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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: Aptos 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...
Summer of the shark: Aptos 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...
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