Salinas Police catch purse snatcher
A man was caught on the 1400 block of Buckhorn Drive Wednesday after police said he allegedly stole a woman’s purse while walking through the parking…
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WATCH: Salinas native gives UCLA commencement speech to thank farmworker parents
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION-TV)– The 2022 UCLA Latinx Graduation Student Commencement started with words from someone whose roots are in the ground of…
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Salinas neighbors will be protesting eastside Project Homekey sites
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Neighbors who live in one Salinas neighborhood met at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, protesting the Sanborn Inn and…
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MPUSD gets over $500,000 for Teacher Residency Program
The Monterey Unified School District said they received $575,000 to help fund their Alder Teacher Residency Program for the 2022-2023 school year. …
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K9 finds 585 grams of drugs in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Santa Cruz County said their K9 unit found over 580 grams of suspected drugs last week. Deputy Dries found 500…
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Police: Man arrested for robbing Salinas bank
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they arrested a man Wednesday for robbing a Wells Fargo Bank inside the Safeway on 1546 North Main…
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Task force releases LGBTQ+ booklist for Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County of Education has finalized a list called “The 40 LGBTQ+ Books that Every School Library Should Have” on Tuesday.…
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Santa Cruz deemed too efficient for further water cut-backs
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Santa Cruz has announced that they will be exempt from new state-wide emergency water use…
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Sand City Volleyball Club qualifies for Junior Nationals
SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Sand City Volleyball Club girls 15’s team earned a place in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship…
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Salinas Riverbed fire forward progress stopped at 5-acres
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 14, 2022, at 12:30 p.m.– Forward progress has been stopped at 5 acres for the fire burning near Gonzales. It…
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Salinas police arrest suspected arsonist for multiple fires on Constitution Boulevard
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A suspected arsonist has been arrested for starting multiple fires on Constitution Boulevard Monday at around 6:30 p.m.,…
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Forward progress stopped for 30-acre vegetation fire outside of Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 14, 2022, at 2:26 p.m.– Cal Fire said forward progress has been stopped on a 30-acre fire that was…
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Cal Fire stops forward progress on 40-acre vegetation fire on Betabel Road
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 14, 2022, at 2:41 p.m.- Cal Fire says forward progress has been stopped on a 40-acre fire that was burning…
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Porch pirate wanted by Salinas Police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they are looking for a porch thief who targeted several residents in the Holly Street area. Police…
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Four dead after head-on crash on Jolon Road identified
JOLON, Calif. (KION-TV)– CHP has confirmed with KION that at least four people have died after a head-on crash Monday morning at the intersection of…
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Carmel Valley fire contained at seven acres
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)–A fire that broke out south of Carmel Valley on Chews Ridge has been contained at 7 acres, according to Cal Fire.…
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Heald College students to have fraudulent loans forgiven by U.S. Department of Education
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The U.S. Department of Education said it would dismiss all federal student loans borrowed to attend any campus owned or…
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Police: Second suspect wanted after Alisal Community School burglary
Salinas Police said they arrested a man after allegedly burglarizing Alisal Community School on the 1400 block of Del Monte Avenue Monday morning.…
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Inside Monterey 2022 Central Coast Primary Elections
(KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 13, 2022, 5:51 p.m.– The counting continues with ballots collected from polling places, drop boxes and ballots still being…
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Three terriers abandoned in Hollister, person cited for also abandoning dogs in 2020
Hollister Police said that three Terrier-type dogs were left abandoned around 11:55 p.m. on May 29 at the Hollister Animal…
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Irrigation restrictions now in effect for Salinas and King City
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Cal Water has moved to phase two of its drought management response plan Friday, which includes additional outdoor…
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Two arrested for possession of concealed loaded shotgun in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they arrested a gang member with a loaded Mossberg .410 shotgun on Saturday, June 11, near North Main…
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Former Hartnell professor convicted of arranging a meeting with a minor for sex
An instructor for Hartnell College has been arrested and charged with trying to meet up with a minor on Tuesday, according to Santa Cruz Police.…
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Three felons arrested in a week in Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said their Property Crimes Unit made three arrests over the past few days…
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Greenfield man sentenced to 42 years in prison for molesting a six-year-old girl
