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Singer Sinead O’Connor dead at 56, Irish media reports

July 26, 2023 11:12 AM KION546 News Team

Singer Sinead O’Connor has died, the Irish Times reported Wednesday. She was 56 years old. O’Connor, born in Dublin, became an…

Cooler Air Coming

July 22, 2023 4:21 PM Lisa Montgomery

Inland heat will continue through the weekend with highs for most areas in the 90s-100s. Bradley this Saturday afternoon at 110 degrees! The…

San Benito County will not have cooling centers during excessive heat watch

July 14, 2023 10:14 AM Dania Romero

HOLLISTER Calif. (KION) – More than a third of Americans are dealing with the extreme heat this weekend. Monterey County opening up cooling centers.…

Biden admin to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt for 800,000 borrowers

July 14, 2023 12:41 PM KION546 News Team

More than 800,000 borrowers with $39 billion in federal student loans will get their debt forgiven, the Biden administration said on Friday. …

A Texas man reported missing as a teen 8 years ago has been at home with his mom all along, police say

July 6, 2023 10:24 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 06 JUL 23 13:22 ET By Michelle Krupa and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man reported missing eight years ago as a…

Hollister man sentenced to four years in prison for arson and assault on a peace officer

February 26, 2021 4:38 PM Avery Johnson, Derrick Ow

The Hollister Police Department has released new video from a shooting that happened on Dec.…

California announces $288 million for drought and flood projects

June 8, 2023 5:24 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that $288 million will fund multiple drought and flood projects…

A Cool Holiday Weekend!

May 26, 2023 3:51 PM Lisa Montgomery

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer but temps will be staying on the cool side through next week. The holiday weekend will be dry…

Central Coast veterans ride to DC to raise money and awareness for POW and MIA soldiers

May 25, 2023 6:37 PM Katie Nicora

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- We are honoring our nation’s veterans ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Central Coast veterans are…

More of the Same

May 20, 2023 4:36 PM Lisa Montgomery

Coastal clouds and inland sunshine for the weekend. A weak ridge of high pressure will remain in charge of the region through the weekend with…

Sun and Clouds

May 20, 2023 3:57 PM Lisa Montgomery

Coastal clouds and inland sunshine for the weekend. A weak ridge of high pressure will remain in charge of the region through the weekend with…

Temps on the rise!

May 12, 2023 10:01 PM Lisa Montgomery

Kicking off Mother’s Day weekend with some fantastic weather conditions! The more intense heat begins Saturday. Interior locations will get a taste…

Weekend Forecast

May 12, 2023 4:17 PM Lisa Montgomery

Kicking off Mother’s Day weekend with some fantastic weather conditions! Very pleasant for our Friday with sunny skies and milder temps everywhere.…

Prescribed burn underway in San Benito County

May 8, 2023 1:19 PM Derrick Ow

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you happen to see smoke in the Fremont’s Peak area, it is part of a prescribed burn that CAL FIRE BEU is…

Hugh Roberts II talks unfinished business, growing the game of soccer, and more

April 30, 2023 6:57 PM Maxwell Glenn

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – In the offseason, Hugh Roberts II inked a new contract with Monterey Bay F.C. to return for a second season. He joined a…

Capitola businesses enjoying more customers as warm weather arrives

April 27, 2023 11:05 AM Lindsey Selzer

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- With this warm weather comes a crowd at the beach, but more importantly, the sun brings people and money to businesses…

Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature

April 19, 2023 3:04 PM Associated Press

By LISA BAUMANN BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the…

CSU Monterey Bay experts say winter rains could have lasting impacts on agricultural fields

April 12, 2023 12:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) – The winter storms devastated the Central Coast after three months of unprecedented weather barraged agriculture fields,…

Watsonville man convicted in deadly DUI crash near Pajaro that killed a 22-year-old man

June 13, 2021 5:57 PM Amelia Rosenberg, Ricardo Tovar

One person has died and one person was arrested following a crash on Hall Road just after midnight on…

Governor Newsom requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for storm relief

March 28, 2023 4:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Newsom announced Tuesday that he would continue his efforts to seek aid for communities negatively impacted by…

SPCA Monterey County gives update on pets being reunited with families in Pajaro

March 13, 2023 2:47 PM Katie Nicora

Linda and her pet dog, Oscar, who was rescued from Pajaro evacuation…

Family at Lovers Lane shows KION storm damages

March 22, 2023 11:41 AM Karl Cooke

HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Lovers Lane is cleaning up after the most recent round of rain. At least the fifth flood warning this year was…

Tuesday’s storm left thousands of families in Santa Cruz County with no power

March 22, 2023 5:33 PM Nataly Gutierrez

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fallen trees and power lines on the roadways trapped some people in the Santa Cruz mountains Tuesday evening. Many…

Current closures on Santa Cruz highways due to storms

March 21, 2023 1:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans warns people that several trees have been reported down and are blocking roads in the county after a…

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Seaside, Monterey and Marina

March 21, 2023 1:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY PENINSULA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The National Weather Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of the Monterey Peninsula until…

