Salinas City Council to consider new e-cigarette and tobacco restrictions
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas is close to being the latest Central Coast city to add new restrictions on selling e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco.…
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Man arrested in connection to Stone Street hit and run
A man has been arrested in connection to a hit and run on Stone Street last…
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Inmate dies at Monterey County Jail Wednesday
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirms that an inmate at the jail died Wednesday…
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Central Coast high school football players prepare for all-star game
High school football players around the Central Coast are preparing for Friday night’s all-star…
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Salinas school districts suing city of Salinas
he Santa Rita Union Elementary School District announced Thursday that it is suing the city of Salinas over the West Area Specific Plan under the…
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Salinas man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing child for years
A Salinas man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually abusing a child on a weekly basis for years and trying to get her mother to drop…
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Salinas police ask for help solving 2011 cold case homicide
Salinas police are asking for the public’s help solving the 2011 murder of 61-year-old Artemio…
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Parents accuse Salinas school of making kids sit on floor during breakfast
Parents of elementary school students are up in arms after they tell KION they saw something unusual happen during…
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E. coli outbreak linked to Salinas romaine lettuce over
The CDC said the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas area appears to be…
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Salinas man found guilty of stabbing person who confronted him about kicking dog
A Salinas man was found guilty by a jury of stabbing a man who confronted him about kicking a woman’s…
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North Davis Road remains frequent spot for speed related accidents
Each of the last two years, there have been six reported accidents on N. Davis Rd. near Auto Center…
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Police: Prunedale man arrested after video appears to show him shooting rifle from moving car
Salinas police arrested a Prunedale-area man on gun and drug charges after he was allegedly seen in a video shooting a rifle out of a moving…
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Family identifies 15-year-old killed in crash on North Davis Road
Salinas Police say a 15-year-old passenger was killed in a car crash on North Davis Road and Auto Center Circle in Salinas, early Saturday morning.…
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Blue Zones Project promotes living an active lifestyle in 2020
The Blue Zones Project has partnered with the City of Salinas to encourage people to get outside and be active this year.…
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Toby Keith to headline 2020 California Rodeo Salinas
Country music singer Toby Keith will be taking the stage at the 2020 California Rodeo Salinas on July…
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Berry farm paying nearly $200K after alleged pesticide drift sickens 27 agricultural workers
Reiter Berry Farms will pay nearly $200,000 to settle a pesticide drift case from June…
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Salinas receives grant for forensic vehicle as part of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
The city of Salinas has received a $200,000 grant subaward that will go toward a mobile computer forensic…
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Salinas man pleads no contest to forcible child molestation of family member
A Salinas man pleaded no contest to five counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 involving force or…
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Police outline school bus safety as students head back to class
With students on the Central Coast heading back to school this week after winter vacation, Salinas Police reminded drivers how to navigate around…
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Plane crashes in field outside Salinas airport
Police and fire crews are responding to a plane crash in…
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Man arrested after reportedly trying to run girlfriend off the road
A man is in custody after allegedly trying to run his girlfriend off the road in…
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Palma High School, Diocese of Monterey sued for alleged clergy sexual assault
Attorneys from Jeff Anderson & Associates announced Wednesday that Palma High School and the Diocese of Monterey are being sued for alleged clergy…
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Suspect in officer-involved shooting, Chinatown shooting pleads not guilty
Daniel Macias-Victoria, the suspect in a Gonzales-area officer-involved shooting and a Salinas Chinatown-area shooting, made his first appearance in…
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Salinas roadway closed for vehicle rollover
Police are asking drivers to avoid the area around Salinas Avenue and Gabilan…
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Meet some of the first Monterey County babies born in 2020
With the new year comes new beginnings, and some Monterey County families were among the first to get new…
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Salinas Valley Memorial emergency room nurse receives Daisy Award
