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Every year, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter takes in thousands of animals at its two locations, a menagerie that can include cats and dogs, rabbits and snakes, horses and hamsters.

Center fielder Austin Jackson agreed to terms on a $6 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, filling the club's top remaining void just a few weeks before pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture's annual awards dinner will be held Saturday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday demanded documents from 23 jurisdictions that protect undocumented immigrants, in another strike by President Donald Trump’s administration against so-called sanctuary cities.

The truck driver who backed over and killed a coworker as they cleared a mudslide on Highway 17 last year was under the influence of methadone at the time and should not have been driving, according to a lawsuit filed Jan. 17 in Santa Cruz County Superior Court.

The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve has begun work to restore 61 acres of lost coastal salt marsh in the Elkhorn Slough.

Neal and Jonathan Marchessault scored in a 3 1/2-minute span in the third period, helping the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

According to a report compiled by 1-800-Flowers in 2016, Valentine’s Day remains second only to Mother’s Day as the most popular flower-gifting holiday in the United States.

Eighteen years after the Raiders made kicker Sebastian Janikowski a surprise first-round draft pick, his career in Oakland has come to an end.

Using a 16-4 run out of halftime, Golden State won for the seventh time in eight games by beating the Wizards 109-101 as Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Stephen Curry added 25, and Klay Thompson helped limit Bradley Beal to eight Wednesday night, a day after the Warriors took schoolkids to a museum instead of visiting President Donald Trump at the White House.