Monterey County Archives

Community Human Services receive $2.25 million for homeless youth aid

February 4, 2022 1:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Community Human Services (CHS) was awarded $2.25 million in grant money to support six street outreach counselors’…

Monterey County mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic to start Saturday

February 4, 2022 6:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Beginning Feb. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. a new mobile vaccine and rapid PCR testing van is coming to Monterey County at San…

King City Police and City Hall lines currently down

February 4, 2022 11:01 AM Ricardo Tovar

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The King City Police Department says phone lines are down at City Hall and at the Police Department. If you need to…

Suspect in Soledad shooting turns himself in to Monterey County Jail

February 2, 2022 12:56 PM Ricardo Tovar, Carina Nocon

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE 2/4/21 The suspect Xavier Diaz turned himself in to Monterey County authorities on Thursday, according to Soledad…

Beyond the statistics, overcoming barriers in higher education

February 3, 2022 11:58 AM Melody Waintal

David Manriquez is a 2020 Marine Science graduate from California State University of Monterey Bay who started his higher education journey in…

Salinas man arrested in attempted murder at apartment complex

February 3, 2022 3:38 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man has been arrested in connection with an apartment complex shooting Wednesday at 11:33 a.m. Holes made by the bullet…

Peninsula hotels booked as the AT&T Pro-Am comes to town

February 3, 2022 7:01 PM Lisa Principi

A yearly kick-off for tourism, the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro-Am brings thousands of visitors to the Monterey Peninsula every year. But people don’t…

MCSO: Known gang member arrested in attic for second time

February 3, 2022 5:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Cali. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a known gang member from Salinas with a warrant out of Santa Clara…

2 arrested in Seaside for sexual crimes against minors

February 3, 2022 4:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Seaside Police arrested two people who had involvement in committing sex crimes against minors. Early Thursday morning,…

Monterey DA agrees to settlement to improve baby formula safety

February 3, 2022 12:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced a settlement with Perrigo Company and two of its…

Monterey Bay FC announce new signings for inaugural season

February 2, 2022 5:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey Bay F.C. has announced two signings ahead of its inaugural USL Championship season.…

Spectators welcomed back to Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pro-Am

February 2, 2022 7:10 PM Lisa Principi

After a quiet year without spectators in 2021, the fans came out in full force this year to catch all Pebble Beach has to offer. But the Pebble Beach…

Monterey County receives its first wave of COVID rapid tests

February 2, 2022 10:40 PM Erika Bratten

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Monterey County is taking a big step forward to combat COVID and the testing supply shortage, by investing up to…

Monterey County offers hand sanitizer and N95 masks for priority groups

February 2, 2022 6:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County has received a limited supply of N95 masks and hand sanitizer that local priority groups and…

City of Salinas working towards developing new distribution site

February 2, 2022 2:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Salinas is currently trying to negotiate for a new distribution center in the city, according to City Manager…

Big Sur Fire: Fire near Jade Cove under control

February 2, 2022 12:03 PM Ricardo Tovar

BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- A vegetation fire that began in trees and brushes south of Sand Dollar beach Wednesday morning near Jade Cove has been…

Police adamant no gun was at Everett Alvarez High School

February 1, 2022 1:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

Salinas PD locked down the school, however it’s since been lifted. …

Colorado Fire reaches 100% containment

January 21, 2022 9:48 PM Victor Guzman, Carina Nocon

Fire crews are responding to a fire burning in the Palo Colorado Canyon Area of Monterey…

King City Police announce grant to help residents install security cameras

February 1, 2022 10:59 AM Ricardo Tovar

KING CITY, Calif. (KION)- The King City Police department said the City is offering residents a grant to help with security camera installation.…

Salinas Firefighters Association asking for donations for kid with epilepsy

February 1, 2022 5:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)- The Salinas Firefighters Association is asking for help in getting a 13-year-old boy with epilepsy a service dog. Ely was…

Security for AT&T Pro-Am months in the making

February 1, 2022 4:54 PM Joronica Vinluan

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — With all that comes with setting up the AT&T Pro-Am, getting security squared away is at the top of the list.…

Soledad probation check results in arrest of juvenile

February 1, 2022 4:11 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION)- A probation check resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old. A gun, ammunition and several magazines full of ammo were located.…

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

February 1, 2022 5:06 AM Associated Press

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize extra-low doses of its…

Salinas catalytic converter theft leads to pursuit to San Jose, 3 arrested

January 31, 2022 12:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police say that three suspects were arrested after a call of a catalytic converter theft lead to a vehicle pursuit…

Greenfield Police arrest man in connection with two homicides

January 27, 2022 6:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A man was arrested Thursday in connection with two homicides in 2020 and attempted homicide in 2021. Johnathan…

Missing Watsonville man found

January 28, 2022 5:26 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 58-year-old man who was reported missing on Friday was found by Watsonville Police. James Sperling went missing…

2 Monterey County schools celebrate 100th day of class

January 28, 2022 2:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KTVU-TV)- Students from Tularictos Elementary School and Foothill Elementary School showed up to celebrate the 100th day of…

