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Associated PressGuitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit w...

Cal Poly Humboldt announced last week that the university was under investigation by the Civil Rights office of the US Department of Educati...

A passenger was fatally stabbed on a Muni bus Sunday in San Francisco, police said. A suspect was arrested.The attack was reported around 4...

Everybody seems to be watching what they spend these days.And it definitely makes sense, given what it costs to take your family out to an...

By Jennifer Hansler, CNNThe US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appoi...

Three Bay Area middle-schoolers are among the 243 competitors at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, which started Tuesday in a Washi...

BERKELEY — A year ago, the Berkeley City Council dedicated $5 million to a program meant to rehabilitate and preserve small housing sites as...

EMERYVILLE — A man was killed Monday night when he was struck by several vehicles while walking on Interstate 80 after crashing his car, the...

36223 Pecan Court – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 36200 block of Pecan Court in Fremont was sold on March 24, 2025 for $1,5...

The San Francisco Unicorns will finally play in the Bay Area this summer, and their matches will also be easier for fans to see at home.The...

By Brenda Goodman, CNNUS Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday said the Covid-19 vaccine will no longer be amon...

Capcom doesn’t have a huge presence for the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, but it is offering two stellar titles that have been released on other...

President Donald Trump’s media company said Tuesday that institutional investors will buy $2.5 billion in the company’s stock with the proce...

At 3,287 days since James Pinson last saw his daughter, each one is a little more difficult than the last.“It gets a little harder every si...

For the first time in a week, all of BART’s train lines were available for the commute early Tuesday.Related ArticlesBART fu...

SANTA CLARA – George Kittle, in a half-joking way, refers to them as Optional Training Activities.Officially, the NFL dubs them Organized T...

The Golden State Valkyries are off to a 2-1 start but face the toughest test yet of their inaugural season tonight when they play the defend...

A man was fatally shot with a flare gun in Huntington Beach on Friday night, May 23, and a boy was arrested on suspicion of murder after fle...

Harvard University made itself the unquestioned leader among American colleges and universities when its president announced that it would n...

Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic m...

The onslaught of executive actions emerging from President Donald Trump’s second administration — some of which have aimed to entirely resha...

California was recently ranked the most expensive state to start a new business. For that reason, it’s crucial lawmakers seize opportunities...

Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for the Sacramento Bee describing major economic, social, cultural and political trends cou...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Chris Colfer, 35; Shanola Hampton, 48; Jack McBrayer, 52; Paul Bettany, 54.Happy Birthday: Reach for the star...

It might sound improbable in light of the bizarre encounter that unfolded in the Oval Office on Wednesday, but President Donald Trump and Cy...