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San Jose Playhouse musical satire lets Disney princesses have their say -- and they have a lot on their minds.

Off duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph D. Emerson of Pleasant Hill told Horizon Air captain and first officer "I'm not okay" before trying to...

Those advocating for a return to cursive have focused on the benefits not so much of writing it but of being able to read it.

George fan, the mind behind "Plants vs. Zombies," releases "Hardhat Wombat," a game where players have to build structures out of poop

A big housing development is being eyed at an office site in north San Jose.

Melvin will reportedly leave the Padres with one year left on his contract to become the Giants' 17th manager in their San Francisco history...

In a car, the further one travels, the more likely one is to feel ill, as shown by a number of mathematical models which predict motion sick...

Authorities rescued eight children in California on Saturday after they were abducted by their biological mother and found roughly 1,500 mil...

“For Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, ‘Taco Tuesday’ brought a lot of pride over the past 40 years,” said co-owner Gregory Gregory. “Relinquish...

The spacious property located in the 13700 block of Dolphin Drive in Saratoga was sold on Oct. 2, 2023 for $3,900,000, or $1,578 per square...

After Cohen took the stand and began answering questions about his career and criminal convictions, Trump at times whispered to his lawyers....

The candidate list, though quickly slimming, was long and jumbled with no obvious choice for the job. Emmer, a lawyer, is known as a gruff h...

"Bulrusher," a trippy, poetic coming of age story set in Northern California, plays at Berkeley Rep Oct. 27-Dec. 3.

Oregon quarterback Bo Nix remains in the race, but Michigan's J.J. McCarthy is the new betting favorite.

The broad-ranging suit is the result of an investigation led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentuc...

Apple fritters in Concord, maple custard in San Jose, passion fruit in Fremont -- just for starters

While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older should receive the annual flu vaccine, m...

Edge rusher Naki Tuakoi of Fremont High in Oakland says he has reopened his recruitment

He began running gambling operations as a teen in Minnesota, using earnings from mink trapping to buy and install slot machines at local pub...

Brock Purdy has been the Niners' quarterback for a year. Now he and Kyle Shanahan have to face some real adversity.

A man was arrested on DUI, child endangerment charges after reporting a child missing from a supermarket parking lot after forgetting he lef...

Found to be too intoxicated to care for himself.

'Disneyland on the Mountain,' by Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer, chronicles Walt Disney's efforts to build a resort in California's Mineral...

Liberty, Acalanes, Las Lomas move up. Live Oak, Clayton Valley enter the rankings as the regular season winds down.

Separate shoplifting incident reported at same Walgreens.