Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office lifts evacuation orders, urges caution over high surf
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced evacuation orders were lifted for certain areas Tuesday…
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Man dies after being trapped under debris washed up by large wave, sheriff’s office says
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirms one person is dead after he was trapped under debris wished up…
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Multiple road closures due to flooding in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County Roads staff are warning people about multiple closures because of…
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Highway 1 off-ramps reopen in Santa Cruz County after alleged shooting
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies were investigating an early morning shooting along…
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The Central Coast to see very large swells ahead of the holidays
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Parks and Recreation is letting people know of large surf that is supposed to “slam”…
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Commercial Dungeness crab fishery to reopen on January 5 along the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Friday that they will be reopening the commercial…
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New all-inclusive Treasure Cove project in Capitola meets major funding needs
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The new Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park is underway after County Park Friends announced over $1 million has been…
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Pajaro Unified School District holds impromptu meeting to discuss dissolving some positions
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Board members from the Pajaro Valley Unified School District held a meeting to discuss budget cuts, with the…
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Significant traffic delays Thursday and Friday along Highway 9 due to road paving
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans District 5 announced Wednesday that the final striping on Highway 9 from Felton to Ben Lomond will…
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New Santa Cruz CARE Act seeks to assist people struggling with mental health and addiction
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The County of Santa Cruz announced Wednesday that they are offering a program to all people living in the…
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Car drives into West Side home early Thursday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A car was seen driving into the front of a home on Santa Cruz’s West Side early Thursday morning. Santa Cruz Police…
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Suspect arrested in Capitola for possession of drugs and firearms; Capitola Police
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Capitola Police say that they were patrolling Wednesday night and came across a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot on…
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Scotts Valley city council declares local emergency in the aftermath of disastrous EF1 tornado
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Scotts Valley City Council members voted unanimously to approve a local emergency declaration in response to the…
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Another victim comes forward in former music teacher sexual abuse case
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville Police announced Wednesday that the former music teacher facing multiple sex crimes against children in…
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CHP Santa Cruz investigating a fatal crash in Santa Cruz mountains Wednesday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – CHP Santa Cruz is investigating a deadly crash that took place Wednesday morning at about 9:40 a.m. in the Santa Cruz…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors unanimously passes reaffirming the title ‘Sanctuary County’
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — One item on Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Santa Cruz County was a resolution to reaffirm its…
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Man arrested for allegedly making threats to coworkers and others; Capitola Police
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Tuesday morning Capitola Police said that they teamed up with CIU Detectives to serve search warrants in both the…
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Santa Cruz Supervisors approve a PLA pilot program
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors passed the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for Monterey and Santa Cruz…
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The National Weather Service responds to Scotts Valley tornado concerns and questions
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Saturday afternoon’s unusual tornado prompted concerns and questions from the community as to why a tornado…
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People in Scotts Valley react a day after EF1 tornado touches down on busy street
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Terror and destruction along Mt Hermon Road in Scotts Valley after an EF1 Tornado touched down along a busy…
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Brookdale’s historic post office catches on fire Friday morning, displaces people
BROOKDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A residency above Brookdale’s historic post office was damaged by a fire Friday morning around 12:30 a.m., displacing…
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Santa Cruz Police catch a suspect in LGBTQ+ bar vandalism case; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) said Friday that 45-year-old James Eason is the suspect in a hate crime…
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House fire on Delaware early Thursday morning in Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Fire Department
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department announced that a structure fire broke out on the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue early…
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Phase 1 of Santa Cruz’s Downtown Library and Affordable Housing Project awarded $110 million
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz, Eden Housing and For The Future Housing announced Thursday that the Downtown Library &…
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Parents and students on edge after Scotts Valley Police confirm kids being followed by a van
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Scotts Valley Police Department said Thursday that on Sunday they received a report that between 6:45 p.m. and…
