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TODAY’S WORD — VICTORIOUS (VICTORIOUS: vik-TOR-ee-us: Having overcome an enemy or antagonist.)Average mark 34 wordsTime limit 50 minutesC...

She rides three buses from her Panorama City home to her job as a caregiver for an 83-year-old Sherman Oaks woman with dementia, and lately...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m really struggling with a situation involving my toddler.Related ArticlesHarriette Cole: My daughter hadn...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother and I celebrated the birthday of a close friend with several others.Related ArticlesMiss Manne...

DEAR ABBY: Every time my granddaughter and I talk, she always tells me to let her talk.Related ArticlesDear Abby: They chang...

SAN JOSE — Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a pair of sexual assaults on the Los Gatos Creek Tra...

REDWOOD CITY — Two 13-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of shouting homophobic statements and throwing fireworks at a Pride cele...

SAN MATEO — Nate Hui had never before started a baseball game at the high school level.On Thursday, you never would have known it. For the...

CONCORD — There was no shortage of competitive moments during Thursday’s NorCal Division I semifinal game between De La Salle and St. Mary’s...

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Senior right-hander Landon Kim was bringing it for St. Francis.Only problem for the Lancers, so was Acalanes sophomore Aust...

This time, there was no need for a comeback.Having traveled nearly 250 miles for this CIF Northern California Division IV baseball semifina...

SAN MATEO – As gusting winds swirled around Hillsdale’s softball field and a soft Thursday evening golden hour light began to bathe the turf...

CIF NorCal baseball playoffsDivision IThursday’s semifinalsNo. 1 De La Salle 3, No. 4 St. Mary’s-Stockton 0No. 3 Serra 3, No. 7 Los Gato...

7947 Regional cmn. – Google Street ViewA 1,758-square-foot condominium built in 2017 has changed hands. The property located in the 7900 bl...

SAN JOSE — A man was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence after he crashed into a food bank warehouse Wednes...

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to issue a notice of intent to remove embattled Sheriff Christina Corpu...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.New Brentwood stationgood for whole countyThe Brentwood C...

On the 4th floor of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, in the medical-surgical unit, the rooms are buzzing with families gathere...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants needed a shakeup.First-year president of baseball operations Buster Posey tried patience and positive reinforcem...

Viva CalleSJ is coming to East San Jose in a big way this weekend, with the open-streets event closing North White Road to motor vehicles an...

France’s bistros have spread their iconic dishes to restaurants around the world, but since those very dishes originated with regional Frenc...

775 Loma Verde Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,549-square-foot condominium built in 1985 has changed hands. The property located in the 700...

OAKLAND — Serving on a jury in Alameda County just became a lot harder on the wallet.Gov. Gavin Newsom unexpectedly cut funding for a two-y...

The Pac-12 doesn’t have a vote in the College Football Playoff’s revamped governing structure — neither does the ACC or Big 12, for that mat...

A report on Morgan Hill’s budget this week painted a dim picture of the city’s financial future, which is facing millions of dollars of defi...