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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker helps disable a 40,000-volt power line that collapsed Wednesday on the 1400 block of Freedom Boulevard.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County health officials identified 37 new Covid-19 cases—the county’s largest single-day jump since the virus started its spread—on Monday, increasing the number of new cases over the last eight days to 142. There are 216 active cases in the county, and...

Tarmo Hannula: The San Francisco 49ers just barely edged past the Seattle Seahawks last night in a cliffhanger finale. The 49ers have not beaten the Seahawks in Seattle since 2011. The harrowing closure ultimately came down to a mighty blunt tackle by Dre Greenlaw...

The Cabrillo Gallery is presenting Student Exhibition 2025, showcasing a cross-section of student talent.  This exhibition offers a wide sampling of artwork completed by students from all disciplines taught in the Cabrillo College Art Studio and Art Photography Departments during the 2024-25 school year. “The show is...

It was a year dominated by news of the Covid-19 pandemic, since the news began to roll in on March 12. The crisis has hit businesses, schools, neighborhoods and people everywhere in the world. There are few vestiges of life that have not yet...

The California School Boards Association (CSBA) recently selected Todd Guild, a longtime reporter for the Register-Pajaronian, as one of 25 recipients of the Golden Quill Award, presented in recognition of fair, insightful and accurate reporting on public school news by print, broadcast and online news media representatives.

A blast from a fire hose showers off the side of a mobile home at the Portola Mobile Home Park on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police Department lifted all evacuation warnings in the City of Watsonville on Monday.  Access into Pajaro from Watsonville is still closed off by the Monterey County Sheriff's Office and will remain closed until Monterey County officials lift the road closures.  Santa Cruz County officials have...