Salinas Fire Chief resigning a year after joining department
Chief Pablo Barreto with the Salinas Fire Department says he will be resigning from his position as Chief at the end of the…
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Cold case: Salinas 18-year-old gunned down in 2002
This week we revisit a cold case that has led a Salinas mother to turn her grief into action following the death of her 18-year-old…
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Protesters in Salinas rally for BLM on Sunday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) In Salinas, another protest was held just outside of Star Market on East Blanco Road on Sunday.…
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Mask concerns for certain health conditions
James Conners of Salinas says he has paperwork to prove that he doesn’t have to wear a mask because of his health…
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Salinas Police: Man demands jewelry posted on Snapchat at gunpoint
Salinas police have arrested a man accused of demanding jewelry posted on Snapchat at…
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SVMH sees positive results with COVID-19 treatments
The Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System said it has been using Remdesivir and convalescent plasma treatments to…
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Salinas Collision Reporting Center closes due to financial struggles
The Collision Reporting Center on Lincoln Avenue is closing its doors, according to Salinas…
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Salinas DMV closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Department of Motor Vehicles office in Salinas is closed because an employee has tested positive for…
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City of Salinas to receive millions in federal grants to help homeless
Congressmen Jimmy Panetta announced Wednesday that the City of Salinas will be getting $5.8 million in federal government…
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Goodwill back in business on the Central Coast
Goodwill employees return to work after shelter in…
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Activists call for defunding of police to varying degrees
Protesters throughout the Central Coast are pushing to defund police departments. But the phrase means different changes to different…
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Activists rally at Salinas City Hall calling for reinvesting police funding into social services
Activists are taking their calls for reinvesting police funding into social services to Salinas city leaders Tuesday afternoon. It’s also referred to…
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Board of Supervisors vote to reduce beds at new Juvenile Hall in Monterey County
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss the possibility of reducing the number of beds at the new Juvenile…
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California Department of Education releases guidance for reopening schools
Hallways and desks are empty as some schools wrap up their final week before Summer break. “Some of the students have been dying to come back. They…
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17-year-old arrested for allegedly firing gun in Salinas apartment
Salinas police have arrested a 17-year-old for allegedly firing a gun inside an apartment where the suspect, an adult and two children…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Central Coast churches differ on re-opening amid COVID-19 pandemic
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) It has been over two months since mosques, synagogues and churches all over the Central Coast have had to adjust to a new way…
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Salinas Union High School District holds drive-up graduation ceremonies
Several high schools in the Salinas Union High School District are holding drive-up graduation ceremonies…
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Vehicle allegedly used in Salinas sideshow impounded
A vehicle been impounded by police because it was allegedly used in a sideshow over the…
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Group holds peaceful protest in memory of George Floyd in Salinas
Dozens turned to hundreds in Salinas, Monday. The group chanted, kneeled and held signs in solidarity along West Alisal…
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Salinas Target closing all day Tuesday
The store manager at the Target store in Salinas confirmed with KION that it will be closed all day…
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Salinas PD find AK-47 in pulled over car
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The Salinas Police Department confiscated an assault rifle on Thursday after officers pulled over a car for a window tint…
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State reports 13 COVID-19 cases from Salinas’ Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The California Department of Public Health is reporting 13 residents at Salinas’ Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center have…
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Free Covid-19 Testing Site Appointment Concerns
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – With free appointment-based testing sites on the central coast, getting tested for some people seems hard to come by,…
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When will swimming pools open?
The official start of summer is just around the corner, but will swimming pools open this season with the shelter-in-place order in effect? KION is…
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Salinas church: New guidelines too restrictive
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Houses of worship across the Central Coast are getting ready to reopen after the state released new guidelines earlier this…
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Three suspects, one a juvenile, arrested in connection to Salinas armed robbery
Salinas police say three suspects, one of them a juvenile, have been arrested in connection to an armed robbery at a fast food…
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Stage 2 attestation approved by Monterey County Supervisors, now heads to state
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors is discussing plans to allow the county to advance into an expanded stage 2 of…
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Suspect arrested in connection to attempted murder on Mae Avenue
Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a January shooting on Mae…
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Large crowd gathers in Salinas parking lot
Salinas Police broke up a crowd of dozens of people gathered outside of the Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Police say there were about a hundred or so…
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DA: Salinas man sentenced to prison for child molestation after cover-up, escape to Mexico
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said 48-year-old Rene Cruz will spend the next 26 years and 8 months in prison as part…
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Multiple vehicles involved in crash on Main and Boronda
Salinas police said multiple vehicles were involved in a crash Friday…
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Salinas man arrested when he was allegedly found with missing Rohnert Park teen
A missing Rohnert Park girl was found in Salinas Thursday after going missing last week, and a Salinas…
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Salinas man arrested for allegedly evading law enforcement, vehicle theft
A Salinas man is facing several charges after Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives said he evaded them in a stolen…
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FDA names nearby cattle as possible factor in E. coli outbreak tied to Salinas romaine
The Food and Drug Administration released a report Thursday on the E. coli outbreaks in Fall 2019 tied to romaine…
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Crews contain vegetation fire near Highway 101 and Airport Blvd
Crews have contained a vegetation fire that burned near Highway 101 and Airport…
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Banks adjust to new normal with masks and identification
The new normal of the coronavius crisis has many of of doing things that don’t seem right — like wearing a mask into…
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Veterans raise concerns over 2020 Census accountability
Veterans raise 2020 census accountability…
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How are social distancing measures being enforced at businesses?
Grocery stores now have customers wait in lines to limit the number of customers inside and enforce social distancing, but are laundromats putting…
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“No pain and no discomfort” during COVID-19 test for anchor Veronica Macias
After waiting more than a week, anchor Veronica Macias was finally able to get tested for COVID-19 at Alisal High…
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Monterey County talks attestation to reopen
Monterey County officials are going through a list criteria to see what indicators show they could be ready to move forward with a new plan that…
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Salinas Police: Man arrested for having meth while driving on trails
Salinas police arrested a man near Carr Lake who allegedly had…
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Metallic balloon causes another power outage in Salinas Sunday
A PG&E spokeswoman tells KION a Mylar balloon, made of a metallic material, caused the outage after it hit power lines. Crews removed the…
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Dozens protest Stay at Home order outside Monterey County Health Department
Protesters gathered outside the Monterey County Health Department getting honks of support from…
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Monterey County DA’s Office: Hobby Lobby complying with Shelter in Place order
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said Hobby Lobby is complying with the Shelter in Place order in…
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Arrest made in connection to Caribbean Avenue attempted murder
Salinas police are investigating a shooting that happened on Caribbean Avenue Wednesday…
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Man accused of carjacking woman ten minutes after release from Monterey County Jail
A man was arrested for allegedly carjacking a woman and trying to strangle her child within ten…
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Three arrested in connection to Orchard Ave attempted murder
Salinas police served a search warrant on Pueblo Drive Thursday…
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CENTRAL COAST COMEBACK – A more digital union
California is slowly starting to reopen again, and mask sightings are not the only changes in our Central Coast Comeback. What will government…
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Road closures expected to begin in Downtown Salinas
Road closures expected to begin in Downtown…
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Salinas businesses struggle as downtown construction continues
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Downtown construction is causing a big headache for some Salinas businesses trying to open back up for curbside…
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