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Santa Cruz mother launches billboard campaign to raise fentanyl awareness after son’s death
PAJARO, California (KSBW) — 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.
Santa Cruz County youth crisis center targets 2025 opening
LIVE OAK — After breaking ground earlier this year, work on a new Santa Cruz County-owned stabilization center for local youth in crisis is progressing with planners eyeing a pair of opening dates in 2025. The two-story, emergent facility at 5300 Soquel Ave. has been under construction since February...
Coast Line | Boulder Creek event to provide assistance to CZU Lightning Complex victims
Homeowners affected by the 2020 disasters including the CZU fires are eligible for up to $500,000 to help rebuild their home or up to $50,000 in wildfire mitigation/defensible space funding through ReCoverCA programs. State representatives will be in Santa Cruz County on Saturday to help residents understand eligibility criteria and the application process. Appointments are available for interested homeowners and CZU survivors.
Central Coast leaders react to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) -- While investigators continue to look for answers following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Central Coast leaders are calling for an end to violence. Monterey Mayor Tyller Williamson is one of many local representatives voicing their concerns. "This is a detestable act that had occurred," said Williamson. "I fear The post Central Coast leaders react to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump appeared first on KION546.
Man wanted in the Santa Cruz Mountains arrested after search
Law enforcement in the Santa Cruz Mountains conducted a manhunt, on Sunday afternoon. According to the Santa Cruz Police Department, the search was for a man on the run connected to a "violent felony criminal investigation." Law enforcement was in the area of Big Basin Highway, less than a mile...
Summer of the shark: Santa Cruz County cove teems with sharp-toothed juveniles
APTOS — It has become the summer of the juvenile white shark at a small cove in the Aptos area this year with researchers estimating that numbers of the sleek ocean predator have reached an all-time high even after a decade of lofted trends. Known among locals as “shark...
Neighborhood on alert after a home invasion robbery in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that just after midnight Thursday, deputies were dispatched to an armed robbery home invasion on the 2000 block of Halterman Avenue in Live Oak. Police said that upon arrival they learned that the two victims had left the home close to The post Neighborhood on alert after a home invasion robbery in Santa Cruz County appeared first on KION546.
Search ongoing for man in the Santa Cruz Mountains
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — Law enforcement were in the Santa Cruz Mountains conducting a manhunt, Sunday afternoon. According to the Santa Cruz Police Department, the search was for a man on the run connected to a "violent felony criminal investigation." Law enforcement were in the area of Big Basin...
‘Co-ed butcher’ serial killer Edmund Kemper is denied parole again for murders of eight women
Serial killer Edmund Kemper, who was nicknamed the “co-ed butcher” for his brutal murders of eight women in the 1970s, has been denied parole once again.The “depraved” 75-year-old was convicted in 1973 following a spate of horrific killings, which included female high school and college students aged between 15 and 23, his own mother and grandparents.Kemper was known to decapitate and dismember his victims, as well as engage in necrophilia with the bodies.He was denied parole on Tuesday by a California state panel during a hearing that he did not attend. Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell urged the...
Dedicated to Natasha’s Run For Justice
Did you know Santa Cruz County is a hotspot for sex trafficking? That’s why the Arukah Project started “Natasha’s Run for Justice,” an event to raise money to help trafficking victims who have escaped or been rescued. On June 15, dozens of people gathered for the...
Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | The continuing retreat of Depot Hill
The 80-to-90-foot high, near-vertical cliffs along Depot Hill between Capitola and New Brighton State Beach are the most rapidly eroding in Santa Cruz County for several reasons that I described in the article two weeks ago. The earliest builders in this area made wise decisions and didn’t build close to the cliff edge. The desirability of an ocean view setting changed over time, however, as homes were gradually built closer and closer to the edge.
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