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One year later non-profit youth boxing gym changing Greenfield “one punch at a time”

July 12, 2023 5:06 PM Austin Castro

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,…

Monterey County high school students explore medical careers in Salinas Valley Health Summer Health Institute

July 10, 2023 5:49 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- High school students throughout Monterey County are set to graduate on Thursday from the Salinas Valley Health’s Summer…

New murals on display under the Highway 101 overpasses in Salinas

July 10, 2023 3:00 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Arts Council for Monterey County has shared progress on work being done on three murals underneath three Highway 101…

Kyle Doan still missing after weekend search along Salinas River

January 10, 2023 2:20 PM Karl Cooke

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JULY 9, 2023- The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department continues their two-day search…

Allisen Corpuz wins first-ever U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

July 9, 2023 2:07 PM Maxwell Glenn

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION) – The 78th U.S. Women’s Open marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. Hawaiian golfing legend Michelle…

Evacuation orders lifted as Vineyard Fire progress stopped

July 9, 2023 4:13 PM Derrick Ow

SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update 7:20 p.m.: The County of Monterey says evacuation orders have been lifted for a portion of South Monterey County…

Hazel Hawkins nurses to have informational picketing on Monday

July 9, 2023 12:49 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital will be having an informational picketing on Monday afternoon. This…

Curb ramp and sidewalk construction on Canyon Del Rey Boulevard to start on Monday

July 9, 2023 11:43 AM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans is set to start a curb ramp and sidewalk construction project on Canyon Del Rey Boulevard starting on Monday…

Stolen car chase out of Walnut Creek ends in Salinas

July 7, 2023 9:46 AM Ana Torrea

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…

PetSmart to pay over $1 million for overcharging California customers

July 6, 2023 6:16 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeffrey S. Rosell announced that PetSmart LLC has agreed to pay…

Cabrillo College robotics club wins second straight World Mate ROV Competition

July 6, 2023 2:41 PM Derrick Ow

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Cabrillo College robotics club has become a dynasty as they won their second straight World MATE ROV Competition. The…

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…

Nearly $25 million awarded to Hartnell College CSUMB and UC Santa Cruz for ag studies

June 21, 2023 4:24 PM Derrick Ow, Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The United States Department of Agriculture announced that they have awarded funding for the Hartnell College and…

Pajaro Housing Fair taking place on July 15th

July 5, 2023 3:53 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Monterey announced that there will be a Pajaro Housing Fair taking place on Saturday July 15th. The…

Seaside Police: Boy injured, 9 arrested in separate fireworks-related incidents

July 4, 2023 11:18 PM Victor Guzman

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — During Seaside Police’s illegal fireworks enforcement operation, Chief Nick Borges reported a young boy was injured in a…

The “Spirit of Watsonville” alive and well on Independence Day

July 4, 2023 4:32 PM Calista Silva

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)– The 4th of July was a site for many festivities across the Central Coast. The Spirit of Watsonville was fully shown…

Independence Day Events around the Central Coast

June 28, 2023 5:02 PM Derrick Ow

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Fourth Of July is around the corner and we have a list of family events to checkout throughout the Central…

Aptos ‘World’s Shortest Parade’ has big turnout

July 4, 2023 11:38 AM Calista Silva

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The 4th of July kicked off in Aptos with their annual “World’s Shortest Parade.” The parade started at the corner of Soquel…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office looking for three suspects involved in an armed robbery

July 3, 2023 1:51 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three suspects involved in an armed robbery near Highway…

Small plane makes emergency landing in Pajaro area

July 3, 2023 8:58 PM Victor Guzman

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A small plane landed safely in a field near Pajaro with all occupants accounted for, according to the Monterey…

Multiple Transportation Projects in Monterey County get state approval to move forward

July 3, 2023 1:29 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Multiple transportation projects and programs throughout Monterey County got the green light to move forward from…

Both northbound Highway 101 lanes south of Vierra Canyon Road closed due to overturned semi truck

July 3, 2023 9:51 AM Derrick Ow

PRUENDALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans said that both northbound Highway 101 lanes just south of Vierra Canyon Road are closed due to overturned semi…

Early morning structure fire breaks out on Research Park Drive

July 2, 2023 11:56 AM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Capitola Police said that a structure fire broke out on the 2600 block of Research Park Drive in unincorporated…

Pile driving work for Highway 156 project to start on Monday

August 21, 2022 2:18 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JULY 2, 2023 AT 12:19 PM- Caltrans said that the next phase of the Highway 156 project will start on…

Motorcyclist dead in Watsonville crash

July 2, 2023 10:50 AM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said that a male motorcyclist in his 30’s is dead after being involved in a crash with an SUV.…

Monterey County Job Fair Workforce Board to have multiple job fairs in July

June 29, 2023 4:23 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Workforce Development Board will be hosting multiple job fairs in July including a fair for a new…

