Santa Clara County Archives

Gilroy Garlic Festival: one year later, still #gilroystrong

July 28, 2020 3:58 AM Mary Coleman

GILROY, Calif. (KION)–Today, we remember the victims and other lives touched by the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. Today marks one year since the…

Gilroy residents honor victims on anniversary of garlic festival shooting

July 26, 2020 5:26 PM Shannon Longworth

GILROY, Calif (KION) On Sunday evening, residents prepared to take a moment of silence, then ring bells in honor of the victims in the Gilroy Garlic…

Former Santa Cruz teacher investigated for sexual misconduct claims out of San Jose

July 16, 2020 3:49 PM Avery Johnson

Officials at Presentation High School in San Jose has released a report about an…

Three young males wanted for allegedly blowing up mailbox in Gilroy

July 14, 2020 2:13 PM Avery Johnson

Gilroy police are looking for three males accused of blowing up a…

Crews Fire near Gilroy 100% contained

July 6, 2020 6:17 AM Jocelyn Ortega

Firefighters continue battling Gilroy Crews…

RV sales spike following lifted restrictions

July 7, 2020 5:51 AM Jocelyn Ortega

RV sales hit an all time high following the ease of pandemic-related…

Rain Season Lacking

July 2, 2020 7:50 PM Dann Cianca

This rain year was dry for much of the viewing area and slightly wet around the Monterey Peninsula. We were dry to start out, had a wet December, dry…

Bay Area and Central Coast counties ask residents to stay home over holiday weekend

July 2, 2020 1:20 PM Avery Johnson

Bay Area and Central Coast health officials are asking residents to prevent the spread of…

Christopher Ranch to host Virtual Garlic Festival

June 30, 2020 1:50 PM Avery Johnson

Christopher Ranch Garlic in Gilroy said it will be hosting a Virtual Garlic Festival throughout the month of…

State Parks officers find illegal marijuana operation in Santa Cruz mountains

June 25, 2020 4:11 PM Avery Johnson

State Park officers found an illegal marijuana grow operation in the Santa Cruz…

Central Coast Comeback: traveling during the pandemic

June 25, 2020 6:24 PM Drew Andre

The COVID-19 pandemic halted travel in and out of the Central Coast for several months, but now as the economy begins to return, so are vacations for…

San Jose school district says woman who allegedly coughed on baby may be district employee

June 22, 2020 5:05 PM Avery Johnson

A woman who coughed on a baby in San Jose is wanted for assault, according to…

Morgan Hill police respond to “horrific” crime scene, arrest man accused of stabbing parents

June 22, 2020 12:32 PM Avery Johnson

Morgan Hill police are investigating a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man with life-threatening…

Southbound Highway 17 closed as crews fight fires

June 16, 2020 5:49 PM Avery Johnson

Southbound lines of Highway 17 are closed Tuesday as crews fight fires near the…

Two drivers die in crash on Frazier Lake Road

June 2, 2020 12:05 PM Avery Johnson

The California Highway Patrol is responding to a crash that killed at least one…

Hundreds block Silicon Valley highway over Floyd killing

May 29, 2020 5:01 PM The Associated Press

About 300 people protesting the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer temporarily shut down a five-lane section of a highway in San…

Deadly Morgan Hill fire kills one person and a dog

May 28, 2020 3:01 PM Victor Guzman

A deadly fire at the Windmill Estates neighborhood in Morgan Hill claimed the life of one individual and a dog late Wednesday…

City of Gilroy petitions to relax restrictions as county expresses concern about moving too quickly

May 27, 2020 3:15 PM Avery Johnson

The City of Gilroy said all of its City Council members have signed a letter requesting that Santa Clara County relaxes its current Shelter in Place…

Police looking for suspects seen smashing vehicle windows in Gilroy

May 19, 2020 11:24 AM Avery Johnson

Gilroy police are asking for the public’s help finding two suspects seen smashing the windows of a…

Gilroy Garlic Festival memorial items to be removed from intersection

May 13, 2020 4:17 PM Avery Johnson

The City of Gilroy said Garlic Festival memorial items will be removed from the corner of Miller Avenue and Uvas Park…

Man dies in fiery crash on Highway 101 near Buena Vista

May 4, 2020 3:41 PM Avery Johnson

The California Highway Patrol said a man died as a result of a fiery crash on Highway 101…

City of Gilroy Zoom meeting hacked

April 28, 2020 3:20 AM Jocelyn Ortega

Gilroy City officials say their ‘Straight Talk with the City of Gilroy’ Zoom meeting was hacked Monday…

Several Bay Area counties to extend, revise Shelter in Place orders

April 27, 2020 12:10 PM Avery Johnson

Public health officers in several Bay area counties and the City of Berkeley said they will issue revised Shelter in Place this week and extend them…

Gilroy Garlic Festival postponed until 2021

March 20, 2020 4:14 PM Avery Johnson

Organizers of the Gilroy Garlic Festival said the event will be postponed until July 2021 due to the coronavirus…

Gilroy woman shares story of her father’s COVID-19 death

March 19, 2020 6:11 PM Drew Andre

A Gilroy woman is speaking out to share the story of her father, Gary Young, who died of COVID-19 complications just weeks after experiencing a bad…

San Jose Sharks player makes the most of postponed games

March 18, 2020 4:32 PM Avery Johnson

A video shared by the wife of Sharks defense player Marc-Edouard Vlasic shows him making the most of time away from the ice by spending time outdoors…

