Hundreds without power in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Update: Friday, May 20th 2022. 7:35 a.m. According to PG&E less than 500 residents have power near Santa Cruz.…
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Bernie Escalante has swearing-in ceremony to become 25th Santa Cruz Police Chief
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 19, 2022, at 8:45 p.m.– Bernie Escalante was sworn in Thursday as the 25th Police Chief for Santa Cruz. A…
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Santa Cruz Sheriff’s arrest woman suspected of selling vapes, alcohol and edibles to minors
Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a woman Friday with a storage unit and a home full of edibles, alcohol and vaping devices that she suspected of…
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Two Santa Cruz Starbucks locations unionize, organizers celebrate
A Starbucks location in Santa Cruz becomes the first store in California to vote to unionize.…
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Housing Report: Three-times the minimum wage is needed to afford rent in Santa Cruz County
A new housing report is highlighting just how much the increasing cost of living is pricing low-income families out of the Monterey Bay…
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Groundbreaking for Santa Cruz County affordable housing held
A groundbreaking was held Wednesday at a site that will provide 57 units of affordable housing in Santa Cruz County.…
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Police: Santa Cruz man reached out to underage girls on social media, police asking victims to come forward
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a suspected child predator for trying to lure a 14-year-old girl into having sex,…
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New program lets first-time homebuyers in California borrow a down payment at 0% interest
A new California program is aiming to give first-time homebuyers a better playing field — offering loan forgiveness — if you stay in a home long…
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Santa Cruz County launches free menstrual products program
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz is making feminine menstrual products free for the community. It’s a pilot program launched by the…
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California to expand Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants beginning in May
Universal health coverage is one of the most sweeping changes proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom in his newly-revealed 2022-23 state budget…
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Two men arrested after waiving a gun around Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Police said they arrested two men after the driver was seen waving a gun around the city inside a Mercury…
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Santa Cruz County brings fentanyl awareness with community town hall
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- The community is invited to join a Fentanyl Awareness Virtual Town Hall and Listening Session to learn about the…
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Sutter Health Nurses and Health Care workers go on strike
Over 8,000 nurses and health care workers from Sutter Health went on strike today to protest the alleged refusal from the health network to address…
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Landlord event planned in Santa Cruz to help formerly homeless people
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– Landlords in Santa Cruz with a unit to lease are encouraged to sign up for a recruitment event being held on April 21.…
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$6 million in damages during strip mall fire in Santa Cruz
Multiple fire agencies were successful in putting out a fire in Santa Cruz Sunday…
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UC Santa Cruz Police looking for resident hall break-in suspect
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– UC Santa Cruz Police said they are looking for a man who snuck into a residence hall while occupants were sleeping…
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Kneeland murder suspect caught in Santa Cruz after trying to steal a boat
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said a Rhode Island man was arrested in Santa Cruz that was wanted for the…
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Nearly 300 people in Santa Cruz without power
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– PG&E said that 288 people have been without power since 8:33 a.m. Monday. PG&E still doesn’t know what caused…
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Santa Cruz restaurant fire causes an estimated $250,000 worth of damage
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A restaurant in Santa Cruz has an estimated $250,000 worth of damage after an early morning fire on Thursday. The Santa…
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Santa Cruz Police search for man who shot someone at Blue Lagoon
Around midnight Santa Cruz Police responded to the report of a shooting on Pacific Avenue.…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Mar 31st 2022 at 10:36 p.m. A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man is dead after a motorcycle crash at the intersection of…
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Santa Cruz Sanitation District warns of traffic delays due to road repairs
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– The south end of Mar Vista Drive, Lafayette Street and Bain Avenue, between Nova Drive and Laurel Avenue, will be…
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Funding for Santa Cruz Harbor dredging project approved
The Santa Cruz Port District is getting a boost in funding for its annual maintenance dredging, as Congressman Jimmy Panetta announces $540,000 has…
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Cal Fire speaks on defensible space preparations ahead of fire season
Wildfires have ravaged California over the past few years seemingly getting worse over time, but a defensible space around your home could better…
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Is Deltacron making its way to the U.S?
