Music in the Plaza returns to Watsonville on June 21
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville is welcoming back its annual summer outdoor music series, Music in the Plaza, beginning on…
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Convicted felon and registered sex offender arrested in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — On June 19, CHP Santa Cruz arrested a 42-year-old man near Lee St. at West Beach Rd. in Watsonville after pulling…
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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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Salinas City Manager seeks community input for Chief of Police recruitment
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Ahead of Salinas’ search for its next Chief of Police, City Manager René Mendez has launched a 5-question community…
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Smart family testifies during restitution hearing for convicted killer Paul Flores
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY KATHERINE WORHAM FROM KSBY MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KSBY-TV) — Convicted killer Paul Flores appeared in Monterey County Superior…
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California’s summertime food program to help children
Sacramento, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Social Services announced this month that it will roll-out a new summer food program…
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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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Federal funding approved for rail project stretching from Bay Area to the Central Coast
Federal funding for $1 million helps the completion of California’s high-speed rail along the Central Coast and other…
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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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Mental health advocate visits Central Coast on walk across America
MARINA, Calif. (KION) – Kyndal Edwards is walking across America and made his way through the Central Coast this week. His goal is to raise awareness…
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Watsonville man fit to stand trial for August 2023 deadly shooting, DA’s office says
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON APRIL 17, 2024 AT 12:32 PM- The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that 45-year-old…
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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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Construction underway to rebuild family home nearly a year after deadly Gonzales fire
GONZALES, Calif- UPDATE ON MARCH 14, 2024 AT 6:09 p.m.- Rebuilding efforts are underway for Esperanza Valdez’s family whose house caught on fire on…
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PG&E staging in parts of California, including Central Coast, ahead of storm system
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is preparing ahead of power outages expected from what they’re referring to as a “potent” storm system heading…
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Meet Griffin! This handsome boy is looking for his forever home! Griffin came to Animal Friends Pet Project as a stray from Hitchcock Road Animal…
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Pacific Grove Butterfly Habitat to remain closed
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Pacific Grove attraction is going to remain closed after multiple monarch butterflies died during the winter…
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Demolition ordered for Capitola wharf business badly damaged by waves last winter
WRITTEN BY JOSE MARTINEZ CAPITOLA, Calif. (KPIX) – As another strong winter storm approaches, the owner of a longtime Capitola business that…
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Shuman Hearthouse will soon open its doors to help homeless women and families in Monterey
Ana Torrea, KION MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Starting November 7, some people will start moving into Shuman Hearthouse. Homelessness is an ongoing…
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Local college students react to rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic language
MONTERY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Israel-Hamas war continues to cause ripples nationwide. Across the country, college campuses are seeing…
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Tense Halloween night leaves community members in Salinas feeling concerned
Ana Torrea, KION SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – New disturbing details about a shooting that happened in a North Salinas neighborhood. Seven people were…
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Marina Police warning families to check candy packaging when kids are out trick or treating
Ana Torrea, KION MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Salinas man is in jail after being caught with dozens of marijuana edibles that look just like Halloween…
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Two Bay Area filmmakers shine spotlight on California farmworker contributions
File SAN JOSE, Calif. – Two Bay Area filmmakers set out to change perceptions and shed light on the contributions of California farm…
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Family of literary legend John Steinbeck auctioning off personal items
Courtesy: Octubre CCC OAKLAND, Calif. – The family of literary legend John Steinbeck is auctioning off a personal treasure trove of items…
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Early morning pursuit in stolen vehicle leads to arrest
File MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County deputies arrested a man they said stole a Gray 1999 Honda Civic in the area of Hatton Avenue…
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Florida Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis near Salinas to fundraise, some community members protesting visit
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is in Salinas to fundraise for his campaign. Governor…
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Salinas Fire Department receives $4.7 million from FEMA to help boost staffing
City of Salinas SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- FEMA awarded $4.7 million to The Salinas Department to help boost their staffing as call volumes increase.…
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Anchovy alert: Swarms of silver-striped fish take over Santa Cruz coastline
