Santa Cruz County Archives

Seventeen arrested at UC Santa Cruz grad student strike

February 12, 2020 3:15 pm Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

Seventeen demonstrators have been arrested at UC Santa Cruz, according to the Director of News and Media Relations, Scott…

Sheriff’s Office looking for owners of stolen property found in Boulder Creek

January 31, 2020 11:36 am Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to return stolen items to their rightful…

CVRA: Polarized voting negatively impacting Latino voters in Santa Cruz

February 12, 2020 12:19 pm Avery Johnson

The California Voting Rights Project said it will be giving the City of Santa Cruz a Notice of Violation of the California Voting Rights…

Highway 1 ramp in Santa Cruz County closing Thursday night for resurfacing

February 12, 2020 4:33 pm Avery Johnson

he southbound connector ramp at the Fishhook, or the connection between southbound Highway 17 and southbound Highway…

Sheriff’s Office reports use of unmanned aerial system in Santa Cruz County

February 12, 2020 11:28 am Avery Johnson

The first unmanned aerial system in Santa Cruz County launched at the beginning of last year, and over the course of the…

UCSC graduate student strike brings big numbers and tense encounters with police

February 11, 2020 1:31 pm Drew Andre

Tuesday is the second day of an open-ended labor strike organized by UC Santa Cruz graduate students. The students said they will not be teaching,…

Caltrans closing lane of Highway 1 for emergency tree removal

February 11, 2020 3:32 pm Avery Johnson

The right lane of Highway 1 will be closed between the High Street pedestrian crossing and Mission Street for emergency tree…

Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project and Santa Cruz Harbor get more than $2.3 million in funding

February 11, 2020 1:57 pm Avery Johnson

The Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project and the Santa Cruz Harbor are receiving more than $2.3 million in…

City officials hosting parent information night Thursday to discuss Watsonville city employee arrest

February 11, 2020 12:02 pm Avery Johnson

In response to the arrest of a Watsonville city employee, the Parks and Community Services Department and Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student…

Strong wind Sunday leaves lots of damage in Santa Cruz County

February 10, 2020 12:47 pm Drew Andre

Several roads remain closed Monday from the punishing wind that downed many trees and power lines Sunday morning.…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office K9 tracks down young boy

February 11, 2020 9:02 am Mary Coleman

One Santa Cruz County family is feeling relief after a Sheriff’s Office K9 stepped in to save the day. Officials say a game of hide and seek turned…

Escalated UCSC grad student strike causing traffic backups

February 10, 2020 1:25 pm Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

UC Santa Cruz is issuing updates on traffic as graduate students begin their escalated…

Police: Suspected DUI driver leads Santa Cruz officers on chase, hits parked cars

February 10, 2020 11:56 am Avery Johnson

A Salinas man is behind bars after Santa Cruz police said he led them on a chase and hit parked…

City of Santa Cruz considering resolution to support efforts to protect sacred land

February 10, 2020 11:33 am Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz City Council is expected to vote on a resolution opposing a sand and gravel mining operation on land that is sacred to the Amah Mutsun…

Widespread power outages across Santa Cruz County

February 9, 2020 4:29 pm Elisha Machado

More than 9,000 customers are without power in Santa Cruz County as the area faces widespread power…

UC Santa Cruz Genome Browser posts complete genome for Wuhan coronavirus

February 7, 2020 3:41 pm Avery Johnson

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz’s Baskin School of Engineering have released the complete genome of the Wuhan…

Video shows bobcat on Valencia School Road

February 7, 2020 12:48 pm Avery Johnson

A video shared with KION shows a bobcat walking down Valencia School Road near…

Santa Cruz police hold safety meeting for Latino community

February 6, 2020 5:31 pm KION546 News Team, Avery Johnson

Police in Santa Cruz are sharing growing concerns after a series of shootings targeting Latinos in the…

UCSC grad students planning indefinite strike starting Monday

February 6, 2020 11:46 pm Josh Kristianto

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are threatening to continue and escalate their strike over cost of living demands on…

Watsonville city employee facing child molestation charges appears in court

February 6, 2020 12:27 pm Avery Johnson

A Watsonville city employee accused of molesting a teenage boy made his first court appearance…

Santa Cruz researchers part of team mapping cancer genomes

February 5, 2020 11:57 am Avery Johnson

The Pan-Cancer Project, an international team that includes researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, has created the most comprehensive…

Coyote and badger spotted traveling together in southern Santa Cruz Mountains

February 4, 2020 1:54 pm Avery Johnson

The Peninsula Open Space Trust shared a video that it says is a first in the Bay Area and maybe the first of its kind anywhere– a coyote and badger…

Beverage container recycling center re-established in Ben Lomond

February 4, 2020 11:43 am Avery Johnson

As many facilities accepting California Redemption Value, or CRV, close around the state, Santa Cruz County is…

Sheriff’s Office reports scam targeting parents of children taking SAT/ACT

February 4, 2020 11:00 am Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is warning parents of children taking the SAT or ACT of a…

CHP: Santa Cruz K-9 helps officers find 68 lbs of meth

February 3, 2020 1:52 pm Avery Johnson

K-9 Buddy with Santa Cruz CHP helped officers find 68 pounds of meth in a vehicle, according to the…

Man arrested on suspicion of shooting at cars in Santa Cruz County

February 3, 2020 1:31 pm Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

A man is behind bars in Santa Cruz County after the Sheriff’s Office said he was seen shooting at passing…