Seaside Police looking for attempted carjacking suspect

June 29, 2023 11:45 AM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday morning, Seaside Police is looking for a male suspect who attempted to steal a car on June 21. Seaside Police…

FBI agents arrived at a farm where a mass shooting occurred on January 24 in Half Moon Bay

Mushroom farms that employed Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect cited for ‘serious’ health and safety violations

June 28, 2023 7:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Romine and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Two mushroom farms that employed the Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect were cited for…

Monterey planning to build over 36-hundred housing units

June 26, 2023 7:05 PM Dania Romero

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – The city of Monterey is planning to build more than 3,600 units.Some of those units are being constructed where i’m…

Muxe community from Oaxaca make their first ever appearance in San Francisco LGBTQ Pride parade

June 26, 2023 5:13 PM Sandra Iveth Santos

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., (KMUV-TV) – More than 200 floats participated in the Pride Parade on Sunday in San Francisco. Mexican LGBTQ communities also…

911 landline service outage in parts of southern Monterey County due to Spectrum outage

June 26, 2023 5:24 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said that there is a 911 landline service outage affecting services in…

Monterey County Digital Equity survey ends on Friday

June 26, 2023 1:12 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif, (KION-TV)- People living in Monterey County only have until Friday to take the Digital Equity Survey as part of California’s…

Jon Hamm gets married in Big Sur

June 26, 2023 11:05 AM Derrick Ow

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)-It was a Mad Men themed wedding in Big Sur over the weekend. After two years of dating, Actor Jon Hamm married actress Anna…

50-year-old San Jose man arrested on DUI charges after driving truck into the Pacific Ocean

June 25, 2023 11:36 AM Derrick Ow

PLEASURE POINT, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that 50-year-old Chad Rodger Gulmon of San Jose has been arrested on DUI charges…

Repairs to Jarvis Slide on Highway 17 to start on Monday night

June 25, 2023 6:09 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Starting on Monday night, Caltrans will be making repairs to Jarvis Slide on Highway 17 which will result in…

Forward progress on vegetation fire on Metz Road has stopped

June 25, 2023 2:46 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JUNE 25, 2023 AT 3:05 PM- CAL FIRE BEU confirmed that forward progress on a vegetation fire at Metz Road…

No injuries reported in overnight shooting at Acosta Plaza

June 25, 2023 5:39 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said that no injuries were reported in an overnight shooting at Acosta Plaza on Saturday night. Our…

City of Pacific Grove comes together to honor the heroes who rescued Steve Bruemmer

June 25, 2023 10:56 AM Lindsey Selzer

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- About a year ago, a great white shark bit Steve Bruemmer at Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove. He was saved by the…

Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide reopened after culvert repairs

June 7, 2023 2:45 PM Derrick Ow

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE June 22, 2023, at 1:09 p.m.- The County of Santa Cruz announced that culvert repairs were completed Thursday…

Highway 101 open after vegetation fire near Greenfield

June 21, 2023 12:32 PM Derrick Ow

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update June 21, 2023, at 3:27 p.m.- A vegetation fire has started on the 700 block of El Camino Real Wednesday…

Santa Cruz County selects new health officer

June 21, 2023 11:51 AM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County officials announced that they have selected Dr. Lisa Hernandez as the new health officer for…

Two Soledad men killed in wrong-way crash on Highway 101 just south of 5th Street identified

June 18, 2023 11:10 AM Derrick Ow

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol confirmed that two people have died in a multi-vehicle crash that involved a wrong-way…

Three people injured in head-on crash on Castroville Boulevard and Archer Road

June 18, 2023 4:06 PM Derrick Ow

PRUENDALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that three people were taken to a local hospital for major injuries after being…

Gonzales City Council awards construction contract to build community center

June 15, 2023 2:54 PM Derrick Ow

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday, Gonzales City Council awarded the building contract to a local construction company to help build the Dennis…

State Department of Housing and Community Development awards $1.65 million to City of Salinas for affordable housing

June 15, 2023 11:09 AM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced that the City of Salinas…

15 job seekers were hired as a result of Pajaro Job Fair

May 24, 2023 4:15 PM Derrick Ow

PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JUNE 14, 2023 AT 3:12 PM- During the Monterey County news briefing that was held on Wednesday, County officals…

Floral County Park gets funding from Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors

June 14, 2023 2:50 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- During Tuesday’s board meeting, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved funding to improve the Floral…

Central Coast hotshot crew helped fight Canada’s wildfires

June 14, 2023 9:07 AM Ana Torrea

Courtesy: Jeff Shutt, Ventana Hotshot IHC Captain MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Wildfires in Canada continue to burn. It’s destroying homes…

Gonzales City Council appoints Carmen Gil to city manager

June 13, 2023 5:15 PM Derrick Ow

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Gonzales City Council has appointed Carmen Gil to become the next city manager. Gil has been with the city as…

Santa Cruz County gets new agricultural commissioner

June 13, 2023 3:02 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved that David Sanford as the new Santa…