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Christian McCaffrey will not play Sunday against Vikings

September 13, 2024 2:34 PM Scott Rates

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…

Cal Fire responding to a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway

September 10, 2024 5:43 PM Jeanette Bent

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…

Hollister High School, airsoft gun, lockdown

San Benito County Sheriff’s arrest one person connected to shooting near riverbed

August 26, 2024 12:30 PM Jeanette Bent

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…

Deadly crash involving two big rigs shuts down State Route 25 near Gilroy; CHP

August 26, 2024 11:43 AM Scott Rates

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…

Peligros de viajar en calor: prepárese para viajes por el desierto

Person hit and killed by a car on Highway 101 near King City; CHP

August 21, 2024 11:53 AM Scott Rates

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…

Parole trial for the man who killed Maddy Middleton will stay in Santa Cruz; Judge

August 15, 2024 2:42 PM Scott Rates

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…

Motorcyclist dead after traffic collision in Gilroy Thursday

August 9, 2024 2:15 PM Jeanette Bent

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) — One person died as the result of a traffic collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle early Thursday evening, according…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff, Santa Cruz County, Sheriff Hart retirement

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Hart announces retirement at the end of this year

August 7, 2024 12:07 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Sheriff Jim Hart, who has served the community…

Hit and run, deadly hit and run, crime, Salinas

Suspected driver in hit-and-run that killed 3-year old boy arrested, say police

July 31, 2024 11:22 AM Jeanette Bent, Katie Nicora

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Salinas Police Department said Ricardo Archundia Cruz (20) has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter. Detectives…

Apartment fire on Ford Road in Carmel Valley

August 1, 2024 1:43 PM Jeanette Bent

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey County Regional Fire confirmed that there was a structure fire on Thursday afternoon at the Airport…

Norah O’Donnell leaving as anchor of CBS evening newscast after election

July 30, 2024 1:08 PM Associated Press

AP Media Writer Norah O’Donnell says she is leaving as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” after five years, following the presidential…

Car fire spreads to vegetation in Monterey County, homes threatened for a short time; CAL FIRE

July 25, 2024 11:54 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A fire that started as a car fire has spread to vegetation near Aromas, according to CAL FIRE. The fire is near…

Monterey County Sheriff seen parked in a handicap spot during the Kiddie Kapers Parade, says she has placard

July 24, 2024 11:48 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A photo obtained by KION shows the county work car that Monterey County Sherriff Tina Nieto drives parked in a…

Forward progress on Metz Fire in South Monterey County has stopped, according to CAL FIRE

July 23, 2024 2:55 PM Scott Rates, Austin Castro

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – CAL FIRE said, as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, forward progress has stopped on the Metz Fire. As of Wednesday morning,…

Microsoft outage, global outage, software update

Central Coast counties impacted by global CrowdStrike outages

July 19, 2024 10:12 AM Katie Nicora

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The massive CrowdStrike outage paralyzing airlines and other businesses across the world has impacted local county…

Recovering from the global tech outage could be a long, arduous process

July 19, 2024 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The company that caused a massive computer outage across the world says a flawed update has been rolled back – but…

Hollister, airplane, airplane overturned

Hollister antique biplane overturned at Hollister airport Thursday morning

July 18, 2024 12:30 PM Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — According to Hollister Mayor Mia Casey, an antique biplane landed on the runway at Hollister Airport on Thursday…

American conservative political commentator

Lou Dobbs, veteran cable news anchor and Trump booster, dies at 78

July 18, 2024 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Lou Dobbs, the longtime business news anchor who became one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters in media,…

Bob Newhart, legendary comedian, dead at 94

July 18, 2024 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian…

Shelter-in-place in Seaside lifted after police arrest suspect following standoff

July 17, 2024 7:47 PM Dania Romero, Austin Castro

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – Seaside Police arrested a man after a standoff Wednesday night leading to a shelter-in-place order. The incident took place…

Trump selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a critic turned ally, as running mate after last-minute push from son

July 15, 2024 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Alison Main and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has named US Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican…

Read the letter from Melania Trump responding to attempted assassination of Donald Trump

July 14, 2024 8:22 AM CNN Newsource

CNN staff (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump issued her first public response since her husband, former President Donald Trump, was…

Condemnation of Trump rally shooting crosses party lines, and blame game and calls for probe begin

July 13, 2024 6:13 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders, as well as some international friends and foes, expressed shock and relief…

US President Joe Biden seen here in Detroit

Biden says he’s grateful Trump is safe after rally shooting, denounces political violence

July 13, 2024 5:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden said he is grateful former President Donald Trump…

Trump safe, two dead after assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally

July 13, 2024 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb, Jeff Zeleny, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was wounded Saturday evening while…

Vegetation fire burning in South Monterey County

July 12, 2024 11:59 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A vegetation fire near Parkfield is burning Friday morning. The fire is at least 15 acres with the possibility…

Highway 1, closure Highway 1, CHP Santa Cruz

Injury crash closes Highway 9 near Shadeland Road in Boulder Creek

July 5, 2024 12:37 PM Jeanette Bent

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz CHP confirmed Friday that a two-vehicle, major injury crash closed Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. The…

Patio fire nearly spreads to home in Santa Cruz

June 26, 2024 3:41 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz Fire confirmed a structure fire in Santa Cruz on Wednesday afternoon. Crews arrived at the scene on Murray…

