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Santa Cruz relaunches Wharf pop-up program

April 5, 2024 10:34 AM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The city looking for two new vendors to run a temporary pop-up shop along the Wharf. Last year, the City of Santa Cruz…

State Farm not allowing some Californians to renew home insurance beginning in July

April 4, 2024 11:14 AM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- In March, State Farm announced they will be discontinuing home insurance coverage for certain homes and apartments in…

Clocktower Center could become largest building in Santa Cruz

April 3, 2024 10:22 AM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz is looking to add affordable housing but one project is becoming a tall concern. The Clocktower…

Santa Cruz Police gets donations for their K9 unit

April 1, 2024 4:53 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Police Department announced that their K9 officers Ranger and Octaine got new ballistic vests to wear…

Multiple agencies prepare for potential storm damage in Santa Cruz County

March 29, 2024 11:29 AM Victor Guzman, Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Multiple agencies are teaming up for a potent storm system heading toward the Central Coast. PG&E says…

Coast Guard announces Mile Buoy will stay near Santa Cruz

March 28, 2024 5:38 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday night the “mile buoy” near Santa Cruz will stay in the water. In a statement,…

Shigella outbreak reported in Santa Cruz County

March 26, 2024 10:36 AM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency is sounding the alarm as there has ben shigella outbreak. County…

Santa Cruz Police release surveillance photo of bank robbery suspect

March 21, 2024 12:50 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 26, 2024 AT 12:26 PM- Santa Cruz Police released a surveillance photo of a man who is accused of…

County of Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors to discuss a shelter expansion

March 22, 2024 10:35 AM Karl Cooke, Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The County of Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors will discuss an expansion of funding to support a year-round…

Students find rare sloth fossil in Santa Cruz County

March 21, 2024 2:19 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Students in the Santa Cruz Mountains made an unusual discovery during a field trip. The Santa Cruz Museum of…

Salmon fishing season declining in Santa Cruz County

March 20, 2024 5:37 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fishing for salmon in California isn’t looking too good. For the second time, there are restrictions which…

City of Santa Cruz denies oversized vehicle ordinance appeal

March 14, 2024 7:04 PM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday Santa Cruz city council decided to keep their overnight street parking ban on RV’s. This means a permit…

Arson suspect arrested in Santa Cruz, police say

March 10, 2024 6:29 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 12 AT 2:38 P.M.- Santa Cruz Police have arrested a 42-year-old man who allegedly started a fire near a…

UCSC students say fight to keep Camper Park open “not even close to being over”

February 29, 2024 12:04 PM Dania Romero

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – UPDATE ON MARCH 1, 2024 AT 10:30 A.M.- UCSC student Serena Dern is grateful she will get to live in her RV for the…

Center for Economic Justice and Action at UCSC leading University system participation in “End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities” challenge

February 29, 2024 12:35 PM Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A nationwide call to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases has been answered by more than 100 entities,…

Santa Cruz community members gather for West Cliff Drive 50-year vision workshop

February 29, 2024 7:55 PM Austin Castro

On Thursday night, dozens of Santa Cruz community members gathered to provide feedback on the 50-Year Community Vision draft for West Cliff Drive.…

PG&E staging in parts of California, including Central Coast, ahead of storm system

February 29, 2024 11:31 AM Briana Mathaw

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is preparing ahead of power outages expected from what they’re referring to as a “potent” storm system heading…

City of Santa Cruz accepts near $7 million in grant funding to improve Santa Cruz wharf

February 28, 2024 10:22 PM Austin Castro

SANTA CRUZ, Calif (KION-TV) – The City of Santa Cruz has accepted nearly $7 million in grant funds from the California Coastal Conservancy to improve…

Santa Cruz METRO extends free bus ride program for children

February 28, 2024 10:48 AM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- A popular program in Santa Cruz has been expanded. The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District is extending a free…

Santa Cruz Warriors to have fundraiser to honor fallen Santa Cruz Fire Captain

February 28, 2024 3:12 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz Warriors will be honoring a former Santa Cruz Fire Captain who passed away from brain cancer in April…

49-year-old man arrested for allegedly vandalizing Black Lives Matter Mural in 2023

October 4, 2023 7:20 AM Karl Cooke, Derrick Ow, Nataly Gutierrez

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON FEB. 27, 2024 AT 11:12 AM- People had mixed emotions when they heard about the arrest of the Black Lives…

Pajaro Valley Unified School District principal arrested for several sexual assault charges

February 23, 2024 10:18 AM Karl Cooke, Nataly Gutierrez

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Sheriff Deputies have arrested a 58 year old man from Santa Cruz on several sexual assault charges.…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office holds search and rescue training

February 22, 2024 6:41 PM Austin Castro

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Deep in the forest of Nisene Mark State Park Thursday, Santa Cruz County’s Search and Rescue Team gathered for a mock…

CHP arrests Pinole murder suspect in Santa Cruz for ex’s killing

February 17, 2024 12:54 PM FOX 35

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KTVU) – California Highway Patrol officers in Santa Cruz arrested a man wanted in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend…

East Cliff Drive and Moran Way closed due to tree down in the road

February 15, 2024 1:11 PM Derrick Ow, Austin Castro

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that East Cliff Drive and Moran Way closed due to a falling tree and wires across…

Watsonville City Council passes ordinance to increase pay for councilmembers and mayor

February 15, 2024 11:51 AM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville is one step closer to increasing the pay for their council members and mayor. On Tuesday…

