Central Coast Archives

Two people dead in a crash on Highway 25 Monday; CHP

October 28, 2024 10:50 AM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Hollister/Gilroy confirmed Monday that a deadly crash involving two people on Highway 25 south of Bloomfield…

Salinas police seize a large amount of drug and weapon paraphernalia Saturday

October 28, 2024 1:14 PM Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas police announced Saturday that the Violence Suppression Task Force (VSTF) made a large drug and weapon bust on…

Monterey sheriffs crack down on sex offenders ahead of Halloween; Monterey County Sheriff’s Office

October 28, 2024 11:32 AM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced that they conducted compliance checks for convicted sex offenders…

Handcar Tours’ month-to-month lease extension denied and business set to close

October 25, 2024 2:34 PM Jeanette Bent

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Handcar Tours confirmed to KION Friday that they will be forced to shut their doors for good at the end of November.…

Santa Cruz County welcomes first-ever female Chief of Police; City of Capitola

October 25, 2024 3:03 PM Jeanette Bent

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Capitola announced Thursday that they’ve chosen Captain Sarah Ryan as the city’s new Chief of Police. They…

Highway 101 tree removal starts Sunday

October 25, 2024 5:29 PM Jeanette Bent

PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Trans announced its tree removal project is scheduled to start next week to keep a stretch of Highway 101 north of…

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Seaside Police seek car thievery suspects

October 25, 2024 3:57 PM Jeanette Bent

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police say that they’re seeing more vehicle break-ins and stolen automobiles throughout the city. Investigators…

City of Watsonville approves affordable housing from Habitat for Humanity

October 24, 2024 2:09 PM Jeanette Bent

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville unanimously approved an affordable housing project proposed by Habitat for Humanity Tuesday…

Soledad Unified School District approves a workforce housing project Wednesday

October 23, 2024 5:13 PM Jeanette Bent

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new workforce housing project proposed by the Soledad Unified School District has been approved by city council…

Second annual Paraluman Festival returns to Salinas

October 24, 2024 2:59 PM Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The second annual Paraluman Festival is returning to Salinas this weekend in celebration of Filipino American culture.…

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Capitola City Council to address 2024-2025 winter storms at Thursday’s meeting

October 24, 2024 1:37 PM Jeanette Bent

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Capitola City Council will be receiving a weather report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

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ITN Monterey County celebrates 100,000 rides Thursday afternoon

October 24, 2024 11:34 AM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — ITN Monterey County is celebrating their 100,000th ride on Thursday at 5 p.m. with a ribbon cutting and ceremony…

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Farmworker housing in Soledad to receive $1.3 million; office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren

October 23, 2024 4:41 PM Jeanette Bent

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced Wednesday that the Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning…

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PG&E partners up with California 211 to assist people during an emergency

October 23, 2024 2:35 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that the company is partnering up with California 211 to alert customers in its…

Erik Olson pleas guilty in uncle’s 2019 murder and arson case; Monterey DA’s Office

May 28, 2019 12:23 PM KION546 News Team, Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s Office announced Wednesday that 42-year-old Erik Bjorn Olson of Seaside plead guilty…

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Cabrillo ranked best community college in California

October 23, 2024 5:59 PM Jeanette Bent

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cabrillo College announced Wednesday that they’ve been named the best community college in California. According to a…

Watsonville animal shelter closed temporarily due to animal illness; Santa Cruz County

October 23, 2024 5:26 PM Jeanette Bent

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter announced that it will be temporarily shuttering its Watsonville location due…

Alberto Cortez sentenced to life in prison without parole; Monterey County DA’s Office

January 16, 2018 4:43 PM KION546 News Team, Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday that 32-year-old Salinas Valley State…

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Prescribed burn happening Tuesday through Thursday in Paicines

October 22, 2024 2:20 PM Jeanette Bent

PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Monday that it will be holding prescribed burns in San Benito County if the weather permits.…

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Public meetings to discuss Salinas’ Corridor Improvement Project; Cal Trans

October 22, 2024 5:30 PM Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Trans is inviting the public to attend a couple of meetings this week on the proposed Highway 101 south Salinas…

Greenfield City Council sees City Council seat vacancy

October 22, 2024 5:14 PM Jeanette Bent

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Greenfield was sued for a Brown act violation regarding former council member Drew Tipton’s appointment,…

Watsonville City Council to discuss Cannabis Equity Program Tuesday

October 22, 2024 3:55 PM Jeanette Bent

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville City Council will be voting on a number of agenda items Tuesday afternoon. One of these items may be a…

Driver identified in deadly Highway 9 crash Thursday; CHP Santa Cruz

October 22, 2024 12:40 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz released the identification of a man who was driving a black 2014 Mazda 3 on southbound State Route 9…

Flying air taxis move closer to US takeoff with issuing of FAA rule

October 22, 2024 11:19 AM Associated Press

Federal regulators gave a strong push to electric-powered air taxis Wednesday by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will…

