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SPCA Monterey County hosting Lifetime of Love Adoption Event

February 23, 2023 3:35 PM Derrick Ow

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The SPCA Monterey County is offering a pick your price Lifetime of Love Adoption Event this weekend. The event…

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office releases new photo of stolen BBQ trailer

February 19, 2023 11:14 AM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON FEB. 23, 2023 AT 1:10 PM: The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office released a new photo of a dark colored pickup…

Highway 9 near Glengarry Road in Felton reopens after tree was down on the highway

February 23, 2023 11:03 AM Derrick Ow

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans District 5 says Highway 9 has reopened in both directions near Glengarry Road after a tree was in the roadway. The…

Santa Cruz Meals on Wheels may relocate

February 21, 2023 8:04 PM Nataly Gutierrez

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): A vital hub for seniors services in Santa Cruz County might soon be forced to relocate. The Live Oak School District…

Neighbors help save one-year-old trapped under tree in Boulder Creek

February 22, 2023 6:17 PM Karl Cooke

BOULDER CREEK, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Pat McCue was getting ready to leave when he heard the tree fall into someone’s home along Bobcat Lane…

Power Outages in the Santa Cruz Mountains due to high winds

February 22, 2023 5:20 PM Nataly Gutierrez

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV) Preparing for power outages in Ben Lomond for business owners starts as soon as word of any storm comes. Ben Lomond and…

Capitola Police arrest juvenile for attempted homicide on Wharf Road

February 21, 2023 11:36 AM Derrick Ow

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE FEB.21, 2023, at 1:36 p.m.- Capitola Police said they have arrested a 17-year-old male juvenile in connection with…

Gearing up for storms in Santa Cruz County

February 21, 2023 5:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- High winds are rushing through the Santa Cruz mountains. Some rain and snow are in the forecast for our…

Watsonville Police arrests two people on drug and weapons charges

February 21, 2023 3:57 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police arrested 35-year-old Roxanne Ortiz of Watsonville and 42-year-old Jose Vasquez of Watsonville on…

Aptos community cleans up Seacliff State Beach ahead of pier demolition

February 17, 2023 10:59 AM Ricardo Tovar, Victor Guzman

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The weekend beach cleanup in Aptos had a different vibe compared to others as State Parks prepares to demolish the pier at…

Several State Park trails open after repairs made for storm damages

February 17, 2023 3:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Nature lovers rejoice as serval Santa Cruz County trails reopened Friday. According to Friends of Santa Cruz…

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…

Santa Cruz man dies in crash after going down 100-foot embankment near Davenport

February 16, 2023 7:54 AM Victor Guzman

The CHP is investigating a deadly crash near Davenport that has left at least one person…

Cock fighting ring busted in Watsonville, emaciated dogs and assault rifles also seized

February 16, 2023 6:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they served a warrant off Ranport Road Thursday morning. Santa Cruz County…

Deputies recover $150K of stolen equipment in Santa Cruz County

February 16, 2023 4:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Auto Theft Reduction Enforcement Taskforce served a warrant Wednesday on the 30000 block of…

City of Capitola to host Beyond the Flood Benefit Concert

February 14, 2023 1:15 PM Derrick Ow

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday afternoon, The City of Capitola will be hosting a benefit concert with proceeds benefiting the Community…

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…

Watsonville man faces 8 years in prison for child molestation

February 13, 2023 5:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monday in court a 50-year-old man was found guilty of molesting a girl under 14 years of age, said Monterey County…

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…

Metallic balloons caused 35 outages to 19,000 customers warns PG&E ahead of Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2023 3:16 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- If you plan on giving your loved ones a gift that hangs as high as your love, maybe consider the sparks that will…

Suspect in Sunnyhills Drive and Herman Court deadly shooting arrested

January 23, 2023 2:44 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Feb. 10, 2023, at 6:32 p.m.- Watsonville Police said a suspect has been arrested for a murder that occurred on the 200…

Man suspected of killing girlfriend in Watsonville to go to trial

July 15, 2021 12:03 PM Courtney Aitken

The most recent findings in the Watsonville homicide investigation have found that the murder of 32 year old Robin Kern was far from the suspect’s…

