Highway 1 off-ramps reopen in Santa Cruz County after alleged shooting
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies were investigating an early morning shooting along…
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The Central Coast to see very large swells ahead of the holidays
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Parks and Recreation is letting people know of large surf that is supposed to “slam”…
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Commercial Dungeness crab fishery to reopen on January 5 along the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Friday that they will be reopening the commercial…
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New all-inclusive Treasure Cove project in Capitola meets major funding needs
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The new Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park is underway after County Park Friends announced over $1 million has been…
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Strange Sea Creatures At Asilomar
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) – People walking along Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove are noticing some strange looking sea creatures. They are something…
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Pajaro Unified School District holds impromptu meeting to discuss dissolving some positions
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Board members from the Pajaro Valley Unified School District held a meeting to discuss budget cuts, with the…
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Significant traffic delays Thursday and Friday along Highway 9 due to road paving
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans District 5 announced Wednesday that the final striping on Highway 9 from Felton to Ben Lomond will…
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Car drives into West Side home early Thursday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A car was seen driving into the front of a home on Santa Cruz’s West Side early Thursday morning. Santa Cruz Police…
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Family of four found dead in their Milpitas apartment, adults identified; Milpitas Police
MILPITAS, Calif. (KTVU-TV) — Four people – two adults and two children – were found dead in a Milpitas apartment, police…
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Suspect arrested in Capitola for possession of drugs and firearms; Capitola Police
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Capitola Police say that they were patrolling Wednesday night and came across a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot on…
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The Pajaro Recovery Fund, one year assessment
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — One year after the Pajaro flooding, Monterey County is continuing its recovery with millions in relief funds and…
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Workers at San Francisco Amazon warehouse join nationwide strike
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KTVU) – With less than a week to go before Christmas, thousands of Amazon workers organized under the Teamsters union went…
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Scotts Valley city council declares local emergency in the aftermath of disastrous EF1 tornado
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Â Scotts Valley City Council members voted unanimously to approve a local emergency declaration in response to the…
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Another victim comes forward in former music teacher sexual abuse case
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville Police announced Wednesday that the former music teacher facing multiple sex crimes against children in…
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Salinas Valley Health nurses celebrate milestone with new 4-year contract
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced Wednesday that registered at the Salinas…
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Large turnout for Monterey County Sheriff’s Office annual toy drive in Pajaro
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office hosted its annual toy drive Tuesday evening in Pajaro, welcoming hundreds of people…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu, calling it a “proactive action”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KPIX) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu…
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List: New California laws going into effect in 2025
SAN FRANCISCO – New year, new laws. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law over the past…
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CHP Santa Cruz investigating a fatal crash in Santa Cruz mountains Wednesday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – CHP Santa Cruz is investigating a deadly crash that took place Wednesday morning at about 9:40 a.m. in the Santa Cruz…
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Marina’s Measure U bond fails despite seeing a majority of supporters
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Marina’s Measure U bond has failed, falling short of the two-thirds majority vote that it needed to pass despite seeing a…
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Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors unanimously passes reaffirming the title ‘Sanctuary County’
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — One item on Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Santa Cruz County was a resolution to reaffirm its…
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Man arrested for allegedly making threats to coworkers and others; Capitola Police
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Tuesday morning Capitola Police said that they teamed up with CIU Detectives to serve search warrants in both the…
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Santa Cruz Supervisors approve a PLA pilot program
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors passed the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for Monterey and Santa Cruz…
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The National Weather Service responds to Scotts Valley tornado concerns and questions
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Saturday afternoon’s unusual tornado prompted concerns and questions from the community as to why a tornado…
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Nima Momeni found guilty in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KPIX) – Nima Momeni has been found guilty of second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, a verdict…
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How weekend weather power outages are impacting Central Coast businesses
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) – While the vast majority of power outages from Saturday’s severe weather are now restore, some are still dealing with the…
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Hirschfield, condemned man on death row for 1980 ‘Sweetheart Murders,’ dies in custody; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Monday that the condemned 75-year-old…
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Monterey County Deputies searching for three armed robbery suspects they say escaped with cash from US Bank in Carmel area
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KION Monday that deputies responded to a bank robbery at the U.S.…
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National Weather Service explains reasoning for not issuing Tornado Warning for Scotts Valley
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The National Weather Service is offering an explanation as to why a tornado warning wasn’t issued for Scotts…
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Las Lomas taco vendor stabbed and robbed; Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that they are currently investigating a robbery that…
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Police say multiple people injured at a Wisconsin school shooting
CNN — Multiple people have been injured in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say. The Madison Police…
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Body found in Gilroy near place missing person was last seen
GILROY, Calif. (KTVU) – A dead body was found in an unincorporated area of Gilroy where a missing 21-year-old was last seen, the Santa Clara…
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People in Scotts Valley react a day after EF1 tornado touches down on busy street
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Terror and destruction along Mt Hermon Road in Scotts Valley after an EF1 Tornado touched down along a busy…
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Power outages persist on Central Coast after storm passes through
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – Power outages continue to be a problem on the Central Coast after storms overnight on Saturday. According to…
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Deadly crash involving multiple motorcycles Friday night
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Highway Patrol confirmed that they are looking into an incident involving a cluster of…
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As the storm rips across the Central Coast pictures of trees down and damage are coming in, here is a look at some of that damage.
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Central Coast has been slammed by high winds and rain Saturday morning. At least 70,000 customers lost…
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Tree down on house in Seaside, windy conditions continue
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A tree came down on a home in Seaside Saturday morning. It happened on Yosemite Street. Screenshot Our…
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Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history
By Alaa Elassar and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado…
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Mother and son grateful for the holidays after loosing home to fire above the Brookdale Post Office
Months after this fire that damaged the Brookdale Post office, the local community has created a Change.org petition, calling for traditional USPS…
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People posing as city water workers in Seaside, police say it’s a scam
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Seaside Police Department is warning the community about reports of people approaching homes and pretending to be…
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Juvenile suspect in custody for alleged attempted murder; King City Police
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — King City Police announced Friday that they have taken a 17-year-old male juvenile suspect from King City into custody…
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New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into an investigation of…
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Santa Cruz Police catch a suspect in LGBTQ+ bar vandalism case; Santa Cruz Police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) said Friday that 45-year-old James Eason is the suspect in a hate crime…
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House fire on Delaware early Thursday morning in Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Fire Department
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department announced that a structure fire broke out on the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue early…
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Behind the scenes of the holiday mail flurry season
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The reason for the season is here with gifts making their way across the state and nation with customers sending out…
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Phase 1 of Santa Cruz’s Downtown Library and Affordable Housing Project awarded $110 million
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz, Eden Housing and For The Future Housing announced Thursday that the Downtown Library &…
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Parents and students on edge after Scotts Valley Police confirm kids being followed by a van
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Scotts Valley Police Department said Thursday that on Sunday they received a report that between 6:45 p.m. and…
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King City moves forward with staff recommendations for food truck regulations
KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The King City council has decided to move forward with staff recommendations to change its mobile food vendor…
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Preparing for the next big one; guidance from the USGS
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — In light of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern California early December, followed by hundreds of…
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One year after a UCSC bus crash, students file lawsuit against UC Regents
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Nearly a year after the tragic bus crash that took place on the UC Santa Cruz campus, three students are suing the…
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