Man arrested on drug charges in Sand City found with stolen credit, ID cards

January 28, 2022 11:12 AM Victor Guzman

Sand City Police arrested a man on drug and theft charges after he was found with stolen charge cards other types of ID…

Mid Coast Fire: Two day old permitted burn ignited Colorado Fire in Big Sur

January 27, 2022 7:16 PM Lisa Principi

A two day old permitted pile burn that got out of control is what the Mid Coast Fire Brigade says ignited the Colorado Fire Friday night in Big…

Soledad man sentenced for fourth DUI convcition

January 28, 2022 1:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

A man convicted of a DUI that occurred in March of 2018 was sentenced to two years in state prison Thursday, according to the Monterey District…

Financial support for minority-owned businesses during the pandemic

January 27, 2022 6:39 PM Melody Waintal

Like the Flying Artichoke, there are scores of businesses across the country facing a very similar struggle since the pandemic…

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

Highway 1 reopens after Colorado Fire evacuations are lifted in Big Sur

January 26, 2022 7:53 PM Lisa Principi

The roadblocks are gone, people are returning home and tourists were stopping by to see the damage from the Colorado Fire for themselves.
Although…

Monarch butterflies take over the Monterey Peninsula

January 27, 2022 7:03 PM Melody Waintal

Historically, Califonia is seeing tens of millions of monarch butterflies, but scientists feared they would go extinct after numbers dwindled last…

COVID-19 testing sites still in high demand in Monterey County

January 26, 2022 8:30 PM Erika Bratten

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) This week Monterey County hit a new all-time high case rate for the pandemic and it comes nearly two years after the…

Seaside reopens Cold Case involving murder of 5-year-old

January 26, 2022 1:22 PM Victor Guzman

Seaside Police is partnering with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office to look into a cold case from the 1980’s where a 5-year-old girl was…

Royal Oaks man sentenced to 23 years for child molestation

January 26, 2022 4:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Monterey County District Attorney said a man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for a child molestation case from August of…

Cause of the Colorado Fire determined, how to prepare for disasters year round

January 26, 2022 10:07 AM Erika Bratten

The Central Coast is no stranger to wildfires, but to see one in January outside the typical wildfire season is unusual and it’s raising the…

Big Sur residents stuck inside Highway 1 closure

January 25, 2022 6:44 PM Lisa Principi

The Colorado Fire hasn’t grown in size since Sunday, but Highway 1 is still closed to all non-essential travel. That also applies to those who live…

Salinas Police “Operation Blue Angel” results in large drug bust

January 25, 2022 2:47 PM Joronica Vinluan

Salinas Police announced a large-scale operation has resulted in the confiscation of $350,000 worth of drugs, including thousands of fentanyl pills…

Crews use ocean water to help fight Colorado Fire along the Big Sur coast

January 24, 2022 6:35 PM Lisa Principi

It’s now into day four of the Colorado Fire — and fire crews are using Big Sur’s natural resources to help in the firefight.…

Police serves five search warrants in Salinas and Prunedale

January 24, 2022 3:59 PM Joronica Vinluan

Salinas Police served five search warrants in the past four days in an investigation they are calling Operation Blue Angel.…

Boil water notice for Colorado Fire evacuation area

January 23, 2022 5:31 PM Lisa Principi

The Monterey County Health Department has issued a boil water notice for those living in the Colorado Fire evacuation area.…

700 to 800 Hartnell College students missing proof of full vaccination status

January 21, 2022 2:53 PM Victor Guzman

The Hartnell College deadline for students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has come and gone and now the college is dealing with 700 to 800…

Castroville shooting on Wood Street leaves one person injured

January 21, 2022 10:46 AM Victor Guzman

A man shot in Castroville is expected to survive as Monterey County Sheriff deputies continue investigating an early morning…

Salinas renters might soon have to pay registrations fees

January 17, 2022 8:04 PM Erika Bratten

Right now, landlords who rent out a home, apartment units, or a room in Salinas don’t have to pay a registration fee. But that could soon change, and…

Hartnell Main Campus evacuated after suspicious package, all clear now

January 20, 2022 12:59 PM Melody Waintal

Hartnell College released an email alerting students to stay away from the main campus until further notice.…

Are backyard chickens allowed in Salinas?

December 7, 2021 8:04 PM Erika Bratten

Other cities throughout Monterey County, like Marina, Seaside, Monterey, and Pacific Grove, already let property owners have chickens. So why the…

If you own wetlands, here’s how you can help save Santa Cruz endangered species

January 18, 2022 7:02 PM Melody Waintal

A team of conservation scientists are studying endangered salamanders and frogs around Monterey, Moss Landing, Apots and Santa Cruz. But they need…

College Corps program aims to help students pay for college through volunteerism

January 18, 2022 12:24 PM Victor Guzman

The state, alongside public and private universities, have announced a program that can reward students who serve their communities by helping them…

Monterey County Jail gets a new deputy for jail’s Medication Assisted Treatment Program

January 18, 2022 7:44 PM Melody Waintal

MAT program along with Monterey Count Behavioral Heath are community based organizations that provide treatment options for those in custody that…