California News Archives

DWR awards $49 million to help disadvantaged with California drought

March 4, 2022 3:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– California is preparing for a third dry year as the Department of Water Resources announces $49 million for 18 state…

Governor Newsom launches mental health and homelessness help plan

March 3, 2022 4:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION -TV)– CARE court is Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest unveiled solution to help treat severely impaired and untreated…

Truckers feel gas prices rolling up in California

March 3, 2022 5:58 PM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Truckers have noticed that gas prices have been rising on a regular basis lately, especially when they make their stops…

California could OK abortions by solo nurse practitioners

March 3, 2022 12:38 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill announced Thursday in the California Legislature would let some nurse practitioners perform abortions…

PG&E announces rate hikes beginning March 1st

February 22, 2022 5:03 PM Ricardo Tovar, Lisa Principi

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV) — Expect to see your next Pacific Gas & Electric bill get even more expensive — as the utility increases rates by 9% on…

California Attorney General to investigate TikTok’s physical and mental harms to youth

March 2, 2022 4:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)– California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that he will begin a nationwide investigation into TikTok’s physical and…

California to end mask mandate for schools and unvaccinated

February 28, 2022 11:12 AM CNN, Ricardo Tovar

By JOCELYN GECKER and ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Due to declining case rates beginning on March 1, masks will not be required for…

Salinas gas prices hit a record high, with no relief in sight

February 23, 2022 12:34 PM Lisa Principi

Salinas hit a new record for highest gas price in history Wednesday — at $4.820 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to…

Militia group members guilty pleas tossed in federal court for destroying evidence related to federal officer shooting

April 9, 2021 2:42 PM Avery Johnson

Four members of a militia group associated with the boogaloo movement have been indicted for allegedly trying to…

Highway 17 wildlife undercrossing construction begins this week

February 21, 2022 11:10 AM Lisa Principi

Wildlife in Santa Cruz County is one step closer to a new, safer way to travel across Highway 17 — by going directly under the…

A wild 500-pound bear broke into a home in South Lake Tahoe and this isn’t the first time

Bear known as ‘Hank the Tank’ breaks into home

February 19, 2022 9:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Velena Jones Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KOVR) — A wild 500-pound bear broke…

California Health and Human Services announce SMARTER Plan for COVID-19

February 17, 2022 2:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

In a teleconference held Thursday California Health and Human Services unveiled the state’s new SMARTER plan for COVID-19…

Los Angeles Unified School District to drop outdoor mask mandate

February 18, 2022 5:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBSLA/KION-TV)– The Los Angeles School District will no longer require students or staff to wear face masks while outdoors on…

Governor Newsom plans to hold gun industry accountable with proposed bills

February 18, 2022 4:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

DEL MAR, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom and local leaders announced a new package of gun safety legislation. These were called for by…

US lifts ban on Mexican avocados

February 18, 2022 11:45 AM CNN

(CNN)-The United States is resuming its avocado inspection program in Mexico’s Michoacán state a week after imposing a temporary ban in response…

California schools to keep indoor mask mandate

February 14, 2022 1:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)– In a press conference by the California Health and Human Services Monday they announced that California schools will continue…

A man takes a photo of SoFi Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams on February 10

Super Bowl ticket prices have dropped but they’ll still cost you thousands

February 12, 2022 11:29 AM CNN

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Super Bowl tickets have never been a bargain. At least not for the last LIV years or so. But for those looking to…

CDPH warns of unsafe amounts of lead in California dried plum products

February 11, 2022 10:53 AM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– The California Department of Public Health is warning the public to avoid consuming certain types of dried plum…

PG&E: 3,600 miles of powerlines to be buried in next 5 years

February 10, 2022 4:52 PM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)– PG&E said that over the next five years they will be burying almost 3,600 miles of powerlines across Northern and Central…

Coroner: Woman found in Monterey Inn death deemed suicide

January 30, 2022 6:18 PM Lisa Principi, Ricardo Tovar

Monterey Police are investigating after a body was found inside a motel room in Monterey Sunday…

California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases

February 7, 2022 1:33 PM Associated Press

The California Legislature has approved a bill requiring workers receive up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the…

California will lift mask mandate as omicron cases fall

February 7, 2022 3:24 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s indoor masking requirement will end next week for vaccinated people but masks still are the rule for…

Five killed and two critical in car crash north of Fresno, California

February 5, 2022 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN Five people died in a car crash Saturday morning north of Fresno, California, an official with the California Highway Patrol…

Couple and dog rescued via helicopter after being stranded in California cabin for two months

February 4, 2022 8:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa, CNN Two people who were looking after a cabin in a remote part of California were rescued this week after being snowed in for two…

Woman killed in Oroville mass shooting identified, daughter shot in face

February 4, 2022 4:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

OROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A woman that was shot and killed in a mass shooting inside a Greyhound bus headed for Los Angeles Wednesday night has…

Peninsula hotels booked as the AT&T Pro-Am comes to town

February 3, 2022 7:01 PM Lisa Principi

A yearly kick-off for tourism, the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro-Am brings thousands of visitors to the Monterey Peninsula every year. But people don’t…

Mass shooting on a charter bus leaves 4 injured and 1 dead in northern California

February 3, 2022 11:00 AM Ricardo Tovar

A man is currently in custody following a deadly shooting in Oroville California Wednesday night that left one dead and four injured.…

Spectators welcomed back to Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pro-Am

February 2, 2022 7:10 PM Lisa Principi

After a quiet year without spectators in 2021, the fans came out in full force this year to catch all Pebble Beach has to offer. But the Pebble Beach…

Pasadena firefighter rescues woman from burning home on way to Rams game

January 31, 2022 11:55 AM CNN Newsource

By KCAL Staff Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KCAL) — An off-duty Pasadena firefighter and…

A Stockton Fire Department SUV is parked at the scene where fire Capt. Max Fortuna was fatally shot.

