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Man arrested in Santa Cruz for attempted homicide stabbing

January 18, 2023 6:15 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said one man was arrested Wednesday for an attempted stabbing homicide on Jan. 10 that left a victim…

Harden Middle School off lockdown after hoax weapon report

January 18, 2023 11:13 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Harden Middle School was on a brief lockdown Wednesday after reports of a weapon on campus proved untrue. Salinas Police…

Evacuation Warnings south of Spreckles lifted along Salinas River

January 11, 2023 5:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

Caltrans crews in the Monterey County area said a closure of Highway 1 is “unlikely” to be needed after some concerns the Salinas River would flood…

Sheriff: 1 dead in small plane crash near Modesto Airport

January 18, 2023 2:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

STANISLAUS COUNTY – One person has died after a small plane crashed near the Modesto airport on Wednesday, authorities say. The Stanislaus County…

A look back at presidential visits to the Central Coast

January 18, 2023 11:43 AM Ricardo Tovar

Many Presidents have graced the Central Coast for a visit. Whether for business or pleasure, presidential visits to our area can be traced back over…

Monterey Bay Aquarium brings back Community Open House

November 2, 2022 10:57 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- For the first time in three years, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is bringing back its Community Open House event; which gives…

Community Foundation of Monterey County offers $1.4 million for local students

January 17, 2023 6:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Community Foundation for Monterey County is trying to make it easier for some students to attend college by…

Man convicted of molesting San Benito County child charged in 1994 cold case kidnapping rape

January 17, 2023 12:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said through DNA evidence, they connected a convicted child molester…

Deputies: YouTuber arrested in Pebble Beach on public intoxication and kicking a deputy

January 17, 2023 5:02 PM Derrick Ow

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV): On Sunday night, The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37-year-old Corey Struve-Talbott on multiple charges,…

Deputies searching for suspect in south Santa Cruz County shooting

January 16, 2023 5:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Jan. 17, 2023, 1:57 p.m.-The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect believed to be…

Monterey man faces 25 to life for crash that killed woman and dog off Blanco Road

February 17, 2022 9:53 AM Ricardo Tovar

An overnight crash on Blanco Road at Armstrong Road has left a vehicle in a ditch and a woman dead after a chase with police in a stolen…

Home Depot Foundation donates $10,000 to Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

January 17, 2023 5:36 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): The Home Depot Foundation announced that they donated $10,000 in flood relief supplies in Santa Cruz County. The…

20,000 acres of agriculture damaged in Monterey County after storms

January 17, 2023 11:13 AM Karl Cooke

SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Local farmers are glad that water came into the Central Coast but at what cost? Executive Director of the Monterey…

Most PVUSD schools will reopen on Wednesday with evacuation orders lifted in Santa Cruz and Monterey County

January 7, 2023 2:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 17 AT 3:06 PM: Pajaro Unified School District shared with KION that Hall District Elementary and Ohlone…

All Evacuation Orders lifted in Santa Cruz County

January 8, 2023 8:09 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 17, 2023 AT 1:30 PM: The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday afternoon that…

CHP: One dead after crash near Hollister on Highway 156 due to speed in wet weather

January 16, 2023 2:39 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Highway Patrol said a person died after a two-vehicle crash along Highway 156 near Hollister Saturday…

SPCA Monterey County to celebrate Betty White’s legacy with donation event in her honor

January 16, 2023 6:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- SPCA Monterey County is honoring the life of Betty White on Jan 17, for what would have been her 101st birthday. They ask…

All evacuation warnings lifted for the City of Watsonville

January 16, 2023 12:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville announced Monday that they had lifted al evacuation warnings in city limits. The city wanted…

Seaside Police arrest suspect, girlfriend in deadly hit and run investigation

January 13, 2023 2:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police have arrested a 62-year-old man and his girlfriend for their involvement in a deadly hit-and-run crash…

SPCA Monterey County rescued more than twice of yearly average in January for phalaropes

January 16, 2023 2:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center have rescued 17 Red Phalaropes this year. They…

Monterey County estimates as much as $80 million in storm damages

January 16, 2023 11:11 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- In its preliminary investigation report to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Monterey County says they have…

Monterey County Health Dept says San Ardo water supply is contaminated

January 14, 2023 11:02 PM Ana Torrea

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday, Monterey County Health gave an update on the San Ardo Water System. Due to the recent rain,…

Two Watsonville gang members arrested after early morning shooting in Seaside

January 16, 2023 10:19 AM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police responded to a shooting early Monday morning on Echo Avenue near Fremont Boulevard. Police said when they…

Polk Street reopens after a wall on historic adobe building collapsed

January 15, 2023 6:43 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV): Polk Street has reopened after a wall off a historic adobe building collapsed on Saturday. The building sits at the…

Storm estimated damage cost in Monterey County

January 15, 2023 10:35 PM Veronica Macias

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The County Department of Emergency Management estimates at least $30 million in public infrastructure damages. The…

Evacuation orders, warnings, road closures and traffic advisories in Monterey County

January 4, 2023 12:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation orders between Highway 68 and the Salinas Lagoon in a…

Victoria Huaracha remembered her Niners superfan son who died in November.

