Scott Rates is a News Director and Anchor at KION. With over 16 years of experience in the news industry, he has covered significant stories such as the Casey Anthony case, the Trayvon Martin shooting, and major wildfires, demonstrating a commitment to delivering important news to the community. Scott has been featured in CBS News and KION-TV (Salinas, CA).
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By: Scott Rates
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KITV) -- PG&E is reporting more than three thousand customers are without power in the Watsonville and Pajaro areas. The outages are impacting people on San Juan Road, Salinas Road Elkhorn Road, San Miguel Canyon Road, and Hall Road. PG&E saying that this was an unplanned outage and that its crews are evaluating
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KITV) – A fire is burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Scotts Valley and Felton, according to CAL FIRE CZU. There are road closers in place along Mount Herman Road. No structures are threatened at this time, according to CAL FIRE CZU. The smoke from the fire has gone down
But, these butterflies are starting to dwindle. “Ever since we began monitoring monarch butterflies -- since the 1990s -- what we have seen
By: Scott Rates
KION's News Director Scott Rates sits down with retired Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to discuss the state of the world on the aftermath of U.S.'s announcement of bombing four Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21.
KION's Scott Rates sits down with former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta during their final installment of the current state of world affairs.
By: Scott Rates
MONTEREY COUNTY Calif. (KITV) -- DATE OF INTERVIEW: Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The former Secretary of Defense talks about the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. KION’s Scott Rates asks Leon Panetta about the ceasefire, politicians taking money from foreign governments, the ramifications of the war, and how close we could be to a global conflict.
By: Scott Rates
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KITV) – A small aircraft has crashed just offshore of Asilomar State beach. According to officials on scene, three people were onboard the Beech 95-B55 Baron aircraft when it went down into the water. A screenshot from Flightradar 24 shows the area where the plane crashed into the water. The plane departed from
By: Scott Rates
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KITV) – A small aircraft has crashed just offshore of Asilomar State beach. The Monterey County Sheriffs office confirms that three people aboard have died from the crash. Their bodies have been recovered. According to officials on scene, three people were onboard the Beech 95-B55 Baron aircraft when it went down into the
TRES PINOS, Calif. (KITV) Monday afternoon at 1:26 p.m., an earthquake registering 3.9 shook homes throughout the Central Coast. The quake's epicenter was seven miles SSW of Tres Pinos, with a depth of 5.6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). There have been reports of people feeling the quake in Salinas. There have
By: Tim, By Tim Fang, Scott Rates, Tim Fang, Tim Fang
Authorities on California's Central Coast confirmed that a body recovered from the ocean by deputies was a swimmer who went missing after a possible shark attack last week.
