Monterey County Archives

Public memorial honoring Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.

March 9, 2022 10:50 PM Melody Waintal, Ana Torrea, Erika Bratten, Joronica Vinluan, Ricardo Tovar

Family, friends, community members and brothers in blue gathered at Rabobank Stadium on Thursday to honor Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.…

Drivers may experience delays as Seaside Fire Station begins renovations

March 10, 2022 2:19 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Seaside Fire Department’s scaffolding renovations began…

Procession honoring Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.

March 9, 2022 1:39 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Salinas Police Department said that the route for the procession for fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge Alvarado has been…

Marina man gets 16 years in prison for attempted murder, arson and stalking

March 9, 2022 4:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man who pleaded no contest on felony charges of attempted murder, arson, domestic violence and stalking was sentenced…

Greenfield neighborhoods targeted in catalytic converter thefts

March 9, 2022 11:31 AM Ana Torrea

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Greenfield Police Department said on Sunday night there were a string of catalytic converter thefts. This comes as…

People could still feel the pain at the pump well into the summer months

March 8, 2022 12:46 PM Ana Torrea

Gas prices continue to go up because of the conflict in Russia and…

SPCA Monterey County asking for help rescuing baby opossums

March 8, 2022 2:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– SPCA Monterey County is asking the public to help save baby opossums if they happen to run over their mothers.…

Greenfield traffic stops leads to ghost gun and DUI charges

March 7, 2022 12:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– A ghost gun was found during a traffic stop arrest Monday morning on the 300 Block of 9th Street. During a midnight…

Monterey community rallies in support of Ukraine

March 5, 2022 5:49 PM Joronica Vinluan

Many people gathered in Monterey for a solidarity rally in support of…

Catalytic converter marking event aims to help law enforcement prosecute thieves

March 5, 2022 4:22 PM Victor Guzman

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is trying out a new way to prevent catalytic converter thefts in the…

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy and Watsonville officer injured during pursuit

March 5, 2022 3:53 PM Victor Guzman

A 27-year-old Salinas man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through…

USGS: 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Pinnacles

March 5, 2022 9:02 AM Scott Rates

Saturday morning at 7:07 a.m., an earthquake registering 3.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of central California.…

Juvenile arrested in Greenfield for suspected murder attempt

March 4, 2022 11:53 PM Sarah Rosenthal

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A minor was arrested for attempted murder in Greenfield on Friday after police said they found a man stabbed in the torso.…

Public memorial planned for Salinas Police Officer killed in line of duty

March 4, 2022 1:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– KION has independently confirmed that a public memorial service is planned for Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr. for…

Carmel Valley man flees from Ukraine

March 4, 2022 4:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

POLAND (KION-TV)–A Carmel Valley man fled Ukraine with the help of a US Congressman from Southern California and now is receiving help from…

Volunteers hung ribbons around Salinas in support of police dept.

March 4, 2022 11:22 AM Ana Torrea

SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV)–People gathered at the Salinas Police Department to hang ribbons in support of the department and to remember Officer…

DA: Monterey County to make human trafficking serious and violent felony

March 4, 2022 5:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni endorsed Bill 1042 that would make human…

Sand City drug arrest yields meth, heroin and suboxone films

March 4, 2022 10:33 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop earlier this week yielded heroin, meth and a glass pipe. A vehicle was doing an unsafe maneuver and when…

Monterey County Office of Emergency Services opens up biweekly Q&A hour for public to learn more about disasters

March 3, 2022 5:19 PM Erika Bratten

the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is inviting the public to their new “office hours” to give people the chance to address their…

Highway 1 reopens in Big Sur after crews gain containment on the Colorado Fire.

Colorado Fire investigation discovers issues with local burn permit process

March 3, 2022 11:44 AM Lisa Principi

The investigation into the Colorado Fire in Big Sur — which Cal Fire says was started by a reignited permitted burn — has brought to light a…

Truckers feel gas prices rolling up in California

March 3, 2022 5:58 PM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Truckers have noticed that gas prices have been rising on a regular basis lately, especially when they make their stops…

Dolan Fire continues to burn over 8,000 acres so far south of Big Sur

$18 million funding approved to replace fire station lost in the Dolan Fire

March 3, 2022 1:39 PM Victor Guzman

The Nacimiento Fire Station that was lost in the Dolan Fire will soon be reconstructed as $18 million in federal funds have been approved to start…

Underage BDSM sexual assault leads to gun arrest, 80 firearms found

March 1, 2022 12:36 PM Joronica Vinluan, Ricardo Tovar

On Thursday the Monterey County Sheriff’s Detectives served a search warrant in Sheppard’s Knoll to investigate the sexual assault of a 17-year-old…

Structure fire breaks out overnight in Salinas

March 3, 2022 2:47 AM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)- A structure fire closed off East Market Street and Monterey Street overnight as the Salinas Fire Department worked to put the…

