Santa Clara County Archives

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office save dog from water that was tired and holding onto a log

March 24, 2023 4:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Earlier this week the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office responded to a dog stuck in the water at Valencia…

Large mudslide forces shut down of a portion of State Route 152

March 23, 2023 8:08 AM Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A large mudslide is causing problems for commuters on State Route 152 as it has shut down a portion of the…

Pajaro Valley Healthcare District appoints interim CEO for Watsonville Community Hospital

March 22, 2023 5:06 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 22, 2023 AT 4:06 PM- During a special Pajaro Valley Healthcare District board meeting on Wednesday,…

Over 24,000 Santa Cruz County Customers and 794 customers in Monterey County without power

March 21, 2023 11:36 AM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 21, 2023 AT 1:44 PM- PG&E says that there are 24,779 customers impacted by power outages on Tuesday…

Mexican stars to donate portion of Bay Area show profits to help Pajaro storm victims

March 14, 2023 2:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

BAY AREA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Alejandro Fernández and MANÁ are joining forces to help the people who lost their homes and were adversely impacted by…

Marina man arrested for allegedly posing as a 16-year-old to meet a minor in San Jose

March 9, 2023 3:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Jose Police said that they were made aware of a 20-year-old man from Marina that was having an inappropriate sexual…

Retail theft suspects wanted in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties caught with stolen property

March 7, 2023 11:22 AM Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office arrested two people who were found with thousands of dollars worth of stolen retail items…

Gilroy Police looking for armed and dangerous stabbing suspect

March 6, 2023 4:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Gilroy Police Department said they are looking for a man believed to be involved in a stabbing Monday morning. Police…

Hiker crushed to death by falling tree in Cupertino park

March 5, 2023 5:26 PM Derrick Ow

By KPIX Staff CUPERTINO, Calif.- Authorities in the South Bay were unable to save a female hiker who was critically injured in Rancho San Antonio…

Suspect arrested in attack on food vendor outside SAP Center

March 2, 2023 12:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A suspect in the assault on a food vendor outside SAP Center in San Jose last month has been arrested, police said…

Teen robbery suspect arrested in Morgan Hill, firearm and narcotics found

February 17, 2023 2:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Morgan Hill Police said a 16-year-old was arrested Thursday for a robbery that was reported at a Target located at…

Six card skimmers found at two bank locations in Morgan Hill

February 17, 2023 4:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

Morgan Hill, Calif. (KION-TV)- Morgan Hill Police said they arrived at the Bank of America located at 200 Cochrane Plaza to investigate two credit…

Suspect arrested in San Jose fatal hit-and-run

February 14, 2023 1:47 PM CNN Newsource

By KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE (KPIX) — A 60-year-old San Jose woman has been arrested in…

San Jose police chief: Suspect who wounded officer was ‘on quest to kill’ police

February 7, 2023 4:22 PM KION546 News Team

SAN JOSE — San Jose police revealed new information and video Tuesday of an ambush-style shooting of an officer by a suspect who was “on a…

Bear Creek Road open to one-lane traffic

January 28, 2023 4:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County announced Saturday that Bear Creek Road would partially reopen after a week nearly two weeks of…

Two dead and a juvenile arrested in stolen vehicle in San Jose

January 27, 2023 11:13 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Jose Police said a man and woman died after a juvenile male driver hit a light pole, causing the stolen vehicle to…

Man convicted of molesting San Benito County child charged in 1994 cold case kidnapping rape

January 17, 2023 12:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said through DNA evidence, they connected a convicted child molester…

Deputies searching for suspect in south Santa Cruz County shooting

January 16, 2023 5:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Jan. 17, 2023, 1:57 p.m.-The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect believed to be…

All evacuation warnings lifted for the City of Watsonville

January 16, 2023 12:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville announced Monday that they had lifted al evacuation warnings in city limits. The city wanted…

San Jose Airport to debut new brand name

December 24, 2022 11:21 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport will be looking to ring in the new year with a fresh name change. In…

VTA had “no indication” that a mass shooting was planned concluded an independent investigation

May 27, 2021 11:15 AM Avery Johnson

Officials have confirmed the identities of the nine victims of a shooting Wednesday morning at the…

Judge clears Cain Velasquez to attend wrestling event

March 1, 2022 9:20 AM Ricardo Tovar

Former UFC Champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail for the second time in court on Monday.…

Thanksgiving bustling for San Jose airport travelers

November 23, 2022 11:11 AM Karl Cooke

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Thanksgiving usually sees airports full. But as inflation made one of the busiest travel days look normal? Brian Hamilton…

