Las Lomas taco vendor stabbed and robbed; Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that they are currently investigating a robbery that…
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Police say multiple people injured at a Wisconsin school shooting
CNN — Multiple people have been injured in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say. The Madison Police…
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Body found in Gilroy near place missing person was last seen
GILROY, Calif. (KTVU) – A dead body was found in an unincorporated area of Gilroy where a missing 21-year-old was last seen, the Santa Clara…
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People in Scotts Valley react a day after EF1 tornado touches down on busy street
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Terror and destruction along Mt Hermon Road in Scotts Valley after an EF1 Tornado touched down along a busy…
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Power outages persist on Central Coast after storm passes through
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Power outages continue to be a problem on the Central Coast after storms overnight on Saturday. According to…
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Deadly crash involving multiple motorcycles Friday night
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Highway Patrol confirmed that they are looking into an incident involving a cluster of…
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As the storm rips across the Central Coast pictures of trees down and damage are coming in, here is a look at some of that damage.
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Central Coast has been slammed by high winds and rain Saturday morning. At least 70,000 customers lost…
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Tree down on house in Seaside, windy conditions continue
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A tree came down on a home in Seaside Saturday morning. It happened on Yosemite Street. Screenshot Our…
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Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history
By Alaa Elassar and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado…
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Brookdale’s historic post office catches on fire Friday morning, displaces people
BROOKDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A residency above Brookdale’s historic post office was damaged by a fire Friday morning around 12:30 a.m., displacing…
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People posing as city water workers in Seaside, police say it’s a scam
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Seaside Police Department is warning the community about reports of people approaching homes and pretending to be…
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Update: King City Police identify the suspect in homicide from December 1; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City Police Department announced in a press release Friday, that they are still currently looking for an…
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Juvenile suspect in custody for alleged attempted murder; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Friday that they have taken a 17-year-old male juvenile suspect from King City into custody…
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New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into an investigation of…
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Santa Cruz Police catch a suspect in LGBTQ+ bar vandalism case; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) said Friday that 45-year-old James Eason is the suspect in a hate crime…
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House fire on Delaware early Thursday morning in Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Fire Department
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department announced that a structure fire broke out on the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue early…
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Behind the scenes of the holiday mail flurry season
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The reason for the season is here with gifts making their way across the state and nation with customers sending out…
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Phase 1 of Santa Cruz’s Downtown Library and Affordable Housing Project awarded $110 million
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz, Eden Housing and For The Future Housing announced Thursday that the Downtown Library &…
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Jury convicts local “Axe Murderer” from a 2022 crime; Monterey County DA’s Office
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney announced that a local jury convicted Kevin James Powell of first-degree murder…
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Parents and students on edge after Scotts Valley Police confirm kids being followed by a van
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Scotts Valley Police Department said Thursday that on Sunday they received a report that between 6:45 p.m. and…
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King City moves forward with staff recommendations for food truck regulations
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City council has decided to move forward with staff recommendations to change its mobile food vendor…
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Preparing for the next big one; guidance from the USGS
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In light of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern California early December, followed by hundreds of…
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Rep. Jimmy Panetta acknowledges the Central Coast’s Everett Alvarez, Jr.
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Representative Panetta announced Wednesday that he is recognizing a local politician, Everett Alvarez, Jr. with a…
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One year after a UCSC bus crash, students file lawsuit against UC Regents
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Nearly a year after the tragic bus crash that took place on the UC Santa Cruz campus, three students are suing the…
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Clean tap water an ongoing issue for the San Lucas community
SAN LUCAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Within the small town of San Lucas, clean drinking water has become something not readily available to residents. That…
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Monarch butterflies dangerously close to the ‘endangered species list’
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The future of the Monarch butterfly is up in the air as their population has seen a decline in recent years,…
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Small wildfire breaks out Wednesday afternoon on the first day of permitted burn season
PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU confirmed to KION that a small, 20-by-20 spot fire broke out on the hiking trail Bear Gulch in Pinnacles…
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Historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico destroyed in fire
CHICO, Calif. (KOVR) – The historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico went up in flames early Wednesday morning, apparently destroying the building.…
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Sheriffs respond to a family disturbance involving a gun in Davenport Tuesday afternoon, he’s now in custody; Santa Cruz sheriffs
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that at approximately 12:23 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a…
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Preliminary hearing Tuesday for the Canadian suspects arrested in an attempted murder; DA’s office
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The preliminary hearings for attempted murder suspects Devin Wolfgang Vandorhoef and Darius Avery Whyte have been…
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Two teens arrested after allegedly doing “burnouts” in Castroville and leading deputies on a car chase
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested two teens after they were reportedly driving recklessly and doing…
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The latest developments in the AJ Gonzalez trial
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Thursday, November 21st, Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Tara George and Gonzalez’s defense attorney,…
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Franklin Fire passes Pepperdine but continues to burn Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. – A large brush fire is burning in Malibu Canyon near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations for residents. The blaze,…
Continue Reading Attempted robbery and gunshots in Prundale within one week
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said that around 12 p.m. they received reports of damage consistent with gunshots…
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Seaside Police station floods Sunday
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The police station in Seaside announced that they flooded Sunday afternoon, “causing quite the scene and significant…
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Prescribed burn in the Paicines area from Monday through Wednesday
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU announced that they are conducting prescribed burns over multiple days in the Paicines Area of San Benito…
Continue Reading The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office releases new information involving the woman tied to a tree in Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) — The sheriff’s department has announced Monday that the woman found tied to a tree Wednesday has not produced a…
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Deadly crash Monday evening between San Benito and Santa Clara counties
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Hollister-Gilroy said that a 79-year-old San Mateo woman is dead following a crash that involved a…
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Trash troubles along popular roads in Prunedale
PRUNDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Drivers may notice lots of litter throughout the stretch of castroville boulevard and dolan roads. Sabrina Carrillo is…
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5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Northern California border
YERINGTON, Nev. (KION-TV) Monday afternoon at 3:08 p.m., an earthquake registering 5.5 shook homes throughout Northern California. The quake’s…
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Overnight road closure Thursday at Imjin Parkway
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Marina announced another overnight road closure at Imjin Parkway Thursday as they continue developing the…
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‘Person of interest in brazen … murder’ of health care CEO under arrest on gun charge in Pennsylvania, NYC top cop says
CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Dakin Andone, CNN [Breaking news update, published at 1:52…
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Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says
AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person…
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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…
Continue Reading King City Police investigate threats against the city’s parade Friday; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City Police say that they received a suspicious phone call of threats or gang violence that may occur during…
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Watsonville Planning Commission denies appeal of the ‘Tiny Village’ project
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville Planning Commission met Tuesday and reviewed an appeal for the city’s low-barrier navigation…
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National Park Services release the 2025 free days, including Pinnacles
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) — The National Park Service (NPS) announced their 2025 entrance-free days for the 400 parks nationwide. Locally, this…
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Benefit concert for two men shot outside of Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz, near where two shooting victims were in the November 15 drive-by will be…
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California State Capitol building in Sacramento evacuated due to threat investigation
SACRAMENTO – The California State Capitol building was evacuated Friday morning due to a reported threat investigation. Sources in the Senate…
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