Watsonville Police seized 3K lbs of fireworks during the 4th of July holiday
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – Watsonville Police provided an update on their 4th of July enforcement efforts. The department says nearly 3,000…
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Summer workshop “Anime Your Way” gives upcoming artist a new way to draw
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz Public Libraries invites all artists ages 12 to 18 to join in on the “Anime Your Way” drawing…
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UCSC launches free new games to help people prepare for a fire emergency
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — U.C. Santa Cruz announced that the school’s computational media researchers created a series of games designed to…
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Santa Cruz County Board of Education responds to recent federal funding cuts
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Board of Education responding to the billions in education funds recently being…
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Suspect arrested in sexual assault investigation on Effey Street in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – A suspect was arrested last night in connection with a sexual assault on Effey Street in Santa Cruz. According to the…
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Santa Cruz City Schools brings back free school meals for the upcoming school year
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz City School District announced that it will bring back free meals to all students during this upcoming…
Continue ReadingRio Del Mar State Beach closed for two days following shark encounter, no injuries reported
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A mile stretch of Rio Del Mar beach is closed due to shark activity. According to California State Parks, the beach was…
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New park, Valle del Pajaro, opens to the public on July 11
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – People living in South Santa Cruz County will soon have access to a brand new park. The county is announcing…
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Bike Santa Cruz County releases a new report on safe cycling through the county
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Bike Santa Cruz County released a first-of-its-kind report on Thursday looking at where, why and how local…
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Two officers injured during fight in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Two officers were injured during a confrontation last night in Santa Cruz. According to the City of Santa Cruz, the…
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X Academy Robotics Club wins third in world championship
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Santa Cruz County Office of Education (COE) and X Academy Robotics Club placed third for the second straight year in a…
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Jamison Creek Road closed due to diesel spill
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – A jackknifed truck caused a road closure in Boulder Creek this morning due to a diesel spill. According to CAL…
Continue ReadingUCSC Study looks into Tiktok Cooking
A new study out of UC Santa Cruz shows that how people’s social media habits can lead to more offline activity looking into how often tiktok users…
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Santa Cruz City council “bans the butt,” goes into effect in 2027
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz City Council made history today in the saga of tobacco regulations, voting unanimously to pass a…
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UCSC Police Department ‘peeping tom’ suspect arrested in Daly City
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A suspect has been arrested in connection with several “peeping tom” incidents at UC Santa Cruz in Daly City. Former…
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Teenager crashes into multiple objects after speeding on Soquel Avenue Monday night
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz said that a teenage driver was speeding Monday night, which resulted in the vehicle colliding with…
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Watsonville to vote on two-year budget plan
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Watsonville City Council is talking about their budget with the possibility of voting on a new two-year plan that…
Continue ReadingCity of Santa Cruz inches closer on banning the butt
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – The city of Santa Cruz may be closer to deciding whether to approve a new ban on filtered cigarettes. The big push for…
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Natural Bridges fire contained, caused by unauthorized cooking; Santa Cruz Fire
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz Fire says that the blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon at Natural Bridges State Park was caused by an…
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Santa Cruz man arrested in Switzerland accused of his father’s murder
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Santa Cruz man was arrested in Switzerland as a suspect in his father’s murder on May 29. According to the Santa…
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New report finds problems in Watsonville Police handcuffing, transporting practices
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A new grand civil jury in Santa Cruz finds that the Watsonville Police Department have a higher percentage of…
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Santa Cruz County begins BESS workshops adressing community concerns
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – Santa Cruz County is addressing concerns over Battery Energy Storage Systems or BESS facilities with an upcoming series…
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11,200+ customers without power in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) – An unexpected power outage is affecting customers in Watsonville. According to the PG&E outage map, more than 11,200…
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Suspect arrested in Sacramento for 2024 Watsonville double homicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) – A suspect in connection with a 2024 double homicide in Watsonville has been arrested in Sacramento. According to the…
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Santa Cruz launches new GO BIKE! incentive program to encourage biking
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – Santa Cruz County’s Regional Transportation Commission is looking to encourage people to switch from driving to biking…
