Three Salinas High students suspended over Black doll incident
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) KION is learning that three students have been suspended for their involvement in the Black baby doll incident at Salinas High…
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NAACP and LULAC demand answers from Salinas High School District
Two civil rights organizations on the Central Coast demand Salinas Union High School District (SUHSD) to respond after students posted photos and…
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Sources say three Salinas High students suspended over a racist incident involving a Black doll
A source confirmed that three students were suspended in connection to the racist incidents at Salinas High School involving a Black doll.…
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Five homicide suspects charged since start of Monterey County Cold Case Task Force
Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said it has formally charged 5 suspects with murder in the first year since creating its Cold Case Task…
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11-year-old boy hit by car while walking home from school in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A Salinas mother is saying her 11-year-old son was hit by a car coming home from Mission Park Elementary.…
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Parents and students pack school board meeting after racist doll incident at a jamboree
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A school board meeting was packed on Tuesday night with students and parents present to show their discontent with a recent…
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Salinas City Council reschedules meeting after positive COVID-19 case
Salinas City Council rescheduled their August 24 meeting to September 14 after one individual tested positive for COVID-19.…
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Parents asking SUHSD to discipline staff amidst Black baby doll controversy at Salinas High
Parents and students are expressing outrage over what they’re calling racist acts and images being shared on social media. This is all stemming from…
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Salinas man pleas no contest to attempted murder of a police officer
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Daniel Macias Victoria pled no contest to the attempted murder of a police officer and assault with a semiautomatic firearm…
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Central Coast hospitals see steady flow of COVID-19 patients amid push for booster shot for immunocompromised
With new evidence that vaccines lose effectiveness over time and antibodies from the virus wane after a couple of months, health experts are…
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Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision off Davis Road in Salinas
California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly head-on collision that claimed the life of a motorcyclist late Friday…
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Man injured in shooting on Chamise Drive in Salinas
Salinas police say a man is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting early Friday…
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Berkeley Study: Salinas ranks high on the list of segregated metropolitan regions
A UC Berkeley study investigating the persistence of residential racial segregation in the U.S. found the City of Salinas ranks 20 in most to least…
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Salinas man sentenced for multiple rapes, some involving minors
Salinas resident Ignacio Ramirez has been sentenced to 238 years and 8 months to life in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and two girls,…
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Police: Salinas man arrested after pipe bomb found in home
Salinas police say a 22-year-old resident was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday night after a report of a pipe bomb in his…
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Shooting in North Salinas leaves one person dead
year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times in north Salinas late Friday…
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Schools, organizations to receive restitution after Central Coast nonprofit director convicted of embezzlement
Several local schools and non-profit organizations will receive restitution after a Central Coast nonprofit director was convicted of embezzlement…
Continue ReadingLocal school districts see COVID-19 exposures a week into in-person classes
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) In Monterey County, 18 out of the 24 school districts there have been re-opened for in-person learning. Each school district…
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Suspect arrested on grand theft, vandalism charges after neighbor reports suspicious person
A man has been booked into the Monterey County Jail on several charges after police said a person nearby reported seeing a suspicious…
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Olympian Monica Abbott discusses future at USA softball during Salinas visit
North Salinas High School alum and USA softball Olympian Monica Abbott took some time to chat with Telemundo 23’s Manuela Baez Thursday about her…
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Monterey County Democrats form coalition with labor unions against Newsom recall
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The fight for the governor’s seat in California is heating up with five weeks to go until the election…
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New Salinas brewery signage allowed to stay
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The Brew-N-Krew Ale House in downtown Salinas is facing some issues concerning its overhead signage on the…
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Two teens arrested on suspicion of robbery in Salinas
Salinas police say a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old were arrested Sunday on suspicion of robbing two people while on…
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MST receives grant to buy zero-emission bus, renewable diesel
Monterey-Salinas Transit announced Monday that it has been chosen to receive a $594,919 grant from the California Department of Transportation’s Low…
