
How “No Parking” signs are affecting families in East Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In two months, the city’s grace period will come to an end, and parking enforcement will begin along city streets where…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In two months, the city’s grace period will come to an end, and parking enforcement will begin along city streets where…
Continue ReadingKING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) –Today marks the last day of the Salinas Valley Fair. While it’s all about funnel cakes, turkey legs, and live…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — If you’ve noticed prices creeping up at Walmart lately, you’re not imagining things. The company has announced it…
Continue ReadingSeveral police officers from the Salinas Police department joined the 2025 Police Unity Tour for National Police Week. The tour is a nearly 300 mile…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Another Central Coast festival is hitting the breaks this year. Although not canceled completely, the Salinas Valley…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The City of Salinas is looking at a rental assistance program as an alternative for the community. Some local folks remain…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – After hours of public comment Tuesday night, the Salinas City Council deciding to repeal the four rental ordinances, just…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas residents are concerned about bike and pedestrian safety along various streets. May is National Bike Safety…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In a significant legal development, the Monterey County Superior Court has ruled on May 5th, that a key provisions of…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Governor Gavin Newsom urged cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this Monday morning. Newsom presented a…
Continue ReadingCASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Organizers of the Artichoke Festival announced the 2025 event has been canceled, and the annual event will officially…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — It’s expected to be one of the busiest weekends of the year for flower shops, and local florists are feeling the…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – On Saturday, nearly 8,000 PG&E customers are without power in Salinas, according to the utility. The affected areas…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The annual Salinas Valley Health Farmers’ Market returns with a free mobile clinic for a Community Health Day on May 9. The…
Continue ReadingEverett Alvarez High School’s FFA opened a new produce store called Eagle Produce to kick off May. It is completely student run, from the planting to…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Salinas Police say Natividad Road is back open after a crash on Wednesday that left thousands without power. As of…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The REAL I.D. deadline is May 7th, and many in Salinas are taking care of last-minute appointments at the DMV…
Continue ReadingSalinas Mayor Dennis Donohue confirms to Wake Up the city’s efforts to ask the state attorney general to file a criminal case against a CFO accused…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Over one hundred students from the Monterey County Office of Education, ranging from moderate to severe disabilities,…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — People making it out to the streets of Salinas in what has been a national initiative. Marches and rallies have broken…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) — Four new naloxone and fentanyl testing strips vending machines are being introduced in Monterey County. All the…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two arrests were made in Monterey County after alleged cases of sexual assault where the perpetrator contacted…
Continue ReadingPeople in Salinas came together on Wednesday night to discuss ideas for the city’s long term plan for an expansion on the east side. It’s called the…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) — A Salinas man has been sentenced for gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI in a deadly crash from 2024. According to the…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) — Hundreds of community members responded to a call to action Sunday morning. Multiple organizations made their voices heard…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) — People in Salinas are reacting after the city votes to pass an ordinance increasing sewer rates. The decision would…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) — A ribbon cutting unveiled the second in a line of solar projects between the County of Monterey and Mynt Systems. The…
Continue ReadingMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the first Latin pontiff, passed away at the age of 88.…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Salinas Police hosted a workshop Saturday to walk future recruits through what it takes to join the force. Salinas…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — California Attorney General announced another lawsuit against the Trump administration. They argue Trump’s tariffs…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In recent hours, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about the possibility of deporting American citizens who, according…
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The United States Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that the sixth member in Salinas-based “Murder Squad” criminal…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Five people were arrested after a stolen vehicle report led to the location of a chop shop in Salinas on Sunday.…
Continue ReadingOXNARD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Duda Fresh Farm Foods, Inc. announced a recall on their four-pack bag of ready-to-eat celery sticks. The sticks are…
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE, Wisc. (KION) – Seaside native Jamaree Bouyea made his first NBA start for the Bucks on Sunday as Milwaukee took down the Detroit Pistons…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — With peak flower sales season approaching, many local vendors are uncertain about the ongoing tariff war. Some vendors…
Continue ReadingSOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — An eight year-old girl was injured in Soledad after running into traffic in Soledad. Air Ambulance came to assist with…
Continue ReadingSOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — An inmate is dead with two others detained during a homicide investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Salinas voted unanimously to send a letter of support to the state capitol, in support of Assembly Bill 63,…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Residents of Acosta Plaza are living in fear following a shooting incident over the weekend that has left many feeling…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The groundbreaking ceremony for the re-entry center was held this morning at the Monterey County Jail. In what the sheriffs…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man was arrested in Watsonville for drug and gun possession after a lengthy pursuit from Soledad. Salinas Police VSTF…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION) — A new California assembly bill will crack down on sex work and human trafficking with the City of Salinas looking to send a…
Continue ReadingA debate on the national stage came to the central coast on Thursday night, as a group of 6 January 6th rioters came to speak at an event for The…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Salinas Union High School District (SUHSD) is advancing a plan to allocate nearly $130 million for facilities…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Car sales soared over the weekend in Salinas, ahead of President Trump’s plans to implement a 25 percent tariff on cars…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — An early morning shooting left one person shot but expected to survive in Salinas. The shooting happened right after 4…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police confirm they’re investigating a bank robbery at the Mechanics Bank on North Davis in Salinas. Police say…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — While Fire Station 1 in Salinas is getting a makeover, Fire personnel and engines have been stationed at Sherwood Hall…
Continue ReadingSALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Updated 3:58 p.m. 3/31/2025 – The name of the inmate found dead after an assault has been released. According to the…
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