A fire captain in California has died after he was shot at the scene of a blaze

January 31, 2022 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan, CNN A captain in the Stockton, California, fire department has died after a man shot him at the scene of a fire, officials announced…

LA councilman introduces measure to ban homeless encampments

January 31, 2022 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

By KCAL Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Homeless encampments would be banned under a…

A sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital following a shooting in Coachella, California

January 29, 2022 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Emma Tucker, CNN A California sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital after he was shot multiple times by a suspect during a…

Mid Coast Fire: Two day old permitted burn ignited Colorado Fire in Big Sur

January 27, 2022 7:16 PM Lisa Principi

A two day old permitted pile burn that got out of control is what the Mid Coast Fire Brigade says ignited the Colorado Fire Friday night in Big…

Highway 1 reopens in Big Sur after crews gain containment on the Colorado Fire.

Highway 1 reopens after Colorado Fire evacuations are lifted in Big Sur

January 26, 2022 7:53 PM Lisa Principi

The roadblocks are gone, people are returning home and tourists were stopping by to see the damage from the Colorado Fire for themselves.
Although…

Monarch butterflies take over the Monterey Peninsula

January 27, 2022 7:03 PM Melody Waintal

Historically, Califonia is seeing tens of millions of monarch butterflies, but scientists feared they would go extinct after numbers dwindled last…

California State University prepares to drop SATs and ACTs

January 26, 2022 2:52 PM Associated Press

If trustees vote in favor of permanently eliminating the exams, CSU would join the University of California in having a “test blind” admission…

Just 52% of Americans polled in late 2021 said "laws covering the sales of firearms" should be stricter

This Silicon Valley city just voted to institute first-in-the-nation gun ownership requirements

January 25, 2022 10:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg and Amir Vera, CNN The San Jose, California, city council voted Tuesday night to adopt a first-in-the-nation ordinance requiring…

Los Angeles City Council approves phaseout of oil drilling

January 26, 2022 7:52 AM Associated Press

By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Los Angeles City Council has approved a measure to ban new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones. The…

Big Sur residents stuck inside Highway 1 closure

January 25, 2022 6:44 PM Lisa Principi

The Colorado Fire hasn’t grown in size since Sunday, but Highway 1 is still closed to all non-essential travel. That also applies to those who live…

Crews use ocean water to help fight Colorado Fire along the Big Sur coast

January 24, 2022 6:35 PM Lisa Principi

It’s now into day four of the Colorado Fire — and fire crews are using Big Sur’s natural resources to help in the firefight.…

Vanessa Bryant's lawyers say in court filings that the Kobe Bryant crash photos were shared widely.

Close-up images of Gianna and Kobe Bryant’s remains were ‘shown off in bars and at an awards gala,’ widow’s lawyers say in court filing

January 21, 2022 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan, CNN Weeks before her lawsuit is set to go to trial, lawyers for Vanessa Bryant allege photos of the crash that killed her husband,…

California’s top cop to probe troubled sheriff’s office

January 19, 2022 11:19 AM Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general has announced a civil rights investigation into the troubled office of Santa Clara County…

Santa Cruz Harbor surveying damage after tsunami advisory

January 17, 2022 7:35 PM Lisa Principi

The Santa Cruz Harbor is back open, but crews are still surveying the damage left behind by tsunami waves that hit the coast…

Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market

January 16, 2022 8:45 AM Associated Press

As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say the practice of working simultaneously in the legal and…

Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles on

Thieves in LA are looting freight trains filled with packages from UPS, FedEx and Amazon

January 14, 2022 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt McFarland and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Photos and videos showing piles of empty boxes littered alongside rail tracks in Los Angeles County,…

Thieves raiding rail cargo containers in Los Angeles

January 14, 2022 8:12 AM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed…

Gov. Newsom addresses transportation, infrastructure

January 13, 2022 10:50 AM Melody Waintal

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Santa Cruz nurses rally for better staffing and COVID safety measures

January 13, 2022 5:41 PM Lisa Principi

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A group of Central Coast nurses gathered Thursday as part of a national day of action by health care workers demanding…

California assault weapon owners face registration deadline

January 12, 2022 12:14 PM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Owners of certain firearms that are now illegal to buy under California’s expanded…

Gov. Newsom lays out his Emergency Response Package to tackle homeless crisis, COVID-19 pandemic

January 12, 2022 12:27 PM Melody Waintal

Governor Gavin Newsom is highlighting the state’s actions to fight COVID-19 and the homeless crisis from his California Blueprint, his proposed…