Watsonville native mic’d up during minor league baseball game
Dayton Dragons infielder and Cincinnati Reds prospect, Ruben Ibarra, showed off some of his personality in a recent game against the Fort Wayne…
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Watsonville Police determine suspicious device to be cooking item, streets open
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE August 11, 2022, at 10:21 a.m.- Watsonville Police Officers on the scene say that the suspicious device…
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Man arrested in Santa Cruz with loaded handgun and Xanax
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday, Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a man that was oddly parked in a roadway on Ocean Street and blocking…
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Gas leak on Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville closes part of road
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E is in the area of Freedom Boulevard from Alta Vista Street to Clifford Avenue after reports of a gas leak…
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Watsonville Strawberry Festival returns for 28th year
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville Strawberry Festival is back beginning Friday, August 5. For that weekend, people can celebrate the…
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Power restored to 2,000 customers without power in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 3, 2022, at 1:39 p.m.- Power has been completely restored to customers according to PG&E’s outage…
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Off-duty San Jose cop arrested for DUI charge after vehicle crash
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Jose Police Department faces another scandal in 2022 after an off-duty officer was arrested Sunday for allegedly…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office warns parents of illegal beach parties
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that they have received complaints of teens throwing rowdy parties at…
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Monkeypox vaccine allocation on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- As of Thursday, there are 4,639 cases of monkeypox in the United States. California has 799 of those cases,…
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Motorcyclist killed in Alba Road crash near Brookdale, Ben Lomond identified
The CHP is investigating a deadly crash along Alba Road west of Ben Lomond and…
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PG&E: Power restored to majority of people who lost power overnight
About 2,000 people are without power Monday morning in the Santa Cruz…
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Big Basin Redwood State Park reopens for first time since CZU Lightning Complex Fire
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)– Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopened Friday July 22 for guests who signed up ahead of time for the first time…
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Watsonville second-grader selected for Global Invention Convention
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Pajaro Valley Unified School District 2nd grader will be one of five California students representing the state at…
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City of Santa Cruz aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through food scrap program
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The City of Santa Cruz is launching a new program that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by properly disposing of…
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Boat washes ashore on Capitola Beach
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A boat washed up on Capitola Beach Wednesday morning. Niels Kisling Niels Kisling Niels Kisling The Harbormaster added…
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CHP: Salinas man arrested in Watsonville for DUI, evading police over multiple counties and crashing into CHP car
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Highway Patrol said they arrested a man Tuesday night after receiving over 20 calls throughout the day over…
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Santa Cruz County asks PG&E for more transparency after surge of recent EPSS outages
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County released a statement Tuesday urging PG&E to fine-tune their Enhanced Powerline Safety…
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‘Testicle Festival’ returns to Watsonville in August for 14th year
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The “Testicle Festival” put on by the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau will…
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Power outage affecting over 2,836 PG&E customers in Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 19, 2022, at 3:58 p.m.- PG&E says around 2,836 customers are still without power after a fault was…
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Felton man dies after hitting tree on Highway 9
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said that a person died after going off the road on Sunday morning on Highway 9 north of California Drive.…
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