Santa Cruz County Archives

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,…

PETA offers $5,000 reward after two dogs died of poisoning in Watsonville

November 28, 2022 2:27 PM Mickey Adams

As Animal Control has yet to identify a suspect in the poisoning, PETA has stepped in offering a reward up to $5,000 to anyone with information on…

Watsonville man arrested for shooting at moving car near school zone

November 23, 2022 11:58 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said a man was arrested after they allegedly shot at a moving car in broad daylight on Tuesday.…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing Soquel girl

November 23, 2022 5:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz COUNTY Sheriff’s Office said they are looking for a missing girl from Soquel. Detectives said Sandy Arce was…

Holiday Lights returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds

November 18, 2022 4:05 AM Victor Guzman

If you’re looking for something fun to do in the Santa Cruz County area for the holidays, check out the Holiday Lights drive-thru tour at the…

Two injured and 30 displaced after explosion caused two-alarm fire in Watsonville

November 15, 2022 10:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Nov. 16, 2022, at 11:36 a.m.- Watsonville Fire said that they have new details on a two-alarm fire started…

UC Santa Cruz students begin strike for better working conditions

November 14, 2022 10:47 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The United Auto Workers are on strike. The UAW has four different groups of workers protesting against not just Santa…

Southbound Highway 17 back open after deadly crash near Bear Creek Road

November 13, 2022 11:36 PM Victor Guzman

At least one person is dead after a crash involving multiple vehicles on southbound Highway 17 near Bear Creek…

Watsonville opens its first Chipotle

November 4, 2022 4:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Lovers of the fast food chain can rejoice! They can now get their fix of burrito bowls and sofrito in Watsonville. The…

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…

Deputies investigating death at Santa Cruz County Jail

November 1, 2022 1:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office investigates an inmate’s death at the Main Jail on Tuesday morning. At around…

Climate prosperity for Pajaro Valley awarded $300 thousand for improvements

October 28, 2022 6:36 PM Katie Nicora

California is awarding $96 million to climate projects in 10 communities across the state. One of them is right here on the Central Coast. Monterey…

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…

Sale of Watsonville Community Hospital finalized

November 29, 2021 11:19 AM Jonathan Sarabia, Melody Waintal, Ricardo Tovar

The Watsonville Community Hospital received a three million dollar grant to help keep their doors…

PVUSD bus drivers returned to work on Tuesday

October 24, 2022 11:12 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KMUV-TV) – UPDATE ON 10/25/22 AT 11:24 AM: Bus drivers returned to work on Tuesday morning after Pajaro Valley Unified School…

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…

Two men arrested for fraudulently trying to purchase $8,000 in tobacco products

October 21, 2022 10:37 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Two men were arrested outside a cigarette store on Main Street after using fraudulent credit card information to make…

Preparing for possible tsunamis in Santa Cruz County

October 18, 2022 11:07 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The ocean waves in Santa Cruz County are calm and at ease. However, one day, this ocean could pose a threat to the local…

Open Streets Santa Cruz returns after a two-year hiatus

October 16, 2022 5:28 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV): On Sunday, West Cliff Drive was filled with hundreds of bike riders, joggers and skaters for the 8th Annual Open…

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 County Supervisor candidate speaks on child molestation accusations, alleged victim speaks

October 7, 2022 1:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Jimmy Dutra appeared before the media Thursday to defend himself over allegations brought against him on Oct. 5 that…

Man arrested after crashing into two cars and flipping his own in Watsonville

October 12, 2022 1:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they found a car flipped over on Clifford Avenue near Elisa Circle Wednesday morning. Police…

Alleged armed suspect at Soquel High School not armed, released: deputies

October 12, 2022 6:12 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said a subject that was believed to be armed at Soquel High School was released…

Capitola Monte Foundation Fireworks Show returns

October 8, 2022 3:50 PM Victor Guzman

Capitola’s premier fireworks show as the large performance is scheduled for Sunday, October…

Bird flu detected in Santa Cruz County

October 5, 2022 11:59 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County announced they have detected positive cases of avian influenza in three wild birds in the…

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.…

City of Watsonville looking to curb pedestrian crashes

September 28, 2022 11:15 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville traffic unit is still looking into what caused a car to crash into a pedestrian this past Thursday.…

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…

CAL FIRE CZU burns 29 acres in Marshall Field for prescribed burn

September 22, 2022 7:06 PM Calista Silva

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, a prescribed burn was held in Marshall Fields. CAL FIRE CZU burned a total of 29 acres in this…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office deactivate bomb after traffic stop

September 22, 2022 10:20 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County said their team defused an active bomb on Sept. 14. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office…

Deputies looking for suspects in Watsonville stabbing

September 22, 2022 10:29 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A stabbing occurred Tuesday night, and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said it needs help finding two suspects.…

Photo exhibit commemorating ‘Los Braceros’ coming to Watsonville Farmers Market

September 22, 2022 12:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A collection of photos at Stanford University from Mexican-American labor organizer and activist Ernesto Galarza 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…

Aptos robbery suspects caught with guns, Plan B and Nicorette

September 19, 2022 11:11 AM Ricardo Tovar

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested two after a robbery was reported at a CVS in Aptos Saturday. Two…

Boat washes ashore on Capitola Beach

July 20, 2022 3:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A boat washed up on Capitola Beach Wednesday morning. Niels Kisling Niels Kisling Niels Kisling The Harbormaster added…

Man allegedly involved in deadly hit-and-run in Gilroy turns himself in

September 13, 2022 1:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Sept. 15, 2022, at 10:21 a.m.- Police said the driver of an SUV involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Wren Avenue…

Two arrested in Watsonville after suspect seen loading firearm at red light

September 14, 2022 9:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they arrested two out-of-towners after witnesses saw them loading a firearm in a truck during…

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. …

Ben Lomond restaurant owner murder solved 39 years later, suspect kills himself

September 14, 2022 1:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said using DNA evidence, they solved the murder of a woman found in the San…

Benchlands relocation of homeless commenced Monday

September 13, 2022 11:26 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The city of Santa Cruz has started letting people living in the Benchlands know that they need to start packing up.…

DUI driver hits multiple parked cars during Capitola police pursuit

September 10, 2022 10:22 AM Victor Guzman

Multiple parked cars in Capitola were hit by someone the police department said was driving under the…

Benchlands encampment expected to be cleared out

September 9, 2022 10:43 PM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Look off the overpass on Water Street, and you’ll see tents lined up together. This is located in San Lorenzo Park in…

Watsonville man who killed his wife and escaped to Mexico pleads guilty to murder

November 5, 2020 5:59 PM Avery Johnson

A Watsonville man accused of killing his wife pleaded not guilty to murder at a hearing Thursday, according to…

Traffic closures for Highway 1 in place for Ironman Santa Cruz Triathlon

August 25, 2022 1:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Beginning Sunday, Sept. 11, drivers can expect closures on Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz due to the Ironman Santa Cruz…

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…