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RICHMOND — A month full of Bay Area Pride celebrations will kick off this weekend with Richmond’s 11th annual Pride parade and fair which or...

The operator of two Oakland homeless shelters is pulling out of the sites a month ahead of schedule, after threatening to immediately shutte...

Scott Peterson’s hope that the California Court of Appeal would overturn his murder conviction were dashed this week when it instead directe...

721 Sinnet Court – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 700 block of Sinnet Court in Danville was sold on April 16, 2025 for $2,00...

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in Concord on Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake was reported at 1...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks announced Friday that they have agreed to release forward Andrew Poturalski, who wishes to pursue playing opp...

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By Cecilia D’Anastasio, BloombergRoblox Corp.’s 2-month-old Grow a Garden video game has quickly become one of the most-played titles in it...

To see how far gaming has come, it’s important to know where it has been. Over 20 years, visual fidelity has improved so much that it’s hard...

MARTINEZ — An Oakley woman received a 15-year prison sentence for killing her son in an allegedly deliberate car crash during a trip home fr...

SANTA CLARA — Pass rusher Bryce Huff racked up a career-high 10 sacks playing under Robert Saleh on the 2023 New York Jets, and it appears t...

10445 Anderson Road – Google Street ViewA 1,389-square-foot house built in 1941 has changed hands. The property located in the 10400 block...

OAKLAND — Richard Debnan Charles is sentenced for murdering his 32-year-old fiancée and stuffing her body in a trunk, it will be the second...

OAKLAND — A pedestrian killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a vehicle California Highway Patrol ground units had stopped pursuing wa...

It was big, bold and, in moments, quite beautiful.So why did it feel like it should’ve been even better?Kendrick Lamar and SZA came into O...

Bay Area inland regions was placed under an updated heat advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 9:10 a.m. The advisory is val...

A scathing satire about backstabbing tech bros and a Netflix series centering on an unstable Scottish detective top our recommendations on w...

Dozens of speed cameras have been installed in San Francisco as part of a pilot program allowing ticketing of drivers without an officer’s p...

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...

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is coming back back six years after a tragic mass shooting brought the event to an end, and tickets go on sale th...

The blanket of Bay Area heat that the National Weather Service anticipates will rise into triple digits in some areas and the high 90s in ma...

The favorite in the Scripps National Spelling Bee rebounded from a surprising error Thursday night to claim the title after 21 rounds of com...

SANTA CLARA — The pessimists among 49ers fans wanted wholesale changes. When a team follows a Super Bowl appearance and three straight NFC t...

The Golden State Valkyries returned from their three-game road trip with just one win, but the expansion team showed they are much farther a...

SAN JOSE — Ben Salama isn’t afraid to wear his emotions on his sleeve. The Menlo School senior stepped up to the plate to lead off the bott...