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Live: Gavin Newsom visiting storm-impacted areas of Santa Cruz County

January 10, 2023 12:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be visiting the storm-impacted area of Santa Cruz…

Deputies: Man dies during boat fire in Moss Landing

January 10, 2023 1:26 PM Ricardo Tovar

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a boat fire in Moss Landing on Tuesday morning that resulted in…

Family in Watsonville neighborhood dealing with flooding

January 10, 2023 10:59 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- There’s flooding again on College Road. For people who call home, there’s the pressure of leaving their homes like for…

5-year-old swept away in Paso Robles floodwaters

January 10, 2023 9:44 AM Associated Press

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central California while the entire coastal…

Highway 101 open after flooding in both directions around Gilroy

January 9, 2023 1:00 PM Derrick Ow

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2023 AT 6:14 PM: Caltrans advises that southbound Highway 101 has both lanes back open. Highway 101…

SPCA Monterey County taking in pets due to local evacuation orders

January 9, 2023 5:07 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): SPCA Monterey County are currently taking pets due to the local evacuation orders in the Pajaro and Carmel areas. Beth…

Two people and dog rescued from Arroyo Seco home, more rescues are in progress

January 9, 2023 4:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

ARROYO SECO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and Coast Guard rescued two residents and their dog Monday in Arroyo Seco Road.…

Oakland Zoo helping second Santa Cruz County cub

January 9, 2023 3:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Oakland Zoo has a second mountain lion cub to keep Holly company! Hazel was rescued by the California Department of Fish…

Some hotels offering lower rates for evacuees in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties

January 9, 2023 2:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Monday’s storms bringing in at least 1 to 1.25 inches of rainfall an hour to some parts of the Central Coast,…

Marina Police arrest juvenile for DUI and ghost gun possession

January 9, 2023 2:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police arrived at the Reservation Road and Lake Drive area at 11:43 p.m. Sunday for reports of a “severe car crash”…

Ben Lomond man dies after crashing into metal pole near Santa Cruz

January 9, 2023 12:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said a man died after a crash on northbound State Route 17 south of El Rancho Drive at 8:50 a.m. Sunday.…

Over 6,000 customers without power on the Monterey Peninsula

January 9, 2023 10:51 AM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV): There are over 6,000 customers without power in Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley on Monday morning. At the…

President Biden declares a State of Emergency in California

January 9, 2023 9:24 AM Derrick Ow

WASHINGTON, (KION-TV): The Biden Administration announced a State of Emergency for the state of California due to the winter storms on Monday…

Monterey County issues evacuation orders for Carmel River area and Arroyo Seco Road

January 8, 2023 1:39 PM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. – (KION): UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2023 AT 8:36 AM: Here are the following areas in Monterey County that are currently on…

Suspected fentanyl overdose puts inmate, jail nurse and six deputies in the hospital

January 8, 2023 5:43 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV): Monterey County Officials confirmed to KION that an inmate suffered a suspected fentanyl overdose in the intake area of…

Capitola businesses look to bounce back after storm

January 7, 2023 10:32 PM Maxwell Glenn

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – In the Capitola Village, some businesses have regained power, while others remain in the dark. Severely damaged buildings…

200-foot tree topples on HWY 101 from wind and rain: Cal Fire

January 8, 2023 2:00 PM Scott Rates

AROMAS, CALIF. – (KION) At around midnight Sunday morning a 200-plus foot eucalyptus tree uprooted on highway 101 near Cannon Rd. in Aromas due to…

County leaders in both Monterey and Santa Cruz urge people in affected areas to prepare for flooding threat

January 8, 2023 7:05 PM Veronica Macias

PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) In a joint news conference on Sunday afternoon, county leaders urged people in the Pajaro Community and other impacted areas…

Santa Cruz County receives $30 million for multimodal projects

January 7, 2023 12:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Caltrans, and Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit…

Inmate released from Monterey County Jail in stolen jail clothing

January 7, 2023 11:41 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate was released from jail Saturday morning with stolen jail clothing. The…

Thousands without power in Santa Cruz County

January 7, 2023 1:20 AM Maxwell Glenn

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Thousands are without power in Santa Cruz County as PG&E crews work around the clock to restore it. Over 8,000…

Police: Seaside student stabs student at a middle school

January 6, 2023 4:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said they responded to a call of a stabbing at a local middle school Friday. At 1:08 p.m., police arrived…

Santa Cruz evacuation orders, warnings and shelters

January 4, 2023 11:11 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has released several evacuation orders as they prepare for then next big storm to hit the area.…

Marina Police locate missing SPCA Monterey County puppy

January 5, 2023 2:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they located the stolen puppy and suspect who stole her at the 100 block of General Stilwell Drive.…

Man killed after tree falls at Lighthouse Field State Beach identified

December 31, 2022 4:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) JAN. 6, 2023, at 1:29 p.m.- The name of the man killed after a tree fell on top of him has been identified by the Santa…

Santa Cruz Wharf open after dangerous waves

January 5, 2023 11:04 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Wharf is fully open after being closed due to sever weather Thursday. “Santa Cruz Wharf staff…

