UCSC investigates reports of privacy invasion and burglary within campus housing
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz students are on high alert after disturbing reports of privacy violations and burglaries in campus…
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Suspect arrested in connection to a cold case murder from 2008
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police told KION Friday that a suspect in a cold case from 2008 has been arrested for murder. They identified…
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Stand Up for Science rallies across the nation Friday, including on a UCSC campus
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz held a rally Friday around noon as part of the nationwide Stand Up for Science movement on the heels of…
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Monterey Airport hopes to add a more robust U.S. Port of Entry facility and personnel
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey Regional Airport announced that they are looking for additional personnel to fill new positions that they…
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Pacific Grove butterflies see a sharp decrease in population size
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Residents of Pacific Grove are noticing a troubling decline in the number of monarch butterflies in the area. This…
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The City of Pacific Grove decided on a new district map for voters in upcoming elections
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove city council decided Wednesday on a new districting map that will set the boundaries for future city…
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Everyone’s Harvest faces closures due to budget cuts
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — This afternoon, volunteers with Everyone’s Harvest worked together to pack the final boxes of produce, following the…
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Salinas man sentenced 16 years to life in stabbing death of girlfriend
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — 33-year-old Rodrigo Bravo has been sentenced to 16 to life in the June 2023 stabbing death of his girlfriend. According…
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Starbuck baristas in Scotts Valley vote in favor on unionization
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Starbucks baristas from the Mt. Hermon Road and SkyPark location in Scotts Valley have voted to unionize over the…
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Snowy plover nesting season begins in Monterey Bay
MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (KION-TV) — As Snowy Plover season begins in Monterey Bay, visitors are asked to protect the birds along California State…
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PG&E is partnering with the FTC to help people recognize utility scams
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — According to PG&E, costumers lost close to $650,000 in 2024 to utility scammers and as a result, the company…
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PVUSD to vote on possible closure of Pacific Coast Charter School
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is looking at the possibility of closing a charter school in their latest…
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13th Annual Watsonville Film Festival expands to Monterey County
WASTONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The 13th Watsonville Film Festival graces the silver screen again on March 6th, going beyond Santa Cruz County for…
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Police presence increase at Soledad High School over potential shooting threats
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) — Police are increasing their presence at Soledad High School after receiving reports of a potential school shooting.…
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Unhoused San Jose residents could face citations, arrest for refusing shelter under mayor’s proposal
SAN JOSE, Calif. – It’s a new get-tough proposal for the unhoused in San Jose. Mayor Matt Mahan is proposing a policy…
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Salinas man celebrates their 105th birthday
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A local Salinas resident had more reason to celebrate their birthday Thursday by turning 105. March 6 marks a special…
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Man arrested in connection to deadly King City shooting pleads not guilty
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The man accused of killing a King City teen has pleaded not guilty in an arraignment Tuesday. The Monterey County…
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CSUMB receives $500k for new research greenhouse
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Casual fast food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is giving $500,000 toward a new research greenhouse at Cal State Monterey…
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ACLU files lawsuit against UCSC over phone search warrant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — ACLU NorCal has filed a motion challenging a warrant to search and seize a student’s phone at UC Santa Cruz. ACLU has…
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The County of Monterey considers a roundabout at a popular intersection in Prunedale
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey is currently inviting the public to weigh-in on a potential roundabout being installed in…
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Salinas man pleads no contest in 2024 deadly DUI crash
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Salinas man pleaded no contest to charges in a DUI crash from July 2024 that left one man dead. Jose Sanchez had…
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The federal tariffs implemented today, how that impacts local businesses and consumers
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — President Donald Trump’s executive order, which imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico,…
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New homeless camping limits may be coming to Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Monterey is set to discuss plans to limit homeless camping in certain areas. The Council will be looking to…
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Man arrested in Watsonville crash involving a school bus
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Watsonville man was arrested after hitting six cars, including a school bus, in two separate crashes. According to…
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SPCA Monterey County rescues baby birds each spring, among them are tiny hummingbirds
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center announced Tuesday that each spring they…
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Pacific Grove looks to adopt final district map for elections
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The final step into changing from at-large elections to district ones in Pacific Grove is on the horizon with a…
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Protesters turned up at the clock tower in Santa Cruz Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The organization that hosts a variety of protests across that nation, known as 50501, gathered again Tuesday in front…
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Congressman Panetta brings fired federal worker as congressional address guest
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A former federal worker will be a guest of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) after being impacted by federal job…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigating shooting outside of Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives and deputies are investigating a shooting outside of Watsonville on…
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Massive outage in Seaside leaves customers without power
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A power outage in Seaside has left thousands of customers without power. The unplanned outage has affected 6,919…
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Seaside Police arrest suspect in Sunday shooting that injured a minor
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police announced they arrested the suspect in a shooting back on Sunday. Police identified the suspect as…
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Two people killed in Salinas in separate weekend vehicle vs. pedestrian incidents, according to police
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police confirm a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street along North Main near…
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3,000+ without power in Seaside due to outage
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — More than 3,000 customers are without power due to an unplanned outage on Sunday afternoon. According to the PG&E…
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Parkgoers join in layoff protest at Pinnacles National Park
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — President Donald Trump’s federal layoffs are taking a toll on national parks and sparking protests across the…
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Driver crashes into music store in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A single driver crashed into a music store in Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, damaging the building. The accident…
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Salinas Police: JCPenney’s smash and grab suspect arrested
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Salinas Police said a suspect is in jail tonight for stealing $145,000 worth of items from a JCPenney’s store in the…
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The Haute Enchilada files lawsuit against Vistra Energy over damages in Moss Landing battery fire
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) — A local business in Moss Landing has filed a new lawsuit against Vistra Energy citing “negligence” among other…
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Protesters take to the streets in Capitola amid a national economic blackout day
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Consumers nationwide were encouraged to put away their wallets today as part of a social media movement calling for an…
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Suspect arrested for multiple alleged stabbing incidents in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police responded to a report of a stabbing near Canyon Del Rey Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard on Thursday…
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Surveillance cameras lead to the arrest of smash-and-grab robbers in Monterey County
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Police say that surveillance cameras led to the arrest of multiple smash-and-grab incidents with rifles and…
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Assembly member Dawn Addis visited a Monterey County school to address the battery fire Friday
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Assembly member Dawn Addis met with close to 50 students Friday afternoon. She was advocating for legislative action…
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The County of Monterey joins other local jurisdictions nationwide in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Monterey Board of Supervisors announced Friday that they have joined a coalition of cities and counties…
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Media literacy panel in March tackles misinformation in print, broadcast news
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION) — The Media Literacy Coalition welcomes news editors across the Central Coast to discuss misinformation with the…
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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug…
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Trump and Vance erupt at Zelensky in tense Oval Office meeting
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office…
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Skype is shutting down after two decades
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant…
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Future funding at risk for San Benito food bank, push to affirm state’s CalFood program budget
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Community Food Bank of San Benito County and El Nopal Bakery in Hollister urge state lawmakers to affirm the…
Continue ReadingDeadly Crash South of Paicines
At least 1 person is dead after a crash just south of Paicines overnight. CHP says it happened around 2:28AM Friday morning, the vehicle ending up on…
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Body found on Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A body was found early Thursday afternoon near Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz. According to the Santa Cruz…
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A second suspect arrested from a September 2024 shooting in King City
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Thursday that they discovered and arrested a suspect in a King City shooting from September…
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