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Increased safety measures planned for downtown Santa Cruz during Halloween

October 18, 2024 11:49 AM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz announced Friday that it will be instantiating a Safety Enhancement Zone downtown Santa Cruz…

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17-year-old Greenfield High School student taken into custody for bomb threat

October 18, 2024 11:17 AM Jeanette Bent

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Greenfield Police Department announced Friday that a 17-year-old student from Greenfield High School allegedly…

Man with Samurai sword threatened officers; Monterey Police

October 18, 2024 12:42 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police announced Thursday that they responded to a residency in the 400 block of David Avenue for reports of…

PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) currently in Santa Cruz County

October 16, 2024 6:25 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties may see power shutoffs…

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Davenport firefighter reflects on the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake

October 17, 2024 7:25 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — On this day decades ago, the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake rocked Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area. The…

35 years later: the Loma Prieta Earthquake’s devastating impact on Santa Cruz

October 17, 2024 5:17 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — At 5:04 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled along the Loma Prieta fault line in…

County of Monterey to host a public forum on county’s budget priorities Wednesday

October 16, 2024 5:53 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey is hosting an online public forum to discuss the county’s budget priorities and different…

Monterey County Housing Authority to hold a meeting to discuss housing choice voucher programs

October 15, 2024 4:32 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Housing Authority will be hosting an event with property owners and managers having to do…

Hollister conducts a fire district study

October 10, 2024 5:11 PM Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Hollister is looking into forming a joint powers authority to study the city’s fire district feasibility.…

Santa Cruz County releases its 2024 Community Health Assessment Plan

October 10, 2024 2:27 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County released its 2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA) that will layout county goals over the…

American Red Cross volunteers prepare to take off to help those impacted by Hurricane Milton

October 10, 2024 4:29 PM Nataly Gutierrez

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): As hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, volunteers from the American Red Cross on the Central Coast are getting…

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Santa Cruz County launches new website for the public to see its prescribed burn schedule

October 10, 2024 3:18 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience (OR3) announced Thursday that it’s launching a…

Two suspects arrested in connection to multiple Greenfield check frauds; Greenfield Police

October 10, 2024 11:45 AM Jeanette Bent

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Greenfield Police announced Thursday that an arrest has been made in connection to a check cashing scheme. They say…

Santa Cruz ADU rule did not change; City of Santa Cruz

October 9, 2024 5:24 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz City Council announced that they’ve rejected a proposal that would have eased rental restrictions on…

Pajaro Community Grants Program nearing deadline

October 9, 2024 2:25 PM Dania Romero

PAJARO, Calif. (KION) – The people of Pajaro will soon be getting some relief after last year’s funding. The county is setting aside $2 million out…

San Benito County asks the public for feedback on Highway 25

October 9, 2024 5:54 PM Jeanette Bent

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County wants community feedback regarding traffic on Highway 25. They say they will be giving an…

Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors closer to adopting a ban on the sale of filtered tobacco products

October 7, 2024 2:57 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County is one step closer to banning cigarette butts locally. The Board of Supervisors moved forward with…

Watsonville man pleas not guilty on charges relating to sexual assault of minors

September 30, 2024 3:36 PM Jeanette Bent

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Court documents show that 35-year-old Luis Salas of Watsonville is pleading not guilty to more than two dozen…

Watsonville man charged with hit-and-run after major crash caused power outage last week

October 8, 2024 5:13 PM Jeanette Bent

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville police say that the major crash last Friday before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hushbeck and McKenzie…

Carmel to discuss the amount and locations of the city’s Flock cameras Tuesday

October 7, 2024 3:24 PM Jeanette Bent

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Carmel residents will get an update on the amount of Flock license plate reading cameras being installed in…

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Local Red Cross and PG&E crews standby as Hurricane Milton draws closer

October 7, 2024 1:58 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local Red Cross and PG&E crews have confirmed to KION that they are on standby to help in recovery efforts…

San Lorenzo Valley receives an emergency generator from PG&E to remain operational during bad weather conditions

October 4, 2024 5:23 PM Jeanette Bent

Ben Lomond, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Friday that it will be helping support customers in Ben Lomond prepare for future extreme weather…

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No cost flu vaccinations offered throughout October in Monterey County

October 4, 2024 1:06 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Health Department announced Tuesday that it will be offering no cost flu vaccination clinics…

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San Benito County Fair celebrates 101 years

October 4, 2024 4:42 PM Jeanette Bent

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 101st annual San Benito County Fair kicks off today amid an October heatwave. “It’s a time for [people]…

Local farmers deal with the heatwave

October 4, 2024 2:02 PM Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — With temperatures heating up along the Central Coast, local farmers are feeling the impact and getting an earlier start…

Prop. 47 funds heading to the Central Coast

October 4, 2024 5:08 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Governor Newsom’s office announced that Prop. 47 will be lowering penalties for some nonviolent crimes, which…