City of Santa Cruz allows extra bag of trash to reduce contamination
The City of Santa Cruz is allowing residents to put out an extra bag of trash for no extra…
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New resources in Santa Cruz County to guide through COVID-19
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Santa Cruz County is adding more resources for their community to help people navigate through life under the COVID-19…
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Santa Cruz Police: Officers sneak up on burglary suspects to catch them
Santa Cruz police said officers caught two suspected burglars by lying in wait and sneaking up on…
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UCSC police warn students not to use thermal packs to heat food
UC Santa Cruz police are asking students who are still in campus housing not to use thermal heating packs to heat food because they produce carbon…
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Enforcing the Santa Cruz county shelter-in-place
This St. Patrick’s Day will have a very different look in the streets of Santa Cruz, because of the new Order of a shelter-in-place.
The order went…
UC Santa Cruz asks students to return home, unless campus housing is needed
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) UC Santa Cruz is asking all students to return to their “permanent residence” by Sunday March 29, with certain exemptions.…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz Police changing response measures to reduce spread of coronavirus
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Santa Cruz Police Department is making temporary adjustments in an attempt to slow the spread of the…
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Santa Cruz County confirms third and fourth cases of coronavirus
UPDATE 3/11/20 10:15p.m.: One of the two new COVID-19 patients walked the halls at Rio Del Mar Elementary School in February. The Pajaro Valley…
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Precautions taken for vulnerable homeless population in Santa Cruz amid coronavirus concerns
Santa Cruz County is monitoring their homeless population, and taking steps to prevent the spread of potential cases of COVID-19 in the local…
Continue Reading UCSC suspending in-person classes in response to coronavirus
UC Santa Cruz officials have announced they have suspended in-person classes. They say they are implementing new campus actions designed to help…
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Suspect on the run calls 911 to lure Santa Cruz deputies away from him–didn’t work
A man is behind bars this morning after attempts to distract law enforcement while pursuing him for outstanding warrants. Around 3:30 p.m. yesterday,…
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries suspending toddler time and other programs in wake of coronavirus
Santa Cruz Public Libraries will be suspending many of their programs in light of coronavirus cases being reported. Officials are working closely…
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Santa Cruz County confirms second Coronavirus case
The County of Santa Cruz Public Health Division is announcing a second case of…
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Dominican Hospital to limit visitors as illnesses circulate
A spokesperson for Dignity Health announced that Dominican Hospital will be limiting visitors as coronavirus, flu and other flu-like illnesses…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County declares local health emergency
Santa Cruz County has declared a local health emergency in response to the spread of…
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Santa Cruz County Board authorizes suit to prevent oil and gas mining
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has authorized the County to join a lawsuit to preserve local control over land use.…
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Early election results in favor of recalling two Santa Cruz City Council members
The recall of two Santa Cruz City Council members rests in the hands of voters. With the polls now closed, early election results indicate that…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s Office stopping tours, contact visits at Santa Cruz County Jail in response to local emergency
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said it is taking precautions to protect inmates, staff and visitors at the Santa Cruz County…
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County officials remind residents not to put political yard signs in recycling bins
Primary elections are over now, and Santa Cruz County officials are reminding residents that political yard…
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Dominican Hospital employee helps patients vote in primary election
The Patient Services Coordinator at Dominican Hospital made sure patients got a chance to vote…
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Fired UCSC grad students continue to picket
The main entrance at UC Santa Cruz was still blocked by picketers Monday…
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54 UCSC graduate student TAs receive letters of dismissal
Although most graduate students at UC Santa Cruz have returned to work and submitted grades, school officials said “we ultimately cannot retain…
Continue Reading UC Santa Cruz leading new smart bandage project
A team from UC Santa Cruz is working with doctors and scientists at UC Davis and Tufts University to create what they are calling a “smart bandage”…
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Two Santa Cruz City Council members up for recall on the primary ballot
A controversial question that could remove two Santa Cruz City Council members from office is set to appear on the primary…