Evacuation orders and road closures for Monterey County

March 9, 2023 1:12 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 20, 2023 AT 10:53 am : The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has lifted many evacuation orders but…

Evacuation warnings issued and school closures for San Benito County

March 9, 2023 12:19 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Benito County has issued flood watches, evacuation orders and school closures. Evacuation Warnings: San…

Blanco Road has reopened

March 13, 2023 11:00 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 14, 2023 AT 6:46 A.M.- CHP Monterey said that Blanco Road has been reopened after it was shut down…

Main Street reopened in Soquel after pipe failure led to flooding that washed it away

March 11, 2023 11:11 AM Ricardo Tovar

SOQUEL, Calif./ (KION-TV)- Main Street is now open after crews worked for more than 24 hours straight to fix it. Friday’s heavy rains pummeled Santa…

Monterey County Day use parks to remain closed through weather events

March 10, 2023 4:19 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Parks announced due to an abundance of caution day use parks would remain closed throughout…

President Biden approves emergency declaration for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties

March 10, 2023 11:13 AM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- President Biden declared an emergency declaration for a few counties on the Central Coast. Monterey County and Santa…

Sandbag locations in Santa Cruz County

March 7, 2023 12:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- More wet weather is expected in the coming days and the County of Santa Cruz wants people to know how to…

Northbound Highway 17 had Santa Cruz County drivers taking detours

February 24, 2023 10:42 AM Karl Cooke

SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Drivers in the Santa Cruz mountains had to take different routes Friday. CHP closed off the north section of…

Santa Cruz Mountain residents asked to cancel all travel due to winter storm

February 24, 2023 10:08 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Santa Cruz has advised that snow, ice, falling trees, and downed wires are impacting several roads…

Dick Bruhn Building has a new lease on life

October 15, 2020 2:52 PM Avery Johnson, Carina Nocon

The Dick Bruhn building in Oldtown Salinas is under new ownership and expected to undergo…

Toddler’s death prompts new warning for a popular baby stroller

February 12, 2023 11:31 AM CNN

(CNN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission reiterated its warning about the hazards of some popular Baby Trend-brand strollers and…

Man suspected of killing girlfriend in Watsonville to go to trial

July 15, 2021 12:03 PM Courtney Aitken

The most recent findings in the Watsonville homicide investigation have found that the murder of 32 year old Robin Kern was far from the suspect’s…

Child credit reductions expected on 2022 tax returns

February 8, 2023 1:40 PM Sandra Iveth Santos

SALINAS, Calif. (KMUV-TV) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announces that some child credits will change during tax returns for the 2022 tax…

USGS: 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits near San Juan Bautista

January 19, 2023 9:32 AM Scott Rates

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 9:26 a.m., an earthquake registering 3.8 shook parts of the Central Coast. The quake’s…

People living along the Salinas River fearful for potential flooding

January 12, 2023 11:01 AM Karl Cooke

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Hour by hour, the Salinas River continues to rise. In Gonzales, people like Jean Salcido’s friend have already…

5-year-old swept away in Paso Robles floodwaters

January 10, 2023 9:44 AM Associated Press

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central California while the entire coastal…

Some hotels offering lower rates for evacuees in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties

January 9, 2023 2:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Monday’s storms bringing in at least 1 to 1.25 inches of rainfall an hour to some parts of the Central Coast,…

Santa Cruz County state parks to be closed until Jan. 10 due to storm

January 6, 2023 11:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Due to extensive storm damage sustained during the most recent storm most Santa Cruz County state parks will be closed…

Potential flood warning issued in parts of Santa Cruz County

January 3, 2023 3:53 AM Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz County is bracing for yet another storm as a powerful system is set to travel through areas still recovering from flooding and landslides…

Flood Watch issued for Central Coast to New Year’s Eve night

December 29, 2022 1:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Northern and Central California for Friday night through…

Flooding reported in parts of the Central Coast as rain pours over the area in latest round of storms

December 27, 2022 8:55 AM Victor Guzman

Multiple reports of flooding have come in as the Central Coast deals with the latest round of…

Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek reopens after fallen tree blocked road

December 12, 2022 1:22 AM Victor Guzman

CHP-Santa Cruz is at the scene of a fallen tree along Highway 9 that’s left a portion of the road shut down between Redwood Grove and Boulder…

More weather-related outages in Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach as storm lingers on Central Coast

December 12, 2022 5:16 AM Victor Guzman

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E crews remain busy along the Monterey Peninsula as new outages are reported in Pacific Grove and Pebble…

WX ALERT: Highway 1 in Big Sur closed in both directions

December 10, 2022 4:57 PM Scott Rates

Highway 1 is closed from Ragged Point to Palo Colorado Road due to flash flood warnings issued for the Colorado Fire and Dolan Fire burn scars,…

Marina handcar tours back for the Holiday season

July 10, 2021 11:14 AM Josh Kristianto

MARINA, Calif. (KION) It was a great day to go out on the tracks where dozens of people came out to experience a unique railway ride in Marina on…