mercury news

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On a cruise to Alaska, my husband, my 24-year-old daughter and I decided to splurge for a helicopter ride to see a glacie...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I graduated together from the same high school. This year was our class’s 50th reunion.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

ALBANY — It was a classic Salesian win. For four quarters, the Pride blitzed and rattled visiting Modesto Christian as Salesian Bill Mellis...

DANVILLE – San Ramon Valley’s girls basketball team is not particularly tall, with no player standing over 6-foot-1. And yet, against one o...

OAKLAND – A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting on a freeway Wednesday in Oakland, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Cole Certa nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to lift Notre Dame to a 56-54 come-from-behind victory over Stanford o...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Terrance Edwards Jr. scored a career-high 35 points to lead No. 14 Louisville to an 85-68 victory over California on...

NorCal basketball regionalsBoysOpen DivisionWednesday’s gamesNo. 4 Salesian 66, No. 5 Modesto Christian 53Saturday’s semifinalsNo. 4 S...

SAN JOSE – A teaching assistant at a San Jose school was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of possessing sexually suggestive images of...

The world of cannabis has blossomed into so much more than flower jars and dispensaries. One of the coolest trends to emerge in recent years...

SACRAMENTO — A lawyer who had been accused of smuggling drugs and contraband to an incarcerated Aryan Brotherhood member died last month bef...

1701 Shoreline Drive – Google Street ViewA 31,374-square-foot multi-unit house built in 1961 has changed hands. The property located in the...

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Vincent Desharnais from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday in exchange for a 2028 fifth...

After a special election Tuesday, San Mateo County officials were confident that voters had granted them the authority to remove Sheriff Chr...

Welcome to a weekly feature on the Hotline. We’ll break down Big 12 basketball using key metrics (NET rankings, KenPom ratings, etc.), our o...

FREMONT — The Fremont City Council on Tuesday walked back a controversial provision in its new citywide camping ban, which many were concern...

From a pair of shows by the reigning “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” to a pack of animatronic dinosaurs and a tribute to a San Francisco legend, the...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Harrison entered spring training as the on paper favorite to win the fifth spot in the San Francisco Giants’ starti...

By Stephen Groves | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over...

ANTIOCH — Deeply wounded by a fraught past, Antioch residents are ready to move on as the city seeks a new police chief who can rebuild trus...

The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the M...

1776 Blackfoot Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,815-square-foot house built in 1979 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 17...

OAKLAND — The first three days of trial for two ex-Antioch cops have been a roller coast, full of drama and emotional witness testimony, and...

OAKLAND — Seeking to raise $2 million in community investments, the Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League added two celebrity investors with...

The MCU’s been a bit of a bore lately, gasping for air like a goldfish that leapt out of a fish tank and landed in the Mojave. But the gritt...