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Salinas man found guilty of 8 counts of child molestation
SALINAS, Calif. — A Monterey County jury has found a Salinas man guilty of eight counts of child molestation involving three victims, per the Monterey County District Attorney's Office. Ricardo Zavala Arredondo, 48, was found guilty of five counts of forcible lewd or lascivious acts on a child under...
More than 2,000 graduates’ names called at the CSUMB commencement
SALIANS, Calif. (KION-TV) – For students at CSUMB, all their hard work is finally paying off. The graduates getting to walk across the stage in-person for the first time today. More than 2000 CSUMB students turned their tassels here today. They missed out on in-person high school graduation ceremonies...
Program allows students and inmates chance to learn from each other
SOLEDAD, California (KSBW) -- KSBW 8 went behind the prison walls at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad to get a first-hand look at a unique program that allows Palma High School students to interact face-to-face with prisoners. In most cases, those prisoners are convicted killers serving life sentences. The...
Salinas Union High School District Superintendent Dan Burns to step down from role
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- As summer break looms, The Salinas Union High School District will be looking for a new superintendent. On Wednesday- Superintendent Dan Burns announced that he will be stepping down from his position after being the district superintendent for seven years. In a video posted to the district's YouTube page, Burns said he The post Salinas Union High School District Superintendent Dan Burns to step down from role appeared first on KION546.
Burlington announces it's coming to Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. — The Northridge Mall could soon see a new business reside in the old Sears building. The clothing store Burlington has announced it is getting ready to move into the location across the parking lot from Big 5. They made. Renovations are still in the early stages...
Salinas Valley Fair returns for 80th anniversary
KING CITY, Calif. — The Salinas Valley Fair kickoffs on Thursday for its 80th anniversary. The fair will be run from Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. each day. Video in media player from last year's event. The theme this year will be "Golden Hills &...
6 license plate readers approved for Soledad
SOLEDAD, Calif. — On Wednesday, the city of Soledad approved the addition of six license plate readers that would be placed throughout the city. The decision was made during a city council meeting and it was approved with a unanimous 4-0 vote. Past Coverage: Law enforcement push to get...
Salinas City Elementary School District unveils new electric bus fleet
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Salinas school district is taking steps to go green. The Salinas City Elementary School District rolled out ten new electric school buses on Wednesday morning. District officials said that the buses will primarily serve students with special needs which will provide them with a quieter ride...
The Monterey County Historical Society is unveiling its reading room, years in the making.
Imagine a library where one could hole up for hours, reading historical documents in a room decorated to both look and feel like it’s straight out of the late 19th century. That room now exists at the Monterey County Historical Society in Salinas. The public will have their first chance to see it on May 18 in a daylong event when the nonprofit is celebrating several milestones.
Amazon confirms it is revisiting Salinas plans after a developer buys property.
Two years after Amazon backed out of a massive warehouse project in Salinas, the online retail and web services giant confirmed it is revisiting its plans to build in Monterey County’s largest city. In an email to the Weekly, Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson says the company has “started initial...
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