Courtesy: Santa Cruz Harbor, pictured above: aerator system deployed at AA-Dock (May 2021) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Officials in Santa Cruz…
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Central Coast one of five U.S. places that could be a natural disaster away from a catastrophic water crisis
Originally Published: 02 SEP 23 03:08 ET By Rachel Ramirez and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When torrential rainfall in August 2022 pushed the Pearl…
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People in Watsonville experiencing power outage
Courtesy: PG&E WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville is experiencing a power outage, affecting hundreds of customers. People in…
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Speeding car crashes into parked vehicles in Pajaro
Karl Cooke, KION Reporter PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP officers are investigating a crash that damaged several cars that were parked at SunRidge…
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Central Coast CAL FIRE crews helping with fires in Northern California
Courtesy: CAL FIRE BEU CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)- Several CAL FIRE crews from the Central Coast are helping battle wildfires in other parts of California.…
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Free Narcan kits will be given out during West End Celebration
Courtesy: Community Human Services SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- August 31st is National Overdose Awareness Day. This weekend, Community Human…
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Stunning video: Rare ‘Octopus Garden’ discovered off California coast
Courtesy: MBARI, MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts carried instruments to measure the environmental conditions within…
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Police issues shelter-in-place order for Watsonville neighborhood
Courtesy: Watsonville Police Dept. WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police issued a shelter-in-place order for people living in the 700…
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CHP investigating major injury crash that sends one person to the hospital
Courtesy: CAL FIRE BEU SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP officers are investigating a major crash that happened on Highway 129 in Santa Cruz…
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Major crash in Santa Cruz sends two people to the hospital, CHP investigating
Courtesy: Google Maps SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday, CHP responded to a major injury crash in the area of Highway 1, just north of North…
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City of Santa Cruz launches hazard mitigation and climate adaption plan survey
Courtesy: City of Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz launched its Local Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan…
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Crash at Highway 101 at 156 slows down traffic Thursday morning
Karl Cooke, Reporter SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif.- A head on crash at Highway 101 and State Route 156 slowed down traffic Thursday morning. CHP said a…
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Car crash snarls traffic on Salinas Road and Hillcrest Road
Karl Cooke, KION Reporter MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The CHP is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that happened on Salinas Road and…
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CHP investigating deadly crash on San Miguel Canyon Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The CHP is investigating a deadly crash after a bicyclist and a pick-up truck collided with each other for unknown…
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One year later non-profit youth boxing gym changing Greenfield “one punch at a time”
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Greenfield youth outreach boxing program is celebrating one year in its new home. Non-profit A.V.I.L.A (Ambition,…
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Stolen car chase out of Walnut Creek ends in Salinas
Karl Cooke, KION SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A stolen car chase ended at southbound Highway 101 near the Laurel exit. CHP told KION a woman stole a…
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Salinas man sentenced to 26 years to life for stabbing fiance to death back in 2021
Salinas Police have arrested a 59-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend at a home on Great Island…
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Central Coast hotshot crew helped fight Canada’s wildfires
Courtesy: Jeff Shutt, Ventana Hotshot IHC Captain MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Wildfires in Canada continue to burn. It’s destroying homes…
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Making their mark, keeping the Filipino American history alive on the Central Coast
Courtesy: Dan Fallorina SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- While AAPI month is over, the fight and work to get Filipino American history in the…
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Remembering forgotten farmworkers, the Filipino American journey on the Central Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We take a look at the history of the Filipino American…
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Major power outage on Monterey Peninsula, more than 5000 customers affected
PG&E Outage Map MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E is reporting a major outage on the Monterey Peninsula. Neighborhoods in Castroville,…
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Righting a wrong, Monterey County Supervisors approve resolution that apologizes to Filipino community for past actions
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting county leaders took…
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Teenager on skateboard hit by car on his way to school in Soledad
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 14-years-old boy is in the hospital Monday morning, after a GMC hit him while on his way to school. Soledad Police told…
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Big layoffs in tech industry leaves Central Coast students nervous for college graduation
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Graduation is coming up for many college seniors. They are getting ready for their careers. Layoffs in the tech…
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