Santa Cruz County Archives

Two wanted for stealing clothes from Boulder Creek Elementary

September 6, 2022 12:03 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that two people are wanted for stealing clothes left at Boulder Creek…

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…

Fire burning in Boulder Creek less than an acre, slow rate of spread

September 5, 2022 3:20 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE CZU is working on a fire near Highway 9 and Skyline Boulevard on Labor Day. The Castle Fire is currently…

Cooling centers on the Central Coast

September 2, 2022 4:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- Stay in the shade and drink plenty of water! California is experiencing a major heat wave. We have made a map of…

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…

Deputies: Man arrested in Aptos parking lot for selling narcotics

September 2, 2022 11:49 AM Ricardo Tovar

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested while selling illegal narcotics to a minor, according to…

Owner of Michael’s on Main lamenting lost restaurant

September 1, 2022 10:43 AM Ricardo Tovar

SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Firefighters said a structure fire on the 2500 block of South Main Street was stopped Thursday morning. Central Fire…

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…

Man arrested for shoplifting with gun magazine in waistband in Capitola

August 30, 2022 7:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- Capitola Police said a man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shoplifting with a handgun magazine in his waistband on…

Passenger recounts lucky landing on Manresa State Beach

August 29, 2022 10:00 PM Calista Silva

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — On Saturday, a plane landed on Manresa State Beach in Santa Cruz County. Monday, KION spoke with Elsa Swanson,…

State Parks investigating plane landing at Manresa State Beach

August 27, 2022 4:39 PM Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirms a plane has landed at Manresa State…

Morgan Hill card skimming suspects arrested

August 26, 2022 2:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Morgan Hill Police said that two were arrested for alleged involvement in putting skimming devices on an ATM earlier…

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…

Inmates graduate job prep program in Watsonville

August 23, 2022 7:45 PM Calista Silva

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Nine inmates had a graduation ceremony celebrating the completion of a five-week job skill program. The Santa Cruz…

Central Coast secures $62.4 million for transportation infrastructure

August 22, 2022 4:44 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Transportation Commission has added $2.2 billion to help with repairs and improve transportation…

Firefighters rescue owl stuck in tree at Sea Cliff Beach

August 22, 2022 10:45 AM Ricardo Tovar

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County had a hoot of a time Saturday. According to firefighters, an owl caught in a…

Salinas-born serial killer with Santa Cruz County victims dies in state prison

August 19, 2022 5:33 PM Ricardo Tovar

STOCKTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- A convicted serial killer who confessed to killing at least 13 people in the 70s died of natural causes on Thursday,…

Watsonville Police arrest four fake jewelry salesmen suspects

August 16, 2022 6:55 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 19, 2022, at 6:37 p.m.- Watsonville Police said they arrested three adults and a juvenile who were…

Central Coast counties looking for public input for more electric charging stations

August 17, 2022 8:44 PM Katie Nicora

Central Coast counties are looking for input from the community as they work to identify sites for future electric vehicle charging stations.…

Watsonville native mic’d up during minor league baseball game

August 13, 2022 10:31 AM Victor Guzman

Dayton Dragons infielder and Cincinnati Reds prospect, Ruben Ibarra, showed off some of his personality in a recent game against the Fort Wayne…

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…

Watsonville Police determine suspicious device to be cooking item, streets open

August 11, 2022 9:12 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE August 11, 2022, at 10:21 a.m.- Watsonville Police Officers on the scene say that the suspicious device…

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…

Gas leak on Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville closes part of road

August 10, 2022 3:04 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- PG&E is in the area of Freedom Boulevard from Alta Vista Street to Clifford Avenue after reports of a gas leak…

Watsonville Strawberry Festival returns for 28th year

July 27, 2022 4:03 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville Strawberry Festival is back beginning Friday, August 5. For that weekend, people can celebrate the…

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.…

Power restored to 2,000 customers without power in Watsonville

August 3, 2022 12:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE August 3, 2022, at 1:39 p.m.- Power has been completely restored to customers according to PG&E’s outage…

Off-duty San Jose cop arrested for DUI charge after vehicle crash

August 2, 2022 5:31 PM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The San Jose Police Department faces another scandal in 2022 after an off-duty officer was arrested Sunday for allegedly…

“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…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office warns parents of illegal beach parties

July 28, 2022 5:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that they have received complaints of teens throwing rowdy parties at…

Monkeypox vaccine allocation on the Central Coast

July 28, 2022 1:09 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- As of Thursday, there are 4,639 cases of monkeypox in the United States. California has 799 of those cases,…

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…

Motorcyclist killed in Alba Road crash near Brookdale, Ben Lomond identified

July 23, 2022 5:28 PM Victor Guzman

The CHP is investigating a deadly crash along Alba Road west of Ben Lomond and…

PG&E: Power restored to majority of people who lost power overnight

July 25, 2022 4:14 AM Victor Guzman

About 2,000 people are without power Monday morning in the Santa Cruz…

Watsonville second-grader selected for Global Invention Convention

July 11, 2022 11:51 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Pajaro Valley Unified School District 2nd grader will be one of five California students representing the state at…

City of Santa Cruz aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through food scrap program

July 21, 2022 2:35 PM Carina Nocon

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The City of Santa Cruz is launching a new program that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by properly disposing of…

CHP: Salinas man arrested in Watsonville for DUI, evading police over multiple counties and crashing into CHP car

July 20, 2022 1:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Highway Patrol said they arrested a man Tuesday night after receiving over 20 calls throughout the day over…

Santa Cruz County asks PG&E for more transparency after surge of recent EPSS outages

July 19, 2022 2:58 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County released a statement Tuesday urging PG&E to fine-tune their Enhanced Powerline Safety…

Power outage affecting over 2,836 PG&E customers in Scotts Valley

July 19, 2022 2:40 PM Ricardo Tovar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 19, 2022, at 3:58 p.m.- PG&E says around 2,836 customers are still without power after a fault was…

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…

Felton man dies after hitting tree on Highway 9

July 18, 2022 12:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said that a person died after going off the road on Sunday morning on Highway 9 north of California Drive.…

National Farmworkers Jobs Program holds grand opening in Watsonville

July 17, 2022 4:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

A program aimed at providing farmworkers with job training and education services opened its doors on Friday.…

WATCH: Purse snatching in Santa Cruz caught on camera

July 12, 2022 3:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 13, 2022, at 1:21 p.m.- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they made an arrest related to a purse…

Over 6,000 without power in Scotts Valley

July 13, 2022 10:35 AM Ricardo Tovar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)– PG&E reports that 6,261 customers are without power in Scotts Valley as of 7:43 a.m. The cause is unknown, but…

Pesticide notification program launches in Santa Cruz County

July 12, 2022 6:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County has partnered with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to offer a pesticide…

SCCSO: Man arrested for starting a fire while publicly intoxicated

July 11, 2022 10:52 AM Ricardo Tovar

SOQUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested Sunday after being found intoxicated and having started a brush fire, according to the Santa Cruz…

Aptos High parents file civil lawsuit against PVUSD after stabbing incident killed their son

December 28, 2021 9:46 PM Melody Waintal

Aptos High parents are claiming damages against Pajaro Valley School District for their son who was killed in a stabbing in…

Several Central Coast restaurants receive $3,000 grant to stay open

July 6, 2022 5:40 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)– The California Restaurant Foundation and PG&E Corporation Foundation awarded nine Central Coast businesses…