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YouTuber raises $100,000 for Monterey Bay Aquarium to honor sea otter’s birthday

October 5, 2022 3:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A YouTuber with nearly 2 million followers has started an unusual tradition by live streaming on his page every year in…

Defense tells jurors not to fall for “smoke and mirrors” as closing arguments wrap

October 4, 2022 2:34 PM Veronica Macias

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Tuesday morning Robert Sanger, the defense attorney for Paul Flores, wrapped up a lengthy closing statement. …

Salinas firefighters stop China Town structure fire

October 4, 2022 5:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas City Firefighters Association said they battled a structure fire in China Town Tuesday morning. Within minutes…

CAL FIRE BEU performs prescribed burn near Big Sur

October 4, 2022 7:23 PM Calista Silva

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- Tuesday, CAL FIRE performed a 90-acre prescribed burn near Big Sur. It comes just two days after the Aguajito Fire forced…

High gas prices make driver jobs unsustainable on Central Coast

October 4, 2022 11:01 AM Karl Cooke

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Whether you decide to go to Shell, Arco, or Chevron, you’ll see a common factor. Each gas station is seeing its prices…

VIDEO: Serial groper strikes peninsula again, five total victims

September 21, 2022 5:29 PM Ana Torrea

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Oct. 3, 2022, at 5:49 p.m.- A man is wanted for sexual battery of at least five women in three cities along the…

Big Sur prescribed burn underway

October 4, 2022 3:55 PM Derrick Ow

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV): If you happened to have seen smoke driving down Highway 1 on Tuesday do not be alarmed. CAL FIRE is conducting a…

Castroville standoff ends with suspect in custody

October 2, 2022 10:45 AM Victor Guzman, Carina Nocon

Monterey County Sheriff deputies have multiple streets blocked off in Castroville after reports of a subject barricaded in an apartment with a…

Gang member arrested with fentanyl and other drugs in Salinas: deputies

October 3, 2022 4:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A known gang member was arrested for involvement in drug sales in Salinas, allege the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.…

Man threatens to kill security guard with knife in Salinas: police

October 3, 2022 10:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man was arrested after he allegedly tried to stab a security guard of a smoke shop on the 1900 block of North Main…

Federal court expected to rule DACA unlawful soon

October 3, 2022 12:55 PM KION546 News Team

by: Nathalie Vera FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A federal court is set to decide on the future of DACA in the coming days. More than 600,000…

California inflation relief checks coming this week

September 14, 2022 9:45 AM FOX 35

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Oct. 3, 2022, at 12:21 p.m.-Millions of California taxpayers will be receiving a one-time Middle…

WATCH: Shooting outside Oakland school injures two students and four school employees

September 28, 2022 1:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Oakland Police Department released a video in hopes the community can help identify the individuals wanted in connection with the shooting at the…

Aguajito Fire in Monterey County 75% contained, evacaution orders lifted

October 2, 2022 2:57 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE AT 3:55 PM PST: CAL FIRE BEU announced firefighters are still on scene patrolling and cooling hot spots.…

Salinas Police warn of fake diamond scam

October 3, 2022 1:39 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Over the past few weeks, at least two victims of a fake diamond scam have been taken advantage of in the City of Salinas,…

Gas prices nearly double national average in California, record highs approaching on Central Coast

October 3, 2022 11:50 AM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- It’s the worst kept secret. Gas prices have skyrocketed over the last few weeks. Especially in California, where the…

Marina PD arrest four suspects on catalytic converters theft

October 2, 2022 6:27 PM Derrick Ow

MARINA, CALIF, (KION-TV): After a vehicle pursuit to Sand City, Marina PD arrested four suspects on grand theft on Sunday morning. 29-year-old Carlos…

A pedestrian crosses a street in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 3

You will soon be able to jaywalk ticket-free in California

October 2, 2022 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Californians will soon be able to cross the street outside of a formal intersection without being ticketed — as long as…

Monterey County: Air quality “no threat to human health” during, after Moss Landing substation fire

September 22, 2022 11:09 AM Karl Cooke, Victor Guzman

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE 10/1/22 2:17 PM: Monterey County is reporting air quality was “no threat to human health” during and after a…

Mountain View man dead after car crash at SB Highway 101 at Underwood Road

September 29, 2022 3:24 PM Derrick Ow

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE on Sept 30 at 6:56 p.m- CHP has confirmed the age of the victim that died after a pursuit with CHP lead to his…

Man arrested for loading bullets at transit plaza in Marina

September 30, 2022 7:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they arrested a man Friday after he was found loading bullets into a magazine at transit plaza. AT 2:35…

DA: Monterey man sentenced to 9 years for using a minor to sell drugs, solicit for sex

September 30, 2022 1:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man was sentenced to 9 years in prison after using a minor he was in a sexual relationship with to sell drugs and…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to speed graduation and cancel debt at community colleges

September 30, 2022 3:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday to help encourage people to return to school by offering a faster track to…

Monterey County Supervisors denounce alleged sexual harassment at Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff responds

September 27, 2022 4:31 PM Scott Rates, Victor Guzman

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors released a statement criticizing the actions of a former undersheriff accused of sexually harassing…

Hollister man dead after vehicle versus motorcycle crash in Frazier Lake area

September 30, 2022 12:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County Coroner’s Office told KION that a 69-year-old man died following a crash on Thursday at Frazier…

