Santa Cruz Archives

Murder trial delayed for suspects that allegedly killed Santa Cruz tech executive

May 26, 2020 3:27 PM Ricardo Tovar, Drew Andre

All four men arrested in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Santa Cruz County resident Tushar Atre chose to…

DUI results in one woman dead in two-vehicle crash in Watsonville

March 5, 2023 10:55 AM Derrick Ow

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…

Santa Cruz Police giving out free gun locks

March 6, 2023 5:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they will offer free gun locks to anyone gun owner who wants one. You can pick them up at the…

Santa Cruz High School band to play Carnegie Hall in New York City

March 1, 2023 6:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz High School Cardinal Regiment has announced that they have been invited to play Carnegie Hall in New…

City of Santa Cruz asks for location suggestions for return of Bike Share program

March 1, 2023 4:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County is gearing up for the return of an electric bike share program and need the public’s help picking…

Santa Cruz Police remembers Sgt. Baker and Detective Butler on 10 year anniversary of their deaths

February 26, 2023 8:35 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday afternoon, the community and Santa Cruz Police remembered two Santa Cruz Police officers who were gunned down…

51-year-old man dies in Pleasure Point area crash in Santa Cruz County

February 25, 2023 8:35 PM Victor Guzman

A 51-year-old man is dead after a solo-vehicle crash in the Pleasure Point area of Santa…

Emergency Weather Shelters opening in Santa Cruz County

February 25, 2023 2:57 PM Victor Guzman

In response to the cold weather, two emergency weather shelters are opening in Watsonville and Santa Cruz beginning Saturday…

Snow arrives on the Santa Cruz Mountains

February 23, 2023 5:55 PM Nataly Gutierrez

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Mountains felt like a winter wonderland on Thursday. Local agencies will be prepared for snow…

City of Santa Cruz to host San Lorenzo Park redesign meeting

February 16, 2023 1:27 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz will be having a community meeting on the San Lorenzo Park redesign. The meeting will take place…

UC Santa Cruz students concerned after police says a woman was raped on campus

February 14, 2023 11:31 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday afternoon, Students at UC Santa Cruz attended classes as usual. However, some students are concerned after…

UC Santa Cruz Police looking for suspect who raped student

February 13, 2023 5:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UC Santa Cruz Police said they are searching for a man who allegedly raped a student during a party Friday night. The…

Santa Cruz auto shops see rise in catalytic converter thefts in 2023

February 2, 2023 4:50 PM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police say catalytic converter thefts have risen in the past year. From Jan. 2022 to Feb. 1, 2023, a total…

Businesses in Capitola Village starts rebuilding process

January 31, 2023 3:04 PM Ana Torrea

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Businesses in Capitola Village are trying to rebuild. That winter storm brought powerful destructive waves, devastating…

Man arrested in Santa Cruz for attempted homicide stabbing

January 18, 2023 6:15 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said one man was arrested Wednesday for an attempted stabbing homicide on Jan. 10 that left a victim…

Man killed after tree falls at Lighthouse Field State Beach identified

December 31, 2022 4:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) JAN. 6, 2023, at 1:29 p.m.- The name of the man killed after a tree fell on top of him has been identified by the Santa…

Northbound Highway 1 reopens in Santa Cruz after crews remove debris from San Lorenzo River

January 1, 2023 12:49 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE JAN. 3, 2023 6:13 A.M. – Caltrans has announced Northbound Highway 1 is back open across the San Lorenzo…

Fire from unattended stove causes structure fire in Santa Cruz

December 22, 2022 11:41 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz City Fire Department said a cooking fire on the second floor of a home caused damage to the ceiling and…

Santa Cruz gathering input on Coral Street homeless project

December 19, 2022 2:54 AM Victor Guzman

The City of Santa Cruz is asking people who live there for their input on a project along Coral Street that could potentially pave the way for more…

CHP arrest DUI woman who said she left her daughter alone at home

December 16, 2022 6:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said they arrested a woman who was passed out in her car at the 120 block of 3rd Street Friday at 5:45…

Remains found in Santa Cruz not human: police

December 15, 2022 2:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Dec. 15, 2022, at 5:21 p.m.- The Santa Cruz Police Department has confirmed the remains found on the 1400…

Santa Cruz mayor-elect recovering after transient global amnesia diagnosis

December 9, 2022 7:15 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Thursday night was a scary night for the mayor-elect of Santa Cruz as he spent the night in the hospital. Fred Keeley…

One team, One family; The Story of Santa Cruz Pop Warner 12U team

November 16, 2022 1:15 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- It was a quiet Tuesday night in Santa Cruz but at Harvey West Park, the Santa Cruz Seahawks Pop Warner 12U Team are…

Chunk of sidewalk on West Cliff Drive caves in over Thanksgiving weekend

November 28, 2022 3:41 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): West Cliff Drive is one of the more scenic streets to walk or ride your bike on throughout the Central Coast. However,…

UC student workers vote to strike

November 3, 2022 12:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

The University of California Student-Workers Union has unanimously voted to authorize a strike. The union covers around 48,000 workers, of which, 97%…

