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I was born and raised in the Bay Area, and after graduating from college I wanted to see the world. The company I worked for offered a rotat...

SACRAMENTO – Another high school basketball season has crossed the finish line.It ended at 9:51 on Saturday night with Archbishop Riordan f...

Studies show that 93% of dog parents in the U.S. say their dog has made them a better person, while 71% say their pup has made them happier...

New ballet spaceNew Ballet was recently awarded a $15,000 community grant from the Rotary Club of San José. The funds will be used to help...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As his team practiced at Duke, ahead of its Feb. 15 game against the Blue Devils, Stanford coach Kyle Smith found himself...

OAKLAND — Voters here will have the chance to throw their leaders a financial lifeboat next month by approving a new sales tax that would pu...

Daily life in the Bay Area changed dramatically five years ago. Schools went online. Offices went remote. People followed a 6-foot rule as t...

A crew of young Bay Area technology whizzes working at Elon Musk’s controversial cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency may face f...

I’ve been writing this column about classic cars and collectors for almost 20 years. I’ve learned that car collectors are among the nicest p...

Women’s basketball has not slowed down at all this season as March Madness arrives.A year ago, the women’s NCAA championship game drew a bi...

TODAY’S WORD — DISTORTION (DISTORTION: dis-TOR-shun: The act of altering something out of its true, natural or original state.)Average mark...

Dear Eric: I am a 76-year-old man. My best friend is a woman who is 75.Related ArticlesAdvice | Asking Eric: I want to cut...

DEAR ABBY: I am a troubled older man. I was married with three children, but I drank too much.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear...

Bay Area is under a wind advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 12:34 a.m. The advisory is valid from 5 p....

SACRAMENTO — For 30 straight games, Riordan was a stingy defensive team that strung together stops when the Crusaders needed to most. The S...

South Bay public transportation workers will continue to strike through the weekend, a union spokesman said, after negotiations between Vall...

Yosemite National Park will soon being taking reservations again for several campgrounds this summer following public protests by park emplo...

SACRAMENTO — Sometimes, the little engine that could runs out of gas.Or it just runs into a bigger engine. That’s what happened to Archbish...

SAN FRANCISCO — The greatest coach in the history of the Warriors organizations now has the win total to match.With Golden State’s 97-94 vi...

SAN FRANCISCO — Like the individual matchup between Draymond Green and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Warriors and Knicks locked their horns.Neith...

On the same day the 49ers brought back a longtime member of their backfield in Kyle Juszczyk, they reportedly agreed to send away another ma...

SANDY, Utah — Bay FC players said all the right things leading up to their season opener on Saturday about staying upbeat and confident desp...

A city named after Ireland’s capital has to put on a good show for St. Patrick’s Day.So on Saturday morning, the 41st holiday parade got un...

By Bay City NewsNobody was injured when an aircraft with two people on board crashed in Contra Costa County late Saturday morning.Related...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have played dozens of close games this season, an example, it seems, of how much more competitive they’ve bee...