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Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose deaths, the unive...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Megan Hilty, 44; Lucy Lawless, 57; Amy Sedaris, 64; Eric Idle, 82.Happy Birthday: Set your sights on self-imp...

Dear Eric: My husband’s best friend of 18 years is married to “Martha,” who is bipolar. She self-medicates with THC. I’ve become uncomfortab...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a social media influencer.Related ArticlesHarriette Cole: I finally got a letter from the father I nev...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless, not by choice.Related ArticlesMiss Manners: It was my party, and this...

DEAR ABBY: My husband is soon to have his first book published. We have both waited a long time for this moment and are thrilled that he’ll...

REDWOOD CITY — Mills softball was a good team last year.The Vikings finished the season with a record of 14-7, losing in the quarterfinals...

By Amy Hansen, The Fresh ToastNot everyone has access to marijuana to help them sleep – good news, hemp is available.It’s estimated 50 t...

SAN JOSE — Four police officers acted lawfully when they shot and killed an armed man outside a San Jose convenience store last September, a...

NEW ORLEANS — The pelvic contusion that knocked Steph Curry out for the prior two games before he returned to life the Warriors over New Orl...

MARTINEZ — A 34-year-old Lafayette man is facing a possible life sentence after a jury found him guilty of holding a family hostage in their...

April 20th, commonly known as 4/20, has evolved from an underground counterculture reference to a significant day of activism, public demons...

NEW ORLEANS — Steph Curry returned after missing two games with a pelvic contusion, dropping 23 points to lift the Warriors in a sluggish ga...

Ashley Hatch flirted with a hat trick for the Washington Spirit, while Bay FC had a pair of goals waved off and fell Friday night, 2-0.Hatc...

GILROY — The Gilroy Garlic Festival is returning six years after a mass shooting brought the annual tradition to an abrupt end.Related Arti...

SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after overcoming a 16-point deficit to stun Arkansas in the Sweet 16, Texas Tech will face its biggest challenge of...

MARTINEZ — Citing “insufficient evidence,” the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office has declined to charge an East Bay tennis coach arres...

Why won’t Brooklinen refund Tracy Brom’s “hot and scratchy” sheets? After all, it promised her a refund.Q: I bought sheets from Brooklinen....

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Bay Area owes Codythanks for swift actionRe: “Public heal...

SAO PAULO (AP / By MAURICIO SAVARESE) — Brazil coach Dorival Júnior was fired on Friday after 14 months amid poor results and disappointing...

BLACKHAWK — She wore a “Love Pink” tank top as she browsed around the CVS on Camino Tassajara, loading tequila, paper towels, and Reese’s ca...

136 Wheeler Avenue – Google Street ViewA historic house located in the 100 block of Wheeler Avenue in Los Gatos has a new owner. The 1,502-...

SAN JOSE – Defenseman Vincent Desharnais is questionable to play Saturday when the San Jose Sharks face the New York Rangers in the first ga...

By Dave Collins | Associated PressDavid Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where t...

New York bagel lovers rejoice: Boichik Bagels is preparing to open a store in Concord at the end of April.“I’ve had people asking for a Wal...