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Aztecas Youth Soccer Camp marks 10 years of impact
FREEDOM, Calif. — Ten years later, the Aztecas Youth Soccer Camp is still growing. This year, the camp is serving 250 kids between the ages of 6 and 14 who are getting an opportunity to play a sport they love. Beginning last week, camp participants have been spending time...
CZU homeowners meeting for potential funding, July 20
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Santa Cruz County is holding a meeting on July 20 from 1:30 until 5:30 p.m. for homeowners affected by the CZU Fire and hoping to apply for a grant to help rebuild as well as protect against future wildfires. The California Department of Housing and Community Development is providing funds The post CZU homeowners meeting for potential funding, July 20 appeared first on KION546.
Santa Cruz mother launches billboard campaign to raise fentanyl awareness after son's death
PAJARO, Calif. — A new billboard in Pajaro is warning people about the dangers of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. The billboard, located on Salinas Street, a busy road connecting Salinas and Pajaro, features the smiling face of Tosh Ackerman, who died in 2015 after consuming a counterfeit Xanax pill laced with fentanyl.
Bomb squad called to Santa Cruz Co. facility after military ordnance found
(KRON) — A bomb team from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office responded Tuesday to the Ben Lomond Transfer Station after an old military ordnance was found, authorities said. The sheriff's office bomb team confirmed that the ordnance, which appeared in photos to measure around two feet in length, was still intact. The Travis Air […]
Small earthquake hit near Gilroy Wednesday morning
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) Wednesday morning at 8:27 a.m., an earthquake registering 3.3 shook near Gilroy. The quake's epicenter was 6 miles ESE of Gilroy, with a depth of 1.5 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
After a few mild days another summer heat wave is on the horizon
SACRAMENTO — After a short stint of mild and seasonable weather in Northern California, our weather pattern is about to take another hot turn.Wednesday is the Sacramento Valley's last day in the mid-90s before temperatures heat up into the triple-digits for the next week. More major to extreme heat risk is possible through next week as temperatures climb.The next heat waveTemperatures in recent days have stayed mild and cooler than average thanks to an onshore flow, also known as the Delta Breeze in the Sacramento Valley.Low pressure riding along California's West Coast continued to lift northward and was close to...
The people behind the Pulitzer: Tamsin McMahon
Today, we continue our “People Behind the Pulitzer” interview series with Tamsin McMahon, Lookout’s managing editor. Despite being on staff for only three months before the storms hit, Tamsin led the team through the surge and then painstakingly assembled the work for Pulitzer consideration. When addressing Lookout...
Coyotes spotted in Santa Cruz neighborhoods
FREEDOM, Calif. — A post on social media about frequent coyote sightings worries some people living in a Santa Cruz neighborhood. The post says coyotes are becoming more aggressive with pets and humans on Berkeley Way. The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter says it is mating season, and coyotes...
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