
Austin Castro
Reporter at KION-TV (Salinas, CA)
Anchor/Reporter for @KIONnews in Monterey-Salinas 📺 Former: @NorthCoastNews1 @KPIXtv. Also Host for @MYXNews 🇵🇭 and avid content creator 📹
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Capitola City Council finalizes budget proposal, heads to final adoption consideration at June 12 meeting CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) - Capitola's City Council is one step closer to finalizing their budget for the next fiscal year. While city officials say they're expecting balanced budgets for the next two years, they’re also warning of potential budget issues down the line. The city’s budget is now heading to a final budget adoption at their June 12 City Council meeting.
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2 weeks ago |
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Castroville community exploring new annual community festival, following Artichoke festival cancelation CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) The community of Castroville is exploring the establishment of a new annual community festival. It comes after the recent cancelation of the Artichoke Festival, which was last held in Castroville in 2013. On Wednesday night, the North County Recreation and Parks District brought up the idea.
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City of Capitola holds community meeting to discuss Wharf Master Plan CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) - On Tuesday, dozens of people gathered at New Brighton Middle School to voice their thoughts on the long-term future of the Capitola Wharf. The City of Capitola and the wharf’s architectural team hosting a workshop to gather the public’s input. At the core of the discussion, seven different wharf options.
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3 weeks ago |
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Highway 101 shut down near Soledad amid heavy police activity SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) - All lanes of Highway 101 are shut down just after 7:30 Friday evening. According to CHP, the lanes are closed for an unknown amount of time. Several witnesses report several police vehicles driving quickly on southbound Highway 101 through Salinas and Gonzalez. This is a developing story and we have a crew on the way to the scene. We'll bring you the latest updates as it becomes available.
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Big news! Our @KIONnews team received TWO Emmy nominations in the “Newscast – Smaller Market” category! A huge congratulations to our incredible news team’s and their hard work, passion, and dedication who made this all possible! #emmysf @EmmySFTV https://t.co/ezdxckOUXu

Feeling ready to take on the Big Sur International Marathon this weekend! 🏃♂️🌊 After several months of training, I’ll be running a full 26.2-mile marathon on Sunday along the gorgeous Big Sur Coast. My most challenging race, but looking forward to the gorgeous course! 😍 https://t.co/XijBIQh5Ip

Another 13.1-mile half marathon DONE at the Modesto Marathon! I first ran this hometown course 15 years ago and it always brings back many memories! Now to continue training for the 26.2-mile Big Sur International Marathon in April! 🏃♂️ @ModestoMarathon @BSIMEvents https://t.co/ktZZECqlkc