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Shredded boxes and packages are seen at a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles on

Thieves in LA are looting freight trains filled with packages from UPS, FedEx and Amazon

January 14, 2022 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt McFarland and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Photos and videos showing piles of empty boxes littered alongside rail tracks in Los Angeles County,…

ARRESTED Greenfield Police identify”getaway car” used in Chevron armed robbery

December 7, 2021 9:15 PM Melody Waintal

Greenfield Police arrested 25-year-old Alberto Lopez from Soledad who was suspected of robbing a Chevron gas station in December.…

Rising water forces evacuations in Santa Cruz harbor

January 15, 2022 3:35 PM Melody Waintal

Earlier on Saturday, heavy waves were hitting the beaches in Santa Cruz. One local got a shot of the entire beach being flooded and waves taking down…

Cal Fire: Two people swept off near San Gregorio State Beach, currently in stable condition

January 15, 2022 3:27 PM Melody Waintal

Cal Fire CZU said the two anglers were fishing when they were swept in. One of them is being airlifted at San Gregorio State Beach while the other is…

Monterey County and city beaches reopen as Tsunami advisory is lifted

January 15, 2022 2:01 PM Melody Waintal

The Tsunami advisory that has been in effect since 7:30 a.m. on Saturday Jan. 15, will remain in effect until further notice, according to Monterey…

From Santa Cruz to Monterey, updates on the Tsunami Advisory

January 15, 2022 1:31 PM Melody Waintal

The KION team was in several parts of the Central Coast to share how the tsunami advisory was impacting the…

Tsunami Advisory: Waves rolling into Santa Cruz harbor

January 15, 2022 8:19 AM Scott Rates

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large tsunami waves crashing across the…

CHP officers thwarted robbery when they notice men with sledgehammer

January 14, 2022 5:43 PM Veronica Macias

On Thursday night officers with the California Highway Patrol managed to stop two people from stealing items from a business along the 1100 block of…

More than two dozen people are displaced in Atlantic Street apartment complex

January 13, 2022 3:55 PM Victor Guzman

Multiple fire engines out of the Salinas Fire Department responded to reports of flames and smoke coming from an apartment complex on Atlantic…

Thieves raiding rail cargo containers in Los Angeles

January 14, 2022 8:12 AM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed…

Gov. Newsom addresses transportation, infrastructure

January 13, 2022 10:50 AM Melody Waintal

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Santa Cruz nurses rally for better staffing and COVID safety measures

January 13, 2022 5:41 PM Lisa Principi

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A group of Central Coast nurses gathered Thursday as part of a national day of action by health care workers demanding…

Hartnell students must provide proof of vaccination, request for exemption by Jan. 17

January 13, 2022 12:36 PM Victor Guzman

New and returning students to Hartnell College now have additional time to submit proof of vaccination to attend the college in the…

California assault weapon owners face registration deadline

January 12, 2022 12:14 PM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Owners of certain firearms that are now illegal to buy under California’s expanded…

Monterey Bay FC releases 2022 game schedule for their first year in the USL Championship

January 12, 2022 11:36 AM Melody Waintal

The USL Championship released Monterey Bay FC’s 2022 season schedule which included 17 home games in the newly-renovated, Cardinale Stadium.…

Two people in jail after car chase in stolen vehicle

January 12, 2022 6:03 PM Melody Waintal

Two of three suspects were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Watsonville for stealing a car and assaulting the…

Native Americans express disappointment after City of Gilroy ignores calls to ditch mission bell

January 12, 2022 7:43 PM Veronica Macias, Erika Bratten

GILROY, Calif. (KION) A replica El Camino Real Mission bell is set to be installed in downtown Gilroy this month, despite controversial feedback from…

Gov. Newsom lays out his Emergency Response Package to tackle homeless crisis, COVID-19 pandemic

January 12, 2022 12:27 PM Melody Waintal

Governor Gavin Newsom is highlighting the state’s actions to fight COVID-19 and the homeless crisis from his California Blueprint, his proposed…

Cal Fire: Arson arrests rise in the last few years

January 12, 2022 5:34 PM Lisa Principi

Arson arrests in California have almost doubled in the last two years, according to Cal Fire — but the number of arson-related fires has stayed…

“Higher than normal” teacher absences reported at some Central Coast schools

January 11, 2022 3:26 PM Victor Guzman, Erika Bratten, Melody Waintal

Multiple school districts in Monterey County are reporting “higher than normal” teacher absences as students return to…

Santa Cruz Sheriff identifies body recovered from Greyhound Rock after crash on Highway 1

January 10, 2022 2:11 PM Melody Waintal, Lisa Principi

California Highway Patrol confirmed a deadly hit-and-run near Greyhound Rock in Santa Cruz on…

Expect delay on Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo County

January 12, 2022 7:39 AM Carina Nocon

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Cal Trans is making progress on Highway 1 south of Ragged Point as crews work to remove rockslide debris from…

Car crashes into patio of Santa Cruz coffee shop

January 11, 2022 9:36 PM Veronica Macias

A driver drove right into the outside patio area of a Starbucks in Santa Cruz on Tuesday close to 5:30…

