Construction of Coastal Rail Trail Segment 7 begins in mid-July
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) The Santa Cruz Public Works Department announced they will start construction on the Coastal Rail Trail Segment 7 in…
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Cause of Santa Cruz outages metallic balloon in equipment
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 17, 2022, 11:50 a.m.– PG&E said the cause of an outage that left over 6,400 customers without power in…
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Task force releases LGBTQ+ booklist for Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County of Education has finalized a list called “The 40 LGBTQ+ Books that Every School Library Should Have” on Tuesday.…
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Santa Cruz deemed too efficient for further water cut-backs
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Santa Cruz has announced that they will be exempt from new state-wide emergency water use…
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Hartnell professor detained for allegedly trying to meet with a minor, police confirm arrest
An instructor for Hartnell College has been arrested and charged with trying to meet up with a minor on Tuesday, according to Santa Cruz Police.…
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Police: Watsonville woman arrested with seven firearms, two replica firearms
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Watsonville Police said a parolee and found serval firearms, rounds of ammunition and thousands in cash. Samanta…
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Meet the candidates for Santa Cruz District Four Supervisor
The race for Santa Cruz County District Four Supervisor is
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Graffiti found saying “Leave Homeless Alone!!” in Santa Cruz multi-vehicle fire
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– Several vehicles were found burning at Harvey West Park on 300 Evergreen Street Thursday morning around 1:37 a.m.,…
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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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