USGS: 3.5 magnitude earthquake hits south Monterey County

June 25, 2024 2:49 PM Scott Rates

SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV) Tuesday afternoon at 2:20 p.m., an earthquake registering 3.5 shook parts of south Monterey County. The quake’s epicenter…

Los Banos man killed in early morning Wednesday crash

June 19, 2024 12:27 PM Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Hollister-Gilroy officers responded to a deadly crash that occurred on Wednesday…

Atascadero strong-armed robbery leads to chase and arrest of two suspects on Highway 101 near Gonzales, officers say

June 12, 2024 9:12 PM Veronica Macias, Austin Castro, Derrick Ow

GONZALES, Calif. (KION) — Two strong-armed robbery suspects were arrested in the Gonzales area after being chased through parts of Monterey County…

DA’s Office identifies two King City Police Officers who were involved in officer-involved shooting on Highway 101

June 3, 2024 8:45 PM Lindsey Selzer, Dania Romero, Derrick Ow, Victor Guzman

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has released the names of two King City Police officers who were…

Student arrested after stabbing occurred at Christopher High School, police said

May 22, 2024 1:48 PM Scott Rates, Austin Castro, Derrick Ow

GILROY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – UPDATE ON MAY 22, 2024 AT 2:51 P.M.- Gilroy Police have arrested a Christopher High School student after he allegedly…

Caltrans shares timeline on when Highway 1 could fully reopen in Big Sur

March 30, 2024 5:47 PM Scott Rates, Dania Romero, Derrick Ow, Katie Nicora

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MAY 15, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. : May 17th is the first time in over a month that unrestricted access will be…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office: King City mass shooting, February double-murder investigations are connected

March 3, 2024 9:22 PM Austin Castro, Dania Romero, Derrick Ow, Nataly Gutierrez

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON APRIL 18, 2024 AT 4:22 PM- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that they have connected the…

House on fire in Marina, smoke seen coming out of the roof

March 18, 2024 2:16 PM Scott Rates, Derrick Ow

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Firefighters are on scene of a house fire on the 400 block of Gloria Circle in Marina. The fire started around…

Hurricane force winds expected just off the Monterey coast

February 4, 2024 9:31 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Very dangerous winds are expected today. Widespread gusts of 45 to 60 mph with gusts up to 70-80 mph near Big Sur…

Suspect involved in deputy-involved non injury shooting has been arrested, Sheriff’s Office said

January 12, 2024 12:27 PM Scott Rates, Derrick Ow

ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 17, 2024 AT 5:57 PM- A 33-year-old man who was allegedly shot by two Monterey County Sheriff’s Office…

USGS: 4.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Parkfield

August 10, 2023 12:41 PM Scott Rates

PARKFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday afternoon at 12:17 p.m., an earthquake registering 4.4 shook throughout South Monterey County. The quake’s…

Six injured, one child life flighted after head-on crash in Salinas

August 4, 2023 5:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

The CHP is investigating a head-on crash at Rogge Lane in Salinas. It happened at around 4:20 p.m. Friday. CHP said an Acura and another car crashed…

Three critical locations along Pajaro River levee need repairs before winter

March 11, 2023 8:41 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Update July 6, 2023, at 11:04 a.m.- According to the County of Monterey, construction along the Pajaro River levee…

Fire rips through a Carmel home, one person displaced: CAL FIRE

June 24, 2023 7:42 PM Scott Rates

CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) – A house fire on the 24,000 block of Outlook Drive in Carmel had firefighters busy Saturday afternoon. The fire destroyed…

Police searching for sexual assault suspect in Monterey, young girl groped at her mailbox, investigators say

June 11, 2023 2:04 PM Scott Rates

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Detectives with the Monterey Police Department are looking for the suspect who they say sexually assaulted a young…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy who was shot in Sun Street shooting has been released from hospital

May 31, 2023 9:21 AM Ana Torrea, Derrick Ow, Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JUNE 4, 2023 AT 4:11 PM- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed with KION that Sheriff’s Deputy…

Current closures on Santa Cruz highways due to storms

March 21, 2023 1:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans warns people that several trees have been reported down and are blocking roads in the county after a…

Salinas River Near Spreckels has crested, Highway 68 remains open at this time

March 13, 2023 5:43 AM Veronica Macias

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Salinas River Near Spreckels has crested at 26.89 feet, which is lower than the 27.3 feet projection, according to…

WEATHER ALERT: Highway 17 reopened in both directions

February 24, 2023 5:16 AM Mickey Adams

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON FEB. 24, 2023, AT 3:11 PM- CHP Santa Cruz announced that Highway 17 is back open. The road was closed Friday…

10 people killed and more injured after a mass shooting in Southern California

January 22, 2023 8:34 AM Scott Rates

At least ten people were shot and killed in a mass shooting Saturday night during a Lunar New Year celebration in Southern California, according to…

TRAFFIC ALERT: Section of Highway 1 in Santa Cruz back open after deadly crash

January 20, 2023 9:39 AM Scott Rates

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Northbound Highway 1 at River Street in Santa Cruz is shut down after a deadly crash, according to the Santa Cruz…

USGS: 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits near San Juan Bautista

January 19, 2023 9:32 AM Scott Rates

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 9:26 a.m., an earthquake registering 3.8 shook parts of the Central Coast. The quake’s…