Santa Cruz County businesses face renewed shutdown woes
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Downtown Santa Cruz is not as busy as it usually is this time of…
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Santa Cruz County furloughs begin Friday
County budget cuts, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will bring mandatory furloughs for all of the 2,000 plus Santa Cruz County…
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PVUSD removes school resource officers from campus
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board of trustees voted to remove school resource officers from all high school campuses.…
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UCSC police receive reports of aggressive coyotes on campus
UC Santa Cruz police said they have received several reports of coyotes showing aggressive…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County flagged by state due to rise in COVID-19 cases, reports 4th death
Santa Cruz County health officials are holding a news conference Thursday to provide an…
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Concern rises over catalytic converter thefts in Santa Cruz County
Concern is growing among locals over the rising number of catalytic converter…
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Watsonville police search for driver involved in Lake Ave. hit and run
Watsonville police are asking for help as they try to find the driver involved in a hit and run Saturday…
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Cabrillo College to establish committee to decide whether to change name
APTOS, Calif. (KION) -– The process of possibly renaming Cabrillo College has gained momentum. The Cabrillo College Governing Board voted in favor…
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Four minors detained following reports of shots fired on Freedom Blvd
Four minors have been detained after the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office…
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Watsonville resident arrested for allegedly having a kilo of heroin, illegal assault rifle
A Watsonville man has been arrested on drug and gun charges after police served a high-risk search…
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Father accused of abducting child is in custody after hours of negotiations
Watsonville police are looking for one-year-old Friday Torres, who they say was abducted by her…
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Watsonville shelter closes after multiple residents, staff members test positive for COVID-19
The Salvation Army Shelter in Watsonville is temporarily closed after multiple…
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Police: Two women found with meth, heroin and other drugs in Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley police say K-9 Odin helped them find drugs in a vehicle after a possible drug…
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Santa Cruz County schools to require distance learning only at start of school year
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education and Santa Cruz County school districts…
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Capitola Beach left without lifeguards due to city budget cuts
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) People visiting Capitola beach lately to enjoy the sun or a swim might’ve noticed the absence of lifeguards. Like other…
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Crews battle structure fire at Monterey Bay Academy
LA SELVA BEACH, Calif. (KION) Firefighters are battling a structure fire at the Monterey Bay Academy in La Selva Beach Saturday night.…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies seize over 3 lbs. of heroin Wednesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says their Special Enforcement Team seized about 1,460.96 gram (3.22 lbs.) of heroin…
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Out-of-towners head to Santa Cruz County for open businesses
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) With the weekend approaching, many in the area are turning to Santa Cruz County, which has less restrictive COVID-19…
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Great Plates Program supports seniors and restaurants during pandemic
Every day, Anette March gets a delivery from Pearl of the Ocean Organic Restaurant.…
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Arraignment for suspect in murder of Santa Cruz Sheriff Sgt. continued
In a Santa Cruz courtroom Friday afternoon, the suspect in the murder of Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, Steven Carrillo, is expected to…
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Santa Cruz Police Department gets new K-9
The Santa Cruz Police Department has a new officer, K-9…
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City Council: No viable option to staff Capitola Beach lifeguard towers for rest of summer
An agenda report from Capitola’s City Council says lifeguard contracts were cut due to the economic impacts of…
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Clinic offers face covering exemptions, but Santa Cruz County officials say studies debunk theories
Santa Cruz County officials shared a note from what appears to be a local clinic offering to…
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Two Asian American kids bullied over COVID-19 at Aptos skatepark
APTOS, Calif. (KION) An apparent act of racism at an Aptos skatepark on…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County reports rise in COVID-19 cases
Santa Cruz County health officials addressed the more than 100 new COVID-19 cases…
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Former Santa Cruz teacher investigated for sexual misconduct claims out of San Jose
Officials at Presentation High School in San Jose has released a report about an…
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Santa Cruz firefighters respond to three fires in two days
The Santa Cruz County Fire Department said it responded to three fires over the course of Tuesday and…
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Police: Santa Cruz officer falsely accused of using offensive gesture in picture
Santa Cruz police said a social media photo of a man showing what appears to be a gesture…
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UCSC NAACP criticizes university response to rope on campus, calls for full investigation
The UC Santa Cruz NAACP shared a letter saying the university’s response to a rope found hanging from a street…
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Petition circulating to remove Washington statue in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Watsonville resident could soon be losing a statue of America’s first president if one group of activists gets its…
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Central Coast teenagers left with life threatening injuries following DUI crash
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 7/15/2020 3:45 p.m. The California Highway Patrol tells KION that three of the teens injured in a Santa Cruz crash…
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Well-known Santa Cruz surfer accused of sex crimes involving a minor pleads not guilty
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said detectives arrested a Santa Cruz man for alleged sex crimes involving a…
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Pajaro Valley USD to start school year with distance learning
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced that it will begin the 2020-2021 school…
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Tourism impact from latest restrictions in Santa Cruz
All counties not on the state’s COVID-19 watch list, including Santa Cruz, are now ordered to close dine-in restaurants, bars, movie theaters and…
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Santa Cruz police rangers give new clothes to homeless man
The Santa Cruz Police Department shared a video of two of its rangers giving new clothes to a homeless…
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New closures in place at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk following governor’s announcement
Several parts of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk reopened last month, but an…
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PVUSD delaying decision on school re-opening plan; parents weigh in
A decision has yet to be made by the Pajaro Valley Unified School District on what the re-opening of school will look like in the…
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Striking UCSC teaching assistants reach partial deal with University
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UC Santa Cruz has reached a settlement with the union that represents a majority of striking UCSC teaching assistants and…
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Santa Cruz PD: Four hate crimes reported this year, one forwarded to FBI
Santa Cruz police said there have been four hate crimes reported so far this year in the…
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Watsonville police receive nearly a half dozen reports of virtual kidnapping in a week
The Watsonville Police Department said that within the last week, it has received nearly a half dozen…
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Santa Cruz County officer rescues skunk with head stuck in gopher trap
An officer with the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is smelling like a skunk after rescuing…
Continue Reading 17-year-old City of Watsonville employee arrested on sexual battery charges
A 17-year-old City of Watsonville employee has been arrested on sexual battery charges, according to Watsonville…
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Rope hanging from UCSC street sign draws concern
UC Santa Cruz Police are investigating the appearance of a rope hanging on a street sign along campus. They’re calling it a possible bias-related…
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People flock to Santa Cruz beaches for 4th of July weekend
Locals and tourists flocked to Santa Cruz beaches for the 4th of July weekend. The only Central Coast beaches open this weekend are in Santa Cruz…
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Paddle Out to remember Cal Fire Captain David Lutz
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) Dozens of people came out to Capitola Beach Friday, as the sun set, to celebrate the life of Cal Fire Captain David Lutz. The…
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CAL FIRE captain killed in hiking accident
Fire Captain David Lutz died in a hiking accident at Pfeiffer Burns State park Wednesday. He was 33 years…
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Monte Vista Christian prepping for fall reopen with help of technology
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) A Watsonville private school is hoping technology will help get through the health and safety challenges during the…
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Ben Lomond ambush suspect pleads not guilty to charges related to killing of Oakland officer
Steven Carrillo, the man accused of killing a federal officer in Oakland and Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Santa Cruz…
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Rain Season Lacking
This rain year was dry for much of the viewing area and slightly wet around the Monterey Peninsula. We were dry to start out, had a wet December, dry…
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Education fund created for children of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller
An education fund has been created for the children of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, who was killed on duty…
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