Santa Cruz Archives

Keeping your business safe from burglars

April 9, 2020 2:32 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz Police Department is hosting a virtual presentation to help residents keep their businesses safe from burglars during the Shelter in…

Santa Cruz Wharf closed until further notice

April 9, 2020 3:19 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz Wharf announced that the County Health Department has ordered it to close to the…

UCSC scientists are creating a COVID-19 rapid testing lab

April 7, 2020 12:57 PM Drew Andre

The University of California Santa Cruz has a world class team of molecular biologists and genomics experts. Now a team of scientists are using those…

Road blocks put up at Santa Cruz parking lots to limit beach crowding

April 7, 2020 3:34 PM Elisha Machado

Santa Cruz County is putting up road blocks at parking lots to limit beach crowding. The blocks are set up at every other parking space at The Hook…

UC Santa Cruz receives reports of racist disruptions to classes

April 3, 2020 2:19 PM Avery Johnson

School officials at UC Santa Cruz are condemning online prejudice after they said they received multiple reports of “racist and offensive”…

Santa Cruz engineers start fundraiser to provide face shields for health care workers

April 2, 2020 6:25 PM Drew Andre

Brian Peterson started a fundraiser on GoFundMe early this week, and as of Thursday evening it has raised more than $7,000.…

Two people cited in Santa Cruz for reportedly driving on beach, not sheltering in place

April 2, 2020 3:02 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz police cited two people for reportedly driving on a beach and not sheltering in…

Santa Cruz crafters sewing masks for patients and elderly

April 1, 2020 12:41 PM Elisha Machado

A group of volunteers in Santa Cruz is hard at work sewing handmade masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks are for patients at nursing homes,…

Santa Cruz police investigate shooting, find suspected drug dealer

March 31, 2020 2:41 PM Avery Johnson

Police in Santa Cruz are investigating a shooting that left a man with multiple gunshot wounds, and during the investigation, officers arrested a…

Santa Cruz Police Dept cracking down on social distancing

March 30, 2020 6:17 PM Zach McIntyre

Many people are not following social distancing guidelines. Six feet is required when out and about.…

Central Coast cities face revenue losses as the state shelters in place

March 30, 2020 2:34 PM Elisha Machado

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION) In addition to health impacts, cities across the Central Coast are getting hit hard financially by the coronavirus…

Santa Cruz METRO introduces new restrictions due to coronavirus

March 30, 2020 11:04 AM Avery Johnson

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Santa Cruz METRO has announced new…

Several Capitola beaches closed after shark attack

March 28, 2020 6:38 PM Elisha Machado

Several beaches are closed from Capitola to Sunny Cove after a paddle boarder had a close call with a…

UC Santa Cruz student tests positive for coronavirus

March 27, 2020 2:40 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency confirms that a UC Santa Cruz student has tested positive for…

Santa Cruz Police: Man arrested for reportedly trying to rob person at knife point at ATM

March 26, 2020 4:02 PM Avery Johnson

A Santa Cruz County man was arrested for reportedly trying to rob a man at knife point at a Santa Cruz…

Man arrested for allegedly breaking into Santa Cruz Pawn

March 25, 2020 10:45 AM Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

Santa Cruz police said a man was arrestedfor allegedly breaking into Santa Cruz…

Santa Cruz police prepare to enforce Shelter in Place order after clock tower gathering

March 24, 2020 3:57 PM Avery Johnson

Police in Santa Cruz said they will enforce the Shelter in Place order in effect after a gathering at the clock tower Monday…

Police seeing more students fall victim to employment scams

March 24, 2020 11:59 AM Avery Johnson

UC Santa Cruz police said law enforcement around the country is seeing more students becoming victims of online employment…

City of Santa Cruz allows extra bag of trash to reduce contamination

March 20, 2020 11:16 AM Avery Johnson

The City of Santa Cruz is allowing residents to put out an extra bag of trash for no extra…

New resources in Santa Cruz County to guide through COVID-19

March 19, 2020 10:36 PM KION546 News Team

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Santa Cruz County is adding more resources for their community to help people navigate through life under the COVID-19…

Santa Cruz Police: Officers sneak up on burglary suspects to catch them

March 19, 2020 12:02 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz police said officers caught two suspected burglars by lying in wait and sneaking up on…

UCSC police warn students not to use thermal packs to heat food

March 18, 2020 10:36 AM Avery Johnson

UC Santa Cruz police are asking students who are still in campus housing not to use thermal heating packs to heat food because they produce carbon…

Enforcing the Santa Cruz county shelter-in-place

March 17, 2020 11:05 AM Drew Andre

This St. Patrick’s Day will have a very different look in the streets of Santa Cruz, because of the new Order of a shelter-in-place.
The order went…

UC Santa Cruz asks students to return home, unless campus housing is needed

March 16, 2020 9:21 PM Aaron Groff

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UC Santa Cruz is asking all students to return to their “permanent residence” by Sunday March 29, with certain exemptions.…

Santa Cruz Police changing response measures to reduce spread of coronavirus

March 16, 2020 5:53 PM Avery Johnson

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Santa Cruz Police Department is making temporary adjustments in an attempt to slow the spread of the…

Coronavirus concerns impacting Central Coast economy

Santa Cruz County confirms third and fourth cases of coronavirus

March 11, 2020 4:39 PM KION546 News Team

UPDATE 3/11/20 10:15p.m.: One of the two new COVID-19 patients walked the halls at Rio Del Mar Elementary School in February. The Pajaro Valley…

