.…
Continue Reading 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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Inspectors are supposed to visit all farmworker housing to ensure its safety, but some used FaceTime
CalMatters When Antonio Bravo stepped into the Salinas hotel in May 2020, he first noticed a foul smell. Then he saw the bare metal cot with no…
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CAL FIRE BEU does extended annual attacks, simulates real-life fire scenarios for training
Salinas, Calif. (KION) – Tonight we take you behind the scenes on how CAL FIRE responds to incidents.CAL FIRE did their annual extended attack drill…
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Things to do: 4th of July celebrations around the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 4th of July this year is jam-packed with fun activities for the whole family. Check out what’s going on in…
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Cooling Centers in Southern Monterey County set to open on Wednesday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — There will be a handful of cooling locations on offer during the heat spell over the next few days. The cooling…
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King City extends temporary homeless shelter program at Monarch Inn
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) – King City is moving forward with plans to extend it’s temporary homeless shelter program at Monarch Inn. On Tuesday,…
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King City unanimously approves unfunded needs plan
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, the King City Council approved a list of priority projects that have gone unfunded over the years. Some of…
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80th Salinas Valley Fair set to start on Thursday
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Central Coast tradition unlike any other returns to the King City on Thursday. The 80th Salinas Valley Fair takes…
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King City Police arrest one person after an attempted homicide investigation
KING CITY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- King City Police, along with partnering units, arrested one person connected to an attempted homicide on Monday.…
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Soledad shares plans for state encampment funding
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Governor Gavin Newsom announced two Monterey County cities have received two grants under the State of…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office: King City mass shooting, February double-murder investigations are connected
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON APRIL 18, 2024 AT 4:22 PM- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that they have connected the…
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County of Monterey shares Mental Health resources stemming from the events of the King City Shooting
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A community is still in mourning after four people were killed in a King City mass shooting on March 3. Now, the…
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Family and friends remember Mario Guzman Mendoza
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): It was a somber day in King City as family and friends remembered the life of Mario Guzman Mendoza who was one of four…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest King City man with gun and drugs
KING CITY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies assigned in King City arrested one person during a traffic stop Monday night. At…
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Narcan drive-thru distribution, training coming to Monterey County amid increase in overdoses
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): Nearly half of Americans know someone who’s died of an overdose, according to a recent study from the nonprofit…
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Community vigil for King City Mass Shooting victims to be held on Thursday night, Sheriff’s Office providing extra patrols
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol will be providing extra patrols in King City in…
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Daughter and wife remember King City shooting victim
KING CITY, Calif. (KION) – UPDATE ON MARCH 5, 2024 AT 7:02 PM- A King City family is in mourning on Tuesday night after 42-year-old Mario Guzman was…
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Local golf program looking for answers after King City Golf Course floods for the fourth time in 13 months
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Recent rain has made an impact on a golf course in King City. In over 13 months, the King City Golf course has…
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King City hosting workshop on a potential roundabout project that leads up to Highway 101
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- King City will be hosting a workshop on a potential roundabout project near an intersection that leads to Highway 101.…
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County of Monterey moving forward with homeless encampment grant application
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, Monterey County Supervisors decided to move forward with an application to address homeless encampments in the…
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King City files lawsuit against a Project Homekey developer
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, King City officials announced that they have filed a lawsuit against a Project Homekey developer for…
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King City Police Officers to get pay increase starting on January 1
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Officers with the King City Police Department will be getting a pay increase in their salaries starting next year. The…
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King City Police Department receives funds from California Office of Traffic Safety
KING CITY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Just like Salinas and Santa Cruz, King City Police is receiving a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety…
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People cool off at King City Recreation Pool amid heatwave
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): People in King City cooled down from the heat by taking advantage of the King City Recreation Pool.…
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AIDS/Lifecycle participants leave King City to continue seven-day bike event
KING CITY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Bikers are on their way to their next stop in Paso Robles as they look to achieve a few goals during the event. One is…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit arrests man outside of the Salinas Valley Fair
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit arrested 19-year-old Salvador Mosqueda Jr of Greenfield after he was…
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James Hunt to be appointed as King City Police Chief
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday morning, King City Manager Steve Adams announced that James Hunt has been appointed as the King City Police…
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Man arrested on attempted murder charges after shooting took place near a King City gas station
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON APRIL 2, 2023 AT 11:58 AM- King City Police confirmed that they have arrested a male suspect in connection to…
Continue Reading 18 year old arrested with alleged possession of a ghost gun
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday morning, King City Police announced that they arrested 18-year-old Romeo Tejada-Gonzalez of Greenfield for…
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Application process has opened to fill King City Council District 1 seat
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- King City Officials announced that they are accepting applications for the District 1 City Council seat on Tuesday…
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King City Councilwoman Darlene Acosta has passed away
KING CITY, Calif., (KION-TV): UPDATE ON FEB. 15, 2023 AT 3:54 PM: King City officials announced that District 1 Councilmember Darlene Acosta has…
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CAL FIRE firefighter dead after crash in south San Benito County
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE Nov. 7, 2022, at 11:34 a.m.- The San Benito County Sherrif’s office said a CAL FIRE BEU firefighter died on…
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Family Justice Center planned for King City, to help abuse victims
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV- A Family Justice Center is planned to be opened in July of 2023 to help families that have suffered at the hands of…
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Southbound Highway 101 at Jolon Road closed due to vehicle crash
The CHP is investigating a crash along southbound Highway 101 at Jolon Road that has forced a full closure of that part of the…
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USGS: 4.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Pinnacles
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…
Continue ReadingPOLICE: King City tax agency suspected of scamming customers
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- King City Police said they are investigating a tax agency in King City where multiple customers had concerns with their…
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Man arrested for burglary of King City home
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- King City Police said a man was arrested Friday and statements gathered revealed he was involved in a home burglary that…
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