Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame names its inductees for the 2024 class
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The best of the Salinas Valley are once again being recognized at the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame. The 2024 Class…
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Monterey Bay F.C., San Jose Earthquakes to enter 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Competition
SEASIDE, Calif./CHICAGO, Ill. (KION-TV) — The USL Championship’s Monterey Bay F.C. and MLS club San Jose Earthquakes announced they will compete in…
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Man from Marina is pronounced dead after being hit multiple times
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- One person is dead after being hit multiple times just outside of Salinas. According to CHP, a 54-year-old man from Marina…
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Marina City Council appoints Jenny McAdams to vacant District 3 seat
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Former Pacific Grove City Councilmember, Jenny McAdams, has been appointed to the vacant Marina City Council District 3…
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PG&E staging in parts of California, including Central Coast, ahead of storm system
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is preparing ahead of power outages expected from what they’re referring to as a “potent” storm system heading…
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Pacific Grove man rescued 36 hours after surviving 400 foot plunge along Big Sur Coast
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Pacific Grove man is expected to be okay after he was rescued two days after his car went off a cliff along the Big Sur…
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Man cited by police after illegally dumping a 100 pound gnome
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Last week, the Del Rey Oaks Police Department cited a Seaside man after he allegedly dumped a 100 pound gnome on…
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Four juveniles arrested for allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old boy in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON FEB. 27, 2024 AT 6:08 PM- Four juveniles were arrested at Greenfield High School after they allegedly stabbed…
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Grand opening of South Monterey County new fire station 43 in Lockwood
LOCKWOOD, Calif. (KION) – First responders in South Monterey County are working out of a brand new building. The public got their first look at…
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Greenfield man sentenced for molesting child, according to Monterey County D.A.
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE February 27th at 9:00 a.m. : A 38-year-old man from Greenfield has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for…
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CSUMB seeing an student enrollment drop, according to study
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California State University system is seeing low enrollments in almost all campuses throughout the state. “I’m just…
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Election 2024: List of polling places and ballot drop-off locations
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With 10 days left until the 2024 Primary Election on March 5, we have a list on where you can drop off your ballots…
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Many rural communities in South Monterey County urge AT&T not to cut landline services
BRADLEY, Calif. (KION) – Landlines may be an old-school form of communication, but they are still heavily used especially in rural communities and in…
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Rollover car crash in Salinas kills driver, sends passengers to the hospital
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) The CHP said a man is dead and two others were hospitalized after a solo car crash early Saturday morning. According to the…
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Suspect arrested in connection with December 2023 deadly shooting in East Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said an arrest was made Saturday stemming from a deadly shooting on December 30, 2023. Officers served a…
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40,000 books fuel free literacy fair at Watsonville High School
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Bringing the joy of reading to Watsonville high school and the Pajaro Valley community. A world book drive…
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Deputies looking for a male suspect who allegedly robbed a Castroville bank
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a male suspect who allegedly robbed a bank in Castroville on…
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Soledad cousins killed in shooting believed to be a case of mistaken identity, deputies say
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON FEB. 22, 2024 AT 11:39 AM- In a press conference on Thursday morning, the Monterey County Sheriff’s…
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Two recent landslides near Big Sur isolates community members in rural areas
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- Highway 1 has taken two big hits in February with two landslides on top of Paul’s Slide have now made 10 miles of Highway…
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City of Salinas recognizes officers rewarded for Sun Street shooting incident
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- During Tuesday night’s meeting, the City of Salinas recognized the officers from the Salinas Police Department that…
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Ballots and Books events taking place throughout the week in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- With the California Primary Election less than two weeks away, the Elections Department will be hosting a series…
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Public comment has now open for Carmel River Lagoon Project
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Community members have the ability to weigh in on plans for the Carmel River lagoon project. The County of…
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Seaside man arrested on attempted murder charges, police say
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police said they arrested a 32-year-old Seaside man after he allegedly stabbed a victim that stemmed from a verbal…
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New airline to land at the Monterey Regional Airport in August
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – Sun Country Airlines will soon be a new addition to the Monterey Regional Airport on August 8th with nonstop service to the…
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Seaside Police arrests man for allegedly robbing a gas station
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly robbing a gas station. Seaside Police said that 30-year-old…