Precautions taken for vulnerable homeless population in Santa Cruz amid coronavirus concerns

March 11, 2020 12:23 PM Drew Andre

Santa Cruz County is monitoring their homeless population, and taking steps to prevent the spread of potential cases of COVID-19 in the local…

UCSC suspending in-person classes in response to coronavirus

March 10, 2020 11:35 AM KION546 News Team, Drew Andre

UC Santa Cruz officials have announced they have suspended in-person classes. They say they are implementing new campus actions designed to help…

Suspect on the run calls 911 to lure Santa Cruz deputies away from him–didn’t work

March 10, 2020 9:34 AM Mary Coleman

A man is behind bars this morning after attempts to distract law enforcement while pursuing him for outstanding warrants. Around 3:30 p.m. yesterday,…

Santa Cruz Public Libraries suspending toddler time and other programs in wake of coronavirus

March 10, 2020 8:48 AM Mary Coleman

Santa Cruz Public Libraries will be suspending many of their programs in light of coronavirus cases being reported. Officials are working closely…

Santa Cruz County confirms second Coronavirus case

March 9, 2020 11:16 AM KION546 News Team, Drew Andre

The County of Santa Cruz Public Health Division is announcing a second case of…

Dominican Hospital to limit visitors as illnesses circulate

March 5, 2020 5:39 PM Avery Johnson

A spokesperson for Dignity Health announced that Dominican Hospital will be limiting visitors as coronavirus, flu and other flu-like illnesses…

Santa Cruz County declares local health emergency

March 4, 2020 11:26 AM Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

Santa Cruz County has declared a local health emergency in response to the spread of…

Santa Cruz County Board authorizes suit to prevent oil and gas mining

January 17, 2020 9:27 AM KION546 News Team

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has authorized the County to join a lawsuit to preserve local control over land use.…

Early election results in favor of recalling two Santa Cruz City Council members

March 4, 2020 11:38 AM Elisha Machado

The recall of two Santa Cruz City Council members rests in the hands of voters. With the polls now closed, early election results indicate that…

Sheriff’s Office stopping tours, contact visits at Santa Cruz County Jail in response to local emergency

March 4, 2020 5:03 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said it is taking precautions to protect inmates, staff and visitors at the Santa Cruz County…

County officials remind residents not to put political yard signs in recycling bins

March 4, 2020 1:11 PM Avery Johnson

Primary elections are over now, and Santa Cruz County officials are reminding residents that political yard…

Dominican Hospital employee helps patients vote in primary election

March 3, 2020 7:41 PM Avery Johnson

The Patient Services Coordinator at Dominican Hospital made sure patients got a chance to vote…

Fired UCSC grad students continue to picket

March 2, 2020 4:30 PM Avery Johnson

The main entrance at UC Santa Cruz was still blocked by picketers Monday…

54 UCSC graduate student TAs receive letters of dismissal

February 28, 2020 1:47 PM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

Although most graduate students at UC Santa Cruz have returned to work and submitted grades, school officials said “we ultimately cannot retain…

UC Santa Cruz leading new smart bandage project

February 28, 2020 11:36 AM Avery Johnson

A team from UC Santa Cruz is working with doctors and scientists at UC Davis and Tufts University to create what they are calling a “smart bandage”…

Two Santa Cruz City Council members up for recall on the primary ballot

February 27, 2020 1:17 PM Elisha Machado

A controversial question that could remove two Santa Cruz City Council members from office is set to appear on the primary…

WAMM and KindPeoples providing free cannabis to eligible patients

February 27, 2020 4:44 PM Avery Johnson

WAMM, or Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical Marijuana, is teaming up with KindPeoples to distribute free cannabis products to eligible patients…

The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial was targeted in an act of vandalism that their board believes occurred sometime within the last four to five days.

Santa Cruz Police honors two officers killed in the line of duty

February 26, 2020 4:40 PM Elisha Machado

Santa Cruz Police and locals came together to remember two officers killed in the line of duty on February 26 seven years…

Santa Cruz: Man stabbed, suspect arrested

February 24, 2020 2:44 PM Barry Brown

A fight between roommates ended in a stabbing Monday night, sending one man to the hospital and the other to Santa Cruz County…

Santa Cruz renters march for more affordable housing

February 22, 2020 4:33 PM Megan Meier

A group that’s not willing to wait any longer chanted and held signs while marching through downtown Santa Cruz,…

UC Santa Cruz grad students to continue protest after Friday deadline

February 20, 2020 1:18 PM Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

Grad students on strike at UC Santa Cruz are facing the possibility of being fired if grades are not submitted by Friday, but the…

Police arrest Santa Cruz man for reportedly attacking another man with piece of lumber

February 20, 2020 4:52 PM Avery Johnson

A Santa Cruz man is behind bars after police said he attacked another man with a 2×4 piece of…

Homeless advocates upset over video of man berating homeless

February 19, 2020 12:02 PM Megan Meier

A man claiming to be a security guard in downtown Santa Cruz has taken to YouTube to document interactions with the…

UCSC demonstrators call for solidarity after threats of firing

February 18, 2020 11:05 AM Drew Andre

The University of California President, Janet Napalitano, has given protesting graduate student workers an ultimatum- submit grades or get…