Watsonville police search for man suspected of stealing trailer from school
Watsonville police are asking for help as they try to find a man suspected of stealing a trailer…
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Home insurance at risk in fire-prone areas
For many people in wildfire zones, home insurance has become a necessity to ensure families don’t become homeless after a fire tears through their…
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Man arrested in connection to grandfather’s stabbing death in Santa Cruz
An 80-year-old man has died as a result of a stabbing in Santa Cruz, and his grandson was arrested on murder…
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Avoiding contractor scams while rebuilding in fire aftermath
Monterey County DA warns homeowners of contractor scams in fire…
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Infrastructure slowly being restored in Santa Cruz mountain towns
This week the communities devastated by the CZU Lightning Complex are full of crews working to restore the infrastructure destroyed in the fires.…
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Where to find free Wifi on the Central Coast
Central Coast libraries and the City of Salinas have gathered information about businesses and…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with fire emergency responders in Big Basin
Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Santa Cruz County Wednesday to survey damage caused by the…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz Co. Sheriff’s Office, Sgt. Gutzwiller’s widow receive harassing letters
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office tells KION that the department and the widow of the…
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Donation centers for Santa Cruz County fire victims in need of volunteers
Santa Cruz County’s Volunteer Center said that more than 3,000 volunteer shifts have been filled…
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NTSB to hold board meeting discussing dive boat fire investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to discuss the dive boat fire that killed multiple people off the…
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Tri-county superintendents discuss digital divide
For Salinas mom of seven, Georgia Garden, a typical morning revolves around online school. “I would say a good third of the time we spend online in…
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Kilt-wearing Boulder Creek man defends town against fire
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) A kilt-wearing Boulder Creek man is being called a hero for staying behind in town to run the gas station for first…
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Several Central Coast post offices reopen following fires, two still closed
After fires broke out in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, several post offices closed, but one has now…
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Santa Cruz County offers online applications for evacuee hotel program
Online applications and renewal requests forms for Santa Cruz County evacuees using the…
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Man arrested for arson, attempted murder for allegedly setting house on fire
A Santa Cruz man is booked in county jail accused of setting a house on fire at the corner of 25th Avenue and East Cliff Drive. There were several…
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Voting options for fire victims in Santa Cruz County
About 35,000 people have been told to leave their homes as a result of the CZU August Lightning Complex…
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Man arrested after pipe bomb discovered in Boulder Creek
A Boulder Creek man is in custody after the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said what appeared to be pipe bombs were found near Lake…
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Motorcyclist sustains life threatening injuries after overturning on highway 17
A motorcyclist is undergoing treatment for life threatening injuries after being involved in an accident along U.S. Highway 17…
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Recovery Resource Center for fire evacuees now open in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A recovery resource center for people impacted by the recent wildfires is now open at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa…
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Santa Cruz County businesses frustrated over new tier-based COVID-19 guidelines
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Frustration mounting as businesses in Santa Cruz County set to re-open indoors this weekend for services have to keep…
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What California’s new tier-based reopening plan means for the Central Coast
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a colored-coded, tier based reopening place for the state Friday. Counties will now fall under one of four tiers:…
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Man accused of using firefighter’s credit card pleads not guilty
The man accused of stealing a firefighter’s wallet in Bonny Doon has pleaded not guilty to charges of theft.…
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Scotts Valley Police looking for car thief
The Scotts Valley Police Department is looking for a man who stole a car out of a resident’s driveway just prior to the area being…
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Scotts Valley residents relieved to be back home
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION) Residents in Scotts Valley are slowly returning after days of being evacuated from their city because of the CZU August…
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What it will take for the San Lorenzo Valley to be re-populated
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION) Thursday afternoon cars poured back into the city of Scotts Valley and the surrounding unincorporated area as soon as…
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Three people reported missing during CZU August Lightning Complex Fires found
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for three people who were reported…
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Suspect in shooting ambush that killed Santa Cruz County Sergeant pleads not guilty
An Air Force sergeant pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the ambush killing of a sheriff’s…
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Listen: Soquel man sings powerful song about wildfire and community
A song shared on social media shares the experience of going through wildfires during the COVID-19…
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Live Oak man arrested for allegedly stealing firefighter’s wallet
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is holding a press conference to provide an update on the…
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California cracks down on Pismo clam poaching
California wildlife authorities have seized thousands of undersized Pismo clams and issued numerous citations to…
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Bonny Doon Community School Foundation asks for help replacing technology for students, teachers
The Bonny Doon Community Foundation and Bonny Doon School are asking for help replacing technology…
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Watch: Lost man attempting to return to home in Santa Cruz Mountains rescued
The California Highway Patrol shared video showing the rescue of a man who attempted to…
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Cal Fire CZU shares photos of hazards in fire evacuation zones
Cal Fire has been stressing the importance of staying out of areas evacuated due to…
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Bonny Doon man credited with saving 10 homes from burning down in his neighborhood
Mixed in with the devastation, 10 of the homes along Bonny Doon road that still stand are likely because of one of the neighborhood’s own. Mark…
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Helping firefighters and others impacted by wildfires
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) Firefighters across the Central Coast have organized their own relief efforts for other fire fighters and community members…
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Boulder Creek neighborhood destroyed in CZU lightning Complex
25 homes made up the Fallen Leaf drive neighborhood off Highway 236 in Boulder Creek. Following the flames from the CZU Lightning Complex, the homes…
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Six people remain missing during CZU Complex Fires
Fire crews continue to battle the CZU Complex Fires and as the fire grows in acreage in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, there are still people who…
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San Lorenzo Valley water district loses half of its water storage in CZU Lightning Complex Fire
The eight miles of piping that represent about 50% of the San Lorenzo Valley’s water supply is now completely…
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Scotts Valley police share policy for retrieving property from evacuation areas
The Scotts Valley Police Department said it has been overwhelmed by the number of requests for…
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Ash from fires could damage paint on vehicles
Those holding off on washing ash from wildfires off your car might be in for an unpleasant…
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Santa Cruz County releases fire damage assessment map
Santa Cruz County has released a new map showing which properties have been damaged or…
Continue Reading Next steps for rebuilding homes released by Santa Cruz County Planning Department
Cal Fire said a total of 330 structures have been destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex…
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Monterey Bay Aquarium takes in marine animals evacuated from Santa Cruz County
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is housing more fish and other marine life evacuated from Santa Cruz…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County DA’s Office warns of wildfire scams
The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office said it is aware of several scams taking…
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Baby born during Boulder Creek evacuation named Scarlett Ember
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION)–In the midst of heartbreaking destruction came a bittersweet moment for one Central Coast family. As the CZU Lightning…
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Marine animals evacuated from UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory
The Long Marine Laboratory at UC Santa Cruz said it has successfully evacuated several animals due to…
Continue Reading Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park
When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many…
Continue Reading Pictures of suspect in theft of firefighter’s wallet released by Sheriff’s Office
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find a person accused of stealing a firefighter’s…
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Several Santa Cruz County schools cancel classes, activities due to fire
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education says two school districts and an elementary…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County evacuees directed to alternate post offices
Several post offices are closed in Santa Cruz County due to the CZU Lightning Complex…
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