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SACRAMENTO — For 30 straight games, Riordan was a stingy defensive team that strung together stops when the Crusaders needed to most. The S...

South Bay public transportation workers will continue to strike through the weekend, a union spokesman said, after negotiations between Vall...

Yosemite National Park will soon being taking reservations again for several campgrounds this summer following public protests by park emplo...

SACRAMENTO — Sometimes, the little engine that could runs out of gas.Or it just runs into a bigger engine. That’s what happened to Archbish...

SAN FRANCISCO — The greatest coach in the history of the Warriors organizations now has the win total to match.With Golden State’s 97-94 vi...

SAN FRANCISCO — Like the individual matchup between Draymond Green and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Warriors and Knicks locked their horns.Neith...

On the same day the 49ers brought back a longtime member of their backfield in Kyle Juszczyk, they reportedly agreed to send away another ma...

SANDY, Utah — Bay FC players said all the right things leading up to their season opener on Saturday about staying upbeat and confident desp...

A city named after Ireland’s capital has to put on a good show for St. Patrick’s Day.So on Saturday morning, the 41st holiday parade got un...

By Bay City NewsNobody was injured when an aircraft with two people on board crashed in Contra Costa County late Saturday morning.Related...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have played dozens of close games this season, an example, it seems, of how much more competitive they’ve bee...

A man suspected of invading a home in Martinez early Saturday morning is dead, according to police.The incident happened around 4:46 a.m. w...

SACRAMENTO – Everything was going right for Priory. Mate Palotai and Balazs Nyikos had each made 3-pointers for Priory within a minute of o...

Against the backdrops of conference realignment and postseason expansion, the NCAA Tournament selection committee will unveil the 68-team fi...

SAN JOSE – Those waiting for goalie Georgi Romanov to make his first career start for the San Jose Sharks might not have to wait much longer...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants will display some of their top prospects on Saturday night as part of Major League Baseball’s “Spring Breakou...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that left millions in the dark....

Yosemite is included in a winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 10:08 a.m. The advisory is valid fro...

OAKLAND — The ever-innovative gambling racketeers of Oakland seem to have turned a new corner, if a recent police raid is any indication.Hi...

As a fan of San Jose history, it was a real treat to watch “A Little Fellow: The Legacy of A.P. Giannini,” which had its premiere at the Cin...

Beneath the towering concrete trunks of the Rockridge BART station in Oakland, Pleasanton resident Dr. Robert Holland dons chain mail and pl...

SANTA CLARA – Kyle Juszczyk and the 49ers are getting back together.Their breakup lasted only a few days, and after he took a cross-country...

California’s state budget is mired in what fiscal authorities call a “structural deficit,” meaning its revenues cannot keep up with spending...

OK, people, I know this has been a painful time, politically speaking. Sulking is fine, but let’s make sure we’re sulking with sophisticatio...

If you want to make this country great, imagine the strength of a nation whose children have been fought for and know they have been fought...