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Multiple search and rescue teams help rescue a hiker near Sykes Camp in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team helped rescued a hiker on Friday. Deputies said the rescue too…
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Winter storm did not put a damper on local businesses in Pacific Grove
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV): The wet weather didn’t seem to have a problem for businesses and tourists in Pacific…
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PG&E releases guidelines on how to qualify for an outage credit
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you have been without power for 48 hours then you might be able to qualify for a PG&E inconvenience payment.…
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Evacuation warnings lifted for low-lying areas of Carmel River and River Fire burn scar
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- With another storm set to arrive on Sunday night, the County of Monterey and Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is…
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A levee break near highway 101 on Lagomarsino Ave between king city and greenfield this morning has shut down 1 southbound lane in the area. CHP…
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Bradley man arrested after allegedly stabbing former roommate with a machete, deputies say
BRADLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said that a 26-year-old man is in jail after he allegedly stabbed a man with a…
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Project Homekey lawsuit leaves Central Coast cities and unhoused people searching for answers
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Two cities on the Central Coast had trusted a Project Homekey developer in their efforts to help people find…
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Demand for funding: Central Coast leaders ask for funding to expedite Pajaro River levee protection
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren, as well as U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler…
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Farmworker activists continue to protest the use of pesticides, claiming these chemicals lead to cancer and other illnesses
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif., (KION-TV)- The People’s Tribunal on Pesticide Use and Civil Rights in California conducted an Advisory Opinion report and…
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigating burned body found on South Davis Road near Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire along the train tracks on South Davis Road where a…
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Monterey Peninsula Unified School District speaks on potential bond for affordable housing for teachers
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – Teachers working for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District could receive some help with housing. The district is…
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Marina High School could finally get their own football field
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Marina High School Mariners could finally have their own field of dreams. On Tuesday night, the Monterey Peninsula…
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Shuman Hearthouse unveils heart-shaped artwork
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Monterey artist has donated eight large artworks featuring creative images of hearts to Shuman Hearthouse just in…
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Miss California Rodeo Salinas Contest is now open
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Although we are still in winter, it is never too early to think about Big Week 2024. The contest for the 2024 Miss…
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County of Monterey Ag Pass Program now taking applications
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County Of Monterey are now taking applications for the 2024 Ag Pass program. The Monterey County Agricultural…
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Monterey Police arrests Illinois man after allegedly starting two fires
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON FEB. 14, 2024 AT 3:07 PM- Monterey Police has arrested an arson suspect who allegedly started two fires on…
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Family speaks after the death of Jorge Vazquez Topete, Lyft driver who was killed in a crash in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The family of a Lyft driver that was killed in a crash on N. Sanborn Rd and Freedom Parkway in Salinas said they remember…
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Local strawberry farmer feels the impacts of Valentine’s Day
ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Strawberry production is on the rise across the state, and many farmers breathing a sigh of relief after flooding put a…
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Attorney General Bonta announces $5 million settlement with Quest Diagnostics over illegal dumping claims
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced that…
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CAL FIRE battles structural fire on Pine Canyon Road and Jolon Road, no injuries reported
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday morning, CAL FIRE was able to extinguish an abandoned structure fire just outside of King City.…
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Local flower vendors in Salinas getting ready for Valentine’s Day
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Expect to pay more for those Valentine’s Day flowers. East Alisal Street in Salinas is blooming almost year-round. With…
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Salinas inching closer to hiring a new police chief, report says
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Salinas may be getting closer to hiring a new police chief. According to Open Vallejo which is a Bay Area…
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Man arrested for allegedly stealing mail, one person still wanted
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Marina Police has arrested one man and looking for another suspect who are allegedly involved in two mail theft cases. The…
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Uber driver dead and one passenger injured in crash, police arrest suspect
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police confirmed to KION that at least one person has died and one person is injured after they were involved in a…
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Monterey Bay F.C. hosting two closed-door scrimmages this week
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- While the NFL season ended in heartbreak for many Central Coast fans, the futbol season will be kicking off in March for…
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