Prescribed burn planned for Wilder Ranch State Park

November 2, 2022 10:30 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The State Parks Natural Resource will conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday at 11 a.m. The burn will start at 11 a.m. in…

Santa Cruz enforcing spooky ‘triple fines’ for violations through Halloween

October 28, 2022 6:29 PM Katie Nicora

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Halloween means costumes and candy with family and friends, but it can also be a time for mischief. Santa Cruz Police…

POLICE: Reports of active shooter at Santa Cruz High School determined to be hoax

October 27, 2022 10:07 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)-UPDATE Oct. 27, 2022, at 3:33 p.m.- Santa Cruz Police said they will be investigating a false call to their office…

Santa Cruz Union agreement with Santa Cruz details revealed

September 30, 2022 4:50 PM Karl Cooke

UPDATE OCT. 24, 2022, AT 4:14 p.m.- New details have been released Monday in the deal reached between the City of Santa Cruz and SEIU that ended a…

Mexican flag burned at UC Santa Cruz during move-in weekend

October 14, 2022 7:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UC Santa Cruz has acknowledged that a new student’s Mexican flag was burned while their family was visiting with them…

Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market has permission to find permanent home

October 14, 2022 5:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Community Farmers Market have come to an agreement to find a…

Santa Cruz gang-related shooting sends one to trauma center: police

September 29, 2022 11:51 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they found a 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds in the Beach Flats area Wednesday night.…

Vehicle versus pedestrian closes State Route 1 at Wilder Ranch State Park

September 26, 2022 5:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol says that a vehicle versus pedestrian crash has resulted in road closures on State Route…

UC Santa Cruz student living in car made to pay $3000 after suspected theft

September 23, 2022 6:39 PM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- As other students get ready for the next quarter of their education, Robert Cedillo is looking to make sure his SUV is…

UC Santa Cruz research center to honor Dolores Huerta with renaming

September 21, 2022 12:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Research Center for the Americas is getting a name change in honor of civil rights and feminist icon Dolores…

Surfing sea otter steals board in Santa Cruz

September 20, 2022 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

A surfer off the coast of California was confronted by an otter while he was out catching some…

Central Coast schools suffering from enrollment drop

September 14, 2022 11:02 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Schools across the Central Coast are suffering from a lack of student enrollments and students attending classes. …

Santa Cruz Judge rules the city is “not obligated” to provide water to UC Santa Cruz

September 6, 2022 7:05 PM Melody Waintal

Santa Cruz judge ruled that the City of Santa Cruz is “not legally obligated” to provide water to the University of California, Santa Cruz outside of…

Santa Cruz beach sees influx of tourism during hot Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2022 10:37 PM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION TV)- This long holiday weekend is wrapping up, and tourists are still looking to beat the heat. Some people say they are…

CHP: Missing San Jose girl spotted in Santa Cruz crashes in San Mateo County after chase

September 2, 2022 4:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- A car carrying five people, including a missing San Jose girl, crashed in San Mateo County after being chased from…

Santa Cruz Police arrest a man for possession of a gun and drugs

September 2, 2022 8:03 AM Taryn Mitchell

A Santa Cruz man was arrested after police found a gun and drugs in his…

Remembering ‘Possum Stu’ one of the Watsonville plane collision victims

August 23, 2022 5:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Two planes collided at the Watsonville Municipal Airport Thursday, leaving three people and a dog dead. Stuart…

UPDATE: Forward progress stopped on DeLaveaga Fire in Santa Cruz

August 12, 2022 12:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

UPDATE, 2:36 p.m.- CAL FIRE crews say forward progress has stopped on the DeLaveaga Fire. Crews say about three to five acres burned. No injuries or…

Man arrested in Santa Cruz with loaded handgun and Xanax

August 11, 2022 4:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday, Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a man that was oddly parked in a roadway on Ocean Street and blocking…

Deadly crash on River Street leaves one dead and 4-year-old injured

August 4, 2022 9:30 AM Joronica Vinluan

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Early Thursday morning Santa Cruz Police responded to a crash that caused Highway 1 to close. The incident happened at…

‘Corpse flower’ at UC Santa Cruz Arboretum blooms

July 21, 2022 10:49 AM Ricardo Tovar

The corpse flower at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum bloomed Monday night after a week of false alarms.…

“Safe Beach Day” dashboard offers alerts for Santa Cruz beach visitors

July 30, 2022 6:12 PM Victor Guzman

If you’re planning a visit to Santa Cruz Main or Cowells Beach, a new dashboard could provide a look at some hazards or events on any particular…

Teen arrested for armed robbery in Santa Cruz

July 8, 2022 4:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE July 27, 2022, at 5:09 p.m.- Scotts Valley Police arrested an armed robbery suspect on Monday. The robbery…

Man found dead inside burned tent at Santa Cruz Park

July 25, 2022 5:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Santa Cruz Fire Department said a man was found dead in a tent that caught fire on the riverbed at San Lorenzo…

From Santa Cruz to Hawaii, man makes voyage across Pacific to raise money for ocean conservation

July 19, 2022 12:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On May 31, a man took off in his boat, the “Flying Impifish,” in Santa Cruz to raise money for ocean conservation and…