Three Salinas High students suspended over Black doll incident
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) KION is learning that three students have been suspended for their involvement in the Black baby doll incident at Salinas High…
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11-year-old boy hit by car while walking home from school in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A Salinas mother is saying her 11-year-old son was hit by a car coming home from Mission Park Elementary.…
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One person dies in multi-vehicle accident causes closure of Highway 25 Saturday night
California Highway Patrol announced one person died in the car crash on Highway 25 northbound and Flynn Road.…
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Central Coast counties prepared to undertake third COVID dose effort
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Local health leaders say they are prepared for another mass vaccination rollout on the Central…
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Local school districts see COVID-19 exposures a week into in-person classes
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) In Monterey County, 18 out of the 24 school districts there have been re-opened for in-person learning. Each school district…
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US Census Bureau releases 2020 data results
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The United States Census Bureau has released the results of the data collection taken in 2020 of the country’s population and…
Continue Reading Two Hollister residents killed in motorcycle collision Saturday
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION) Two residents from Hollister died after their motorcycle collided with a truck on State Route 152 on…
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Teen arrested on suspicion of murder in connection to Watsonville stabbing
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) At least one person was killed in a stabbing on Marin Street in Watsonville on…
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Monterey Car Week kicks off in downtown Monterey Friday
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) Monterey Classic Car Week is kicking off this weekend with a classic car show on Alvarado Street in Monterey on…
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New Salinas brewery signage allowed to stay
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The Brew-N-Krew Ale House in downtown Salinas is facing some issues concerning its overhead signage on the…
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MPUSD, SUHSD begin first day of in-person instruction with COVID modifications
California’s new COVID-19 guidance includes guidance for a “modified quarantine” to allow students to continue with in-person education, even if they…
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Local concerns over another shutdown heat up as Delta variant spreads
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) As the Delta Variant continues to wreak havoc across the country, sending up cases and hospitalizations mainly among the…
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Modified Gilroy Garlic Festival brings in hundreds of patrons
GILROY, Calif. (KION) The sound of the sizzle and the heat of the…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Local experts weigh in on what Critical Race Theory is — and isn’t
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) In a KION Targeted Special Report, we explore a hot button uses that involves race, education and the future of what it…
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Carmel Unified School District plans re-opening of schools in August
CARMEL, Calif. (KION) The Carmel Unified School District plans to reopen schools on August 9 for full, in-person…
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Vehicle tips over after crashing into parked car in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A vehicle got turned over on East Romie Lane and California Sunday evening after witnesses say the driver hit a white parked…
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Cal Fire CZU responds to small vegetation fire Sunday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Cal Fire CZU firefighters responded to a small vegetation fire in the mountains east of Aptos Sunday…
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Salinas PD: Car with child inside crashes into apartment, driver arrested for DUI
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A man is behind bars now after Salinas police officers say he crashed a car into an apartment on the 1700 block of…
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Marina handcar tours back for the Holiday season
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…
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Special Report: Law enforcement shares concerns about funding cuts while groups call for focus on prevention
Spending for law enforcement has undergone cuts and is not what it used to…
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