Victim identified in Highway 9 deadly crash near Brackney Road Saturday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz confirms at least one person is dead after a crash along Highway 9 near Brackney Road north of…
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Living in the 831: The 25th Santa Cruz Film Festival lights up the silver screen
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Film Festival is back this year after an almost four-year hiatus, now celebrating its 25th…
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New dog park arrives in Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Scotts Valley is moving forward with plans for a new seven-acre dog park. The city council will approve a design…
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Two vehicle fires flare up the Central Coast Thursday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A 22-year-old resident has been arrested for fleeing the scene of a vehicle fire on Dimeo Lane early Thursday morning.…
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Santa Cruz Metro encourages locals to walk, ride, or take bus during a ‘Week Without Driving’
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Santa Cruz County is inviting people to step out of their cars during their inaugural “Week Without Driving.”…
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Search continues for suspect in alleged sexual assualt in Santa Cruz a month later
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The ongoing investigation into the alleged violent sexual assault that happened more than a month ago near the 400…
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Above state standard levels of Hexavalant Chromium found in Watsonville water supply
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) notified parents that Watsonville’s water supply showed Hexavalant…
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Highway 17 dangers, the CHP responds
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains is known to be a dangerous stretch of road. Now, the CHP is cracking…
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Cabrillo College faces cuts to two Hispanic grant programs
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Cabrillo College confirmed it will be one of the colleges losing funding for its Hispanic grant programs. The Trump…
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PG&E and California Fire Foundation offers agencies grants to prepare for wildfires
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E has teamed up with the California Fire Foundation (CFF) for the eighth year to award $950,000 in wildfire…
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Santa Cruz’s BCycle program not working for all riders
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — BCyle, Santa Cruz County’s bicycle share program, is now facing criticism from some, riders saying its too expensive,…
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Felton Fire considers parcel tax to save department in Thursday night’s meeting
FELTON, Calif. (KION) — Dozens of Felton residents packed into the Felton Fire station Thursday night to hear talk about solutions. The big one is a…
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Bus drivers respond to shortage crisis affecting the Pajaro Valley
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is getting the wheels rolling. Despite their continuing struggle with a…
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Security measures ahead of day one at the Santa Cruz County Fair
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Beeps fill the air as patrons waiting in line at the Santa Cruz County Fair enter on site for its first day, a…
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Watsonville approves $250K contract expansion for 17 new Flock surveillance cameras
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Watsonville is almost doubling the amount of Flock license-plate-reading cameras. The city council voted to expand…
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Santa Cruz County inches closer to nitrous oxide sales ban
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The first reading of an ordinance that would ban the sale of nitrous oxide for recreational use in the county.…
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Santa Cruz Police respond to reports of gunfire on Sunday near Wilkes Circle
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Police Department announced Monday that they are investigating a shooting that took place on Wilkes…
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Former Santa Cruz Mayor Mike Rotkin may be memorialized with plaque at Its Beach
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Santa Cruz City Council will be looking at memorializing the life of former Mayor Mike Rotkin with a plaque at Its…
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Watsonville Police investigate stabbing of 15-year-old
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Watsonville Police are investigating the stabbing of a 15-year-old after the victim had been dropped off at the…
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CHP Santa Cruz makes three stolen vehicle busts in a 24-hour span
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz reported three recovered stolen cars within a 24-hour time period Wednesday and Thursday. They…
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Capitola to use $10 million dollar grant to enforce Cliff Drive against environmental hazards
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Capitola is laying the groundwork for future reinforcements to Cliff Drive. They’ve been trying to bolster the bluffs…
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Scotts Valley Vice Mayor resigns during city council meeting
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The city of Scotts Valley will be saying goodbye to its vice mayor this week. At the city council meeting last…
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Santa Cruz RTC exploring borrowing money for projects
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) may be changing the scope of the coastal rail trail…
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Santa Cruz County sends a strike force to assist in the TCU Lightning Complex fire
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Strike Team XCZ 2325C from Santa Cruz County was sent to assist in the TCU Lightning Complex fire Thursday…
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Santa Cruz County hatchery receives funds from local cannabis tax ahead of salmon season
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A nearly $4 million state cannabis tax grant is funding something you might not expect: salmon conservation. “Our…
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Watsonville man arrested for threatening mother, child with assualt rifle