Morgan Hill PD having a gun buyback event in December

November 22, 2022 5:56 PM Derrick Ow

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Morgan Hill Police will be having a gun buyback event for South Santa Clara County and San Benito County on Saturday…

San Jose Earthquakes hosting World Cup Watch Parties

November 20, 2022 12:01 PM Derrick Ow

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you are looking for any World Cup watch parties in the Bay Area, the San Jose Earthquakes have you covered. The Quakes…

Southbound Highway 17 back open after deadly crash near Bear Creek Road

November 13, 2022 11:36 PM Victor Guzman

At least one person is dead after a crash involving multiple vehicles on southbound Highway 17 near Bear Creek…

Families of VTA mass shooting victims to split $8M settlement

November 11, 2022 4:42 PM Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The families of nine people killed last year by a co-worker at a California rail yard will receive $8 million to settle…

Southbound 101 closed near Gilroy due to big rig crash

November 1, 2022 2:39 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said a solo big rig crash near Gilroy has closed all southbound lanes Tuesday. CHP first…

Hit-and-run driver slams into apartment in East San Jose, displacing nine

September 22, 2022 1:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A hit-and-run driver slammed into an apartment building early Thursday morning in San Jose, leaving nine people…

UC Santa Cruz research center to honor Dolores Huerta with renaming

September 21, 2022 12:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Research Center for the Americas is getting a name change in honor of civil rights and feminist icon Dolores…

Two arrested after CHP chase from Salinas to Gilroy

September 13, 2022 4:06 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 14, 2022, at 12:33 p.m.- California Highway Patrol has released new details about a carjacking that led…

Gilroy teen suspect arrested for attempted gang-related murder in March

September 7, 2022 7:38 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Gilroy Police said a man has been arrested for the alleged attempted murder of a 32-year-old Gilroy resident on March 3,…

Man shot suffers life-threatening wounds in Gilroy

August 23, 2022 7:16 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)-Gilroy Police is looking for a suspect in a shooting that left a man with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday. Officers…

Hawaii man charged with stabbing woman 59 times to death in 1982 extradited to Bay Area

August 9, 2022 1:06 PM Ricardo Tovar

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 22, 2022, at 5:59 p.m.- A man suspected of murdering a woman 40 years ago in Sunnyvale made had his first…

Benny the Gilroy dog found in Germany reunited with owner

August 8, 2022 3:35 PM Melody Waintal

Gilroy Police reported a golden retriever was found roaming the streets of a small village in Germany. …

Baby Brandon kidnapping suspects plead no contest

April 25, 2022 5:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

Officers say they are searching for a man that kidnapped a three-month-old…

Family of California shooting victims sue gun distributor

August 1, 2022 2:32 PM Associated Press

By WILSON RING Associated Press Family members of some of the people killed or wounded during a 2019 shooting at a California garlic festival are…

Gilroy Police arrest four in realtion to two separate July stabbings

July 26, 2022 7:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Gilroy Police said they arrested four suspects concerning two stabbings in city limits during July. The stabbings occurred…

Morgan Hill man sentenced to 17 years for coercion of Filipino minors for online sex acts

July 26, 2022 1:57 PM Ricardo Tovar

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Morgan Hill man was sentenced Monday to 210 months in federal prison for trying to produce child porn, attempted…

Forward progress stopped after vegetation fire erupts in Morgan Hill

July 24, 2022 2:03 PM Veronica Macias, Carina Nocon

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Forward progress has been stopped after the Pratt fire burned 1/2 acre, according to Cal Fire. Multiple…

National Farmworkers Jobs Program holds grand opening in Watsonville

July 17, 2022 4:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

A program aimed at providing farmworkers with job training and education services opened its doors on Friday.…

Bonny the bobcat found abandoned in Bonny Doon

July 15, 2022 12:03 PM Derrick Ow

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center welcomed a new addition with the arrival of Bonny the bobcat this…

Man killed in San Jose the Plant shopping center shooting

July 15, 2022 10:28 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- San Jose Police said they are investigating their 22nd murder of the year after a shooting at the 2100 block of Monterey…

Gilroy Police looking for two suspects in armed bank robbery

July 14, 2022 6:06 PM Victor Guzman

Gilroy Police are looking for two people accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint Thursday…

San Francisco Giants honor Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller

July 13, 2022 9:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Francisco Giants held their Law Enforcement Appreciation Night and former Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office…