Elderly Gilroy resident dies of coronavirus

March 16, 2020 11:13 AM Avery Johnson

The City of Gilroy has announced that one of its residents has died of coronavirus-related…

DA determines Gilroy officers lawfully shot Garlic Festival shooter

March 10, 2020 10:53 AM KION546 News Team

The Santa Clara County District Attorney has ruled three Gilroy Police officers lawfully shot the Garlic Festival shooter before he killed himself.…

Two new coronavirus cases reported in Santa Clara County, bringing total to nine

March 2, 2020 10:49 AM Avery Johnson

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed two new cases of the novel coronaviurs, or COVID-19,…

Third coronavirus case in Santa Clara County confirmed by health officials

February 28, 2020 3:09 PM Avery Johnson, The Associated Press

The CBS affiliate in the Bay Area confirmed with health officials that there is a third confirmed coronavirus case in Santa Clara…

Man sentenced to jail for exposing himself, lewd acts at Salinas fitness center

February 27, 2020 2:18 PM Avery Johnson

A Santa Clara man has been sentenced after he was found guilty of indecent exposure and engaging in lewd conduct at a Salinas fitness…

Morgan Hill officers help deliver baby

February 25, 2020 11:03 AM Avery Johnson

Morgan Hill police were part of an important moment for a family Monday…

Rape kit test backlog cleared in Santa Clara County

February 12, 2020 1:40 PM The Associated Press

Officials in Santa Clara County say they have cleared a backlog of rape test kits and expedited the time it takes to process them.…

Police: Suspected DUI driver leads Santa Cruz officers on chase, hits parked cars

February 10, 2020 11:56 AM Avery Johnson

A Salinas man is behind bars after Santa Cruz police said he led them on a chase and hit parked…

City of Santa Cruz considering resolution to support efforts to protect sacred land

February 10, 2020 11:33 AM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz City Council is expected to vote on a resolution opposing a sand and gravel mining operation on land that is sacred to the Amah Mutsun…

Lane closure planned for southbound SR 17 near Los Gatos

February 7, 2020 12:17 PM Avery Johnson

Caltrans will be performing a lane closure on southbound State Route 17 between Idylwild and Redwood Estates starting…

San Jose man arrested in Salinas area for allegedly distributing meth

February 5, 2020 5:15 PM Avery Johnson

A San Jose man was arrested near Salinas for allegedly distributing meth in the…

Coyote and badger spotted traveling together in southern Santa Cruz Mountains

February 4, 2020 1:54 PM Avery Johnson

The Peninsula Open Space Trust shared a video that it says is a first in the Bay Area and maybe the first of its kind anywhere– a coyote and badger…

CHP: Santa Cruz K-9 helps officers find 68 lbs of meth

February 3, 2020 1:52 PM Avery Johnson

K-9 Buddy with Santa Cruz CHP helped officers find 68 pounds of meth in a vehicle, according to the…

First Bay Area case of coronavirus confirmed in Santa Clara County

January 31, 2020 1:31 PM Avery Johnson

The first Bay Area case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Santa Clara County, according to the CBS affiliate in San…

Man suspected of attempted kidnapping at Gilroy Goodwill arrested

January 27, 2020 5:46 PM Avery Johnson

Gilroy police said a man suspected of holding a child’s hand and trying to lead him out of a store was…

All lanes reopened after ten vehicle crash closes southbound lanes of Highway 101

January 24, 2020 2:01 PM Avery Johnson

All southbound lanes of Highway 101 are closed north of San Martin, according to Hollister-Gilroy…

Hollister-Gilroy CHP officers involved in shooting after chase from Gilroy to San Jose

January 14, 2020 4:06 PM Avery Johnson

Officers with Hollister-Gilroy area CHP said they were involved in a shooting after a chase that ended in San…

Gilroy Garlic Festival prepares for 2020 event

January 10, 2020 11:07 AM Megan Meier, Avery Johnson

Gilroy Garlic Festival organizers are now accepting applications for vendors ahead of the annual event in July. Organizers say they will be accepting…

Missing San Jose toddler found, Amber Alert deactivated

December 16, 2019 8:31 AM Mary Coleman

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 12/16/2019 11:00 a.m. The CHP has deactivated an Amber Alert for a toddler missing out of San Jose. The CHP said the…

Gilroy hosts first gun buyback event in 25 years

December 14, 2019 1:23 PM Megan Meier

Marlene Bolla is headed into the holidays with a little extra cash. “Well, it’s Christmas. I’m going to buy myself a Christmas gift,” said…

Two arrested in connection to vehicle burglaries after chase ending in Gilroy

December 12, 2019 4:46 PM Avery Johnson

Two men were arrested in connection to vehicle burglaries at the Del Monte Shopping Center after a chase ending in…

County officials asking for input on faster County Express travel on Highway 25

December 9, 2019 2:38 PM Avery Johnson

The Council of San Benito County Governments and Kimley-Horn are hosting a meeting to get feedback about travel between Hollister and…

Fire agencies provide safety tips for holiday decorations

December 5, 2019 2:39 PM Avery Johnson

As we enter the holiday season, fire agencies around the Central Coast and Bay Area are providing tips to make the season a safe…

14-year-old Salinas goalie signs professional soccer contract with San Jose Earthquakes

November 11, 2019 2:29 PM KION546 News Team

A Salinas teen has signed a homegrown player contract with the San Jose Earthquakes Monday, making him the second youngest player to ever sign a deal…