COLA Campaign: UCSC grad students to stop TA duties as part of strike

February 3, 2020 5:28 pm Avery Johnson

Graduate students at University of California, Santa Cruz said many of them will escalate their strike to include withholding their work…

Boulder Creek woman with dementia found after being reported missing

February 3, 2020 2:31 pm Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding Margaret Suchomski, a woman in her 80’s with…

Striking UC Santa Cruz students consider larger protest after discipline discussed

January 27, 2020 2:40 pm Avery Johnson, Aaron Groff

As the graduate student grade strike continues at UC Santa Cruz, the university has announced two new programs to help graduate students struggling…

Conservation group buys grove of old-growth redwoods in Santa Cruz Mountains

January 31, 2020 2:43 pm The Associated Press

A San Francisco conservation group has reached an agreement to buy a canyon in the Santa Cruz Mountains that includes 100 acres of ancient redwood…

Project to make Santa Cruz County pedestrian pathway accessible open for public comment

January 31, 2020 12:41 pm Avery Johnson

The public comment period is now open for the Corralitos Creek Bridge Project in Santa Cruz…

Sheriff’s Office releases new video, details related to kidnapping, murder of Tushar Atre

January 28, 2020 4:49 pm Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is preparing to release new video Wednesday of a person of interest and the travel path of a stolen…

Santa Cruz police arrest suspect in LA Koreatown homicide

January 29, 2020 6:05 am Shannon Longworth, Avery Johnson

The suspect in a Los Angeles domestic violence homicide was in the Santa Cruz County Jail after he turned himself in to Santa Cruz police…

Santa Cruz decriminalizes magic mushrooms

January 28, 2020 10:48 pm Elisha Machado

The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously passed a resolution that essentially decriminalizes the use, possession and cultivation of psychoactive…

Local helicopter pilot eager to learn cause of Kobe Bryant’s crash

January 28, 2020 5:43 pm Josh Kristianto

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) The aviation community is anxiously waiting to learn what went wrong that caused the helicopter crash that killed…

UC Santa Cruz police investigating series of reported burglaries, fraud cases

January 28, 2020 11:49 am Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

UC Santa Cruz police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a series of crimes that have been reported since Jan.…

Police: Scotts Valley K-9 finds drugs during search

January 28, 2020 3:13 pm Avery Johnson

A Watsonville man was arrested in Scotts Valley after police said one of their K-9s found drugs in his…

Part of Bear Creek Road drops off into creek, causing water main break

January 28, 2020 11:15 am Avery Johnson

Part of Bear Creek Road is now in Bear Creek after it dropped off Tuesday morning, destroying a water…

Man attacked by dog in Santa Cruz Ace Hardware

January 26, 2020 11:41 am Megan Meier

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is searching for a woman and her dog after, they say, the animal attacked a man in an Ace Hardware, last Monday.…

Santa Cruz Warriors honor Kobe Bryant with moment of silence

January 26, 2020 9:09 pm Megan Meier

The Santa Cruz Warriors honored Kobe Bryant at their game against the South Bay Lakers, Sunday.…

Shelter opens free library in honor of Santa Cruz County boat fire victims

January 24, 2020 11:54 am Avery Johnson

A new Little Free Library now stands in front of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter in honor…

Two Santa Cruz men arrested in connection to car burglaries, foot chase

January 24, 2020 11:27 am Avery Johnson

Two Santa Cruz men are behind bars after police said they were caught breaking into…

Man accused of kidnapping daughter pleads not guilty

January 22, 2020 1:04 pm Drew Andre, Avery Johnson

The man accused of attacking his girlfriend and kidnapping his daughter on Friday pleaded not guilty to his charges in court…

Family desperate to move out of area following kidnapping in Santa Cruz

January 21, 2020 12:50 pm Drew Andre

The grandmother of the 1-year-old who was kidnapped by her father Friday is raising money so the baby’s mother can relocate out of the area.…

Union announces skilled worker strike at UC Santa Cruz over

January 21, 2020 6:11 pm Avery Johnson

A skilled craft worker strike at the University of California, Santa Cruz is over, according to AFSCME…

More than 4.8 million meals raised during Second Harvest holiday drive

January 21, 2020 3:17 pm Avery Johnson

Second Harvest Food Bank announced that the community raised more than 4.8 million meals during its annual Holiday Food & Fund…

Two Pacifica men arrested in connection to Santa Cruz attempted robbery, marijuana sales

January 21, 2020 11:13 am Avery Johnson

Two Pacifica men were arrested in Santa Cruz- one in connection to an armed robbery and the other for alleged possession of marijuana sales- after…

Kidnapped child recovered safely, father detained

January 17, 2020 7:38 am Shannon Longworth, Avery Johnson, Drew Andre

Santa Cruz Police are investigating a kidnapping that happened near Front and 2nd…

Man brought to safety after cliff rescue near Panther Beach

January 18, 2020 3:46 pm Elisha Machado

CAL Fire San Mateo – Santa Cruz Unit is responding to a cliff rescue near Panther Beach according to the agency’s Twitter…

Father of kidnapped child shows long history of suspected criminal activity

January 17, 2020 5:17 pm Megan Meier

Brian Sellen, the man suspected of kidnapping his 1-year-old daughter in Santa Cruz, shows a long history of suspected criminal…

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