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Vicente Joseph Arroyo allegedly killed miniature horses, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks and other types of birds. Some animals...

The three other individuals charged in connection with Perry’s death – Dr. Mark Chavez, Perry’s personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa and an ac...

Jose Alfaro Gamero pleaded no contest in both cases, resulting in a grand total of about five years in prison.

Police said the bus driver provided first aid to the motorcyclist before emergency personnel got to the scene.  The motorcyclist was pronoun...

Jeffrey Buren Khahling, 75, of Redding, was the only occupant onboard the plane, the sheriff’s office said.

The heat wave is the longest and most intense since July.

The guys pick 15 games across the Bay Area, including De La Salle-Serra, St. Francis-McClymonds, Los Gatos-Liberty and more.

Michael Moore had disappeared after setting out Aug. 16 on what was planned as a solo hike in the Emigrant Wilderness.

The attack was reported at 2:11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, on the 200 block of Leavenworth Street.

"We were working night and day -- through the clock," the development group's leader, Ray Bobbitt, said of the process behind finishing a sa...

Inspired by his grandmother, chef Geoff Davis opened Burdell to warm reviews last year. 

In a legal tug-of-war, Stanford is resisting pressure to return a contentious diary to China.

Santa Clara County is expected to finalize the purchase of the hospital early next year.

So far, no one has been cited or arrested for turning down shelter.

An affordable housing development could sprout on a vacant lot near downtown San Jose.

Newsom and legislative leaders Rivas and McGuire act as three haughty islands, distant from voters and each other.

A family group from Woodland Hills watched as a child was taken by a mountain lion while picnicking at Malibu Creek State Park

Suspect Michael Sparks allegedly sent an incriminating text message to a family member before his arrest, police said.

The social fabric in many working-class communities has unraveled, and people are right to feel angry and betrayed.

When companies shirk their responsibilities, swift consequences should kick in before someone dies or falls ill.

Prosecutors say Jose Elias Aguilar's actions were intentional, while a defense attorney says he was so high on methamphetamine he was detach...

TODAY’S WORD — SCHEDULE (SCHEDULE: SKED-jool: A procedural plan that indicates the time and sequence of each operation.)Average mark 22 wor...

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign.

Plus: My nephew is Dudley Dursley, and his parents won't let me reprimand him.

I'm afraid that if I say no, she'll back out.