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County District Attorney Jeannie M. Pacioni said a man was sentenced Friday on five counts of child…
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Artichoke festival set to begin Saturday in Monterey
Monterey, Calif. (KION-TV)– This year’s festival features artichoke cooking demonstrations, a farmer’s market with freshly harvested produce…
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Police: Watsonville woman arrested with seven firearms, two replica firearms
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Watsonville Police said a parolee and found serval firearms, rounds of ammunition and thousands in cash. Samanta…
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Police: Natividad Hospital lockdown was over patient mental health crisis
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 10, 2022, at 12:05 p.m.– Salinas Police said Natividad Hospital was put on lockdown for about 15 minutes…
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MPUSD “pilot” program teaches students about the aviation industry
From the carbon fiber to flying planes, MPUSD students got a crash course on all the possible aviation jobs in the…
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Police: Shooting investigation in west Hollister
Hollister Police say they are investigating a shooting on the west side of Hollister that occurred Thursday night.…
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Marina Fire saves toddler and adult after crash on Highway 1
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Marina Fire said they rescued a toddler and adult after a vehcile crash on Highway 1 on Thursday. Extended extraction of…
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Salinas family asking for help after losing everything in a house fire
The family who lost their home in Tuesday’s house fire is now trying to figure out their next steps. “When the fire started I was cooking and I…
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Woman rescued in Monterey while clinging to boat
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Monterey Fire, the Coast Guard, Monterey Harbor Master and Monterey Police Department rescued a woman east of Wharf two…
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5 Marines killed after aircraft crash in Southern California desert
GLAMIS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Five Marines with the Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, are confirmed dead after a plane crash in…
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Eight stores fined for selling tobacco products to minors in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– San Benito County Public Health Services said that five minors ages 17-18 were able to buy tobacco products from…
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Hot temperatures expected heading into the weekend on the Central Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. – Hot temperatures are expected this weekend. The National Weather Service expects conditions to rise starting Thursday,…
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Police: Man charged $2,000 on stolen credit card in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who charged $2000 on a stolen credit card at Home Depot in Salinas. The…
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San Francisco ousts liberal DA Chesa Boudin in heated recall
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco on Tuesday has voted to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a heated campaign that bitterly…
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West Salinas outage affecting 4,000 customers fixed
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 7, 2022, at 9:11 p.m.– PG&E says all homes have power back. — PG&E says it is working on a power…
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Where to drop off your ballot on the Central Coast
Beginning Monday, May 9, voters who received their ballots can drop them off at several locations along the Central Coast.…
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Watsonville Police ask DA to file charges for Kilburn Street standoff
Watsonville Police have issued a shelter-in-place advisory for residents living along parts of Kilburn and Ford Street in…
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Highway 1 open after crash at Laguna Road
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 7, 2022, at 5:31 p.m.– Caltrans said that both ways Highway 1 is back open after an hours-long closure…
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Fire crews stop fire near Laguna Seca Raceway at 10 acres
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 7, 2022, at 2:21 p.m.– The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said forward progress has been stopped at 10…
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Kristin Smart murder trial delayed
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 19, 2022, 11:39 a.m. — One of the defendants in the Kristin Smart murder trial is sick yet it’s unknown if…
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Meet the candidates: San Benito County District 3 race
Eddie Alfaro, Mindy Sotelo, and Rolan Resendiz are all hoping to fill that one seat that will represent District 3 of San Benito…
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Bicycle ride for AIDS research stops in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The AIDS/LifeCycle Bicycle Ride made its annual trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles and stopped by Salinas…
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Safeway employee shot and killed inside San Jose store
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Safeway employee was shot and killed inside a San Jose grocery store and authorities were searching for a gunman, police…
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Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter hosting kitten season special
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is hosting a cat adoption event at both their Santa Cruz and Watsonville…
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Woman dies after being hit with vehicle on N. Main Street at Bolivar in Salinas
-Salinas Police said they are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon resulting in the death of an 81-year-old woman.…
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Meet the candidates for Santa Cruz District Four Supervisor
The race for Santa Cruz County District Four Supervisor is
officially…