One person rescued from capsized boat at Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A small boat flipped over in Santa Cruz on Twin Lakes State Beach on Thursday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County…
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Santa Cruz Wharf sees another wave of anchovies, sparking fears of another potential die off
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) The Santa Cruz Harbor is seeing another wave of anchovies in its waters Friday, sparking fears of another potential die…
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Santa Cruz lifeguard receives Medal of Valor for heroic ocean rescue mission
VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT-TV) — For Brendan Daly, putting others first is his life’s mission. He has to make split second decisions…
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Confirmed Structure Fire at Closed To-Go’s in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ. – Santa Cruz Fire and the Santa Cruz Police Department responded to a structure fire at 902 OCEAN ST. The fire broke out around 7 p.m.…
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Santa Cruz Wharf under repair, businesses hopeful
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Visitors planning to head to the Santa Cruz Wharf this spring break may see a brief closure as the city prepares for…
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Nearly 250 burn piles expected in Santa Cruz, San Mateo counties through April
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — California State Parks will continue burning piles throughout Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties to alleviate forest…
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Operation Surf connects veterans, active military through surfing
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Operation Surf, a nonprofit organization that brings active-duty military and veterans together to hit the waves, is…
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Santa Cruz Harbor businesses react to Murray Bridge construction
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Construction and detour signs have already begun to appear around the Murray Bridge area as the long-awaited…
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Murray Street Bridge project brings detours, closures until 2028
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Drivers and bicyclists in Santa Cruz going across Santa Cruz Harbor on Murray Street will face detours and closures…
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Santa Cruz among most dangerous intersections, study reports
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A local law firm has released a study identifying Santa Cruz as having a higher-than-average fatal injury rate…
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Sketch of suspect in UCSC sexual battery incidents released
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A sketch of a suspect in two sexual battery incidents on the UC Santa Cruz campus has been released as UCSC Police…
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New vacation rental restrictions approved in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County approved new restrictions on short-term rentals to alleviate the county’s housing crisis The…
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Community meeting set for affordable housing project in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz set a community meeting for feedback on an affordable housing project in Santa Cruz on March…
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Santa Cruz looks to extend the wharf emergency declaration
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is looking to extend the emergency declaration for the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz…
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The MAH celebrates HERstory with a vibrant evening line-up
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — As Women’s History Month is in full swing, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) celebrates with its 2nd…
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Affordable housing on Santa Cruz’s West Side looks promising for educators
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz once again picked up a decades-long discussion about what to do with the 313 Swift Street…
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City of Santa Cruz approves 5 year West Cliff Drive roadmap
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz City Council has unanimously approved a 5-year road map for West Cliff Drive today. This has been in the…
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Santa Cruz County Supervisors vote to move forward with allowing cannabis consumption at certain pot shops
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Supervisors have voted to move forward with a new ordinance that would allow cannabis…
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City of Santa Cruz set to adopt updated hazard, climate plan
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is set to adopt a five-year plan for tackling local emergencies and climate adaptation. The…
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Yorkie lost in Santa Cruz County reunites with SoCal family
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Yorkie has been reunited with his family from Southern California after being lost in Santa Cruz County for…
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UCSC investigates reports of privacy invasion and burglary within campus housing
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz students are on high alert after disturbing reports of privacy violations and burglaries in campus…
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Stand Up for Science rallies across the nation Friday, including on a UCSC campus
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz held a rally Friday around noon as part of the nationwide Stand Up for Science movement on the heels of…
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ACLU files lawsuit against UCSC over phone search warrant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — ACLU NorCal has filed a motion challenging a warrant to search and seize a student’s phone at UC Santa Cruz. ACLU has…
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Protesters turned up at the clock tower in Santa Cruz Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The organization that hosts a variety of protests across that nation, known as 50501, gathered again Tuesday in front…
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Driver crashes into music store in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A single driver crashed into a music store in Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, damaging the building. The accident…
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Body found on Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A body was found early Thursday afternoon near Mitchell’s Cove Beach in Santa Cruz. According to the Santa Cruz…
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UCSC patient care workers, students join two-day UC strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz workers joined the thousands protesting what they say are unfair labor practices at all UC campuses and…
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New street sweeping pilot program launches in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new street-sweeping pilot program is launching in Santa Cruz with new “No Parking zones” signs in six different…
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Search for man who jumped off cliff at Wilder Ranch continues
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A search continues for a man who jumped into the ocean at Wilder Ranch State Park Tuesday morning. According to the…
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Two arrested in Santa Cruz high-speed pursuit Sunday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two teenagers were arrested during a high-speed pursuit in Santa Cruz leads to the discovery of a handgun and…
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Amateurs, pros face off at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off took over the Boardwalk this past weekend for people to chow down on two…
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A verdict was made against a child rapist and killer in Santa Cruz Wednesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The jury selected for Maddy Middleton’s trial has made their decision to deny the release of Adrian Gonzalez. The…
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Closing out Black History Month, one UCSC study shows some disparities
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — There is one week left in Black History Month and one study out of UCSC’s Institute for Social Transformation is…
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Man killed in Thursday morning vehicle vs. pedestrian incident in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – On Thursday morning, a 30-year man from Santa Cruz County was killed following a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in Santa…
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The 50501 Movement rallies around the Central Coast Monday
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A national protest called The 50501 Movement broke out across the nation Monday, seeing a large turnout along the…
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Santa Cruz pizza spinner twirls circles around other dough tossers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruzan Justin Wadstein is a 13-time pizza spinning world champion; a real slice above the rest. It’s not just…
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Santa Cruz Wharf, state parks, beaches close due to incoming storm
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — The Santa Cruz Wharf will be closed along with a variety of Santa Cruz beaches and parks due to high surf and severe…
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Emergency severe weather shelters open in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Two emergency shelters will be open tonight for those seeking shelter from the storm impacting Santa Cruz County.…
Continue Reading Flood warning for Corralitos Creek cancelled
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Flood warning for Corralitos Creek is now canceled as the water level descreases. Original Article Corralitos…
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Monitoring the river levels on the Central Coast, some at ‘action’ stage or above
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – We are monitoring the rivers and creeks in our area as this latest atmospheric river dumps rain on the…
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UCSC alumna wins second Grammy award for Best Folk Album
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — An alumna from UC Santa Cruz, Gillian Welch, was the recipient of the Best Folk Album award with musical partner…
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$10,000 worth of essential goods from Wings Homeless Advocacy stolen Friday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Wings Homeless Advocacy announced Tuesday that they had a break-in occur in the evening on January 31 that cost the…
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Man found dead in tent near Highway 1 and 9 in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz CHP announced Sunday that they are still seeking an explanation surrounding a death in Santa Cruz.…
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Measure Q’s conservation efforts begin to take shape
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Steps are being made to implement new conservation efforts and plans in Santa Cruz County due to Measure Q. Approved…
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A new restaurant may be making its way to the Santa Cruz Wharf
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Wharf may soon be home to a new restaurant along its famous wharf after lengthy discussions. Santa…
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New Santa Cruz CARE Alert program launches to serve those with mental health challenges
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office launched the Care Alert Program on Thursday, making the county the first in…
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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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EV charging stations in Santa Cruz receive $14.3 million in funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION-TV) — More than $14 million will be distributed to the City of Santa Cruz to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.…
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Santa Cruz Wharf approves declaration of existing state of emergency
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz voted unanimously to declare an existing state of emergency for the partial collapse of the…
Continue Reading Cal/OSHA opening investigation into Santa Cruz Wharf collapse
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — Cal/OSHA will be investigating the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Wharf from Dec. 23. Department of Industrial…
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