San Benito County Archives

Football, soccer, other outdoor high-contact sports allowed to resume for certain counties

February 19, 2021 10:54 AM Victor Guzman

State health officials announced they’re switching gears when it comes to outdoor high-contact sports as they’re now allowing those sports to…

Monterey County hopeful a state change to vaccine allocation will bring more doses

February 17, 2021 10:56 PM Aaron Groff

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Monterey County is hopeful a change to how California allocates precious doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will lead to an…

Hundreds on the Central Coast could be impacted by vaccine delay

February 17, 2021 7:01 PM Jocelyn Ortega

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) Hundreds of people in San Benito County and Santa Cruz County could potentially have to wait to receive their first dose…

Two arrested in connection to murder of missing Salinas man after body found

February 17, 2021 10:42 AM Avery Johnson

Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of a missing man after his body was…

Central Coast counties report vaccine delays due to weather conditions nationwide

February 17, 2021 3:03 PM Avery Johnson

Central Coast health officials say they are seeing COVID-19 vaccine shipment delays due to weather conditions around the…

Agencies partner with Safeway to provide vaccines for San Benito County food, agriculture workers

February 17, 2021 3:51 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County Health Services and the Grower Shipper Association of Central…

One year later: A look back at how the coronavirus pandemic changed the Central Coast

January 7, 2021 3:05 PM Elisha Machado

January 20, 2021 marks one year since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the US and just a week later, the first confirmed case in…

Mixed response over Blue Shield COVID-19 vaccine plan

February 16, 2021 12:19 PM Elisha Machado

Central Coast health and local government leaders have mixed responses about Blue Shield’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation and distribution…

Man arrested in Hollister on DUI, drug sales charges

February 16, 2021 3:40 PM Avery Johnson

The Hollister Police Department said a man has been arrested on charges related to DUI and drug…

San Benito County expands vaccine eligibility to more groups

February 12, 2021 1:19 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials say more residents are now eligible to receive a COVID-19…

Vaccine dose-limiting syringe issue impacts Central Coast, results vary by health provider

February 11, 2021 4:45 PM Aaron Groff

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine vial contains an “overfill,” with vials having enough supply for six doses, instead of five.…

Hollister football fans make the best of 2021 Super Bowl amid COVID-19 pandemic

February 7, 2021 5:55 PM Jocelyn Ortega

Hollister football fans make best of Super Bowl amid…

Suspect caught on camera taking package from Hollister home

February 5, 2021 12:19 PM Avery Johnson

Hollister police are working to identify a suspect accused of stealing a…

Castroville man arrested on stolen property, drug, and firearm charges

February 5, 2021 6:41 AM Carina Nocon

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Deputies with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man at a traffic stop after an investigation that lasted…

California counties prioritize vaccines for older adults due to limited supply

February 3, 2021 1:16 PM Avery Johnson

Officials with several California Counties, including Santa Cruz and San Benito, say that because the supply of…

Homeless Point-in-Time Count canceled in Monterey and San Benito Counties

February 3, 2021 12:31 PM Avery Johnson

The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers announced that this year’s Point-in-Time Count of…

San Benito County sees one year mark since first COVID-19 cases

February 2, 2021 9:04 PM Jocelyn Ortega

San Benito County sees 1 year mark since first COVID-19 cases in the…

FDA approves coronavirus vaccine authorization

First Central Coast COVID-19 cases reported one year ago

February 2, 2021 1:03 PM Avery Johnson

Tuesday, Feb. 2 marks one year since the first two cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on the Central…

San Benito Health Foundation suspended from administering vaccines

January 29, 2021 4:14 AM Jonathan Sarabia

The San Benito County’s Health Department is investigating the San Benito Health Foundation. Allegations were made that the foundation was giving…

Small Business Relief Grant Program to open second round of applications

February 1, 2021 11:53 AM Jonathan Sarabia

Application for Round 2 of California’s Small Business Relief Grant Program are set to open…

San Benito County Board of Supervisors open second round of grants for small businesses

February 1, 2021 6:51 AM Carina Nocon

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) On Jan. 31, 2021, The San Benito County Board of Supervisors authorized the opening of a second round of small…

Hollister Downtown Association, restaurants to provide meals to Hazel Hawkins staff

January 31, 2021 6:20 PM Amelia Rosenberg

The Hollister Downtown Association is partnering with local restaurants to provide frontline workers at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital with meals.…

Several weather-related road closures in effect in San Benito County

January 29, 2021 2:17 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials said several roads in the area are closed due to a storm this…

San Benito County traffic hazards and road closures

January 27, 2021 4:04 AM Amelia Rosenberg, Max Tarlton

Traffic hazards and road closures continue to pop up in San Benito County due to the…

San Benito Health Foundation under investigation for allegedly not following vaccine distribution plans

January 28, 2021 1:12 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials say a local organization is under investigation after allegations that…

COVID-19 spread slows, as California lifts regional order and adjusts vaccine plan

January 26, 2021 6:42 PM Aaron Groff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) A new week arrives with a flurry of coronavirus pandemic-related changes in California, from the lifting of the Regional…

Rep. Jimmy Panetta reintroduces bill to prohibit new oil and gas leasing on Central Coast

January 26, 2021 6:54 AM Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) — Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) reintroduced the California Central Coast Conversation Act. The bill…

With the regional stay-at-home order lifted, what does it mean for Central Coast Counties?