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Watsonville man was charged with multiple felonies after threatening a mother and their child with an assault…
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Mountain Lion spotted near Seascape Sunday night
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A mountain lion was spotted on a Seascape ring camera Sunday night near Sumner and Dolphin Beach (also known as Beer Can…
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City of Watsonville releases new statement on Fire in the Sky RC plane incident
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – The City of Watsonville has released a new statement in response to the Fire in the Sky Open House incident after two…
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Capitola unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and cigars with filters
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Capitola City Council unanimously approved its ordinance prohibiting the sale of any tobacco product that includes…
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Highway 152 in Watsonville undergoes a one-month construction period
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans is announcing a month-long construction project along Highway 152 in Watsonville starting September 3…
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Taylor Farms voluntarily recalls Honey Balsamic Salad kits
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that Taylor Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling its…
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Capitola discussing ban on filtered tobacco sales this week
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Capitola City Council will be discussing banning the sale of filtered tobacco in the city at their meeting tomorrow…
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Community Bridges of Santa Cruz County fears funding impact to families
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Community Bridges of Santa Cruz County is joining the effort to denounce Trump Administration’s attempts to withhold…
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City of Santa Cruz launches storefront beautification grant
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is launching a storefront beautification program that is currently seeking commercial…
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Outage leaves customers without power near Felton
FELTON, Calif. (KION) – Customers in and around Felton are without power as of this afternoon. According to the PG&E outage map, the outage was…
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Salinas and Watsonville agriculture worker strike continues
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Agricultural workers in Watsonville and Salinas have been on strike for several days, claiming that their demands…
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Pivotal showcases their flying car in Santa Cruz ahead of Electrify Expo
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – The future of travel is taking off on the Central Coast with a flying car. A team of pioneering pilots at Pivotal is…
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Betty Burgers burglarized at Seabright location
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Betty Burgers in Santa Cruz is navigating the aftermath of a break-in at their Seabright location. This theft occurred…
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Big rig overturn shuts down all southbound lanes of Mount Hermon Road
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A traffic alert for anyone driving through Scotts Valley: police asking people to avoid the intersection of Mount…
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Suspect arrested for arson in connection to Santa Cruz mountains fires Tuesday evening
CORRALITOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A man from Watsonville was arrested for felony arson in possible connection with three small fires, including a…
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New Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Service Center coming to Davenport
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) – A new Sheriff’s Service Center will open in the city of Davenport as a substation for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz Supervisors Consider Allowing Destruction of Abandoned Vehicles
The Santa cruz county board of supervisors are discussing allowing the destruction of homeless rvs and abandoned or illegally parked vehicles at…
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Updates on the alleged sexual assault incident near Frederick Street in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Concern continuing to grow in Santa Cruz after an alleged sexual attack on August 8 between the hours of 1:30 a.m.…
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Santa Cruz Police asking for the community’s help in finding this man
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — On August 8, Santa Cruz Police say that a woman was violently attacked and sexually assaulted while walking near the…
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Highway 1 road closures in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, August 18 onward
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Caltrans announced that starting on Monday, August 18, a series of ramp and lane closures along Highway 1 will…
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New sheriff’s office in Davenport following Cotoni Coast Dairies National Monument
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new sheriff’s office service center is coming to Davenport. Santa Cruz County says the move is meant to meet growing…
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World War II POW laid to rest in Santa Cruz after 80 years
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A World War II Prisoner of War (POW) is being laid to rest on Saturday after eighty years since his death. Captain…
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Local response to the potential for California’s redistricting
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The California State Association of Counties has sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, calling for states to…
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Alleged bank robber arrested in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A woman accused of robbing a bank in Watsonville was placed in police custody Friday evening. Watsonville Police…
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Goats abound the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line over the next few weeks
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seeing goats in Aptos and Capitola? Don’t worry, you’re not going crazy. The Santa Cruz County Regional…
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