Three arrested for mail theft, robbery in Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police say they arrested three people in connection to a series of mail thefts in the city over the last…
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December holiday events round-up for the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Here’s a list of holiday events that are happening near you, organized by county. Monterey County December 6, 3-7…
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Hollister to welcome a new vice mayor over the next few weeks; Hollister City Council
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Hollister voted to change its vice mayor seat over at least the next few weeks. In Hollister’s city…
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San Benito County wants public weigh-in on future fire protection services
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of San Benito is opening a town hall to the public on January 9 from 6:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. to…
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Road closed in Hollister over police activity; Hollister Police
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — Hollister Police announced Tuesday afternoon that San Jose Police are conducting a “police activity” on the 600 block…
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Highway 156 to fully reopen at Mitchell and Union roads
SAN BENITO COUNTY (KION-TV) — Caltrans announced Wednesday that more progress has been made on the State Route 156 (SR 156) Improvement Project.…
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The CHP’s Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period begins Wednesday evening
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is beginning its annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from…
Continue Reading San Benito County Supervisors passed a new plan for mobile crisis intervention
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County Supervisors met Tuesday to discuss a number of agenda items, one of which involves moving…
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Deadly crash in Gilroy Thursday night; CHP
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Hollister-Gilroy announced that they are investigating a deadly crash that happened Thursday night around 8:49…
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife delay recreational Dungeness crab fishing again
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Thursday that it is delaying the Dungeness crab…
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San Benito Correctional Officer arrested for DUI with children in the car; San Benito County Sheriff’s Office
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that Correctional Officer, 39-year-old Jorge…
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Caltrans warns of busy holiday traffic ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday along the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans said Thursday that they expect this year’s holiday travel traffic to increase along the Central Coast.…
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At least 1 dead and hundreds of thousands without power as bomb cyclone slams Washington state, British Columbia
By Karina Tsui, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A “once in a decade” bomb cyclone lashed the northwest United States and…
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Fresno man killed in San Benito County crash, driver arrested for DUI, CHP says
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Fresno man is dead and three others injured after a crash along New Idria Road in the San Benito County area…
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Measure X approved for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s lease-to-own agreement
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito Health Care District (the “District”) announced Monday that Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s…
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Local homeless shelters prepare for freeze warning
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Homeless shelters in the area are gearing up to see more people ahead of the incoming cold weather. As…
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Controversial Highway 129 truck stop proposal denied by by San Benito Board of Supervisors
The proposed development deal would have seen the rural land become a destination for passerbys, but after heated discussions, that idea is now gone.…
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Caltrans invites community members to share thoughts and learn more about the SR 25 Corridor Improvement Project
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans is inviting San Benito County community members to a handful of in-person and online meetings to…
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San Benito County community upset over proposed truck stop
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County supervisors met Tuesday to discuss a controversial proposed truck stop at Highway 129 and…
Continue Reading San Benito County weighs options regarding the county’s Encampment Clean Up Policy Tuesday
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito County supervisors met Tuesday to discuss the county’s proposed River Encampment Clean Up…
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Ten of the 58 California counties flipped from blue to red in the 2024 election
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — California is slowly seeping from blue to red, according to the most recent numbers from the Secretary of State’s…
Continue Reading San Benito County to implement a new General Plan Agricultural Element in an effort to preserve agriculture land
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Agricultural Element of the San Benito County is set to hold their first informational meeting on…
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Hollister’s newest mayor addresses key challenges from crumbling roads to public safety and bike rally concerns
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The San Benito County elections office is reporting Roxanne Stephens has the lead. “I was full of a bunch of…
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2024 local race winners; Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Stay up to date with the 2024 local races along the Central Coast. We will continue to update the projected…
Continue Reading San Benito County eager to see local election results
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION’s Sergio Berrueta was out in San Benito County today speaking with voters about issues that matter most…
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Central Coast polling places open for voters until 8 p.m.