UC Santa Cruz receives grant to tackle antisemitism and hate speech on campus

February 13, 2024 10:37 AM Briana Mathaw

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- With an increase in hate speech and anti-Semitism on campuses, UC Santa Cruz has received a grant to eliminate…

City of Santa Cruz moves forward to participate in county landlord incentive program

February 13, 2024 5:31 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday afternoon, The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved to move forward with plans to increase funding…

Strong Santa Cruz winds topple trees leading to damaged homes and vehicles

February 4, 2024 9:26 PM Austin Castro

SANTA CRUZ, Calif (KION-TV) – Areas of Santa Cruz are still recovering from the aftermath of Sunday’s strong storm. Gusty winds and rain led to…

UC Santa Cruz receives unsatisfactory report from CHP after bus inspection

February 2, 2024 8:26 PM Dania Romero

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – For the first time, UC Santa Cruz has received an unsatisfactory report regarding the maintenance of their buses from the…

Santa Cruz County asks for community input on homelessness plan

January 26, 2024 4:49 PM Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County’s Housing for Health Partnership is holding a series of meetings to help develop ideas and…

UC Santa Cruz Professor talks about the future of West Cliff Drive

November 2, 2023 4:29 PM Derrick Ow, Austin Castro

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE JAN 24, 2024 10:03 P.M- As crew continue to repair the damaged portion of West Cliff Drive, questions are being…

Bus delays impacting UCSC students commute to class as college inspects buses following deadly crash

January 23, 2024 6:04 PM Dania Romero

SANTA CRUZ, (KION) – Buses at UC Santa Cruz are being pulled for inspection after a bus crash happened in December. Students are concerned about…

2024 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee Champions crowned

January 22, 2024 4:22 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Saturday, Four Santa Cruz County students punched their tickets to the California State Spelling Bee Championship in…

Eight units of an apartment complex in Santa Cruz flooded, no injuries reported

January 22, 2024 5:24 AM Mickey Adams, Nataly Gutierrez

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 22, 2024- People living at the Cypress Point Apartment Complex woke up to their apartments getting…

Several road closures in place in Santa Cruz County

January 22, 2024 8:50 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV) – Several road closures are in place throughout Santa Cruz County according to CHP. Here is the list of closures…

Former Olympian and Bay Area swim coach died of accidental drowning

January 18, 2024 11:47 AM FOX 35

WRITTEN BY KTVU STAFF SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (FOX-35)- The death of former Olympian and renowned Bay Area swim coach Richard Thornton has been…

Male teenager detained after allegedly making death threat against Mayor Keeley, DA’s office investigating case

January 10, 2024 1:14 PM Derrick Ow, Scott Rates

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JAN. 17, 2024 AT 1:27 PM- Santa Cruz Police confirmed that a male teenager has been detained after allegedly…

Justin Cummings becomes first African-American chair for Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors

January 9, 2024 12:36 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- During their first board meeting of the year, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted Justin Cummings to serve…

Cold Weather shelters activated in Santa Cruz County, shelters to be open until Thursday

January 5, 2024 3:40 PM Victor Guzman, Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON JAN. 9, 2024 AT 4:49 PM- Santa Cruz County officials will be activating their cold weather shelters…

Emergency repair work on San Lorenzo River Levee to start on Monday

January 7, 2024 1:08 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz public works department is scheduled to start their emergency repair work on the San Lorenzo…

U.S. Olympian and beloved Bay Area swim coach dies on Santa Cruz beach

January 6, 2024 12:57 PM Katie Nicora

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KTVU) — U.S. Olympian and Bay Area swim coach Richard Thornton died after collapsing on a beach in Santa Cruz. The beloved coach…

Evacuation warnings lifted for coastal Rio Del Mar and Pajaro Dunes, says Santa Cruz County

December 28, 2023 8:37 AM Karl Cooke, Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County and the Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday morning that evacuation warnings for two areas,…

Newborns welcomed to Central Coast parents to start 2024

January 1, 2024 7:26 PM Victor Guzman

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Some newborns on the Central Coast are now dubbed “New Year’s Babies” after being born just hours after 2023 came…

Bus driver involved in UC Santa Cruz crash has died

December 13, 2023 12:48 AM Dania Romero, Derrick Ow, Veronica Macias

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023 AT 10:54 AM- A UC Santa Cruz official confirmed to KION that the bus driver involved in a…

Fire at Garfield Park Community Church being investigated as arson, firefighters say

December 26, 2023 7:49 AM Karl Cooke, Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON DEC. 26, 2023 AT 6:36 PM- The Santa Cruz Fire Department confirmed that a fire that took place at Garfield…

Increase in deaths of homeless persons recognized during annual Homeless Memorial in Santa Cruz

December 21, 2023 6:31 PM Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — During an emotional ceremony on Thursday, Santa Cruz County recognized the 122 homeless individuals who died from…

Former part-time Santa Cruz High band staff member arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student in 2001, police say

December 21, 2023 5:00 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz Police said they have arrested a former Santa Cruz High School band staff member who allegedly sexually…

Santa Cruz METRO gets $2 million in funding to turn Watsonville Transit Center into transit-oriented affordable housing

December 21, 2023 4:30 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)-The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District got some good news ahead of holiday season. Transit officials announced…

27-year-old Santa Cruz man dies in solo vehicle crash on Highway 1 Near Morrisey Boulevard

December 20, 2023 8:36 AM Karl Cooke, Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol confirmed that a 27-year-old Santa Cruz man is dead after he flipped his truck on Highway…