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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lana Del Rey, 40; Jussie Smollett, 43; Prince William, 43; Chris Pratt, 46.Happy Birthday: You have more cont...

TODAY’S WORD — CHAMPAGNE (CHAMPAGNE: sham-PANE: Sparkling wine made in Champagne, France, or similar wine made elsewhere.)Average mark 30 w...

Dear Eric: My daughter’s friend from childhood, Lucy, now 24 years old, had lifelong issues with her physically and mentally abusive parents...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I went to a party with an old friend I haven’t seen in a while.Related ArticlesHarriette Cole: It’s unfair t...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m an adult with physical and emotional disabilities, and I live with my caregiver.Related ArticlesMiss...

CONCORD – A driver crashed into a tree and died Friday afternoon in Concord, police said.Related ArticlesMan accused of runn...

SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers went hitless in five at-bats in his first game against his former team as the Giants fell to the Boston Red So...

SUNNYVALE — Authorities on Friday arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting last month in Sunnyvale.Related Articles...

SAN JOSE — A two-decade veteran officer with the San Jose Police Department is in jail after he was arrested this past week on suspicion of...

SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers made one point abundantly clear ahead of the Giants’ three-game series against his former team: He was not int...

A San Mateo County official has recommended that the Board of Supervisors remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office over allegations of co...

DUBLIN — Federal prisons officials are promising not to re-open the infamous — and now mothballed — FCI Dublin women’s prison as a new deten...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.State must expand ERreproductive careCalifornia has long...

A condo in Saratoga that sold for $1.2 million, is the most affordable real estate sale in Saratoga in the past week.For comparison, the ov...

The Hotline is delighted to provide West Coast fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huf...

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A condo in Milpitas that sold for $880,000 tops the list of the most affordable real estate sales in Milpitas in the past week.For comparis...

The Trump administration said Friday it has given California 60 days to remove all mention of gender identity from its federally funded sexu...

As President Donald Trump ramps up his nationwide crackdown on immigrants living in the country illegally, Santa Clara County’s Rapid Respon...

Italian chef and entrepreneur Enzo Rosano has opened his sixth Locanda restaurant in the Bay Area, and it’s his first in San Jose.Locanda I...

3509 Kamp Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 3500 block of Kamp Drive in Pleasanton was sold on April 18, 2025...

By PHILIP MARCELO, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks will play the Vegas Golden Knights three times as part of a six-game preseason schedule, which was announced...

The Bay Area suffered fresh job losses in May as economic woes widened in the region, while California posted modest job gains last month, a...

By Scottie Andrew, CNN We hardly see the cartilaginous villain of “Jaws” before it tears through a skinny-dipper, a dog, a little boy and a...