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A Wednesday, July 2 front-page article incorrectly reported that San Jose’s crime rate rose 27% from 2023 to 2024 based on data submitted to...

By Andrew Dalton | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a s...

RICHMOND — Divisive. That was the word used by multiple Richmond councilmembers as they discussed a civil grand jury report that examined po...

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated PressROME  — The head of the Italian Culture Ministry’s film department resigned Thursday following revelati...

Pablo Cruise might just be the original yacht rock band.“Our headquarters was an 82-foot schooner in the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon,”...

MORGAN HILL — A body was found Wednesday evening on the banks of Anderson Lake, authorities said.Related ArticlesCalifornia...

A couple of years ago I bought a fancy cherry pitter at Sur La Table. For decades I’d been using the two I’d inherited from my mother. I lov...

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and TRÂN NGUYỄN, Associated PressSACRAMENTO  — Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing...

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks have signed veteran defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a two-year contract, according to reports.The deal is worth $...

SAN JOSE — A long-shuttered store property at a high-profile spot in San Jose has been bought by a veteran Bay Area developer in a hopeful s...

When I was a kid, nearly everything had a clear and simple way to turn it off. Switches flipped down to cut the power, and knobs clicked off...

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon in Central California reached 35,000 acres within 12 hours, becoming the state’s biggest wildfire of...

From the return of The Weeknd to a symphony concert with fireworks, there is a lot to do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.Here’s a p...

Lawmakers — at both the state and federal levels — have put forth proposals in recent weeks to largely prohibit federal agents conducting im...

SAN JOSE — A big housing development could sprout in San Jose on a site where a hotel was planned, then abandoned in the face of the lodging...

OAKLAND — In her young life, Makyla Brown has already survived more than most.As a teen, she was in foster care. By 18, an Oakland police o...

As destructive wildfires have ravaged California over the past decade, the insurance industry has dropped hundreds of thousands of homeowner...

With the Fourth of July just around the corner, public safety officials and healthcare workers are advising Bay Area residents to be aware o...

SAN JOSE — A senior manager with Samsung has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women over a multi-year span...

As temperatures rise, coyote encounters are expected to increase across the Bay Area.The East Bay Regional Park District, which includes 73...

Between 1978 and 2011, 15 men in Santa Clara County were sentenced to death for murders with special circumstances like kidnapping, torture...

The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a grievous blow to separation of powers by holding that federal courts cannot issue nationwide injunctions...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Olivia Munn, 45; Andrea Barber, 49; Tom Cruise, 63; Montel Williams, 69.Happy Birthday: Control will be an is...

There are plenty of reasons to dislike Carl DeMaio, if you so choose.The first-term San Diego assembly member is MAGA to his marrow, bringi...

Dear Eric: I’m close friends with one of my sisters-in-law but not the other, Betty.Related ArticlesAsking Eric: My lazy son...