An emergency room nurse at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System has received a Daisy Award for extraordinary…
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Victim of deadly shooting on Garner Ave identified as Salinas man
The Salinas Police Department identified the victim of a deadly shooting on Garner Ave as 27-year-old Esteban Elias…
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Salinas man dies in homicide on Garner Avenue in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 12/30/2019 6:20 p.m. Salinas police have identified the man killed in a shooting on Garner Street on Dec. 19. Officers…
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Del Rey Oaks burglary suspect arrested at condos on Christmas Eve
A burglary suspect was arrested after Del Rey Oaks police responded to a report of someone driving a stolen golf cart in the Oaks Condominiums on…
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Popular Salinas tamale shop has a new buyer
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Potential plans to close a local bakery famous for its masa for holiday tamales are on hold for now. The family that owns Leal…
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Central Coast closures and outages during Sunday storm
SALINAS, Calif. Sunday’s rain storm has led to a series of closures and crashes around the Central Coast. MONTEREY COUNTY: Salinas Police tells KION…
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Reward raised for information that leads to arrest in deadly Salinas hit-and-run
A Monterey County family is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person responsible for hitting…
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Local leaders make special Christmas delivery to homeless in Salinas
Local leaders and Santa Claus will make a special Christmas delivery to homeless people and families at the homeless shelter on West Alisal Street in…
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Salinas homicide rate shows dramatic decline
Police are still putting together the pieces of a shooting in Salinas, Thursday night.…
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Man accused of sexually assaulting child with special needs appears in court
A man accused of making an autistic child orally copulate him in a restroom at a Salinas restaurant appeared in court…
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Hundreds of strawberry farmworkers get $1000 after settlement
Hundreds of strawberry farm workers collected thousand dollar check in Salinas on Friday after a local agriculture company settled with a labor…
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Salinas man sentenced for robbing two women at gunpoint
A Salinas man was sentenced to 19 years and four months in prison for robbing two women at…
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Police look for suspects in credit card theft at Salinas gym
Salinas police are looking for two people they believe stole credit cards at a local gym and used them to buy…
Continue Reading Suspect in Chinatown shooting charged with attempted murder of a police officer
The suspect in a Chinatown-area attempted murder has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police…
Continue Reading Suspect in Chinatown attempted homicide in critical condition after officer-involved shooting
Police tell KION the suspect in Monday morning’s attempted homicide in the Chinatown area is in critical condition after an officer-involved…
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Central Coasters react to impeachment of Donald Trump
With the House of Representatives voting in favor of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, many in Salinas were thinking about…
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Police: Norteno gang member arrested in connection to bank robbery, attempted murder of police officer
Police said a suspected Norteno gang member was arrested in connection to a Pleasanton bank robbery and attempted murder of a police officer based on…
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Fourth person convicted of 1991 murder denied re-sentencing
A fourth person, Eugene Ballance, was denied re-sentencing for his part in a 1991…
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Vehicle sought in Salinas hit-and-run death
A woman who police said was hit by a vehicle with her dog has died as a result of her…
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GRID Alternatives Closing Salinas Office
Grid Alternatives, a local non-profit which helps low income single family homes in our area is closing it’s office doors in Salinas due to a lack of…
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Salinas police: Man found with stolen vehicle arrested on drug charges
A man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he was found in a stolen vehicle, according to…
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Salinas Police: Large fire at Wax Paper Company building extinguished
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE: The fire at the Salinas Wax Paper Company has been extinguished. Authorities have not yet determined the source of…
Continue Reading Public invited to meeting addressing financial health of city of Salinas
here is a special meeting Monday evening to address the financial health of the city of…
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Kids battling cancer spend day with Salinas Police and Santa Claus
The Salinas Police Department hit the road just after sunrise, Saturday. A parade of officers drove north to join the San Jose Police Department in…
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Substitute teacher placed on leave after reports of mistreatment of students
A Salinas parent is still coming to terms with what she heard happened in her daughter’s classroom at Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary School on…
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