Seaside dentist pleads not guilty to sexual battery
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) — Dr. Weidong Wang pleaded not guilty to three misdameanor counts of sexual battery during an arraignment hearing on…
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Vegetation fire off Anzar Road in Aromas
AROMAS, Calif. (KION) — Breaking as a vegetation fire is reported off Anzar Road in Aromas. According to CAL FIRE BEU, the fire is currently burning…
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BREAKING: Structure fire off Jolon Road in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Update 4:13 p.m. Forward progress has stopped with the fire at a quarter of an acre. Breaking news as reports of a…
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Home deemed “complete loss” in Corral de Tierra fire
CORRAL DE TIERAA, Calif. (KION) — Two people are displaced after their home burned last night in Corral de Tierra. The fire broke out last night…
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A preliminary 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near San Diego
By Julie Sharp SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS Los Angeles) — A preliminary 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological…
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Helicopter crash in Hudson River kills all 6 aboard
By Jesse Zanger, Pat Milton NEW YORK, Calif. (CBS News) — Six people died when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon.…
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Actor Val Kilmer, known for ‘The Doors,’ ‘Tombstone,’ and ‘Top Gun’ dies at 65
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION) – Val Kilmer, an iconic actor known best for his roles as Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” and…
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George Foreman, boxing legend and entrepreneur, dies at 76
(CBS NEWS) – George Foreman, the former heavyweight boxing champion turned business entrepreneur who was part of some of the sport’s most memorable…
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Emergency teams respond to Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport
By Michael Rios and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Follow our live coverage here. A Delta Air Lines commuter plane arriving from Minneapolis has…
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Monitoring the river levels on the Central Coast, some at ‘action’ stage or above
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – We are monitoring the rivers and creeks in our area as this latest atmospheric river dumps rain on the…
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What we know about the midair collision between a passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River
By Faris Tanyos, Jordan Freiman WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS NEWS) — A passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in…
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What we know about the passenger plane collision near Washington, DC
By Rebekah Riess and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National…
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At least one killed in San Justo Road crash near San Juan Bautista
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) — One person is dead after a solo-vehicle crash along San Justo Road near San Juan Bautista. Hollister…
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Hughes Fire in LA County explodes near Castaic, with tens of thousands urged to evacuate
By Marissa Wenzke CASTIAC, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) — With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the…
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Schools, state parks reopen as Vistra battery fire begins to burn out
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Board of Supervisor voted unanimously to pass the adoption to ratify the Proclamation of Local…
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Trump grants mass pardons to 1,500 January 6 US Capitol rioters
By Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez, Paula Reid, Hannah Rabinowitz and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than…
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Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal
GLOBAL (CNN-TV) — Israel and Hamas agree to a deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and…
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E-bike charger starts UCSC family unit apartment fire Friday night; three families displaced
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — Three families are without a home after their building caught fire last night.The cause was determined to be from an…
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President Biden addresses the nation following the attack on New Orleans
WASHINGTON D.C., (KION-TV) — President Biden addressed the nation on New Year’s Day. “We’re going to stand with you as you mourn and you heal in the…
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Fire at Capitola Village on Christmas morning, potentially hazardous smoke in the area, explosion heard by neighbors, people displaced
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) – It was some scary moments for many in Capitola Village Christmas morning. People who live in the area say they…
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Salinas Police: Juvenile shot, child injured after shooting in East Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The Salinas Police Department confirms two people were injured after a shooting near a shopping center in East Salinas on…
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National Weather Service explains reasoning for not issuing Tornado Warning for Scotts Valley
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The National Weather Service is offering an explanation as to why a tornado warning wasn’t issued for Scotts…
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Power outages persist on Central Coast after storm passes through
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Power outages continue to be a problem on the Central Coast after storms overnight on Saturday. According to…
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As the storm rips across the Central Coast pictures of trees down and damage are coming in, here is a look at some of that damage.
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Central Coast has been slammed by high winds and rain Saturday morning. At least 70,000 customers lost…
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Tree down on house in Seaside, windy conditions continue
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A tree came down on a home in Seaside Saturday morning. It happened on Yosemite Street. Screenshot Our…
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5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Northern California border
YERINGTON, Nev. (KION-TV) Monday afternoon at 3:08 p.m., an earthquake registering 5.5 shook homes throughout Northern California. The quake’s…
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California State Capitol building in Sacramento evacuated due to threat investigation
SACRAMENTO – The California State Capitol building was evacuated Friday morning due to a reported threat investigation. Sources in the Senate…
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USGS: 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Humboldt County, Tsunami Warning issued then lifted
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 10:44 a.m., an earthquake registering 7.0 shook homes throughout the North Coast. The quake’s…
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Salinas city officials confirm new police chief will be Carlos Acosta from San Jose
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Acosta will be taking over as Salinas Police Chief starting immediately, according to city officials. KION has been…
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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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Major power outage on the peninsula election night
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A major power outage on the peninsula impacted over 7,500 customers on election night, according to the…
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Woman hit and killed by vehicle in Salinas, ramp shut down near Airport Boulevard
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A woman was hit and killed by a vehicle at Airport Boulevard and Roy Diaz Street in Salinas Tuesday morning, according…
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Unloaded firearm found at North Salinas High School, no threat to students
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Around 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday morning an unloaded firearm was found on the campus of North Salinas High School.…
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Large earthquake strikes off the Oregon coast
BANDON, Ore. (KION-TV) Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 p.m., an earthquake registering 6.0 struck off the coast of Oregon, according to the U.S.…
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WATCH: Body cam video shows officer opening fire on Carmel man armed with a crowbar
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) — New details are emerging from a deadly officer involved shooting in Carmel. Carmel Police Chief Paul Tomasi, Sergeant…
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Garbage truck fire shuts down right lane of Highway 17 Thursday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Scotts Valley Fire confirmed Thursday that a truck that had caught fire on northbound Highway 17 near Sugarloaf Road…
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Central Fire, Cal Fire team up to put out flames at Aptos area greenhouse and nearby vegetation
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Cal Fire and the Central Fire Protection District of Santa Cruz teamed up to put out a fire that initially…
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New acting police chief appointed to The Salinas Police Department
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – There is a new “acting” police chief at The Salinas Police Department. Commander Danny Warner has taken on the…
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USGS: 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Aromas
AROMAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Sunday morning at 2:47 a.m., an earthquake registering 4.2 shook homes throughout the Central Coast. The quake’s epicenter…
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PG&E explains outage that left thousands in the dark in Monterey on Sunday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is explaining a large outage that impacted thousands of customers in the Monterey area on Sunday.…
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Christian McCaffrey will not play Sunday against Vikings
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 49ers announced on Friday that RB Christian McCaffrey will not suit up when the 49ers take on the Vikings in…
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Cal Fire responding to a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway
SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire confirmed that there is a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway in San Ardo that has grown from…
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San Benito County Sheriff’s arrest one person connected to shooting near riverbed
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office have arrested one person in connection to a shooting that put Hollister…
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Deadly crash involving two big rigs shuts down State Route 25 near Gilroy; CHP
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The CHP was on scene of a crash involving two big rigs on Monday at approximately 9:56 a.m. State Route-25 was closed…
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Person hit and killed by a car on Highway 101 near King City; CHP
KING CITY, Calif (KION-TV) – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash after a car hit a person walking on Highway 101 and…
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Parole trial for the man who killed Maddy Middleton will stay in Santa Cruz; Judge
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The jury parole trial for the man who killed eight-year-old Maddy Middleton will stay in Santa Cruz. A judge making…
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