Santa Cruz County Archives

Second probable monkeypox case detected in Santa Cruz County

June 23, 2022 1:04 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– UPDATE JULY 6, 2022, at 12:21 p.m.–Santa Cruz County’s Public Health Division said that they may have detected…

Santa Cruz Police help missing three-year-old girl find family

July 5, 2022 9:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they helped a three-year-old girl find her parents over the weekend. The girl wandered across…

All hail the Santa Cruz County Farmer of the Year

July 5, 2022 3:59 PM Derrick Ow

Watsonville, Calif. (KION-TV)- Guy George has been a farmer in Santa Cruz County for 70 years. On Tuesday night, he received the 2022 Farmer of The…

Where to go on the Central Coast for the 4th of July

June 29, 2022 1:45 PM Derrick Ow

The 4th of July is coming Monday, with lots of events around the Central Coast. Here is a list we compiled to help you find a way to celebrate our…

Watsonville Police find missing at-risk teenage boy

July 1, 2022 12:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JULY 1, 2022, at 2:51 a.m.– Watsonville Police say Carlos was found safe as of 2:49 p.m. — Watsonville Police…

Construction of Coastal Rail Trail Segment 7 begins in mid-July

June 30, 2022 11:32 AM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) The Santa Cruz Public Works Department announced they will start construction on the Coastal Rail Trail Segment 7 in…

CVS and Rite Aid emergency contraception limits have arrived in locations on the Central Coast

June 28, 2022 5:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)– CVS announced on Monday that they will limit their availability of the morning after pill to three per customer in…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office reacts to Steven Carrillo pleading guilty

June 27, 2022 3:32 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE June 27, 2022, at 10:21 a.m.– A man pleaded guilty to the murder of Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt.…

Cal Fire responding to wildfire in Santa Cruz Mountains

June 25, 2022 4:32 PM Victor Guzman

Cal Fire CZU is working on a wildfire that started in the Santa Cruz mountains Saturday…

Scotts Valley PD: “No bomb threat” and explosives experts called in as a precaution due to “vagueness of comments” made

June 24, 2022 6:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) Scotts Valley Police have issued a statement regarding a “suspicious circumstance” they investigated at Scotts Valley…

Santa Cruz County law officials holds active shooter training

June 24, 2022 6:25 PM Calista Silva

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The fourth day of active shooter training at Scotts Valley High School for Santa Cruz County law enforcement and…

One man identified in Old Chittenden crash that left two dead

June 22, 2022 5:07 PM Victor Guzman

A man has died after a crash mid-Wednesday afternoon along Highway 129 and Old Chittenden…

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter offering reward for information on illegal leg traps

June 20, 2022 2:07 PM Ricardo Tovar

LIVE OAK, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter said a $1,000 reward is being offered for information that could lead to the arrest…

Homekey projects in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties receiving funding boost from state

June 18, 2022 4:22 PM Victor Guzman

State leaders announced two major Project Homekey sites have been awarded millions of dollars in funding to help with homeless housing in Santa Cruz…

Scotts Valley bans sale of flavored tobacco Products

June 16, 2022 10:42 AM Ricardo Tovar

During its June 15 meeting, the Scotts Valley City Council voted to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. This ban goes into effect on July 15,…

Cause of Santa Cruz outages metallic balloon in equipment

June 17, 2022 9:40 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 17, 2022, 11:50 a.m.– PG&E said the cause of an outage that left over 6,400 customers without power in…

Hollister Police arrest minor for open container and gun in car

June 16, 2022 11:30 AM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– Hollister Police said Wednesday night they broke up a party at a park and arrested a minor drinking alone in the…

K9 finds 585 grams of drugs in Santa Cruz County

June 15, 2022 10:49 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Santa Cruz County said their K9 unit found over 580 grams of suspected drugs last week. Deputy Dries found 500…

Task force releases LGBTQ+ booklist for Santa Cruz County

June 15, 2022 4:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Santa Cruz County of Education has finalized a list called “The 40 LGBTQ+ Books that Every School Library Should Have” on Tuesday.…

Santa Cruz deemed too efficient for further water cut-backs

June 15, 2022 11:25 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The City of Santa Cruz has announced that they will be exempt from new state-wide emergency water use…

Former Hartnell professor convicted of arranging a meeting with a minor for sex

June 9, 2022 11:52 AM Ricardo Tovar

An instructor for Hartnell College has been arrested and charged with trying to meet up with a minor on Tuesday, according to Santa Cruz Police.…

Police: Watsonville woman arrested with seven firearms, two replica firearms

June 10, 2022 12:19 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Watsonville Police said a parolee and found serval firearms, rounds of ammunition and thousands in cash. Samanta…

Where to drop off your ballot on the Central Coast

May 9, 2022 12:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

Beginning Monday, May 9, voters who received their ballots can drop them off at several locations along the Central Coast.…

Watsonville Police ask DA to file charges for Kilburn Street standoff

June 7, 2022 11:30 AM Victor Guzman

Watsonville Police have issued a shelter-in-place advisory for residents living along parts of Kilburn and Ford Street in…

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter hosting kitten season special

June 6, 2022 10:44 AM KION Intern

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is hosting a cat adoption event at both their Santa Cruz and Watsonville…

