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A body was found in the on-campus pond at Evergreen Valley College in East San Jose on Monday, college officials confirmed.

A motorist on I-80 in San Pablo was injured by shattered glass Monday after someone shot at their vehicle.

In what they called a “breakthrough,” scientists uncovered the biological reason we get more respiratory illnesses in winter — the cold air...

My Bay Area brewery tour this month took me to two medal-winning San Francisco breweries.

Ed Madec, who was ousted as the college's basketball coach, allegedly made threats while teaching a class on Aug. 15.

Willow Smith and Jaden Smith reportedly 'feel bad' for their father, as their mother continues to reveal details about their marriage while...

The two women got lost when trying to reach Ramona Falls with no compass or map. Rescuers say they were fortunate to reach an area to call f...

These grades, at best, speak to the "typical" Californian. You tell me who that is?

Delano Manongs Park opened Oct. 14.

Where did San Ramon Valley land after falling to De La Salle? Wilcox returns to the Top 10 after beating Burlingame. Menlo School makes a bi...

Two businesses lose combined total of almost $4,900.

These holiday enthusiasts elaborately decorate their yards for Halloween, then quickly turn around and deck their homes with lots and lots o...

When this couple saw a storefront open up in town, they decided to embark on a journey that's a whole different kind of sweet: co-owning a h...

The newly approved requirements, which will apply to both public and charter schools who serve children in 7th through 12th grade, stop shor...

Readers share stories of recent close calls involving cars and bikes

Skeptics said footprints couldn't be 23,000 years old. Bay Area scientists proved they were.

Concerns about Chris Paul fit and questions about Jonathan Kuminga's hype were both wildly misplaced.

Fans have plenty of questions about the 49ers' injuries and their loss to the Browns

We look at the first few years of the Disney Brothers Studio, which later became the Walt Disney Co., plus a few things you may not know abo...

The truck’s driver, a 44-year-old man from Oakland, appeared to have been ejected from the vehicle early Friday morning and was killed, poli...

A house that sold for $2.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.

Keith Frederick Prante, 36, fired on a San Bernardino police officer who shot back. No one was reported injured.

McKenna Kelley, one of Retton’s four daughters, said the 55-year-old Retton’s breathing is becoming stronger and her “path to recovery is st...

The two officers only got off of the 50-year-old Jacobo Juarez Cedillo after he appeared to lose consciousness while pinned to the ground on...

Nine bills and a House Resolution functioned as the Legislature's response to school board culture wars.