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Convicted rapist found dead in Monterey County Jail cell
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of an inmate at the Monterey County Jail Friday morning. The…
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Salinas expects to continue with permits for businesses and outdoor operations
Some businesses in Salinas might be able to continue having operations outdoors despite the end date.…
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Sheriff’s Office releases identity of field worker killed in hit and run crash
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a field worker who was hit and killed early Wednesday morning in a field outside of…
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SVMHS President and CEO responds to state vaccine requirement for healthcare workers
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System President and CEO Pete Delgado released a statement showing support for the California Department of Public…
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Salinas police arrest man accused of leading officers on chase while driving stolen vehicle
Salinas police said officers arrested a driver after he allegedly led them on a chase while he was driving a stolen…
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Salinas Police: Driver and passenger injured in suspected DUI crash on W. Market Street
Salinas police said two people were injured when a vehicle crashed into a pole on W. Market Street early Wednesday…
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CDC issues new temporary eviction moratorium
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing a new, “temporary” moratorium on evictions. It’s based on the…
Continue Reading Field worker struck and killed by van in hit and run collision
CHP Monterey is looking for the driver of a van that struck and killed an individual working in a field just outside of Salinas early Wednesday…
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Child killed in Hesperia crash identified as Salinas resident
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office coroner has identified the four-month-old killed in a crash in Hesperia as a Salinas…
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Salinas boxer fights at Madison Square Garden
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas welterweight boxer, Gerardo Contreras Gonzalez, is making his U.S. debut on Tuesday squaring up against Aaron Aponte…
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Where to find National Night Out events on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) An annual community event held around the country is returning to the Central Coast this year. National Night Out…
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Four people cited for allegedly providing alcohol to minors in Salinas
The Salinas Police Department and Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control conducted a minor decoy operation Sunday, and they said people at four…
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K9 Oakley helps Salinas police recover illegal drugs, weapons
K9 Oakley helped officers with the Salinas Police Department recover illegal drugs and weapons…
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Firefighters quickly contain Salinas homeless camp fire
A fire at a homeless camp in Salinas nearly forced a nearby church to evacuate Sunday morning until crews were able to quickly put the fire…
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Monterey County opens a new virtual academy
The Salinas City Elementary School district had a grand opening for its new Virtual Academy that will offer online instruction to students and…
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Salinas police say man involved in officer-involved shooting spoke Spanish
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A 19-year-old Salinas resident was killed during a police shooting on Smith Street earlier this month, and now police claim…
Continue Reading Former Salinas gang member sentenced to 9 years in prison
Former member of the Sureno gang, Angel Diaz, was sentenced to 9 years in state prison after being convicted of multiple…
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Salinas Valley limits visitations as COVID-19 cases rise
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System reestablished its visitation policy to only allowing one adult visitor per patient between 10 a.m. – 8…
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USA Softball’s Monica Abbott reflects on her time at Tokyo Olympics
USA Softball pitcher and Salinas native, Monica Abbott, reflected on USA Softball’s run in the Tokyo Olympics in a social media post…
Continue Reading Monterey County DA creates new unit to investigate wrongful conviction
The Conviction Review Unit (CRU) will investigate claims of innocence false material evidence used in a…
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United Way Monterey County hosts 11th annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ event to help local students in need
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Students are getting ready to go back to school and United Way Monterey County is partnering up with the Monterey…
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Salinas Police: at least one person injured after stabbing
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) At least one person is injured after a stabbing incident that happened on Rossi Street and North Main Street in Salinas.…
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Advocates rally for 19-year-old in deadly officer-involved shooting
Advocates gathered at La Paz Park ask for an end to the killings of BIPOC and justice for Gerardo Martinez, the 19-year-old that died in an…
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Asthma camp lets local kids be active & breathe easy
On Friday, 27 campers will celebrate the end of an activity-filled week at the SVMH Asthma Day Camp.…
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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visits Central Coast to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is set to tour a coronavirus vaccination…
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Body found in vehicle outside Salinas Walgreens Friday
Salinas police responded to a report of a body found in a vehicle outside the Walgreens in the Harden Ranch Plaza Friday…
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