Deadline for FEMA online application is extended until end of July
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON JUNE 5, 2023 AT 5:47 PM- Flood victims with losses caused by severe storms and floods that began on Feb. 21…
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Grand Jury Report says Santa Cruz County cost of living is too expensive for essential workers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – Living in the beautiful coastal city of Santa Cruz comes with a price. Santa Cruz County officials say essential workers…
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Father dies rescuing son from water at Panther State Beach
SANTA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE ON JUNE 5, 2023 AT 4:16 PM- The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that a man has died after…
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Salinas and Watsonville Health Clinics receive $2.8 million in federal funding
WASHINGTON, DC (KION-TV)- U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren announced that the Department of Health and Human Services announced the distribution of…
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Tobera Project recognizes and honors people working to preserve Filipino American history
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month may be over, but the Tobera Project in Watsonville is recognizing…
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Pajaro Job Fair to take place on Wednesday
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County and Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Boards will be hosting a Job Fair for flood victims in…
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California to send $95 million for undocumented flooding victims which includes all three Central Coast counties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that California will be sending $95 million to undocumented flood victims who…
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Mastodon tooth found in Aptos on display at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A historical find along the Rio Del Mar State Beach has many people thinking about prehistoric life on the central…
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Ice Age mastodon tooth recovered in Santa Cruz County to be put on display
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) Update June 2, 2023, at 12:19 p.m.- An Ice Age mastodon tooth was discovered on Tuesday after being found by a beachgoer…
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Santa Cruz County launches new alert and warning system
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The County of Santa Cruz announced Friday that they are fazing out CodeRED in favor of a “significant upgrade”…
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Pajaro Middle School students moving on to high school after levee breach floods campus
WATSONVILLE CA. – Today was a joyous moment for the eighth graders of Pajaro Middle School. They’ve reached this milestone despite so much hardship…
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Watsonville to receive over $1,000,000 to support farmworker homeownership
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- California was awarded $16 million Friday to expand homeownership for farm workers. Included in that funding, is…
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Santa Cruz County launches campaign to be the cleanest county in California
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday morning, Santa Cruz County has launched a campaign to crack down on illegal dumping and littering in…
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UC Santa Cruz Introduces New Police Chief
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- New Police Chief of UC Santa Cruz Kevin Domby was welcomed to the campus as they hosted a meet-the-chief barbecue event…
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Highway 129 Culvert Project to start this week
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A culvert rehabilitation project along Highway 129 east of Watsonville will start on Tuesday. The…
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Hollister man dead after being hit by car while riding a motorcycle on Highway 129
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- A 54-year-old Hollister man died on Sunday night after he was hit by a Toyota Corolla while riding a Harley…
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How Capitola businesses are doing after Memorial Day weekend
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – Shops along the coast are expecting big business over Memorial Day Weekend.Capitola is no different, and it’s some much…
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Fire destroys external structure at Granite Construction yard in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday morning, Watsonville Fire put out a fire that destroyed an outside structure at Granite Construction yard.…
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Driver and juvenile injured during Highway 1 shooting near Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that they are investigating a…
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Santa Cruz Fire honors Captain Brian Tracy with Line of Duty Death service
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) Update MAY 25, 2023, at 11:34 A.M.- The Santa Cruz Fire Department said their final goodbye to one of their own on…
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