Meth found using new body scanner at Santa Cruz County Jail
At least three contraband items have been found using the new body scanner at the Santa Cruz County Jail since it was installed last week, according…
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UCSC Graduate student workers refuse to submit grades until given better wages
University of Santa Cruz graduate students filed in out front McHenry library on campus Monday to fight for a wage increase.
Several hundred graduate…
Police investigating suspected gang shooting in Santa Cruz
Police in Santa Cruz are investigating a shooting they believe was…
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Students gather data, clean up Cowell Beach
A group of fifth graders at Mount Madonna School were out at Cowell Beach today to learn more about the environment, and clean up the beach in the…
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Discipline recommended for UCSC professor accused of discrimination, sexual harassment
The Committee on Charges at UC Santa Cruz recommended discipline against professor Demetrios Achlioptas, according to court documents shared with…
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Work begins on sinkhole at Santa Cruz intersection
Work on a sinkhole in Santa Cruz is supposed to start today, but heavy rain on the Central Coast this week could delay the project. The intersection…
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Sinkhole at Soquel and Ocean scheduled to be repaired
The city of Santa Cruz said it will start to repair a sinkhole at the intersection of Soquel Avenue and Ocean Street on…
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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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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…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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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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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…
Continue ReadingPolice clearing out unauthorized new homeless camp at Gateway Plaza
Santa Cruz police are at Gateway Plaza clearing out an unauthorized homeless camp at the site. The city said police are clearing the site out this…
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Mountain lion sighting in Santa Cruz County
A Santa Cruz County family woke up to a surprise visit from three mountain lions. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, says deputies were…
Continue ReadingSanta 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 ReadingSanta 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 off-duty. The…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz to consider decriminalizing psychoactive plants and fungi
UPDATE: 11/12/2019 – 10:27 P.M. The city of Santa Cruz has referred the matter to the Public Safety Committee PREVIOUS STORY: The city of Santa…
Continue ReadingWoman 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…
Continue ReadingCity 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…
Continue ReadingSanta 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 May.…
Continue ReadingDACA recipients and supporters stage walkout in Santa Cruz
Dozens of students from seven Santa Cruz County high schools and colleges walked out of class and rallied in Downtown Santa Cruz, Friday. The group…
Continue ReadingCensured Santa Cruz County judge not running for reelection
A Santa Cruz County judge who was censured for trying to have a traffic ticket dismissed has announced that she is not running for reelection. Santa…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz judge censured by commission following attempt to have traffic ticket dismissed
CAPITOLA, Calif.–California’s Commission on Judicial Performance has imposed a severe public censure, expressing their disapproval, on a…
Continue ReadingCounty asking for feedback about Syringe Services Program
The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency is looking for community feedback about the Syringe Services program to help inform program development…
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Santa Cruz business offering complimentary aesthetic services to breast cancer survivors
Mary Hayes has attended dozens of clinic visits since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, but Wednesday’s consultation was different.…
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Downtown Santa Cruz business owners look back on Loma Prieta earthquake 30 years later
Taking a stroll in Downtown Santa Cruz now, you might not be able to tell that 30 years earlier, a destructive earthquake rocked the community. But…
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City completes raw vote count on petitions to recall two Santa Cruz council members
City officials completed a raw count of the petition signatures supporting the recall and removal of Santa Cruz City Council members Chris Krohn and…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Where can I get a CRV refund?
A Santa Cruz woman who calls herself ‘Recycling Mom’ wants to know where she can recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles to get her CRV…
Continue Reading Car hits power pole, road closed
A highly trafficked area in Santa Cruz County was closed Monday evening and is not expected to reopen until Tuesday morning. The California Highway…
Continue ReadingAptos man killed when bike went off cliff
An Aptos man died Friday after he went off a cliff while he was riding a bicycle. Santa Cruz police and firefighters responded to W. Cliff Drive and…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz group rallies against PG&E after multiple power shutoffs
Santa Cruz residents are coming to terms with what they call the “new normal.” “It could be the normal for every fire season, which…
Continue ReadingFamily of UCSC student who died after apparent hazing incident files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a student who died after an apparent hazing incident at the University of California, Santa Cruz is filing a wrongful death lawsuit.…
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