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The Redman-Hirahara House faces delisting as Historic Place in August
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) – The Redman-Hirahara House’s status as a Historic Place could be made history in August. The house has been in a state of…
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Santa Cruz County officials react to Trump’s plan to phase out FEMA
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Local governments are reacting to President Trump’s announcement to phase out FEMA funding and transfer that…
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Santa Cruz’s Woodies on the Wharf returns on June 21
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is welcoming its annual Woodies on the Wharf event on Saturday, June 21. The event is…
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The City of Santa Cruz updates its fire hazard severity zone map
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz adopted an updated hazard severity zone map from the state’s fire marshal. The City of…
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Santa Cruz moves forward in ‘banning the butt’ with filtered cigarette ban
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – The Santa Cruz City Council is taking a big step toward banning the sale of filtered cigarettes within the city. Those…
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New report reveals $4 billion price tag for Santa Cruz-Pajaro train service
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – A new report from the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) finds the passenger train service between Santa…
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Black Lives Matter mural repainted in Santa Cruz after vandalism
A Black Lives Matter mural that was previously vandalized in front of Santa Cruz City Hall got a new paint job over the weekend. Santa Cruz Equity…
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Santa Cruz Wharf partial collapse debris removal set for Saturday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — On June 7 and 8, the City of Santa Cruz will be working with the Coast Guard to remove heavy equipment and wooden…
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New report highlights need for Santa Cruz County to address climate goals
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury is publishing its first report of the year with an emphasis on…
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Vegfest returns to Santa Cruz on May 31 for a healthy break
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Vegfest returns to Santa Cruz on Saturday at the County Fairgrounds. The event takes place from 11…
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Overnight road closure at Lakeview north of Highway 129 due to downed power pole; CHP Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz says that after a solo vehicle accident into a power pole after 3 p.m. Thursday, Lakeview Road…
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City of Santa Cruz awarded $30 million for new treatment center
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Santa Cruz is being awarded $30 million from the state to build the Coral Street Behavioral Health…
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The annual Santa Cruz Weekend Garage Sale returns this weekend
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – Attention to all the thrifty shoppers out there, the Santa Cruz Weekend Garage Sale has arrived. From Saturday, May…
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New juvenile hall breaks ground in Santa Cruz County
FELTON, Calif. (KION-TV) – Big changes are coming to Santa Cruz County’s juvenile hall. The county is breaking ground on the Felton facility’s…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz City Council considers draft budget during Tuesday’s meeting
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz City Council heard a draft budget at their meeting Tuesday, boasting increased staffing levels with…
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Free summer lunch program returns to students on June 9
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF (KION-TV)– La Manzana Community Resources (LMCR), a program of Community Bridges’ Family Resource Collective, is bringing…
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Deadly car accident near Davenport Saturday morning; Santa Cruz CHP
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz confirmed Saturday that there was a deadly crash on Highway 1 north of Swanton Road in Santa Cruz…
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Fire at the Aqua Breeze Motel breaks out Sunday afternoon
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Fire Department said Sunday that they responded to reports of a structure fire at the Aqua Breeze…
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Santa Cruz Affordable Housing Campaign Reaches Milestone
The Workforce Housing Affordability Act campaign celebrated a major milestone on Thursday. City officials, supporters, and volunteers coming out to…
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Community concern grows as PG&E’s Elkhorn facility return looms
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION)— Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) plans to bring its Elkhorn Battery Facility back online by June 1, following…
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Capitola Vice Mayor Pederson abruptly resigns from office
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – Capitola Vice Mayor Alexander Pederson abruptly resigned during Capitola’s council meeting on Thursday night.…
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Body found by West Cliff Drive identified as UCSC student
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) – Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of the body found ashore on It’s Beach last Friday. According to…
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As warm weather returns, businesses see a boost in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – As the weather warms up along the coast, more people are heading to the Santa Cruz Wharf. People and businesses KION…
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Customers without power in Santa Cruz Mountains area
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Some PG&E customers in Santa Cruz Mountain cities such as Ben Lomand and Bonny Doon have no power. Customers…
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UC Santa Cruz Workers Strike for May Day
UC Santa Cruz service and patient care workers went on a 1 day strike Thursday, as picket lines began on UC campuses around California. Strikers say…
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