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Tragedy struck Monterey Township yesterday evening when a car ran a stop sign at 30th Street and 134th Avenue, resulting in a devastating collision with a northbound semi-truck. The accident claimed the lives of two individuals in the car, as reported by WZZM 13. The crash occurred just after 8 p.m., and upon impact, the semi-truck, which was loaded with milk, overturned, causing a significant spill on the roadway.

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — The Monterey County District Attorney's Office charged the suspect in a Sunday crash with the death of a retired Monterey mathematics professor. Gerardo Meza Araujo, 49, was arraigned in a Salinas courtroom on Wednesday and charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI and DUI causing bodily injury, according to the Monterey County District Attorney's Office.

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The County of Monterey announced all evacuation orders and warnings are being lifted around the Piney Fire. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office says evacuations were initially in place along parts of Carmel Valley Road and all of Martin Road due to the Piney Fire. As of Wednesday evening, Cal Fire The post County of Monterey: All evacuation orders and warnings lifted as firefighters make progress on Piney Fire appeared first on KION546.

Pam Marino here, celebrating one of the great success stories on the homelessness beat: the creation, rise and continual growth of Gathering for Women, the only organization on the Monterey Peninsula focused on serving women experiencing homelessness. This year marks the small organization’s 10th anniversary. It’s an inspiring story...

MONTEREY, Calif. — An electronic music festival is coming to the Monterey County Fairgrounds. It is being called Worlds Away and it will be held on Saturday. Popular acts The Chainsmokers and Tiesto are co-headlining. Other acts include Lauv, R3hab, Sam Feldt, Lost Kings and Ayokay. "This festival is...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Santa Cruz police say that a suspect is in custody Tuesday following an hours-long standoff at Main Beach on Monday. Around 1 p.m., officers say that they started receiving reports of a man causing a disturbance near the Santa Cruz Wharf. He was allegedly throwing rocks at people along the The post Man throwing rocks at beach-goers Monday arrested; Santa Cruz Police appeared first on KION546.

The slain men were cousins, a report says.

A shooting in Watsonville that resulted in the deaths of two men has been labeled a “targeted attack” by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. The incident took place just before 1 a.m. on Friday in a quiet farming area located on the 700 block of Carlton Road, outside Watsonville. Deputies are currently working to identify the suspects involved in the shooting.

The two men who were shot and killed Oct. 4 on the 700 block of Carlton Road on the outskirts of Watsonville have been identified as Jeremiah Rios Aguilera and Giovanni Aburto Lopez, both 21 and both of Watsonville. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s detectives believe the shooting was a targeted...

This is the collective story of men I came to call Manong, Apo, or Ninong. They were my grandfather Faustino Fabros; step-grandfather Alfonso Castillo, my father’s cousin and my Ninong Delfin Cruz, Faustino’s nephew and my father’s cousin Apo Tomas Lacitona, my father’s town mate and relative Pablo Tangonan, my father’s cousin and town mate Julian Iberra and my father, Alex Sr., who in many ways was the historian of the Filipino community of the Salinas Valley and West Coast Filipinos.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Watsonville police say that the major crash last Friday before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hushbeck and McKenzie avenues caused significant power outages. Now, police say that a Watsonville man, a 36-year-old Osvaldo Moreno, is faces hit-and-run charges as a result. Officers say that Moreno was speeding when he tried The post Watsonville man charged with hit-and-run after major crash caused power outage last week appeared first on KION546.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The Santa Cruz City Council announced that they've rejected a proposal that would have eased rental restrictions on hundreds of accessory dwelling units (ADU) within the city limits. A city report stated that changes would have applied to 550 ADU's built before 2020. The proposal included allowing property owners to The post Santa Cruz ADU rule did not change; City of Santa Cruz appeared first on KION546.

“On September 28, 2024, the Santa Cruz Police Department responded to a vehicle theft report in the 300 block of Riverside Avenue. During the investigation, two suspects, Michelle Grieb and Gerardo Menchaca, were identified through surveillance video. Around 11:15 PM, officers located the stolen vehicle in the 1000 block of...

David Schmalz here. Just over three years ago in this newsletter, I offered a defense for the much-maligned bike path running down the center of North Fremont Street in Monterey, aka the Bike Lane to Nowhere. The crux of the argument was that the bike path—which spans between Casa Verde...

Confused and alone, a beautiful woman gets lost in a picturesque town. A strange man, sensing her distress, gallantly offers to drop what he’s doing and take her to wherever she wants to go. As they navigate the city together, romance blossoms. So is the plot of “Peninsula Nights,” available on Amazon Prime...

CORRAL DE TIERRA, Calif. — Residents in Corral de Tierra stepped outside to see smoke and fire rapidly ascending the hillside behind their homes Monday. “I looked up, and I saw a cloud of smoke. I knew it was near our house,” said resident Kurt Lofgren. Multiple firefighting...

A woman successfully landed a private plane after the pilot, her husband, had an apparent heart attack mid-flight.

A member of the Carmel Unified Board of Education is facing felony election charges. Anne Marie Rosen has been charged with four counts of election fraud by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors say the District 4 trustee fraudulently filed paperwork with an address other than her primary home in order to make her eligible to run in District 5 this November.

After six weeks of presenting evidence in the murder trial of Theo Lengyel, the former rock musician on trial for the death of Alice “Alyx” Herrmann of Capitola in December 2023, attorneys started closing arguments on Tuesday afternoon. Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Emily Wang addressed the...

KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 office will be hosting a community listening session on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in King City. The session will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the King City Library Branch, 402 Broadway St. Residents are invited to share their thoughts and concerns about the community and county government.