Covid cases are low in the U.S. but could the sneaky new BA.2 Deltacron variant change…
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Santa Cruz Police arrest two suspects for fentanyl and meth
A Saturday morning probation check ends with the arrest of two people found with fentanyl and meth, according to Santa Cruz…
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Severe drought causes concern for an early start to fire season
With little rain coming up in the forecast and extra dry vegetation, California could be seeing an early start to fire season.…
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Body found in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Watsonville Police confirmed a body was found near the overpass at Green Valley Road and Highway 1. Police said the body…
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Santa Cruz Police stopped a carjacker Tuesday at 4 p.m.…
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Man arrested with two assault rifles in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested after calls of someone brandishing a firearm and threatening to shoot people were reported on…
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Gas prices hit new record high in California, Salinas ranks 13th highest
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– As of Monday, the average price of gas has set a new record high in California. The average price of gas for regular is…
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Santa Cruz County releases Greenway Initiative report, could go to voters
Back in October, an electric passenger streetcar was placed on the unused tracks of Santa Cruz County to demonstrate a transit option for the coastal…
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Longtime Breakers F.C. coach passes away
Longtime Santa Cruz Breakers Academy Coach, Raul Olvera, has passed…
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Deadly crash in Soquel after car hits concrete pillar
SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)– California Highway Patrol said that a man who hit a concrete pillar on Soquel Drive east of Cabrillo on Saturday died of…
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Highway 17 wildlife undercrossing construction begins this week
Wildlife in Santa Cruz County is one step closer to a new, safer way to travel across Highway 17 — by going directly under the…
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Ocean Street Drain Project to cause traffic delays in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Calif. (KION-TV)– Beginning on Feb. 16 the City of Santa Cruz will begin replacing a catch basin on Ocean Street, the project is…
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Ten COVID-19 related deaths reported Monday in Santa Cruz County
These deaths occurred from Jan. 16 to Feb. 10 during the omicron surge.…
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What the redrawn congressional map means for the Central Coast
Congressional Districts have been redrawn and later this year people will vote in the primaries for their congressional…
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PVUSD staff rally for livable wages
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Teachers and staff from the Pajaro Valley Unified School District rallied Wednesday afternoon for liveable wages, on…
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Bill passes to create Pajaro Valley Health Care District
Watsonville Community Hospital is on life support — however, it is one step closer to finding a buyer thanks to a bill that’s making its way to the…
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Suspected drunk driver arrested in Santa Cruz after hitting a retaining wall
SANTA CRUZ Calif. (KION) A drunk driving suspect struck a retaining wall while driving from Salinas to San Jose, according to Santa Cruz Police.…
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Santa Cruz Harbor surveying damage after tsunami advisory
The Santa Cruz Harbor is back open, but crews are still surveying the damage left behind by tsunami waves that hit the coast…
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Rising water forces evacuations in Santa Cruz harbor
Earlier on Saturday, heavy waves were hitting the beaches in Santa Cruz. One local got a shot of the entire beach being flooded and waves taking down…
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From Santa Cruz to Monterey, updates on the Tsunami Advisory
The KION team was in several parts of the Central Coast to share how the tsunami advisory was impacting the…
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Tsunami Advisory: Waves rolling into Santa Cruz harbor
An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large tsunami waves crashing across the…
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Santa Cruz nurses rally for better staffing and COVID safety measures
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A group of Central Coast nurses gathered Thursday as part of a national day of action by health care workers demanding…
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Santa Cruz Sheriff identifies body recovered from Greyhound Rock after crash on Highway 1
California Highway Patrol confirmed a deadly hit-and-run near Greyhound Rock in Santa Cruz on…
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Car crashes into patio of Santa Cruz coffee shop
A driver drove right into the outside patio area of a Starbucks in Santa Cruz on Tuesday close to 5:30…
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UC Santa Cruz extends remote learning for part of the winter quarter
UC Santa Cruz announced they are planning on going remote for the first two weeks of the winter…
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Harlem Globetrotters returning to Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors announced that the Harlem Globetrotters will once again be bringing their one-of-a-kind family experience to the Kaiser…
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