Monterey County discuss banning single-use e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco

January 11, 2022 4:31 PM Melody Waintal

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to request the Health Department create an ordinance on Jan. 25 banning flavored tobacco…

CSUMB announces they will return to in-person instruction

January 11, 2022 12:46 PM Melody Waintal

California Stat University of Monterey Bay announced the spring semester will return to in-person instruction on Monday, Jan. 24.…

UC Santa Cruz extends remote learning for part of the winter quarter

December 21, 2021 2:13 PM Melody Waintal

UC Santa Cruz announced they are planning on going remote for the first two weeks of the winter…

Jorge Zamora officially becomes Watsonville’s Police Chief

December 20, 2021 2:48 PM Melody Waintal

Zamora is the first, first-generation Mexican-American to hold this position and 16th Chief of Police for the City of…

Hartnell students offered assistance as they register for Spring classes

January 10, 2022 7:38 PM Veronica Macias

Students at Hartnell can start off right this Spring semester as the college offers $550 for text books, supplies and food to help them…

Greenfield High School student arrested for making bomb threats

January 10, 2022 12:18 PM Melody Waintal

Greenfield Police said they arrested a Greenfield High School student who was making threats through social media to bomb the school and sexually…

Suspects remain at large after deadly shooting in King City

January 10, 2022 8:09 PM Veronica Macias

KING CITY, Calif. (KION) Police in King City are searching for multiple suspects wanted in connection to a deadly shooting that left a 22-year-old…

Harlem Globetrotters returning to Santa Cruz

January 10, 2022 1:55 PM Melody Waintal

Santa Cruz Warriors announced that the Harlem Globetrotters will once again be bringing their one-of-a-kind family experience to the Kaiser…

Highway 1 on Big Sur Coast reopens after removing a rock that fell on the road

December 23, 2021 11:18 AM Melody Waintal

Caltrans reopened Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast after removing a large rock that fell during this week’s showers.…

San Martin man dies in hit-and-run

January 10, 2022 3:26 PM Melody Waintal

A driver in a Honda Civic going north on Monterey Street hit and killed a 39-year-old man in San Martin, according to…

‘Golden Girls’ star, Betty White dies of a stroke the morning of New Years Eve

December 31, 2021 12:02 PM Melody Waintal

Golden Girl actress, Betty White died in her home at the age of 99, People magazine confirms.…

Seaside closes City Hall after several employees test positive for COVID-19

January 10, 2022 2:45 PM Melody Waintal

Seaside closed City Hall, Oldemeyer Center, Patullo Swim Center, and the Youth, Education and Resource Center (Teen Center) after an increase in…

Executive order to prevent price gouging on at-home COVID tests signed by Governor Newsom

January 8, 2022 7:08 PM Victor Guzman

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order to address concerns over price gouging on at-home COVID…

Dole issues voluntary recall on certain packaged salads

January 8, 2022 4:05 PM Victor Guzman

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Incorporated is voluntary recalling certain packaged salads containing iceberg lettuce due to potential listeria…

California National Guard deployed to COVID-test sites statewide

January 8, 2022 12:51 PM Victor Guzman

Governor Gavin Newsom has activated the California National Guard to support COVID-testing facilities overwhelmed by a spike in testing demand across…

Price is Right contestant from Carmel shares behind-the-scene on the game show

January 7, 2022 5:43 PM Melody Waintal

Carmel resident was a contestant on the Price is Right. She shares her whole experience on the game show.…

Seaside extends outdoor dining and parklets

January 7, 2022 3:06 PM Melody Waintal

Seaside created a new outdoor dining design guidelines that will allow for installations of outdoor dining spaces in most commercial areas of the…

Monterey County Hospitals are experiencing “double threat” with an increase in COVID-19 patients and staffing shortages

January 7, 2022 11:47 AM Melody Waintal

In addition to the increasing number of COVID-19 patients going to the hospital, Monterey County Hospitals said they’re also experiencing staffing…

Suspected gang members arrested after firing guns into the air on New Year’s Eve

January 6, 2022 10:49 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SALINAS Calif. (KION) Salinas Police said they arrested three active gang members accused of firing guns into the air on New Year’s Eve, two of them…

Portraits help give new light to the homeless

January 6, 2022 6:53 PM Melody Waintal, Veronica Macias

The story of how a photographer helped change the life of several homeless people living in Monterey Peninsula with black-and-white…

Monterey Bay FC announces first home-opener of inaugural season

January 6, 2022 12:28 PM Victor Guzman

The USL Championship has announced its opening weekend schedule, including some of the home openers for teams like Monterey Bay…

NEW CA LAW: Don’t trash food scraps, throw them in the green bins

January 6, 2022 11:39 AM Melody Waintal, Lisa Principi

Starting January, cities and counties are required to have programs that collect waste for composting, however, some rural areas where wild animals…

Hollister Police on the hunt for alleged gas thieves and vandals

January 6, 2022 7:02 AM Carina Nocon

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) The Hollister Police Department is looking for multiple suspects who are accused of stealing fuel and vandalizing a gas pump…