Part of Church Street changed to one way in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KIOM-TV)- Salinas Police wants to remind the public that part of Church Street has been made a one-way street. Church Street between…
Continue ReadingSalinas
Salinas Fire holds emergency situation survival training
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Fire held a training Monday called Rapid Intervention Crew Training and Firefighter Survival Training. This…
Continue Reading
Salinas Fire Department receives $4.7 million from FEMA to help boost staffing
City of Salinas SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- FEMA awarded $4.7 million to The Salinas Department to help boost their staffing as call volumes increase.…
Continue Reading
Salinas City Council makes agreement for security at Closter Park official
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Closter Park’s security program is getting more money. Salinas City Council passed a resolution to provide more funding.…
Continue Reading
Salinas City Council passes resolution denouncing upcoming DeSantis visit
With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis set to visit Salinas on Thursday, Salinas City Council passed a resolution denouncing and condemning his visit.…
Continue Reading
Salinas approves additional funding for Closter Park security program
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas is moving forward with providing additional funding for a Closter Park security program that will help fund it…
Continue Reading
Main Street businesses prepare for protests during Ron DeSantis campaign visit
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Florida Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will be visiting Salinas on Thursday. Businesses in…
Continue Reading
Girls Flag Football Tournament making history at Salinas High School
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- High school girls flag football is in the middle of their inaugural season on the Central Coast. On Saturday, local high…
Continue Reading
Salinas man sentenced to 12 years in prison for child molestation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 32-year-old Salinas man who was convicted of two counts of child molestation was sentenced to 12 years in prison on…
Continue Reading
Salinas man sentenced to 10 years in prison for two counts of child molestation
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday morning, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that 45-year-old Oscar Padilla of…
Continue Reading
El Grito returns to Alisal Street in Salinas breaking attendance records
SALINAS, Calif., – (KION-TV): After four years, the city of Salinas will once again close Alisal Street to celebrate the traditional Grito de…
Continue Reading
El Grito Salinas set to commemorate Mexican Independence Day
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Mexican war for independence from Spain began on September 16, 1820. Today Mexico commemorates it as Mexican…
Continue Reading
73-year-old Salinas woman still missing more than a week after disappearance
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas posted on September 8th that a 73-year-old woman was reported missing a day prior to asking the public for…
Continue Reading
San Jose man sentenced to 10 years for committing forcible sex acts on a minor
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 52-year-old San Jose man has been sentenced to 10 years and four months in state prison after he committed forcible sex…
Continue Reading
Salinas dealer found guilty of possession for sales of multiple controlled substances
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that a Salinas drug dealer who was arrested in…
Continue Reading
Salinas woman pleads no contest to welfare fraud
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said that 31-year-old Celene Alvarado-Pineda of Salinas has plead no…
Continue Reading
22 years later: Ceremonies across the nation and on Central Coast honor lives lost on 9/11
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The memories of a horrific day in American history are brought to light again as the U.S. mourns the almost 3,000 people…
Continue Reading
19-year-old man shot along Williams Road in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 19-year-old man is being treated at a local hospital after being shot multiple times in Salinas late Saturday night.…
Continue Reading
Fire on southbound Highway 101 off Sala Road in Salinas extinguished
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Caltrans cameras showed heavy smoke in the area of Highway 101 off Sala Road. The fire was burning off the southbound…
Continue Reading
Neighboring businesses and the City of Salinas weigh in on food truck controversy
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Food truck troubles in Salinas are stirring in an East Salinas neighborhood.The food truck El Chaparrito has been stationed…
Continue Reading
One dead after vehicle versus pedestrian crash on East Alisal Street in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police said that a person was killed after he tried crossing north across East Alisal Street Monday night. Police…
Continue Reading
Salinas man sentenced to 28 years in prison after molesting two children
A Salinas man has been arrested as part of a child molestation…
Continue Reading
Salinas Officers honored for stopping hostage situation with meat cleaver at police department
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Two Salinas Police Officers are getting their flowers after stopping a hostage situation that occurred back in 2019 at the…
Continue Reading
One year later: Family and deputies still looking for who killed Kayeleigh Alyssa Gammill
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- For Jennifer Gammill, August 30th will always be a day filled with intense emotion. It’s filled with anger, sadness…
Continue Reading
Salinas man pleads guilty to strangling, stabbing his girlfriend to death in August 2023
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Salinas man is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for stabbing and strangling his girlfriend to…