49ers superfan tailgates to honor deceased son

January 15, 2023 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SANTA CLARA, California (KPIX) — 49ers fans celebrated the playoff win…

San Jose Earthquakes announce partnership with Salinas Regional Sports Authority

January 15, 2023 11:01 AM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calf. (KION-TV): On Friday, The San Jose Earthquakes announced a partnership with the Salinas Regional Sports Authority to help fund…

San Benito County downgrades orders to warnings, evacuations orders still in effect Monterey County

January 14, 2023 8:22 AM Victor Guzman

Emergency evacuations are underway as the county is concerned about rising water levels in the Felton Grove…

More damage to roads on Central Coast as rain passes through again

January 14, 2023 11:45 AM Victor Guzman

Trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains are toppling over again as rain poured over the Central Coast early Saturday morning, causing problems on the…

Weather-related power outages return as Central Coast recovers from last storm

January 14, 2023 10:16 AM Victor Guzman

Thousands of people are without power on the Central Coast as more weather-related issues pop up thanks to storms sweeping through early Saturday…

Salinas River flooding concerns flood parts off Highway 68 and forces school closures

January 13, 2023 6:02 PM Karl Cooke

SALINAS, CALIF (KION-TV)- The Salinas River is still dangerous. It has been overtaking some fields and roads near Highway 68 Friday after causing…

CHP Officer saves three inside car teetering over cliff at Boulder Creek

January 13, 2023 3:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California Highway Patrol Officer saved three people from falling over a cliff at 855 Old Mill Road on Friday. CHP…

Monterey County Storm Relief fund made to help those impacted by 2023 winter storm

January 13, 2023 2:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Community Foundation of Monterey created a storm relief fund where 100% of donations will go to people…

Central Coast schools closures continue due to weather and flooding alerts

January 9, 2023 11:42 AM Derrick Ow

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties’ local school districts have closed their schools for a fourth straight day. Here…

Heroes who saved man at Lover’s Point from shark attack honored by congressman Panetta

January 12, 2023 4:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV)- Three heroes who saved a man’s life this summer from a great white shark attack were honored on the floors of congress…

Police: Man shot dead in Gonzales after allegedly coming back to home he burglarized

January 12, 2023 5:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE at 8:42 p.m.: Gonzales Police have released new details about a shooting that left a man dead and two men…

People living along the Salinas River fearful for potential flooding

January 12, 2023 11:01 AM Karl Cooke

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Hour by hour, the Salinas River continues to rise. In Gonzales, people like Jean Salcido’s friend have already…

Evacuation orders and warnings issued in Santa Cruz County

December 31, 2022 12:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for Santa Cruz County. All the way in the mountains and parts of…

Monterey Peninsula could become an island as epic flooding engulfs much of California. And more rain is on the way

January 12, 2023 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 12 JAN 23 00:33 ET Updated: 12 JAN 23 12:19 ET By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Monterey…

SUHSD and SRUSD cancel classes as a result of flooding threat

January 11, 2023 9:09 PM Veronica Macias

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) In anticipation of the possibility the Salinas River will overflow and cause flooding on major access roads between…

Monterey County gives update on winter storm

January 11, 2023 4:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County officials have announced that they will host a Wednesday winter storm press conference. This meeting is…

Gonzales River Road bridge closed due to Salinas River flooding

January 10, 2023 5:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

Update Jan. 11, 2022, at 3:53 p.m.- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they have closed the bridge west of Gonzales due to flooding from…

Garbage truck backs up and kills Gonzales man

January 11, 2023 3:40 PM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP confirms that one man is dead after a garbage truck backed into him at the Johnson Canyon Sanitary…

Highway 1 is fully reopened on Carpenter and Ocean Avenue

January 10, 2023 7:51 AM Victor Guzman

Highway 1 along Carpenter Street is shut down after trees and wires came toppling over onto both north and southbound lanes early Tuesday…

Northern limit of Highway 1 closure has moved south to Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

December 31, 2022 11:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON JAN. 11, 2023 AT 12:02 PM: Caltrans District 5 announced that the limit of the northern closure of Highway 1 on…

Former Playboy model Kelsey Turner sentenced to 10 years minimum for murder of Monterey doctor

July 6, 2022 10:34 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update Jan. 10, 2023, at 5:13 p.m.- A former men’s magazine model was sentenced Tuesday in Nevada to 10 to 25 years in…

California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate

January 10, 2023 4:29 PM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN AND JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget,…

Power has been restored to 5,000 customers in Hollister

January 10, 2023 12:25 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 10, 2023 AT 4:00 PM: Power has been restored to all customers involved in the power outage. There are…

Greenfield Police investigating man found with gunshot wound early in the morning

January 10, 2023 4:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Greenfield Police said they received reports of a suspicious person on the 100 block of 10th Street Tuesday at 4:30…