Salinas family asking for help after losing everything in a house fire
The family who lost their home in Tuesday’s house fire is now trying to figure out their next steps. “When the fire started I was cooking and I…
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Police: Man charged $2,000 on stolen credit card in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who charged $2000 on a stolen credit card at Home Depot in Salinas. The…
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West Salinas outage affecting 4,000 customers fixed
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 7, 2022, at 9:11 p.m.– PG&E says all homes have power back. — PG&E says it is working on a power…
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Bicycle ride for AIDS research stops in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The AIDS/LifeCycle Bicycle Ride made its annual trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles and stopped by Salinas…
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Woman dies after being hit with vehicle on N. Main Street at Bolivar in Salinas
-Salinas Police said they are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon resulting in the death of an 81-year-old woman.…
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Sam Klemek named Salinas Fire Chief
The City of Salinas has announced that a 32-year veteran of fire service in Monterey County has been appointed Acting Fire Chief for the City of…
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Marley Panziera is our May 2022 Student of the Month
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Congratulations to Marley Panziera for being KION-TV’s Student of the Month for April. Marley is currently a Junior at…
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18-year-old suspect arrested in Salinas Del Monte Avenue shooting
Salinas Police have confirmed with KION that one person is dead following a showing near Del Monte Avenue.…
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Salinas mourns victims of Uvalde elementary school shooting
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The pain felt in Uvalde, Texas, traveled 1,595 miles to Closter Park on Towt Street Saturday afternoon. Dozens gathered…
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Teenage gang members sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder in Salinas
Two gang members were sentenced on Friday to 15 years at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the attempted murder of a…
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Firefighters contain structure fire at Salinas plant nursery
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A structure fire that the owner of Bokay Nursery on 30 Hitchcok Road says started in the kitchen area has now been…
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Salinas firefighters contain abandoned structure fire, firefighter injured
Salinas Firefighters said they received calls of a structure fire in an abandoned building on Partridge Street and Falcon Drive on Tuesday…
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CSU Monterey Bay holds moment of silence for Karina Chavez Vargas during graduation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 23, 2022, at 8:31 p.m.– During a graduation ceremony last week, a name that wasn’t called rang loudest. CSU…
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Monterey Sheriffs investigating arson of a Salinas home, looking for male suspect
At around noon Friday Salinas Firefighters and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 16900 block of EL Rancho for reports of a…
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Rancho San Juan High School hosts College Signing Day for first group of graduating seniors
Dozens of graduating seniors at Rancho San Juan High School committed to various colleges as part of the school’s first ever College Signing…
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Caltrans approves $11 million to fix part of Highway 101 in Salinas and Colorado Fire damaged areas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Caltrans said they are allocating $700 million to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state,…
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Police: Salinas woman threatens post office for her mail with replica hangun
Salinas Police said they arrested a woman who threatened staff for her mail with a replica firearm at a Salinas post office.…
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Former Hartnell College employee arrested for suspected embezzlement and identity fraud totaling over $42,000
Salinas police said after a lengthy investigation they arrested an Administrative Assistance working for Hartnell College on eleven embezzlement and…
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Fire crews successfully extinguish an encampment fire in Salinas
Fire crews responded to the report of an encampment fire during the early hours of the…
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Salinas Fire contains encampment fire off Airport Boulevard
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Fire contained a fire that started at an encampment site on the hillside off Airport Boulevard and northbound…
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Weekly Natividad farmers’ market returns to Salinas
To give the community access to healthy food options Natividad opened its weekly farmers market on Wednesday for the year.…
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Salinas Police looking for mall parking lot thief
Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who stole over $1,500 worth of items out of a vehcile in the parking lot of the Salinas Central Mall.…
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Police: Chase with gang members ends in Watsonville after suspects threw guns on Highway 101, suspects identified
Greenfield Police said a police chase with gang members that began at 7 p.m. Saturday in Soledad ended in Watsonville after multiple agencies became…
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Grand Jury Report finds Monterey County Jail lacks proper surveillance, staffing and funding
The 2021-2022 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury completed its report on Monterey County jails and found a lack of staff and communication with the…
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Salinas Police arrest man with meth, guns and AR-15 parts
