City of Santa Cruz set to adopt updated hazard, climate plan
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is set to adopt a five-year plan for tackling local emergencies and climate adaptation. The…
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Santa Cruz looks to extend the wharf emergency declaration
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz is looking to extend the emergency declaration for the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz…
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Yorkie lost in Santa Cruz County reunites with SoCal family
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — A Yorkie has been reunited with his family from Southern California after being lost in Santa Cruz County for…
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Stand Up for Science rallies across the nation Friday, including on a UCSC campus
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz held a rally Friday around noon as part of the nationwide Stand Up for Science movement on the heels of…
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Starbuck baristas in Scotts Valley vote in favor on unionization
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Starbucks baristas from the Mt. Hermon Road and SkyPark location in Scotts Valley have voted to unionize over the…
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PVUSD to vote on possible closure of Pacific Coast Charter School
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is looking at the possibility of closing a charter school in their latest…
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Protesters turned up at the clock tower in Santa Cruz Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The organization that hosts a variety of protests across that nation, known as 50501, gathered again Tuesday in front…
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigating shooting outside of Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives and deputies are investigating a shooting outside of Watsonville on…
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Driver crashes into music store in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A single driver crashed into a music store in Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, damaging the building. The accident…
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Three arrested after high-speed chase, standoff in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz announced Thursday that CHP K-9 officers successfully apprehended three suspects with multiple…
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UCSC patient care workers, students join two-day UC strike
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — UC Santa Cruz workers joined the thousands protesting what they say are unfair labor practices at all UC campuses and…
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Man shot in third Watsonville shooting in three days
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A man is recovering after being shot on Ginos Court in Watsonville on Tuesday evening, the third shooting in the…
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New street sweeping pilot program launches in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A new street-sweeping pilot program is launching in Santa Cruz with new “No Parking zones” signs in six different…
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Search for man who jumped off cliff at Wilder Ranch continues
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — A search continues for a man who jumped into the ocean at Wilder Ranch State Park Tuesday morning. According to the…
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Two arrested in Santa Cruz high-speed pursuit Sunday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Two teenagers were arrested during a high-speed pursuit in Santa Cruz leads to the discovery of a handgun and…
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Amateurs, pros face off at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off took over the Boardwalk this past weekend for people to chow down on two…
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Closing out Black History Month, one UCSC study shows some disparities
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — There is one week left in Black History Month and one study out of UCSC’s Institute for Social Transformation is…
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The 50501 Movement rallies around the Central Coast Monday
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A national protest called The 50501 Movement broke out across the nation Monday, seeing a large turnout along the…
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Santa Cruz pizza spinner twirls circles around other dough tossers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruzan Justin Wadstein is a 13-time pizza spinning world champion; a real slice above the rest. It’s not just…
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Emergency severe weather shelters open in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Two emergency shelters will be open tonight for those seeking shelter from the storm impacting Santa Cruz County.…
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Temporary evacuation points open in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Two evacuation points are now open in Santa Cruz County for residents evacuating from the area. The Santa Cruz…
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Road closures in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Four road closures have been issued in the county due to the storm in Santa Cruz County. The County of Santa Cruz…
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Santa Cruz Wharf, state parks, beaches close due to incoming storm
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — The Santa Cruz Wharf will be closed along with a variety of Santa Cruz beaches and parks due to high surf and severe…
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Evacuation warnings issued near San Lorenzo River
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Three evacuation warnings are being issued due to the excessive rainfall expected Thursday in Santa Cruz County.…
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Central Coast atmospheric weather alerts ahead of Thursday’s storm
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — A handful of weather alerts have been issued throughout the Central Coast ahead of Thursday’s storm. Monterey, San…
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CAL FIRE seasonal firefighters return early, adapting to fire year