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WAMM and KindPeoples providing free cannabis to eligible patients
WAMM, or Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical Marijuana, is teaming up with KindPeoples to distribute free cannabis products to eligible patients…
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Santa Cruz Police honors two officers killed in the line of duty
Santa Cruz Police and locals came together to remember two officers killed in the line of duty on February 26 seven years…
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Santa Cruz: Man stabbed, suspect arrested
A fight between roommates ended in a stabbing Monday night, sending one man to the hospital and the other to Santa Cruz County…
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Santa Cruz renters march for more affordable housing
A group that’s not willing to wait any longer chanted and held signs while marching through downtown Santa Cruz,…
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UC Santa Cruz grad students to continue protest after Friday deadline
Grad students on strike at UC Santa Cruz are facing the possibility of being fired if grades are not submitted by Friday, but the…
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Police arrest Santa Cruz man for reportedly attacking another man with piece of lumber
A Santa Cruz man is behind bars after police said he attacked another man with a 2×4 piece of…
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Homeless advocates upset over video of man berating homeless
A man claiming to be a security guard in downtown Santa Cruz has taken to YouTube to document interactions with the…
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UCSC demonstrators call for solidarity after threats of firing
The University of California President, Janet Napalitano, has given protesting graduate student workers an ultimatum- submit grades or get…
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College Republicans’ booth allegedly attacked on UCSC campus
Members of the College Republicans club at UC Santa Cruz said that two students attacked their club’s display on campus last…
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Santa Cruz County cat lost in 2012 returned to owner
There was a special reunion at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter…
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Man wanted in connection to Tulare shooting arrested in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrested the suspect in a Tulare attempted murder…
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Stolen bike returned nearly three years after theft
A bicycle has been returned to its owner by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office nearly three years after it was…
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Vehicle sought in attempted kidnapping of Watsonville woman
Watsonville Police are turning to the public for help finding a vehicle possibly linked to an attempted kidnapping of a 48-year-old Watsonville…
Continue Reading UCSC grad students claim injuries caused by police, administration says police tried to de-escalate
It is day four of an escalated graduate student strike at UC Santa Cruz, and those involved are planning to continue at least through…
Continue Reading Seventeen arrested at UC Santa Cruz grad student strike
Seventeen demonstrators have been arrested at UC Santa Cruz, according to the Director of News and Media Relations, Scott…
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CVRA: Polarized voting negatively impacting Latino voters in Santa Cruz
The California Voting Rights Project said it will be giving the City of Santa Cruz a Notice of Violation of the California Voting Rights…
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Highway 1 ramp in Santa Cruz County closing Thursday night for resurfacing
he southbound connector ramp at the Fishhook, or the connection between southbound Highway 17 and southbound Highway…
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Sheriff’s Office reports use of unmanned aerial system in Santa Cruz County
The first unmanned aerial system in Santa Cruz County launched at the beginning of last year, and over the course of the…
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UCSC graduate student strike brings big numbers and tense encounters with police
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,…
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Caltrans closing lane of Highway 1 for emergency tree removal
The right lane of Highway 1 will be closed between the High Street pedestrian crossing and Mission Street for emergency tree…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office K9 tracks down young boy
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…
Continue Reading Escalated UCSC grad student strike causing traffic backups
UC Santa Cruz is issuing updates on traffic as graduate students begin their escalated…
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Police: Suspected DUI driver leads Santa Cruz officers on chase, hits parked cars
A Salinas man is behind bars after Santa Cruz police said he led them on a chase and hit parked…
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City of Santa Cruz considering resolution to support efforts to protect sacred land
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…
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Widespread power outages across Santa Cruz County
More than 9,000 customers are without power in Santa Cruz County as the area faces widespread power…
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UC Santa Cruz Genome Browser posts complete genome for Wuhan coronavirus
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz’s Baskin School of Engineering have released the complete genome of the Wuhan…
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