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Polling places across Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, and San Benito County officially opened for voters on…
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How the unhoused can have a say in the 2024 Election
According to a CalMatters report, close to 186,000 people in California are homeless while the state deals with a housing crisis. Even though one may…
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Catching up with the candidates for Hollister’s Mayoral race
The race for the Hollister mayoral seat is inching closer and closer to the end. Up for re-election is Mia Casey. She’s seeking a second term after…
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Percentage of ballots counted for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties so far
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — With election day approaching next week, many polls and offices across the Central Coast are receiving their 2024…
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Two people dead in a crash on Highway 25 Monday; CHP
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Hollister/Gilroy confirmed Monday that a deadly crash involving two people on Highway 25 south of Bloomfield…
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A new mobile voting solution is hitting the roads of San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new mobile voting solution is hitting the roads of San Benito County, aimed at assisting underserved…
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PG&E partners up with California 211 to assist people during an emergency
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that the company is partnering up with California 211 to alert customers in its…
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San Benito begins to weight their fire service options
HOLLISTER, Calif. – The San Benito Board of Supervisors are weighting new options for future fire services after Hollister Fire sent a notice of…
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Prescribed burn happening Tuesday through Thursday in Paicines
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced Monday that it will be holding prescribed burns in San Benito County if the weather permits.…
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Clean Green Recycling Center fire nearly declared a local emergency
Hollister, Calif – The Clean Green recycling center fire in Hollister may be contained, but the fire was nearly declared a local emergency. The fire…
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Paicines man hit and killed along Airline Highway identified by CHP
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP has identified the man killed after being hit by a truck in South San Benito County on Sunday…
Continue Reading PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) currently in Santa Cruz County
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E announced Wednesday that Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties may see power shutoffs…
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San Benito County moving forward with a new encampment clean up ordinance
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)-The homeless crisis in San Benito County. County leaders discussing multiple topics from the new encampment ordinance to…
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Roads back open after fire breaks out at Clean Green Recycling Plant near Hollister
DUNNEVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – On Monday night, a fire broke out at the Clean Green Recycling Plant in Dunnville, near the Four Corners area.…
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Beloved San Juan Bautista restaurant, Doña Esthers, confirms to KION that it’s closing
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monday afternoon an employee of the Doña Esthers restaurant in San Juan Bautista told KION that it will be…
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San Benito County community gathers to discuss pros and cons of Measure A
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Some local farmers and residents gathered to protest measure A. It’s a measure that could reshape land use…
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Northern Lights visible from parts of the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Some people living on the Central Coast were treated to a light show as the northern lights were visible for some…
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American Red Cross volunteers prepare to take off to help those impacted by Hurricane Milton
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): As hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, volunteers from the American Red Cross on the Central Coast are getting…
Continue Reading San Benito County asks the public for feedback on Highway 25
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — San Benito County wants community feedback regarding traffic on Highway 25. They say they will be giving an…
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San Benito County Fair celebrates 101 years
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 101st annual San Benito County Fair kicks off today amid an October heatwave. “It’s a time for [people]…
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How California’s Prop 33 could impact local rent control on the Central Coast
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Across the Central Coast, it’s no secret the cost of housing is a problem for many neighborhoods. Prop 33 is looking…
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People trying to stay cool amid heatwave in San Benito County
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): The heat wave continues and many are looking for ways to stay…
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Cooling centers stay open through Central Coast heat wave
(KION-TV) – As many parts of the Central Coast battle excessive heat alerts to start the month of October, county governments are opening new and…
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Cal Fire preparing for Red Flag warning issued for parts of the Central Coast
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV): A red flag warning is in effect for Wednesday through Thursday late evening for parts of the Central…
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Highway 101 near Betabel Road back open after big rig fire shuts down highway
SAN BENITO/SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Highway 101 is back open in both directions after a big rig suddenly burst into flames on Tuesday…
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