UCSC’s new 2,400-acre Strathearn Ranch Reserve in San Benito County near Hollister
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz announced Thursday that they are receiving a gift of land and a stewardship endowment to establish a…
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Car crash involving 4 cars Thursday ends in injuries, death in Morgan Hill
GILROY, Calif (KTVU-TV) — An afternoon vehicle collision involving at least four cars in Morgan Hill claimed the life of one driver and severely…
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Salinas police still searching for one suspect in October shooting; Salinas Police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police announced Friday that they are still searching for a suspect involved in a shooting from October 26 at 1…
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Police altercation activity in Soledad late Thursday night
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County DA’s office announced Friday that one man is recovering in the hospital after reports of a shooting…
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Forward progress stopped for a vegetation fire in North Monterey County Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — North County Fire confirmed that a 1/3-acre fire broke out midday Friday after a home owner was welding a fence…
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Ice Skating by the Bay returns to Monterey this holiday season
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Ice Skating by the Bay is once again bringing winter magic back to the Monterey Bay area from November 22 through…
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Construction starts for Boronda Rd Congestion Relief Project
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Salinas announced Thursday that it began Phase 1 construction for the long-awaited Boronda Rd Congestion…
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Salinas PD looking for assault suspect, seeks public’s help
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police is searching for a suspect, Juan Jimenez Jr., who is connected to an assault with a deadly weapon as well…
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Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto selects new Corrections Operations Bureau Chief Deputy Sheriff
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto announced Thursday that she’s is placing Timothy Lanquist as the next…
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance raises millions for youth charity on the Central Coast
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance announced Thursday that they’ve raised a record $3,130,240 for charity over the…
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Stabbing downtown Santa Cruz leaves one person in the hospital; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz Police confirmed Thursday that an altercation between two men Wednesday night resulted in a stabbing that…
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New species of sea slug discovered in the Monterey Bay region, nicknamed the “mystery mollusk”
MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced Tuesday that they’ve discovered a new species of sea…
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Caltrans invites community members to share thoughts and learn more about the SR 25 Corridor Improvement Project
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans is inviting San Benito County community members to a handful of in-person and online meetings to…
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Regional Transportation Commission to hold public-input workshops Tuesday and Wednesday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is holding two in-person workshops Tuesday and Wednesday for…
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3-day Salinas Fire and Police training will shut down part of Lincoln Ave.
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Fire and Police departments will be performing a work training exercise at the old police station at 222 Lincoln…
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San Benito County weighs options regarding the county’s Encampment Clean Up Policy Tuesday
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito County supervisors met Tuesday to discuss the county’s proposed River Encampment Clean Up…
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Donations are currently being accepted for the Homeless Children Winter Clothing & Backpack Drive
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Supervisor Luis Alejo, Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig and Community Human Services are teaming up ahead of the holidays…
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Trader Joe’s in Marina announces grand opening and ribbon-cutting Wednesday
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Trader Joe’s announced Monday that it will be holding a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting on Wednesday in its new…
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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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Overnight closure of Imjin Parkway Monday to Tuesday
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Marina will be working on Imjin Parkway overnight Monday until Tuesday. They’ve announced the closure of…
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One person dead after traffic collision into a pole Friday morning
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP confirmed that a 20-year-old man from Salinas, Alexis Sierra Samaniego, is dead after a traffic…
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Ten of the 58 California counties flipped from blue to red in the 2024 election
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — California is slowly seeping from blue to red, according to the most recent numbers from the Secretary of State’s…
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Adopt-a-Family through Boys & Girls Club this season
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County announced this week that there is still a little over one week…
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PG&E is holding a public meeting to discuss concerns over outages and other items
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) is holding a public meeting Thursday evening for people living…
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Small brush fire broke out in Salinas Thursday afternoon
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A brush fire broke out on Thursday afternoon near Garner Avenue east of Natividad Creek, KION reporters confirmed while…
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Measure Q passes in Santa Cruz County, what it is
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Voters in Santa Cruz passed Measure Q this week, which helps support the County’s approach to water and wildfire…
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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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Seaside considers a mandatory ordinance to spay or neuter cats and dogs
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Seaside will be discussing an ordinance Thursday that would require all domestic cats and dogs to be spayed…
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Enhanced security and law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s office announced Monday evening that they are taking precautions ahead of the 2024…
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Body discovered on Davenport beach identified; Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that they were called out around 8:20 a.m. for reports of a…
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Central Coast counties describe financial frustration over pending FEMA disaster reimbursements
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – In March 2023, the Pajaro levee was breached during winter storms, causing devastation to the surrounding…
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BeMindful: Political anxiety and stress during the 2024 election season
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — According to the American Psychological Association (APA), election stress–especially in 2024–is a very real thing.…
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MST receives millions in state funding for rider improvement projects
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) announced Friday that they have been awarded a $1.16 million grant from the State…
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Fresh Express voluntarily recalls salad bowls over potential Listeria in chicken
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Fresh Express announced Saturday that they are issuing a voluntary recall on a number of Gourmet Café Chicken Caesar…
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Two people dead in a crash on Highway 25 Monday; CHP
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Hollister/Gilroy confirmed Monday that a deadly crash involving two people on Highway 25 south of Bloomfield…
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Salinas police seize a large amount of drug and weapon paraphernalia Saturday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas police announced Saturday that the Violence Suppression Task Force (VSTF) made a large drug and weapon bust on…
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Monterey sheriffs crack down on sex offenders ahead of Halloween; Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced that they conducted compliance checks for convicted sex offenders…
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Handcar Tours’ month-to-month lease extension denied and business set to close
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.…
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Santa Cruz County welcomes first-ever female Chief of Police; City of Capitola
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…
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Highway 101 tree removal starts Sunday
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
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police say that they’re seeing more vehicle break-ins and stolen automobiles throughout the city. Investigators…
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City of Watsonville approves affordable housing from Habitat for Humanity
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville unanimously approved an affordable housing project proposed by Habitat for Humanity Tuesday…
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Soledad Unified School District approves a workforce housing project Wednesday
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new workforce housing project proposed by the Soledad Unified School District has been approved by city council…
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Second annual Paraluman Festival returns to Salinas
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
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
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
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
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that the company is partnering up with California 211 to alert customers in its…
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Erik Olson pleas guilty in uncle’s 2019 murder and arson case; Monterey DA’s Office
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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