Meet the candidates for Santa Cruz District Four Supervisor

June 6, 2022 10:30 AM Taryn Mitchell

The race for Santa Cruz County District Four Supervisor is
officially…

5 candidates running for California Assembly District 30

June 4, 2022 6:56 PM Ana Torrea

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif.(KION-TV) – California’s June primary is fast approaching. Five candidates are in the race for California’s Assembly…

Ex-Air Force sergeant gets 41 years for murder of security guard outside Oakland courthouse

February 7, 2022 5:50 PM Ricardo Tovar

A former U.S. Air Force sergeant plans to change his not guilty plea in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer in Northern California…

Man arrested after slapping elderly woman in Scotts Valley

June 3, 2022 12:21 PM Ricardo Tovar

Scotts Valley police said they arrested a man after allegedly slapping an elderly woman walking with her grandson on Scotts Valley Drive Thursday…

Graffiti found saying “Leave Homeless Alone!!” in Santa Cruz multi-vehicle fire

June 2, 2022 11:16 AM KION Intern

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– Several vehicles were found burning at Harvey West Park on 300 Evergreen Street Thursday morning around 1:37 a.m.,…

Structure fire in Ben Lomond spread to another structure

June 1, 2022 1:01 PM Ricardo Tovar

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Ben Lomond Volunteer Fire Department said they are currently fighting a structure fire burning on Gables Road.…

Cal Fire CZU contains acre and a half fire north of Boulder Creek

May 30, 2022 4:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

Cal Fire said that ground crews are trying to access a quarter-acre in timber north of Boulder Creek and west of Highway 9.…

DA: Man found guilty of kidnapping and shooting victim in the genitals in Santa Cruz County

May 23, 2022 4:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosell said a man was found guilty of aggravated mayhem, kidnapping, robbery and assault with a firearm…

PVUSD opens Family Engagement and Wellness Center to support families

May 20, 2022 7:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District had a ribbon-cutting for its new Family Engagement and Wellness Center.…

Hundreds without power in Santa Cruz County

May 20, 2022 5:49 AM Carina Nocon

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION)- Update: Friday, May 20th 2022. 7:35 a.m. According to PG&E less than 500 residents have power near Santa Cruz.…

Bernie Escalante has swearing-in ceremony to become 25th Santa Cruz Police Chief

April 29, 2022 10:30 AM Ana Torrea, Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 19, 2022, at 8:45 p.m.– Bernie Escalante was sworn in Thursday as the 25th Police Chief for Santa Cruz. A…

Watsonville Police find missing woman last seen a week ago

May 19, 2022 2:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MAY 19, 2022, at 4:38 p.m.– Chisholm has been found safe according to Watsonville Police. ORIGINAL STORY…

Monterey Bay Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center faces uncertain future due to COVID-19

May 18, 2022 7:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

LA SELVA BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV)– An equestrian center that has helped people with physical and cognitive disabilities for two decades faces…

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s arrest woman suspected of selling vapes, alcohol and edibles to minors

May 18, 2022 9:45 AM Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a woman Friday with a storage unit and a home full of edibles, alcohol and vaping devices that she suspected of…

High-end bicycle thief arrested in Felton on stolen bike

May 15, 2022 11:09 AM Ricardo Tovar

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man wanted for siphoning gas in Felton and stealing high-end bicycles in Scotts…

Three Watsonville High School students arrested, loaded gun found

May 13, 2022 4:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Watsonville Police said they arrested three suspects after reports of a gun near Watsonville High School on Friday…

Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties “stressing” masking with rise of COVID cases

May 13, 2022 11:27 AM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties are “stressing theimportance of taking safety precautions, including continued…

Crash involving two big rigs shuts down part of Highway 129

May 13, 2022 9:29 AM Ricardo Tovar

Watsonville Police Department said that westbound Riverside at Highway 129 near Industrial Road is closed due to a crash.…

Hit-and-run suspect wanted for killing man in Watsonville

May 6, 2022 1:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

Police said its traffic unit is investigating a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 24-year-old man from Watsonville Thursday…

Two Santa Cruz Starbucks locations unionize, organizers celebrate

May 11, 2022 12:25 PM Calista Silva, Erika Bratten, Ricardo Tovar

A Starbucks location in Santa Cruz becomes the first store in California to vote to unionize.…

Housing Report: Three-times the minimum wage is needed to afford rent in Santa Cruz County

May 11, 2022 7:48 PM Lisa Principi

A new housing report is highlighting just how much the increasing cost of living is pricing low-income families out of the Monterey Bay…

Groundbreaking for Santa Cruz County affordable housing held

May 11, 2022 2:47 PM Ricardo Tovar

A groundbreaking was held Wednesday at a site that will provide 57 units of affordable housing in Santa Cruz County.…

Police: Santa Cruz man reached out to underage girls on social media, police asking victims to come forward

May 9, 2022 11:08 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a suspected child predator for trying to lure a 14-year-old girl into having sex,…

New program lets first-time homebuyers in California borrow a down payment at 0% interest

May 5, 2022 6:24 PM Lisa Principi

A new California program is aiming to give first-time homebuyers a better playing field — offering loan forgiveness — if you stay in a home long…

Liquor store clerk arrested for firing a round in Felton

May 5, 2022 12:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating an incident that occurred Wednesday night on Highway 9 and Graham Hill Road.…