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Santa Cruz County “not out of the woods yet” with rainfall expected to continue

January 27, 2021 12:43 pm Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz County officials say residents should still be on alert despite the first night of storms being “relatively quiet” in terms of emergency…

Photo Gallery: Overnight storm leaves damage behind in Monterey, Santa Cruz Counties

January 27, 2021 10:03 am Avery Johnson

The strongest storm system of the season hit the Central Coast overnight, leaving behind…

Storm’s impact in Santa Cruz County being assessed

January 27, 2021 7:41 am Josh Kristianto

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The biggest storm to hit the Central Coast this year blew through with some force Tuesday night into Wednesday…

NWS: Flood warning for CZU Lightning Complex area canceled as rain shifts south

January 27, 2021 6:43 am Avery Johnson

The National Weather Service Bay Area announced Wednesday morning that a flood warning for…

Santa Cruz County hotels offer rooms for evacuees and pets amid heavy rain storm

January 26, 2021 7:18 pm Jocelyn Ortega

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) The lodging and hospitality industry in Santa Cruz County is offering available rooms for evacuees in need of temporary…

COVID-19 spread slows, as California lifts regional order and adjusts vaccine plan

January 26, 2021 6:42 pm Aaron Groff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) A new week arrives with a flurry of coronavirus pandemic-related changes in California, from the lifting of the Regional…

Final push to get out evacuees and animals ahead of storm

January 26, 2021 11:56 am Elisha Machado

Evacuation efforts are continuing in Santa Cruz County Tuesday morning to get people and animals to safety ahead of an atmospheric river headed to…

Santa Cruz County officials discuss response to storm, what they expect

January 26, 2021 5:24 pm Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz County officials held a virtual press conference to discuss what they expect as…

Woman accused of slashing man’s face in Watsonville while on bail for stabbing case

January 26, 2021 4:07 pm Avery Johnson

A woman accused of slashing a man’s face in Watsonville has been…

Rep. Jimmy Panetta reintroduces bill to prohibit new oil and gas leasing on Central Coast

January 26, 2021 6:54 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) — Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) reintroduced the California Central Coast Conversation Act. The bill…

Evacuations underway in Santa Cruz County over debris flow concerns and upcoming rainfall, gusty winds

January 25, 2021 11:38 am Victor Guzman, Elisha Machado

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate homes in Santa Cruz County that are in danger of being impacted by potential debris flow from heavy…

With the regional stay-at-home order lifted, what does it mean for Central Coast Counties?

January 25, 2021 12:42 pm Victor Guzman

The regional stay-at-home order is now a thing of the past for California, but this doesn’t mean all businesses can…

Santa Cruz County issues mandatory orders to evacuate parts of county

January 24, 2021 6:26 pm Victor Guzman

Cal Fire CZU has issued an evacuation warning for the San Lorenzo Valley area and the north coast of Santa Cruz County as concerns over potential…

State health department lifts stay-at-home order

January 24, 2021 10:08 pm Victor Guzman

A letter issued by the California Restaurant Association is instructing its members that Governor Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order will be…

First responders monitoring rainy weather conditions for possible hazards

January 24, 2021 2:00 pm Elisha Machado

First responding agencies across the Central Coast are monitoring weather conditions that could cause possible hazards, including mudslides,…

Soquel man dies after bicycle crashes into median

January 23, 2021 11:28 pm Elisha Machado

A Soquel man died Saturday night after his motorized bicycle hit a median in Rio del Mar, according to the California Highway…

Santa Cruz Police: Four juveniles arrested in connection to a shooting on Hagemann and Soquel Avenue

January 22, 2021 5:12 pm Avery Johnson, Dominoe Ibarra

The Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating a shooting on Hagemann.…

PG&E facing challenges to restore power ahead of expected weather

January 22, 2021 10:33 pm Josh Kristianto

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) As PG&E restores power to people in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the threat of more rainfall is throwing a wrench into…

California unemployment backlog reaches highest level in months

January 22, 2021 2:59 pm Jonathan Sarabia

California’s unemployment backlog is at its highest. The Employment Development Department reported more than 900,000 claims.…

Santa Cruz County prepares to move to Phase 1b of vaccine distribution

January 22, 2021 12:59 pm Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz County health officials are planning to hold a news conference at 1 p.m.…

Dominican Hospital administers 5,000th COVID-19 vaccine

January 22, 2021 12:08 pm Avery Johnson

Officials at Dominican Hospital announced that it has administered 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines to local health care…

Santa Cruz police investigate shooting on Seaside Street

January 22, 2021 10:40 am Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz Police Department said it is investigating a shooting that happened in the 200 block of…

Biden administration signs executive order protecting DACA program recipients

January 21, 2021 1:46 pm Jonathan Sarabia

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to preserve DACA on his first day in office. He signed 17 orders and six of them were related to…

Boulder Creek residents brace for more stormy weather

January 21, 2021 8:21 pm Josh Kristianto

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) Thousands are still without power in the Santa Cruz Mountains late Thursday night after a major wind storm knocked out…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office searches for teen last seen in December

January 21, 2021 11:51 am Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is asking community members for help finding a missing…