Attempted murder charge added to man caught in Salinas biker gang sting: deputies

September 8, 2022 3:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 30, 2022, at 12:21 p.m.- New charges have been added to an alleged biker gang member that was arrested along…

Man shot at ground and left after argument in Hollister: police

September 30, 2022 11:08 AM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hollister Police said they investigated a shooting Thursday night on 5th Street at Tiffany Drive. Officers arrived on…

Two King City gangsters sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder of man washing his car

June 16, 2022 4:07 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 29, 2022, at 7:21 p.m.- Thursday in court, two gang members were sentenced to life in prison for murdering…

Salinas structure fire forces people to jump out windows, 12 displaced

September 29, 2022 11:27 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Fire department battled a two-alarm structure fire Thursday morning that has displaced 12 people. Salinas Fire…

Carmel Valley woman helps with Hurricane Ian

September 29, 2022 11:51 AM Karl Cooke

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- As Hurricane Ian rampages the east coast, Jinny Meyers looks to help those dealing with disaster. Meyers has been a…

Alisal Community School supervisor saves children from hit-and-run

September 29, 2022 5:42 PM Derrick Ow

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A campus supervisor at a Salinas elementary school is a hero after saving two children from a hit-and-run on Wednesday…

San Benito County Fair is back in style

September 29, 2022 1:38 PM Derrick Ow

TRES PINOS, Calif, (KION-TV): One more fair takes place on the Central Coast before we head into fall. The San Benito County Fair returns this…

Santa Cruz gang-related shooting sends one to trauma center: police

September 29, 2022 11:51 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they found a 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds in the Beach Flats area Wednesday night.…

One of two suspects arrested for attempted carjacking and assault in King City

September 29, 2022 11:05 AM Ricardo Tovar

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV): King City PD arrested a King CIity man for attempted carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon on Wednesday night.…

Plans for farmworker housing are denied in North Monterey County

February 10, 2022 7:04 PM Veronica Macias

North Monterey County, Calif. (KION) After close to three hours of discussion on Wednesday night, the planning commission in Monterey County denied…

City of Watsonville looking to curb pedestrian crashes

September 28, 2022 11:15 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville traffic unit is still looking into what caused a car to crash into a pedestrian this past Thursday.…

Monterey County health leaders speak on social media dangers with fentanyl

September 28, 2022 10:45 AM Ana Torrea

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fentanyl continues to be a nationwide crisis, especially in how the drug is getting out into the community. Both…

Monterey Bay F.C. reschedules last home game due to Hurricane Ian

September 28, 2022 12:15 PM Derrick Ow

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV): Monterey Bay F.C. will have their last home game of their inaugural season, but it will not take place on Saturday night.…

Governor Newsom signs bill to expand farmworkers union rights

September 28, 2022 6:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- After weeks of marching by farmworker rights advocates, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2183 Wednesday, which gives…

Police: Man arrested after kidnapping, beating teen ex-girlfriend, threatened to kill her family

September 28, 2022 5:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Hollister Police Department said they arrested a 27-year-old man that strangled, battered, and threatened to kill a…

King City school threat made by Salinas student

September 28, 2022 5:07 PM Ricardo Tovar

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- King City Police said after an investigation into threats made to an unspecified school, they had nothing to do with any…

Monterey Bay F.C. playoff hopes take a hit in Vegas.

September 28, 2022 2:31 PM Derrick Ow

LAS VEGAS, (KION-TV): Monterey Bay F.C. (12-15-4. 40 points) did not cash in the jackpot on Tuesday night. The Union’s unbeaten streak ended at five…

Salinas music teacher grows next generation of mariachi musicians

September 28, 2022 1:05 PM KION546 News Team

BY KIET DO SALINAS – In the Salinas Valley, home to some of the most fertile land in the world, Julian Estrada is growing the next generation of…

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District warns parents about dangerous rainbow fentanyl

September 27, 2022 10:36 AM Ana Torrea

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, the DEA announced it removed 36 million lethal doses of fentanyl across the country between May and…

Russian couple sponsor 9 Ukrainian refugees in Marina

September 28, 2022 11:55 AM Melody Waintal

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- As tension grows within Russia against the military mobilization in the war in Ukraine, where thousands are fleeing to…

Free 24/7 California tutoring service arrives on the Central Coast

September 28, 2022 10:39 AM Karl Cooke

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- It’s accessible 24/7 and is part of a $254 million grant to public libraries in California. Director of Monterey…

3.4 earthquake hits northeast of San Jose

September 28, 2022 10:22 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The United States Geological Survey says a 3.4 earthquake hit northeast of San Jose near Alum Rock. The earthquake was…

CAL FIRE planning to conduct prescribed burn in San Benito County

September 26, 2022 3:47 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): If you see smoke coming out of San Benito County on Tuesday do not be alarmed. CAL FIRE announced that they plan…

Hollister PD investigating animal cruelty case

September 27, 2022 12:54 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): Hollister PD announced that they are investigating an animal cruelty case after discovering an injured Chihuahua-type…

Watsonville Police investigates deadly crash that killed pregnant woman

September 22, 2022 10:49 PM Ana Torrea

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 27, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.- The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office have identified the pregnant woman who was killed…