Greenfield mourns loss of popular pizza shop after fire, arson ruled out

February 9, 2022 10:48 AM Joronica Vinluan

A devastating fire burned down a California Gourmet Pizza in Greenfield. A total loss for the…

Man arrested for tampering with gas lines in Gonzales

March 1, 2022 10:27 AM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Gonzales Police Department said they arrested someone that is potentially responsible for tampering with gas lines.…

Monterey County Board of Supervisors approve support of Ukraine

March 1, 2022 3:58 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to express their support for the…

COVID-19 memorial day passed in Monterey County

March 1, 2022 3:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to make every March 1 “COVID-19 Victims &…

Salinas Police officer murdered returned fire, helps investigators capture killer

February 28, 2022 12:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police has released new details regarding a shooting that took the life of a Salinas Police officer during a…

Monterey Bay Aquarium looking for volunteers

February 28, 2022 3:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey Bay Aquarium is looking for new volunteer guides and will host three informational meetings to let anyone…

Gov. Gavin Newsom releases statement on the death of Salinas Police Officer

February 28, 2022 7:32 AM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Governor Gavin Newsom is commemorating Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado, Jr. who was shot and killed in the line of…

Sand City marijuana arrest, 4 loaded ‘ghost guns’ found

February 25, 2022 11:56 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Sand City Police pulled over a vehicle that reeked of burnt weed. When officers spoke to the three people in the car…

Monterey County District Attorney’s Office confirms Salinas officer killed overnight

February 26, 2022 2:35 AM Victor Guzman

The Salinas Police Department confirms an officer-involved incident is being investigated after reports of heavy police presence in multiple areas of…

Salinas Police Officer killed in shooting identified

February 26, 2022 12:32 PM Ricardo Tovar, Victor Guzman

In a somber press conference held by the Salinas Police Department, Police Chief Roberto Filice identified the officer killed in the line of duty…

Rollover crash causes lane closure on River Road

February 25, 2022 11:53 PM Sarah Rosenthal

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) California Highway Patrol responded to a rollover crash on River Road near Chualar in Monterey County around 9 p.m.…

Former Oakland A’s player to host baseball clinic in Salinas

February 25, 2022 6:30 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ernie Comacho is set to host a baseball clinic on Saturday, Feb. 26. The clinic will…

Salinas receives $4.1 million in funding for homeless camps

February 25, 2022 2:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Salinas has announced they have been given a notice of intent for $4,079,416 in Encampment Resolution…

Longtime Breakers F.C. coach passes away

February 25, 2022 11:24 AM Victor Guzman

Longtime Santa Cruz Breakers Academy Coach, Raul Olvera, has passed…

100% of people in East Salinas have at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

February 24, 2022 8:09 PM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — All residents living in the 93905 zip code of East Salinas have officially received at least one dose of the covid…

Gonzales theft leads to arrest in Shasta County, 40 guns found

February 24, 2022 6:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Sheriff’s SWAT team served a search warrant in Shasta County and uncovered over 40 weapons ranging from…

Police: No knife found in Salinas gym parking lot confrontation

February 24, 2022 5:36 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Police responded to reports of a knife being pulled on someone in the parking lot of a gym on North Davis Road Thursday…

Water won’t be delivered to farmers due to worsening drought

February 24, 2022 11:09 AM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — No rain in California means dire conditions for farmers to grow their crops. With the western system of reservoirs…

Shed fire extinguished in Salinas

February 23, 2022 5:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A fire that started in the back of a duplex in a storage shed has been contained on Wednesday. Salinas Fire Department…

Salinas gas prices hit a record high, with no relief in sight

February 23, 2022 12:34 PM Lisa Principi

Salinas hit a new record for highest gas price in history Wednesday — at $4.820 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to…

Salinas homeless population struggles with extreme cold temperatures

February 23, 2022 12:31 PM Joronica Vinluan

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — With temperatures around the central coast dropping to near freezing, the homeless population has more to struggle with…

Former Pacific Grove police officer files complaint against city over alleged first amendment violation

February 23, 2022 5:05 PM Victor Guzman

A former Pacific Grove Police Department officer has filed a complaint against the city and police department over alleged first amendment…

Suspected gang member arrested after crashing into a car

February 22, 2022 11:41 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) A suspected gang member in Soledad was arrested for weapons and vehicle code charges after rear-ending a car, according to…

Salinas Police looking for suspect in jewelry store theft

February 21, 2022 2:04 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said a man was caught on camera stealing a gold rope chain on Saturday. Police said a man wearing an A’s…

Monterey County Regional Fire Department host 2021 recognition event

February 21, 2022 6:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Monterey County Regional Fire Department held their recognition celebration on Saturday. Years of service…

Salinas Police: felon, active gang member found with illegal guns and drugs

February 21, 2022 7:35 AM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)- There are fewer guns and drugs on the streets after Salinas Police Department says it arrested a felon and active gang…