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Santa Cruz County warns of unhealthy air quality that could stay until Friday

September 20, 2023 2:48 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency advises people within the county to stay vigilant of smoke coming…

Cabrillo College and UCSC affordable housing project

September 20, 2023 10:20 AM Nataly Gutierrez

APTOS, CA. (KION-TV): An $181 million affordable student housing project is now underway in Santa Cruz County. The joint project is for Cabrillo…

Santa Cruz named best coffee city in America: study

September 19, 2023 3:41 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz has a certain aesthetic. The beachside city helped make famous the surfer aesthetic and is well known for…

Feds award $1 billion to combat extreme heat, including more than $4 million to Santa Cruz and Watsonville

September 19, 2023 4:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- California received about $103 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to…

Tree blocking Highway 1 at Spring Creek Road to possibly reopen by midnight

September 19, 2023 5:59 PM Ricardo Tovar

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV)- CHP Santa Cruz said that a tree that fell and blocked Highway 9 outside Boulder Creek on Tuesday may take several…

Group of students allegedly threw gun after being kicked off school bus in Santa Cruz County

September 19, 2023 3:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating an incident that involved a group of students…

Santa Cruz County adopts artificial intelligence policy

September 19, 2023 1:46 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to adopt a policy to encourage the…

Capitola looks forward to groundbreaking ceremony for the Wharf Resiliency Project

September 18, 2023 6:31 PM Dania Romero

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) – More than half a year later, and efforts to rebuild the historic Capitola Wharf remains strong. “Luckily we had had this…

City of Capitola to host Wharf Resiliency Project groundbreaking event this week

May 11, 2023 11:39 PM Lindsey Selzer, Derrick Ow

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON SEPT. 17, 2023 AT 6:18 PM: The City of Capitola will be holding a groundbreaking event to kick off construction…

K9 officer helps officers confiscate fentanyl and meth during a traffic stop

September 17, 2023 4:23 PM Derrick Ow

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Scotts Valley Police Department announced that they have arrested a female driver after fentanyl and…

Scotts Valley Police arrests alleged prowler

September 17, 2023 12:29 PM Derrick Ow

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Scotts Valley Police Department announced that they arrested a male adult who is accused of prowling and…

House fire in Scotts Valley stopped from spreading to neighboring structures

September 16, 2023 4:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Scotts Valley Fire District said they responded to a structure fire Saturday morning that could have been much…

Capitola pair says deuces to competition at annual Diaper Derby and Toddler Contest

September 16, 2023 2:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The annual Diaper Derby and Toddler Contest was held at the Santa Cruz County Fair and two Capitola contests swept the…

Santa Cruz County Fair recognizes farmers after rough start to the year

September 15, 2023 6:12 PM Dania Romero

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) – The Santa Cruz County Fair is back in town. If you go, make sure to check out the harvest section of the fair. The…

Immediate repairs required on the San Lorenzo River Levee after illegal planting and rock movement

September 15, 2023 11:45 AM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA, CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Santa Cruz said that a significant amount of rock that provides levee armoring and flood protection had…

Overnight closures to begin for 10 weeks, six nights a week, on Highway 9 in Ben Lomond

September 14, 2023 5:39 PM Ricardo Tovar

BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Caltrans announced that they will begin overnight closures for over two months on Highway 9 in Ben Lomond starting…

4-H Club hopes to raise money for college at Santa Cruz County Fair

September 12, 2023 12:25 PM Ricardo Tovar, Calista Silva

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON 9/13/2023 5:36 p.m.: The Santa Cruz County Fair is officially open! While many come out to enjoy the…

Watsonville Police arrest man wanted for allegedly shooting a 41-year-old man

September 13, 2023 5:12 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE. Calif. (KION-TV)- A 27-year-old is now behind bars after a shooting that took place Tuesday morning in the slough area near the 1500…

Santa Cruz County recovery center set to reopen after $1.08 million contract

September 12, 2023 10:13 PM Austin Castro

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Santa Cruz recovery center will soon reopen its doors to help people facing drug and alcohol addictions. The Santa…

Cabrillo College board votes to delay renaming until 2028

September 12, 2023 5:46 PM Nataly Gutierrez

APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV): The Cabrillo College Governing Board voted Monday night 6-1 to push-off a decision on renaming the college for the next…