Several Santa Cruz County schools cancel classes, activities due to fire
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education says two school districts and an elementary…
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Santa Cruz County evacuees directed to alternate post offices
Several post offices are closed in Santa Cruz County due to the CZU Lightning Complex…
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Multiple evacuation orders lifted in Monterey County, including parts of Pine Canyon and Las Palmas
The Monterey County Office of Emergency Services announced that evacuation orders and…
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Evacuation orders lifted for some areas of Monterey County
SALINAS, Calif. (KION)– Some evacuation orders have been lifted for the River Fire and Carmel Fire, according to Monterey County officials. This…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on wildfire response, COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s wildfire response and the COVID-19…
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Law enforcement remind public to stay clear of evacuation zones
Neighborhood entrances along River Road in Salinas are blocked by road closure signs after days of enforced…
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Locals help evacuate animals from Central Coast wildfires
As Central coast wildfires continue to rage, people and animals are being forced to flee their homes. But a group of locals is sending…
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Santa Cruz County urges tent campers to go indoors amid Red Flag warning
A red flag warning is effect in Santa Cruz County, which means erratic winds are possible.…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department provide an update on looting in fire areas
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department held a news conference with an update on looting and the prosecution of looters. Officials said they’ve…
Continue Reading Most Santa Cruz County Public School Districts suspend instruction programs through Aug. 28
Due to the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, several districts and charter schools in Santa Cruz County will be suspending instructional programs through…
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Free hotel accommodations for Santa Cruz County evacuees
Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center is working with the county’s human resources department to secure hotel access for residents impacted…
Continue Reading Temporary medical clinic open at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
According to a press release from the county of Santa Cruz, a temporary medical clinic is now open at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in…
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Salinas Valley Fairgrounds turned into an emergency shelter
Monterey County has converted the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds into an emergency for residents and their pets. The shelter, located on 625 Division…
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Miracle mountain house survives wildfires
As fires continue to burn on the central coast… a story of…
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More evacuate as threat of dry lightning, winds looms over Central Coast
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Fires across the Central Coast continue to prompt more evacuations on Saturday as Cal Fire officials worry about a new weather…
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SPCA Monterey County under evacuation warning, moving animals elsewhere
SPCA Monterey County, which is currently under an evacuation warning, is proactively moving animals and supplies from their…
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Monterey firefighters start wildfire victim relief effort
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) The River, Carmel and Dolan fires continue to burn in Monterey County. Dozens of structures, including homes, have been…
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Santa Cruz evacuation shelter opens up at Harbor High
A shelter for evacuees who are fleeing wildfires has opened at a Santa Cruz high…
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As wildfires rage, here’s how you can help
As the Central Coast and Bay Area is devastated by historic wildfires, many people have reached out wondering how they can lend a…
Continue Reading Visitors asked to avoid Santa Cruz County to help keep beds open for evacuees
The Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) requested that visitors refrain from traveling to Santa Cruz County through September 1 in…
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Red Flag Warning issued for Central Coast, Bay Area
The National Weather Service says erratic wind and thunderstorms could arrive in areas already dealing with major wildfires.…
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Fire officials providing update on local fires
Officials give updates on fires burning in our…
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Monterey Conference Center converted to evacuation shelter
The conference center opened Friday as an evacuation center but is now equipped to take in a large amount of evacuees fleeing fires burning in…
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Evacuees plead for help in Santa Cruz County
BONNY DOON, Calif. (KION) Reporting by John Palminteri “Swanton is gone, what a tragedy. Last Chance is gone, and Cal Fire couldn’t do anything…
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People try to get hotel vouchers as evacuation warning is issued
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION) Carmel Valley Village potentially in the path of the Carmel fire. Despite some small progress reported on the fire…
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Pulmonologist says smoke caused by fire is harmful
Around the Central Coast, the skies are filled with smoke and ash covering the…
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Dolan Fire continues to burn over 8,000 acres so far south of Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION) The Dolan Fire is currently burning 10 miles south of Big Sur and six miles north of Limekiln State Park along Highway…
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Five arrested on suspicion of looting in CZU Lightning Complex fire evacuation area
Five people were arrested on suspicion of looting in the Fall Creek Drive area, a spot where…
Continue Reading Fire evacuations are happening around the Central Coast. What can you do to prepare?
Thousands of people around Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties have been ordered to leave their homes due to…
Continue ReadingGov. Gavin Newsom provides update on California wildfires
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the wildfires burning around California along with state fire and emergency…
Continue Reading How to help: Find ways to help people impacted by the Central Coast wildfires
Thousands of people in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties have been told to leave their…
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City of Santa Cruz activates emergency operations center, prepares residents
Evacuations for the CZU August Complex Fires have approached the City of Santa Cruz, and as a…
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Watch: Aerial shots of the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire near Año Nuevo State Park
The CZU August Lightning Complex Fires are burning around San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties, including near Año Nuevo State…
Continue ReadingCalifornia fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes
Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes…
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San Benito County officials plan for possibility of wildfire reaching county
The SCU Lightning Complex Fires are burning across several Northern California…
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Central Coast firefighter loses home while working on Carmel Fire
A Central Coast firefighter was among those who have lost their homes in a…
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Man arrested for DUI after entering closed roadway for CZU Lightning Complex Fire
BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION)– The California Highway Patrol has arrested a man for DUI, as he tried to enter an area firefighters are battling flames.…
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Cal Fire relocates all non-essential personnel from Toro Park base camp
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Cal Fire officials at Toro Park are relocating all non-essential personnel to work somewhere else after flames from the River…
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Some choose to ride out fires despite mandatory evacuations
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) All is calm at the Lucie Lane neighborhood off San Benancio Road. It is quiet, with a thick haze of smoke blanketing the…
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Homes destroyed and residents grab precious belongings as fires grow in Santa Cruz Mountains
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) The CZU August Lightning Complex Fires in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties have grown to 40,000 acres and are 0%…
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State Parks: Big Basin “extensively damaged” in CZU August Lightning Complex Fires
State Parks said Big Basin Redwoods State Parks has suffered extensive damage as a result of…
Continue Reading California firefighters `taxed to the limit’ seeking help
More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday and taxing the state’s firefighting…
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Watch: Farmworkers continue to work despite smoky conditions, Monterey Co. provides masks
Supervisor Luis Alejo said Monterey County has distributed 10,000 N95 masks to…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County requests donations for fire evacuees
Santa Cruz County officials say they have an urgent need for several items to help people…
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Evacuation warnings for SCU Lightning Complex Fires approach San Benito County line
Evacuation warnings for the SCU Lightning Complex Fire now extend south of Gilroy an up to…
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Man facing arson charges in connection to Dolan Fire pleads not guilty
A man facing arson charges in connection to the Dolan Fire in Big Sur appeared in court virtually…
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Voluntary evacuations underway at UC Santa Cruz
Voluntary evaucations are underway at UC Santa Cruz, according to school…
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Residents asked to be aware of wild animals fleeing fires
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION)–Officials are asked people who live in Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties to be aware that animals are fleeing…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County asks visitors, tourists to leave immediately
The County of Santa Cruz is asking that people visiting from out of town leave immediately to…
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People evacuate in Monterey Co. as flames approach homes
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) People in the most impacted areas heed the warnings and evacuated in both the Carmel and River Fire. On Wednesday…
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