Continue Reading
Salinas Fire extinguish fire at an abandoned house on Smith Street
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Fire have extinguished a structure fire at an abandoned house on Smith Street on Tuesday morning. Muiltple engines…
Continue Reading
Man shot outside of a Burger King, police now have leads to suspect involved
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON AUGUST 28, 2023 AT 2:20 PM- Salinas Police is investigating a shooting that injured a male victim outside of a…
Continue Reading
‘Touch-A-Truck’ returns to Rodeo Grounds on Sunday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Families of all ages will have some fun on Sunday Aug. 27. The 9th Annual Touch-A-Truck event will be held at the Rodeo…
Continue Reading
35-year-old man identified in homicide near Carr Lake
A man suffering from a single gunshot wound was found dead in a homeless encampment Saturday…
Continue Reading
Law enforcement agencies dealt with hundreds of traffic violations during Car Week
Monterey, Calif. (KION) – Monterey Car Week is over and it was a busy week for multiple central coast law enforcement agencies, including the CHP.If…
Continue Reading
Possible male suspect wanted in attempted murder hit-and-run in Salinas
Salinas Police say they’re looking for a suspect wanted in an attempted murder hit-and-run, that occurred Saturday…
Continue Reading
Severed pole falls, pipes into car injured driver just outside of Salinas
The Monterey County Regional Fire District said they responded to reports of downed lines and a severed power pole on Monday night. The incident…
Continue Reading
Rancho Cielo hosts solar project groundbreaking
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Rancho Cielo Youth Campus is going green. The non-profit learning and social services program held a groundbreaking…
Continue Reading
Salinas Fire Ops 101 puts city leaders in the boots of a firefighter during hands-on program
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A unique hands-on experience puts Salinas city leaders and Monterey County supervisors in the roles of firefighters for…
Continue Reading
Monterey County Deputies who shot, killed break-in suspect identified
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office identified the two deputies who fired shots at man who they say forced…
Continue Reading
Shelter-in-place lifted at Salinas High after shooting near school
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police have cleared from the scene of a shooting across from Salinas High School at the 7-11. Police confirmed…
Continue Reading
Salinas native ranks in top ten for San Diego Padres prospects
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Salinas native born in Monterey has cracked the top ten in the San Diego Padres farm system since being drafted in the…
Continue Reading
Safety measures Salinas school districts are taking ahead of the new school year
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – It’s a bittersweet time for many parents dropping their kids off today.On Monday, Alisal Union and Salinas Union High school…
Continue Reading
U.S. and Salinas City representatives to give recognition to farm workers
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Central Coast leaders and U.S Representatives will be recognizing the work farm workers do, especially during extreme…
Continue Reading
Man arrested in Sacramento County suspected of trafficking firearms into Monterey County
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Police Department Violence Suppression Task Force has been investigating gang members trafficking firearms…
Continue Reading
Report: 110 firework citations in Salinas issued for 4th of July, largest being over $37,000
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Salinas Fireworks Enforcement Operation released their After Action Report for their 4th of July enforcement…
Continue Reading
Vallejo to name a street after iconic rapper E-40
By KTVU staff VALLEJO, Calif. – The Vallejo City Council has chosen to honor the local ties of the well-known rapper and business mogul…
Continue Reading
Missing Teenagers have been found alive per Salinas Police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON JULY 31, 2023 AT 4:40 PM- Salinas Police confirmed with KION that two missing Salinas teenagers have been…
Continue Reading
Salinas Valley Health Anthem Blue Cross Still Have No Deal Reached
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Some local patients could be at risk of significantly higher medical costs if an agreement between Anthem Blue Cross and…
Continue Reading
Man sentenced for deadly DUI hit-and-run crash that killed a Salinas resident on Highway 101
CHP said that a 20-year-old man is suspected of being under the influence when he crashed with a Salinas resident and drove off on Saturday.…
Continue Reading
Seaside Police arrest Salinas man with ghost gun
Courtesy: Seaside Police Dept. SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Salinas man is now behind bars Thursday morning. Seaside Police worked with Salinas…
Continue Reading
Carr Lake Project targeting November groundbreaking, city looking for names for the park
SALINAS, Calif- (KION-TV) – UPDATE ON JULY 25, 2023 AT 11:53 AM- The City of Salinas and Big Sur Land Trust is looking for a name for a planned park…
Continue Reading
California Salinas Rodeo reports a 7.5 percent increase in attendance and local organizations will benefit
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – With the 2023 California Salinas Rodeo now in the books, organizers reported a 7.5% increase in attendance this year…
Continue Reading
Family raises awareness for Arelie Garcia’s disappearance 10 months ago at Salinas Rodeo
SALINAS. Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JULY 23, 2023, AT 3:07 PM: The California Rodeo Salinas is meant to be a happy time for the community to come…
Continue Reading
Salinas woman dead after car crashes into a tree while speeding, police say
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Police confirmed that a 25-year-old Salinas woman has died after she crashed her vehicle into a tree early Tuesday…
Continue Reading