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OAKLAND — Firefighters controlled a two-alarm fire that broke out at two vacant warehouses early Monday, officials said.Related ArticlesC...

By SETH BORENSTEIN | Associated PressWASHINGTON  — Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that...

Bay Area readers have traveled near and far this last year and experienced all sorts of adventures. They’ve hiked England’s Lake District, p...

RICHMOND — A grassy lot has sat vacant in the heart of Richmond for decades. Thanks to the work of local nonprofits and community groups, it...

Forty years ago, Silicon Valley pioneer David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, his wife, Lucile, and their daughter Julie, a young ma...

Today’s housing market mostly operates out in the open — in one place, buyers surfing Zillow or Redfin can see nearly every home listed for...

It didn’t make sense to Danielle Thoe and Sara Yergovich: Women’s sports are exploding, but why are there no women’s sports bars?The two fr...

The firefighter pulled the black hose down a hill.“Good?” she called out.“All the way down,” a voice responded.Brea Kirklen kept walking....

With 22 national parks and monuments to its name, Arizona boasts some of the most astonishing landscapes in the country, from the Grand Cany...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Isla Fisher, 49; Nathan Lane, 69; Morgan Fairchild, 75; Blythe Danner, 82.Happy Birthday: Step up and do your...

Dear Eric: Valentine’s Day is approaching and members of my family and friends send me “Happy Valentine’s Day” texts, knowing that I am a wi...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have been trying to conceive a child for some time.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manner...

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press Music WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé has won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at the 2025 Grammys...

Chappell Roan was named best new artist at the 2025 Grammys.She directed her attention to major labels and the music industry, instructing...

One potential Warriors trade option to respond to the Lakers adding Luka Doncic appears to have fizzled Sunday night.Jimmy Butler, the disg...

Victor Wembanyama has a new point guard: De’Aaron Fox is on his way out of Sacramento and headed to San Antonio.Fox is one of the centerpie...

PEBBLE BEACH – What began Thursday with an opening-round hole-in-one ended Sunday with Rory McIlroy’s first AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am champio...

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Reniya Kelly scored half of her 10 points during a one-minute stretch late in the fourth quarter that allowed No. 15...

CAMPBELL — An armed suspect was arrested and booked in the Santa Clara County Main Jail after a standoff with Campbell police officers Sunda...

SAN JOSE – One day after seeing Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci get traded to the Dallas Stars, an already thinned-out San Jose Sharks team wa...

MARTINEZ — A day after plumes of smoke and towering flames took over a portion of the Martinez Refinery, officials said the fire is containe...

You shouldn’t need a reminder of Steph Curry’s greatness, but you received one late Saturday night.The biggest and most shocking NBA trade...

From Seattle to Salt Lake City, Boulder to Eugene and all points in between, the legacy Pac-12 schools have revealed one final act of self-i...

By Josh Boak | Associated PressPALM BEACH, Fla. — With a trio of executive orders, President Donald Trump has almost instantly thrown the w...

OAKLAND — A man was found fatally shot in East Oakland early Sunday morning, authorities said.Officers arrived to 50th Avenue and Coliseum...