Santa Cruz County, Safeway, announce vaccine distribution partnership

January 20, 2021 3:56 pm Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz County and Safeway stores has announced a partnership which would allow local stores to assist in distributing COVID-19 vaccines to…

Conversation with Congressman Panetta – Passing laws with Democrats at the wheel

January 20, 2021 6:45 pm Aaron Groff

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Democrats have been at a disadvantage since Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) took office in 2016. Republicans…

Evacuation orders lifted for two Santa Cruz County fires

January 19, 2021 10:18 am Avery Johnson

Cal Fire said two new fires have been reported in Santa Cruz County, and evacuations are…

Man arrested in Watsonville attempted murder investigation

January 20, 2021 3:09 pm Victor Guzman

Watsonville Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a January 7 attempted murder…

MLK virtual celebrations significance

January 18, 2021 7:49 pm Jonathan Sarabia

Despite the implications of Coronavirus, events were held virtually to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Even years after the assassination of Martin…

Warning of a salmonella outbreak in wild birds in Santa Cruz County

January 19, 2021 9:37 pm Dominoe Ibarra

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Officials at the Native Animal Rescue of Santa Cruz County are warning residents of a salmonella outbreak in wild…

Santa Cruz police search for man accused of exposing himself

January 19, 2021 6:00 pm Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz police are looking for a man accused of exposing himself…

Suspect arrested on multiple charges following 9 hour standoff in Watsonville

January 19, 2021 8:04 am Max Tarlton, Avery Johnson

Watsonville Police are telling people to avoid Ross Avenue and Chappell Road in Watsonville.…

Fire evacuation center opens in Santa Cruz County

January 19, 2021 2:50 pm Avery Johnson

The Red Cross and Santa Cruz County have opened a temporary evacuation center for the roughly 120 evacuated due to fires in the…

Scotts Valley road closure due to downed power lines

January 19, 2021 9:05 am Max Tarlton

Authorities in Scotts Valley have closed Kings Village Rd. in front of the Skate Park due to down power lines in the roadway.…

Thousands of local residents without power during red flag warning

January 19, 2021 7:40 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Thousands of Central Coast residents woke up without power this morning, mostly in the Santa Cruz County area. A Red…

Woman in custody after stealing vehicle with man still inside

January 19, 2021 7:25 am Carina Nocon

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A San Jose woman is now in custody after reportedly stealing a vain, and almost kidnapping an elderly man who was inside…

Santa Cruz Elks Lodge donates more than $5,000 to local families in need

January 18, 2021 8:46 pm Dominoe Ibarra

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824 has raised more than $5,000 for their Adopt-a-Family holiday program. The donation was spent…

Central Coast takes safety preparations ahead of inauguration day.

January 17, 2021 1:57 pm Jocelyn Ortega

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) In the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration, Central Coast law enforcement is keeping a close eye out…

Four arrested after gun found during traffic stop

January 16, 2021 5:52 pm Amelia Rosenberg

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Four people were arrested after a loaded hand gun was found during a routine traffic stop this week. The Santa Cruz County…

Local health officials express frustration over vaccine stockpile issues

January 15, 2021 1:00 pm Josh Kristianto

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) State and local health leaders are up in arms over a less than expected vaccine supply allocation after new reports…

Santa Cruz Warriors debut new Mentorship Program

January 15, 2021 4:29 pm David Miller

Santa Cruz Warriors are set to debut a mentorship program for local college-aged students in celebration of National Mentorship Month.…

Santa Cruz County sees increase in cases, but some hopeful signs

January 15, 2021 4:11 pm Stephanie Aceves

Santa Cruz Public Health leadership held a press conference on Friday discussing the recent developments of COVID-19.…

UPDATE: Teen dies following a solo vehicle crash on Summit Road in Santa Cruz County

January 13, 2021 9:46 pm Dominoe Ibarra

UPDATE (1/14/21): The California Highway Patrol reports an 18-year-old driver of a 1968 Chevrolet pickup is dead following a crash on Summit Road.…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigating Wednesday shooting

January 13, 2021 4:55 pm Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

SOQUEL, Calif. (KION) A shooting in Santa Cruz County has left one man in the hospital Wednesday…

Move-in postponed for hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students

January 13, 2021 5:33 pm Avery Johnson

Officials at UC Santa Cruz say that because of the state of the COVID-19 pandemic locally and statewide, they…

Temporary restraining order preventing closure of San Lorenzo Park extended

January 13, 2021 5:13 pm Avery Johnson

The City of Santa Cruz said two groups have obtained a restraining order to prevent the city from…

Couple Arrested For Multiple Vehicle Break-Ins In Santa Cruz Mountains

January 13, 2021 7:28 am Carina Nocon

SANTA CLARA COUNTY (CBS SF) – The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office arrested a couple in connection with several break-ins at a county park in…

Community college enrollment drops amid COVID-19 pandemic

January 12, 2021 6:11 pm Jocelyn Ortega

Community colleges see enrollment drop amid COVID-19 pandemic…

Beach goers warned to stay vigilant as dangerous waters roll in

January 11, 2021 10:40 pm Jocelyn Ortega

High surf advisory on the Central…

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