18-year-old woman dead after an apparent drowning at Its Beach identified
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 16, 2023 AT 4:10 PM- The woman who died at Its Beach on Sunday morning has been identified. Indianna…
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Large redwood tree about to fall on Soquel-San Jose Road
SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County says they have crews on the way to Soquel-San Jose Road to address a large redwood tree. The county says…
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Downtown Library Project gets final approval from Santa Cruz City Council
The Santa Cruz City Council is expected to discuss developing a mixed-use project and moving the downtown library to the ground…
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Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds to expand shelter services for evacuees
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday morning, Santa Cruz County officials announced that The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds will be expanding…
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People fish on streets of Watsonville during storm
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The storms have caused devastation and hardships all across the Central Coast. Some people have looked for a silver…
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Highway 9 to remain closed between Glen Arbor Road and Holiday lane
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE March 15, 2023, at 4:12 p.m.- Caltrans announced that the reopening of Highway 9 has been delayed due to a moving…
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Southbound Highway 1 now reopen
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update March 15, 2023, at 8:00 p.m.- Caltrans announced that they reopened Highway 1 Wednesday evening across the…
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A shelter in place issued on Bean Creek Road, storm shelter information in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update on March 15, 2023 at 2:45 p.m. – The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office still has a shelter in place in…
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Tree lands on assisted living facility in Corralitos
CORRALITOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE said that an assisted living facility where 19 seniors live had a tree fall on top of it Tuesday. CAL FIRE,…
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Both right hand lanes on northbound Highway 1 at Buena Vista shut down due to fallen tree
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz have closed down two right lanes on Northbound Highway 1 at Buena Vista for a tree that fell onto two…
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Governor Newsom adds San Benito County to state of emergency
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE March 13, 2023, at 12:35 p.m.- Governor Newsom added six more counties to the California State of Emergency…
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Main Street reopened in Soquel after pipe failure led to flooding that washed it away
SOQUEL, Calif./ (KION-TV)- Main Street is now open after crews worked for more than 24 hours straight to fix it. Friday’s heavy rains pummeled Santa…
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President Biden approves emergency declaration for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- President Biden declared an emergency declaration for a few counties on the Central Coast. Monterey County and Santa…
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Caltrans awards $225 million for local safety projects
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, Caltrans announced that they will be awarding $225 million for local projects designed to reduce traffic…
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Santa Cruz County families now have evacuation orders because of the storm
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV): Governor Newsom announced a state of emergency for 21 counties in California — including Monterey and Santa Cruz…
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Marina man arrested for allegedly posing as a 16-year-old to meet a minor in San Jose
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…
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Santa Cruz Warriors helping fundraise for fire captain with inoperable brain cancer
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) Update March 8, 2023, at 5:32 P.M.- The Santa Cruz Warriors said they plan to honor a Santa Cruz Fire Fighter who is…
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Murder trial delayed for suspects that allegedly killed Santa Cruz tech executive
All four men arrested in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Santa Cruz County resident Tushar Atre chose to…
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DUI results in one woman dead in two-vehicle crash in Watsonville
CHP Santa Cruz announced that a 26-year-old Watsonville woman has died after a two-vehicle crash took place at Holohan and Grimmer Roads. Officers…
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Retail theft suspects wanted in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties caught with stolen property
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…
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