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police said they served a search warrant on the 500 block of James Street and found drugs, two guns and AR-15…
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Salinas Union High School District approves new start times
Tuesday night Salinas Union High School District Board of Trustees approved new school starts times for the 2022-2023 school year.…
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Crash involving 18-year-old driver kills woman in Salinas
Wednesday night after 10 p.m. Salinas Police said an 18-year-old driver crashed into a woman and killed her on North Main Street at Chaparral Street.…
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Housing Report: Three-times the minimum wage is needed to afford rent in Santa Cruz County
A new housing report is highlighting just how much the increasing cost of living is pricing low-income families out of the Monterey Bay…
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Motorcyclist killed during crash in Salinas identified as “Frank Da Tank”
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said a 56-year-old person died Tuesday in a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Natividad Road. A…
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Happy retirement Salinas Fire Chief Michele Vaughn
Salinas Fire Chief Michele Vaughn has announced her retirement after taking over as chief on September 4 of…
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Special middle school promotion for Salinas cancer patient
Family, teachers and friends gathered at Washington Middle School Friday to honor a young woman continuing her education after a battle with cancer.…
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Mother-daughter owned Salinas flower shop makes Mother’s Day a family affair
Murillo helps run the flower shop located on East Market St., owned by her mother, Magdalena Bautista. The mother-daughter duo has been busy working…
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Mother and baby survive crash in Salinas off Highway 101
A mother and baby survived a three-vehicle crash near the 180 block of Kern Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.…
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New program lets first-time homebuyers in California borrow a down payment at 0% interest
A new California program is aiming to give first-time homebuyers a better playing field — offering loan forgiveness — if you stay in a home long…
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Mother and daughter celebrate first Mother’s Day together 62 years later, thanks to DNA test
SALINAS, Calif.- Mother’s Day is on Sunday. A mother and daughter that reunited thanks to a DNA test will be spending the holiday together, for the…
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Salinas Police: Potentially armed gang member on the run
The Salinas Police Department believe a known gang member with a warrant out for his arrest has gone on the run.…
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Salinas Police arrested a man who robbed a CVS on South Main Street Monday morning with a taser, later found to be a lighter.…
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Monterey County held National Crime Victim’s Rights Week event to honor homicide victims
Monterey County is set to host an event honoring victims of crime at the Monterey County Courtyard…
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Bat and skunk test positive for rabies in Salinas, Chualar Canyon
Two animals tested positive for rabies according to the Monterey Health Department.…
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California to expand Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants beginning in May
Universal health coverage is one of the most sweeping changes proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom in his newly-revealed 2022-23 state budget…
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Salinas Steinbeck House makes ‘Ghost Adventures’ episode
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Classic American author John Steinbeck’s boyhood home in Salinas had an episode dedicated to it on the Discovery Channel…
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Salinas Police arrest man for reckless driving after he crashes into embankment
Salinas Police said they arrested a 19-year-old man for driving recklessly and trying to evade…
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Surveillance video captures car doing donuts in Downtown Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. – A man caught on camera doing dangerous donut maneuvers was caught by the City of Salinas surveillance video. In the video, several…
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Greenfield man gets 36 years for molesting three children
On Tuesday the Monterey County District Attorney said that a Greenfield man was sentenced to 36 years on 15 counts of child molestation.…
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Salinas woman sentenced to 11 years for carjacking and assault
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Monterey County District Attorney Jeannie M. Pacioni said that a Salinas woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison for…
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Casey Bittner: Salinas born number one wrestler in the country
The Salinas Police Violence Suppression Task Force and K9 Oakley had a number one ranked wrestler in the country pay them a visit Wednesday.…
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Salinas Police looking for two grand theft suspects
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Salinas Police Department is asking for help in identifying two people who stole several power tools. Police said the…
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National fentanyl epidemic hits Central Coast
With the growing fentanyl epidemic in the United States, we spoke to one local addiction treatment center and a recovering addict to get a firsthand…
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Two arrests made in Salinas overnight highspeed chases
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE APRIL 20, 2022 at 10:10 a.m.– Salinas Police said they arrested two people and cited a minor in two separate…
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NFL Legend Jerry Rice visits Salinas Target store
Salinas shoppers got quite the surprise at the Target store as NFL Legend, Jerry Rice, made a stop at the store on…
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