Man suspected of throwing rock through Live Oak business window
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man suspected of throwing a rock through a business window in Live…
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Santa Cruz homeless begin setting up tents at old Ross Camp site
Santa Cruz homeless are once again setting up tents near the former Ross homeless encampment that the city shut down earlier this year in…
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Better Ask Barry: Veterans receive free dental care
A Central Coast veteran named John received a special Veterans Day gift Monday — a new set of…
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Santa Cruz students to walk out of class as Supreme Court hears DACA arguments
Nationwide protests are coming close to home here on the Central Coast, as students on the UC Santa Cruz campus get ready to walk out of…
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Kmart to close two more Central Coast locations
The Central Coast is losing two more Kmart…
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Affordable housing development approved in Live Oak
A mixed-use affordable housing development has been approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…
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Clerks at five Aptos stores cited for selling alcohol or tobacco to minor decoy
Clerks at five Aptos stores were cited after the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they sold alcohol or tobacco to a minor during a decoy…
Continue Reading City government offers alternatives after tents reappear at old Ross camp
Tents have reappeared at the former Ross homeless encampment site that the city of Santa Cruz shut down in May, and the city said it will work to…
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New state law nearly shuts down Operation Turkey
After weeks of behind-the-scenes work, Operation Turkey began Thanksgiving morning just like any other year despite a new state law slowing its…
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Tuesday night storm leads to several road closures Wednesday in Santa Cruz County
The heavy wind and rain Tuesday took several massive trees to the ground, pulling down power lines and leading to multiple road…
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Turkey rescued from Santa Cruz homeless encampment
An abandoned turkey, found at a homeless camp, is now in the care of the Santa Cruz County Animal…
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Central Coast prepares for Thanksgiving with potential power outages
PG&E says there are still an estimated nearly 4,300 people without power in the tri-county area as of Wednesday at…
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Sheriff’s Office: Man caught trying to pry open doors of Santa Cruz business
A man was arrested on suspicion of prowling and attempted burglary after he admitted to trying to open the doors of a business, according to…
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Deputies receive award for saving man from apparent suicide attempt
Three Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies were awarded for saving the life of a man who told his family he intended to commit…
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HAP announces actions to address Santa Cruz County homelessness in 2020
The Homeless Action Partnership announced actions the county will take next year to improve the community’s response to…
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Heavy rain impacting drivers headed home for Thanksgiving
Heavy rain pounded drivers headed through Santa Cruz on the highway Tuesday, some headed home to family for Thanksgiving.…
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Thousands without power on Central Coast during Tuesday storm
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) More than 12,000 customers in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties are without power, as of 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to…
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Santa Cruz City Council recall moves forward
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) The recall of two Santa Cruz City Council members is heading directly to the voters after the council certified the…
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Santa Cruz County residents prepare for first rain of the season
Before the first downpour of rain Tuesday afternoon, Santa Cruz County residents were getting out in their yard for last minute storm preparation.…
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Possible link found between fog and mercury levels in mountain lions
A new study by UC Santa Cruz researchers shows that there may be a link between coastal fog and mercury levels in mountain lions in the Santa Cruz…
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PG&E warns of potential outages ahead of winter storm
PG&E is warning customers to be prepared for potential power outages ahead of a winter storm coming in…
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What’s being done to solve the homeless issue in Santa Cruz?
There are more than 1,000 homeless people in the city of Santa Cruz, and the city manager says there are not adequate facilities to support the…
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Man arrested for suspected DUI after driving onto roundabout
A man in Santa Cruz was arrested for suspected DUI after driving his car onto a…
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Santa Cruz County businesses make changes to be more prepared for next PG&E power shut off
More than a third of Santa Cruz County was hit by last months PG&E power shut…
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Person suspected of taking pictures of woman in Capitola Mall restroom
Capitola police are looking for a person suspected of taking pictures of a woman in a…
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Garbage truck catches fire in Scotts Valley
Part of Bean Creek Road near Scotts Valley Drive was blocked Friday morning after a garbage truck caught…
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Better Ask Barry: Do eviction protections cover everyone?