Santa Cruz County state parks to be closed until Jan. 10 due to storm

January 6, 2023 11:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Due to extensive storm damage sustained during the most recent storm most Santa Cruz County state parks will be closed…

Evacuation orders in Carmel downgraded to warnings

January 5, 2023 11:36 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. – UPDATE: The evacuation orders for Carmel River Lagoon have been downgraded to warnings effective immediately Friday, per…

Locals in Aptos saddened by sinking of iconic ship

January 5, 2023 11:45 AM Karl Cooke

APTOS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The second day of this huge storm has been destructive. In Capitola, the pier was sliced in half by dangerous waves. In…

Monterey County Deputy battling cancer, described as being “as there for her coworkers”

January 5, 2023 3:55 PM Scott Rates

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – A Monterey County Deputy finds herself battling cancer. As a single mother fighting cancer Deputy Nora Fausto is…

Debris, high surf and debris cause closures in Pacific Grove

January 5, 2023 10:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Pacific Grove has closed Ocean View Boulevard from 17th Street to Lighthouse Avenue and Sunset drive…

Over 43,000 without power on the Central Coast

January 5, 2023 11:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E said that at least 43,282 people are without power on the Central Coast Thursday. 27,074 are without power…

Highway 1 reopened at Monastery Beach after flooding

January 5, 2023 9:32 AM Ricardo Tovar

CARMEL Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans said parts of Highway 1 are reopened after early morning flooding. Monastery Beach and Point Lobos in Carmel were…

New evacuations issued to Carmel-By-The-Sea

January 5, 2023 9:49 AM Scott Rates

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION)- An evacuation warning has been issued for areas of the Fourth Addition neighborhood and Carmel Point effective immediately,…

Evacuation Order in place for Mission Fields

January 5, 2023 9:11 AM Taryn Mitchell

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order this morning for people living along Carmel River Lagoon.…

Mudslide occurs along Carmel Valley Road

January 5, 2023 8:13 AM Taryn Mitchell

CARMEL, Calif. (KION)- Drivers are asked to avoid a section of Carmel Valley Road due to a mudslide that occurred. The closure is between San…

Fallen tree leaves woman injured in Castroville

January 4, 2023 10:56 PM Maxwell Glenn

CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION) – A woman is injured after a tree fell on top of her pickup truck on Meridian Road. The driver was the only occupant of…

Some Watsonville neighborhoods gear up for flooding where they live

January 4, 2023 11:32 AM Ana Torrea

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Some people in Watsonville are in the process of leaving their homes and belongings. The city issued an evacuation…

Wall of sandbags put up in Chualar in the hopes to stop flooding

January 4, 2023 4:30 PM Scott Rates

CHUALAR, Calif. (KION-TV) – Over 4,000 sandbags have been put together to protect homes from flooding in Chualar. The sandbags were filled up by…

Over 6,000 customers without power in Santa Cruz County

January 4, 2023 3:30 PM Scott Rates

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) PG&E said that at least 6,000 customers are without power Santa Cruz County. PG&E does not have an…

Over 6,000 without power on Monterey Peninsula

January 4, 2023 11:25 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) PG&E said that at least 6,099 people are without power on the Monterey Peninsula. The outages were first reported…

Seaside Police arrest juvenile for shooting gun in air

January 4, 2023 10:23 AM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police said Tuesday they responded to the 600 block of Broadway Avenue for reports of a shooting. Police say this…

Pajaro community under evacuation warning starting Wednesday morning

January 3, 2023 7:55 PM Veronica Macias

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Warning for areas of the Parajo Community beginning…

Evacuation orders for several Watsonville neighborhoods issued

January 3, 2023 5:48 PM Veronica Macias

Multiple neighborhoods in Watsonville are now under evacuation orders as the City of Watsonville prepares for a potentially dangerous storm to enter…

Northbound Highway 1 reopens in Santa Cruz after crews remove debris from San Lorenzo River

January 1, 2023 12:49 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE JAN. 3, 2023 6:13 A.M. – Caltrans has announced Northbound Highway 1 is back open across the San Lorenzo…

Potential flood warning issued in parts of Santa Cruz County

January 3, 2023 3:53 AM Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz County is bracing for yet another storm as a powerful system is set to travel through areas still recovering from flooding and landslides…

Santa Cruz county Prepares for Another Storm Wave

January 2, 2023 9:29 PM Nataly Gutierrez

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Many residents in the Felton Grove neighborhood no longer want to live in the area after Saturday’s storm.…

Monterey Co. issues Level 1 activation for next approaching storm

January 2, 2023 7:36 PM Veronica Macias

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Monterey County’s Emergency Operations Center has issued a Level 1 (High) activation beginning Wednesday, January 4…

Meet the first Central Coast babies of 2023

January 1, 2023 6:09 PM Derrick Ow

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV): Families throughout the Central Coast are welcoming new additions to their families to start off 2023. Santa Cruz…

Storm prep sandbag locations on the Central Coast

November 30, 2022 3:52 PM Derrick Ow

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With the storm approaching the Central Coast on Thursday night, local emergency agencies are helping residents…