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Preparing for the next big one; guidance from the USGS
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In light of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern California early December, followed by hundreds of…
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One year after a UCSC bus crash, students file lawsuit against UC Regents
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Nearly a year after the tragic bus crash that took place on the UC Santa Cruz campus, three students are suing the…
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Sheriffs respond to a family disturbance involving a gun in Davenport Tuesday afternoon, he’s now in custody; Santa Cruz sheriffs
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that at approximately 12:23 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a…
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The latest developments in the AJ Gonzalez trial
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Thursday, November 21st, Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Tara George and Gonzalez’s defense attorney,…
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December holiday events round-up for the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Here’s a list of holiday events that are happening near you, organized by county. Monterey County December 6, 3-7…
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Watsonville Planning Commission denies appeal of the ‘Tiny Village’ project
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Watsonville Planning Commission met Tuesday and reviewed an appeal for the city’s low-barrier navigation…
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Benefit concert for two men shot outside of Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Parish Publick House in Santa Cruz, near where two shooting victims were in the November 15 drive-by will be…
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Santa Cruz county responds to Tsunami alerts in Davenport
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — While things are slowly starting to get back to normal, it’s been a tense few hours for everyone. Some locals and…
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Santa Cruz Harbor responds to tsunami warning before its cancellation
A 7.0 magnitude quake off of Humboldt County coast prompted a tsunami warning alert for about an hour this morning. People in Santa Cruz were given…
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Santa Cruz County launches new programs for E-Bikes and a multi-agency traffic safety campaign
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz CHP announced Thursday that it is launching a new program called Operation Safe Pedal (O.S.P.)…
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City of Capitola considers replacing the historic Stockton Avenue Bridge over Soquel Creek
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Capitola is considering options to replace its historic Stockton Avenue Bridge, a landmark that has been a…
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Santa Cruz and Monterey CHP releases Thanksgiving’s Maximum Enforcement numbers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz CHP released its Maximum Enforcement numbers Monday from last week’s Thanksgiving holiday. According…
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Shoppers head down to Capitola Village to support local shops and restaurants for Small Business Saturday
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Today marks Small Business Saturday, a special day dedicated to supporting the mom and pop shops that are the heart and…
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Downtown Santa Cruz shoppers take advantage of Black Friday sales amid a changing business landscape
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) –As Black Friday kicks off, many are asking if local stores will still see crowds or if online shopping will continue…
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Capitola community’s beloved Surfin’ Santa visits Saturday
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce is once again encouraging families to come out and welcome Surfin’ Santa to the…
Continue Reading A vehicle collided with a building on Frederick Street in Santa Cruz Friday; Santa Cruz Fire Department
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A solo vehicle crashed into a residence at the 500 block of Frederick Street in Santa Cruz Friday, according to the…
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Holiday Lights returns to the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds Friday
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds is kicking off their 5th annual Holiday Lights event Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the…
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Santa Cruz community Thanksgiving celebrations
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Thanksgiving Day food at the Veterans Hall in Santa Cruz Thursday was free for all and prepared with love by local…
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The CHP’s Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period begins Wednesday evening
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is beginning its annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from…
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Solo vehicle crash on Highway 129 leaves driver with injuries, dog unharmed; the CHP
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz CHP reported a solo vehicle DUI crash on Highway 129 near Murphy Crossing that involved a dog…
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Two people injured after a car crashes into a tree on Seabright Avenue Tuesday afternoon; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz Police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that a single car vehicle crashed into a tree on Seabright Avenue,…
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Felton’s Bigfoot Discovery Museum will become a thing of the past
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV) — Bigfoot Discovery Museum owner Michael Rugg confirmed to KION that the 20-year-old museum is slated to close pending the…
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Large power outage in Santa Cruz Monday afternoon; PG&E outage map
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E’s Outage Center map showed a sizable power outage in Santa Cruz around the downtown and up into the West…
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Caltrans warns of busy holiday traffic ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday along the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans said Thursday that they expect this year’s holiday travel traffic to increase along the Central Coast.…
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