AB 1482, the law that will protect renters from eviction in 2020, has opened a window for evictions in what remains of…
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Woman in custody after reports of brandishing knife on Santa Cruz bridge
A homeless woman was arrested Tuesday, following three hours of police negotiations. According to Santa Cruz Police, the woman brandished a large…
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Santa Cruz to consider decriminalizing psychoactive plants and fungi
The city of Santa Cruz will consider decriminalizing psychoactive plants and…
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Santa Cruz firefighter recognized for saving surfers off-duty
A firefighter with the Central Fire Protection District got a letter of commendation Tuesday for saving a group of surfers when he was…
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Chamber of commerce conducts survey of power shutoff effects in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce is working with the Business Council to survey businesses…
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Domestic violence suspect found with loaded gun, drugs in Santa Cruz
A man wanted on domestic violence charges was found with a loaded gun and meth, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s…
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Police looking for men suspected of cloning bank cards, stealing cash in Watsonville
Watsonville police are looking for two men suspected of cloning bank cards and using them to withdraw hundreds of dollars from an…
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The “BolaWrap” rolled out by Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office as new non-lethal force tool
A new tool for sheriff’s deputies will hit the streets of Santa Cruz County as early as this week. The “BolaWrap” restraint tool releases a…
Continue Reading Recall petitions for two city council members get minimum number of signatures
The city of Santa Cruz said the petitions to recall city council members Drew Glover and Chris Krohn got the minimum number of signatures…
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Suspects in Tushar Atre murder case seen in newly released surveillance video
Newly released surveillance video shows three people who the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office believes are involved in the kidnapping and murder of…
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Two in stable condition at trauma center after Watsonville crash, road still closed
Two people are in stable condition at a trauma center after a three car crash in…
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Three mountain lions spotted at Santa Cruz County home
On Wednesday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said three mountain lions were spotted at a home in the Rolling Woods…
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Missing Watsonville 12-year-old found safe
Watsonville police said 12-year-old Mary Lopez was found…
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Designs for new-look Capitola Mall come to light; includes 637 affordable housing units
A new design for a major project at the Capitola Mall has some blueprints to it, now, with 637 affordable housing units listed as a possibility for…
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Santa Cruz Police Chief responds to growing homeless population at former “Ross Camp”
Less than a week after tents first popped up again behind the Gateway Plaza, a growing number of Santa Cruz homeless have moved into the area off…
Continue Reading HAP: Year-round homeless shelter capacity to increase by 30% in Santa Cruz County
The Homeless Action Partnership announced that year-round homeless shelters will see a nearly 30% increase in capacity because of new shelter…
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Grant to help youth leaving justice system awarded to Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County announced Wednesday that it got a $1 million grant that will go towards keeping youth from reentering the justice…
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25 cent charge for single-use disposable cups approved in Santa Cruz County
An ordinance requiring businesses to charge customers 25 cents for single-use disposable cups was approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…
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Driver flips, hits utility pole, causing Santa Cruz outage
There was a brief power outage in Santa Cruz Monday night after a vehicle hit a fire hydrant and utility pole and…
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Water theft from fire hydrants reported in San Lorenzo Valley
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District said it has received multiple reports of water theft from fire hydrants in the past few…
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Power shutoff cancelled for Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County announced that a public safety power shutoff has been…
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Beach-goers want Manresa stairs repaired
Manresa Beach-goers say they’ve stared at a broken set of stairs leading onto the beach long enough and want the state to do something about…
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Police clearing out unauthorized new homeless camp at Gateway Plaza
Santa Cruz police are at Gateway Plaza clearing out an unauthorized homeless camp at the…
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Illegal marijuana operation and butane honey oil lab dismantled in Santa Cruz area
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office dismantled an illegal cannabis operation and a large scale butane honey oil lab with the help of the county…
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