Weather-related power outages return as Central Coast recovers from last storm
Thousands of people are without power on the Central Coast as more weather-related issues pop up thanks to storms sweeping through early Saturday…
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CHP Officer saves three inside car teetering over cliff at Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- A California Highway Patrol Officer saved three people from falling over a cliff at 855 Old Mill Road on Friday. CHP…
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Evacuation orders and warnings issued in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for Santa Cruz County. All the way in the mountains and parts of…
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Live: Gavin Newsom visiting storm-impacted areas of Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be visiting the storm-impacted area of Santa Cruz…
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Family in Watsonville neighborhood dealing with flooding
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- There’s flooding again on College Road. For people who call home, there’s the pressure of leaving their homes like for…
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Oakland Zoo helping second Santa Cruz County cub
OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Oakland Zoo has a second mountain lion cub to keep Holly company! Hazel was rescued by the California Department of Fish…
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Some hotels offering lower rates for evacuees in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Monday’s storms bringing in at least 1 to 1.25 inches of rainfall an hour to some parts of the Central Coast,…
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Ben Lomond man dies after crashing into metal pole near Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said a man died after a crash on northbound State Route 17 south of El Rancho Drive at 8:50 a.m. Sunday.…
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Santa Cruz County receives $30 million for multimodal projects
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Caltrans, and Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit…
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Santa Cruz evacuation orders, warnings and shelters
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has released several evacuation orders as they prepare for then next big storm to hit the area.…
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Man killed after tree falls at Lighthouse Field State Beach identified
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…
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Santa Cruz Wharf open after dangerous waves
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Wharf is fully open after being closed due to sever weather Thursday. “Santa Cruz Wharf staff…
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Santa Cruz County state parks to be closed until Jan. 10 due to storm
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Due to extensive storm damage sustained during the most recent storm most Santa Cruz County state parks will be closed…
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Locals in Aptos saddened by sinking of iconic ship
APTOS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The second day of this huge storm has been destructive. In Capitola, the pier was sliced in half by dangerous waves. In…
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Over 43,000 without power on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E said that at least 43,282 people are without power on the Central Coast Thursday. 27,074 are without power…
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Evacuation orders for several Watsonville neighborhoods issued
Multiple neighborhoods in Watsonville are now under evacuation orders as the City of Watsonville prepares for a potentially dangerous storm to enter…
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Northbound Highway 1 reopens in Santa Cruz after crews remove debris from San Lorenzo River
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…
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Potential flood warning issued in parts of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County is bracing for yet another storm as a powerful system is set to travel through areas still recovering from flooding and landslides…
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Santa Cruz county Prepares for Another Storm Wave
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Many residents in the Felton Grove neighborhood no longer want to live in the area after Saturday’s storm.…
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Some parts of Highway 9 back open as crews continue to clean up slides after storm
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek between Bear Creek and Riverdale Boulevard is back open after crews were able…
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Storm Aftermath still Affecting Felton Area Residents
FELTON, CALIF. (KION-TV)- New Year’s Day is showing clear skies for people in the Felton area, but the day before was completely different. The storm…
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Plane crash at Watsonville Airport, pilot injured but expected to survive
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE AT 4:45 PM ON JAN. 1, 2023: Watsonville Police announced that the 73 year old pilot sustained moderate injuries…
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Holly the mountain lion cub update, all signs point positive for her recovery
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update Dec. 30, 2022, at 11:40 a.m.- The Oakland Zoo has provided an update on our favorite Santa Cruz mountain lion…
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Low tides reveal million-year-old fossils in Santa Cruz County
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Over the weekend, the “King Tides” uncovered a wonderful geological find on Capitola Beach. San Jose University professor…
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Watsonville Police Captain Anthony Magdayao retires after nearly 30 years of service
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TTV)- After nearly 30 years of keeping the streets of Watsonville safe, Cpt. Anthony Magdayao suited up for the last time…
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Businesses to give half of disposable cup fees to Santa Cruz County beginning the New Year
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County wants to remind local retailers, restaurants, food trucks, convenience stores, hospitality…
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Santa Cruz County experiencing flood-related closures
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Several viewers and city officials have advised of the current storm’s effects on people in Santa Cruz County.…
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Flooding reported in parts of the Central Coast as rain pours over the area in latest round of storms
Multiple reports of flooding have come in as the Central Coast deals with the latest round of…
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Weather-related outages reported as storm hits Central Coast
PG&E has already kept busy early Tuesday morning as weather-related outages are being…
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopens with four more miles of roads and trails
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- California State Parks announced beginning Friday, hikers can experience Redwoods State Parks in a new way after…
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UC graduate students ratify new three-year contract to end strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): Update Dec. 24, 2022, at 11:47 a.m.- After six weeks of striking, the University of California and graduate student…
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Teen arrested for fake parking tickets scam in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they caught a 19-year-old man suspected of scamming people by putting fake parking tickets on…
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Fire from unattended stove causes structure fire in Santa Cruz
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…
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Busy weekend in Watsonville: two carjackings, DUI arrest and shooting investigation
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police had no shortage of work over the weekend. They received two carjacking calls, as well as other…
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Davenport woman dead after vehicle backs over her
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV): CHP Santa Cruz said a 76-year-old woman died on Friday afternoon after a vehicle backed over her on Swanton Road, East…
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Santa Cruz gathering input on Coral Street homeless project
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…
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CHP arrest DUI woman who said she left her daughter alone at home
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…
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Mother and toddler escape burning house fire in Watsonville, eleven displaced
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville said that a mother and child are recovering after escaping a house fire Thursday morning.…
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Central Coast hospitals deal with surge in patients due to respiratory illnesses
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Hospitals across the Central Coast are seeing a surge of people with one of three different respiratory illnesses. …
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Remains found in Santa Cruz not human: police
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…
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Watsonville’s Santa Tour brings holiday cheer on multiple nights in December
The City of Watsonville’s Santa Tour kicked off with no shortage in characters on Wednesday…
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Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek reopens after fallen tree blocked road
CHP-Santa Cruz is at the scene of a fallen tree along Highway 9 that’s left a portion of the road shut down between Redwood Grove and Boulder…
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Santa Cruz mayor-elect recovering after transient global amnesia diagnosis
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…
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Some UC student’s final grades on hold as strikes continue for student workers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- No progress has been made on the ongoing strike in UC Santa Cruz. Faculty members across the UC system are showing…
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Invasive mosquitoes detected in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County is urging citizens to dump any standing water after invasive mosquitos were detected in the…
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Gov. Newsom to give $480 million to address youth mental health, over $9 million to Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday the allocation of $480.5 million to fund 54 projects across the state to…
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UCSC scientists say microplastics in Monterey Bay could disrupt reproductive functions in seabirds and anchovies
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- In a study conducted by University of California Santa Cruz scientists and published in Environmental Pollution, a…
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Santa Cruz County discusses use for $2.2 million given for homeless housing
ANTA CRUZ, CALIF (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom awarded $2.2 million to help tackle homelessness in Santa Cruz County. The money will…
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One team, One family; The Story of Santa Cruz Pop Warner 12U team
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…
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Pedestrian hit while crossing State Route 1 in near Capitola
A 31-year-old man suffered major injuries after getting hit by a car while crossing State Route 1 near…
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