Full closure of Highway 9 will last until March

February 10, 2023 11:51 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans has announced the full closure of Highway 9 between lower Glen Arbor Road and Holiday Lane. The closure…

Santa Cruz and Greenfield to receive nearly $35 million of $825 million for affordable housing

February 9, 2023 5:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that more than $825.5 million would be given to around 58 communities in…

DA: Man sentenced to 10 years for providing underage teens with narcotics, one who later died of an overdose

November 23, 2022 12:55 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) Feb. 8, 2023, at 9:48 a.m.- Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosell announced a man was sentenced to 10 years…

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…

Elderly woman saved from house fire in Watsonville by good Samaritans

February 2, 2023 11:14 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville Fire Department rescued an elderly woman from a house fire Thursday morning. Watsonville Police said…

Residents impacted by winter storms eligible for calamity property tax relief

February 1, 2023 1:14 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): Santa Cruz County officials announced that property owners who had homes or property damaged are now eligible…

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…

Biden administration awards $30 million for Watsonville-Cruz Multimodal Corridor program

January 31, 2023 2:51 AM Victor Guzman

One of nine nationally significant transportation projects in the U.S. just received a big boost in funding as part of the Mega Grant program’s first…

Department of Transportation awards Santa Cruz Metro with $30 million grant

January 30, 2023 5:37 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): On Monday afternoon, The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District announced they received a $30 million grant from the…

Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee concludes

January 28, 2023 5:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Office of Education hosted the 2023 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee Saturday at UC Santa Cruz. The…

Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game celebrates 37th year

January 28, 2023 1:53 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Rabobank Stadium will be full of the Central Coast’s premier football talent Saturday night as the 37th Central Coast High…

Central Coast law enforcement speaks on Tyre Nichols assault video

January 28, 2023 12:12 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Several leaders with law enforcement across the Central Coast reacted to the released police video of the beating…

Biden approves major disaster declaration for San Benito County

January 15, 2023 1:34 PM Derrick Ow

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- President Biden has approved adding several more California counties to the major disaster declaration following…

Volunteers help cleanup Felton Grove neighborhood

January 26, 2023 10:41 AM Ana Torrea

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- Volunteers in Santa Cruz County came out on Thursday to help clean up the Felton Grove neighborhood. It was one of the…

Watsonville Police corporal nominated for RISE Award

December 20, 2022 4:58 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 26, 2023 AT 1:31 PM- Watsonville Police announced that Corporal Issak Rodriguez has been named a…

Watsonville Police arrested man wanted on several federal warrants after chase

January 25, 2023 6:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE POLICE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they chased a wanted suspect until he eventually crashed into two cars on Lincoln…

Volunteers help clean up storm debris on Capitola Beach

January 22, 2023 8:57 PM Derrick Ow

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV): Now that the storms are over, the recovery process took a step in the right direction on Sunday afternoon. Over 100…

One-way traffic between Santa Cruz and Felton on Highway 9 set for a few months

January 20, 2023 2:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans announced that a slope repair project would close a lane in two parts of Highway 9 for a few months.…

People in Watsonville waited outside airport to see President Joe Biden

January 19, 2023 10:41 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, CALIF (KION-TV)- Those who waited outside the airport were excited to see the president come to their community. Many expressed how…

WATCH: President Biden leaving California

January 16, 2023 6:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

President Biden leaving California from Mountain View: President Biden delivers remarks to reaffirm his commitment to supporting the people of…

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…

A look back at presidential visits to the Central Coast

January 18, 2023 11:43 AM Ricardo Tovar

Many Presidents have graced the Central Coast for a visit. Whether for business or pleasure, presidential visits to our area can be traced back over…

Monterey Bay Aquarium brings back Community Open House

November 2, 2022 10:57 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- For the first time in three years, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is bringing back its Community Open House event; which gives…

Home Depot Foundation donates $10,000 to Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

January 17, 2023 5:36 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): The Home Depot Foundation announced that they donated $10,000 in flood relief supplies in Santa Cruz County. The…

Most PVUSD schools will reopen on Wednesday with evacuation orders lifted in Santa Cruz and Monterey County

January 7, 2023 2:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 17 AT 3:06 PM: Pajaro Unified School District shared with KION that Hall District Elementary and Ohlone…