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Local CAL FIRE units are beginning to adapt to a shift from a traditional fire season to a fire year. CAL FIRE BEU…
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Cabrillo College President, Superintendent Wetstein retires
APTOS, Calif. (KION) – After seven years of being in his roles, Cabrillo College President and Superintendent Matt Wetstein announced his retirement.…
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Preparations for the upcoming storm headed for Santa Cruz
APTOS, Calif. (KION) — As the storms move in, Santa Cruz County locals are preparing as concerns over flooding, power outages and road closures…
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Roadway flooding reported on Memory Lane in Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION) — A flooded roadway was reported at Memory Lane in Boulder Creek Thursday afternoon. According to the California…
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UCSC alumna wins second Grammy award for Best Folk Album
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — An alumna from UC Santa Cruz, Gillian Welch, was the recipient of the Best Folk Album award with musical partner…
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PG&E customers in the Santa Cruz Mountains still without power after the storm Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Power outages are still affecting hundreds of people in the Santa Cruz Mountains following the storm yesterday.…
Continue Reading Highway 9 reopens north of Highway 236; CHP Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CHP Santa Cruz announced Tuesday afternoon that Highway 9 was fully closed just north of the junction with…
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$10,000 worth of essential goods from Wings Homeless Advocacy stolen Friday
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Wings Homeless Advocacy announced Tuesday that they had a break-in occur in the evening on January 31 that cost the…
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Parts of Central Coast without power due to storm
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) — Customers on the Central Coast are without power as a storm makes its way. Santa Cruz customers by Neary Lagoon were…
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Wanted violent child predator on the run arrested in Capitola
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) — U.S. Marshalls arrested a wanted fugitive after nine years in Capitola after failing to register as a sex offender.…
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Cannabis lounges may move forward in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted on a motion that will potentially welcome cannabis lounges in Santa Cruz…
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Measure Q’s conservation efforts begin to take shape
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Steps are being made to implement new conservation efforts and plans in Santa Cruz County due to Measure Q. Approved…
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A new restaurant may be making its way to the Santa Cruz Wharf
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz Wharf may soon be home to a new restaurant along its famous wharf after lengthy discussions. Santa…
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EV charging stations in Santa Cruz receive $14.3 million in funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION-TV) — More than $14 million will be distributed to the City of Santa Cruz to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.…
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Santa Cruz Wharf approves declaration of existing state of emergency
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Santa Cruz voted unanimously to declare an existing state of emergency for the partial collapse of the…
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Santa Cruz Downtown Plan Expansion environmental impact review releases to public
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — An environmental review of Santa Cruz’s Downtown Plan Expansion has been released for locals to review for themselves.…
Continue Reading Cal/OSHA opening investigation into Santa Cruz Wharf collapse
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — Cal/OSHA will be investigating the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Wharf from Dec. 23. Department of Industrial…
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North Santa Cruz Harbor boat residents still dealing with damages
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The storm that hit the Santa Cruz Harbor last month left a devastating aftermath. This includes one boat owner facing…
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Two at-risk Watsonville teen sisters reported missing have been found
Two at-risk teen sisters were reported missing in Watsonville Tuesday morning, but have since been found, according to the Watsonville Police…
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Santa Cruz Harbor continues to recover one week later
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) — The Santa Cruz Harbor sits still now having been hit hard with large swell last week. Some people reflecting on what had…
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Santa Cruz Wharf business reeling with impacts during holiday season
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Wharf, once a destination for tourists for the holiday season, remains closed. Main and Cowell Beaches are open,…
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Santa Cruz Harbor rocked by high swells, capsizing boats, leaving debris
After avoiding a tsunami warning weeks ago, Santa Cruz Harbor was faced with high surf…this time bringing destruction. Monday around 1 p.m.,…
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Santa Cruz Harbor responds to tsunami warning before its cancellation
A 7.0 magnitude quake off of Humboldt County coast prompted a tsunami warning alert for about an hour this morning. People in Santa Cruz were given…
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Cabrillo ranked best community college in California
APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cabrillo College announced Wednesday that they’ve been named the best community college in California. According to a…
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One person arrested for DUI after crash backs up Highway 1; CHP
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – An early morning crash leads to a DUI arrest of the driver on Highway 1 near Freedom Boulevard on Wednesday, according to the…
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