January 25, 2021 12:42 PM Victor Guzman

The regional stay-at-home order is now a thing of the past for California, but this doesn’t mean all businesses can…

State health department lifts stay-at-home order

January 24, 2021 10:08 PM Victor Guzman

A letter issued by the California Restaurant Association is instructing its members that Governor Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order will be…

California unemployment backlog reaches highest level in months

January 22, 2021 2:59 PM Jonathan Sarabia

California’s unemployment backlog is at its highest. The Employment Development Department reported more than 900,000 claims.…

San Benito County expected to begin vaccinating Phase 1b

January 22, 2021 3:58 PM Avery Johnson

The San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency announced that it expects to…

Biden administration signs executive order protecting DACA program recipients

January 21, 2021 1:46 PM Jonathan Sarabia

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to preserve DACA on his first day in office. He signed 17 orders and six of them were related to…

Conversation with Congressman Panetta – Passing laws with Democrats at the wheel

January 20, 2021 6:45 PM Aaron Groff

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Democrats have been at a disadvantage since Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) took office in 2016. Republicans…

San Benito County looks for volunteers for COVID-19 mass vaccine clinics

January 20, 2021 9:55 AM Avery Johnson

The San Benito County Public Health Services agency said it is working to recruit volunteers…

San Juan Bautista woman dies in crash on San Justo Road

January 19, 2021 12:32 PM Avery Johnson

A 33-year-old San Juan Bautista woman has died as a result of a crash on San Justo…

Thousands of local residents without power during red flag warning

January 19, 2021 7:40 AM Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Thousands of Central Coast residents woke up without power this morning, mostly in the Santa Cruz County area. A Red…

UPDATE: Great Plates Delivered program restarts in San Benito County

January 12, 2021 8:06 PM Dominoe Ibarra

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 1/18/2021 8:45 a.m. The “Great Plates Delivered” program restarts today in San Benito County. The program…

San Benito County prepares for Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021 5:55 PM Aaron Groff

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) With a new portal and a big chunk of doses administered, San Benito County announces they are preparing for the next group…

Fire Weather Watch until 03:00PM Tuesday

January 17, 2021 12:39 PM David Miller

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty offshore winds, which is in effect from 6PM Monday evening…

San Benito County Supervisors vote to enforce health order through fines

January 16, 2021 12:50 AM Amelia Rosenberg

an Benito County supervisors approved an emergency ordinance Friday, that allows the county to fine people who do not comply with health…

San Benito County potential Covid-19 ordinance

January 15, 2021 8:22 PM Jonathan Sarabia

San Benito County will be discussing a proposed ordinance to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The three new supervisors are bringing a new…

San Benito County opens COVID-19 vaccination interest form to residents in Phase 1b

January 14, 2021 2:30 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County Public Health Services has created a new form for residents interested in getting a COVID-19…

Cal Fire suspending burn permits in Monterey and San Benito Counties

January 13, 2021 11:08 PM Dominoe Ibarra

MONTEREY & SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Cal Fire will be suspending all burn permits within areas under contract with them in Monterey and…

San Benito County Supervisors to discuss COVID-19 enforcement

January 13, 2021 11:56 AM Avery Johnson

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is set to hold a meeting to discuss COVID-19…

Central Coast counties face challenges as vaccine efforts ramp up

January 11, 2021 11:51 AM Elisha Machado

Across the Central Coast, counties are facing staffing and distribution challenges as vaccine efforts ramp up in…

Hazel Hawkins increases capacity, staffing as COVID-19 cases increase

January 11, 2021 4:27 PM Avery Johnson

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital says San Benito County is seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients, and as a…

Hollister and San Benito County officials seek county-wide solutions amid rising COVID-19 cases

January 10, 2021 1:53 PM Jocelyn Ortega

Hollister and San Benito County officials seek county-wide solutions amid rising COVID-19…

San Joaquin Valley and Southern California ICU rates fall below 15%

California extends stay-at-home order for Central Coast counties

January 9, 2021 7:43 PM Josh Kristianto

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The state’s public health department has extended the regional stay-at-home order for the Bay Area region after recent…

California makes big COVID-19 vaccine promise as Central Coast counties work through initial phase

January 8, 2021 4:34 PM Aaron Groff

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Governor Gavin Newsom is promising a shot in the arm to California’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. After expanding who is…

San Benito County creates dashboard for COVID-19 vaccine distribution information

January 7, 2021 6:38 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County officials have created a new dashboard to keep members of the community…