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CUPERTINO — In basketball, the tallest, fastest, strongest team usually wins.But when that team also plays harder than the opposition, that...

SAN RAMON — Jalen Stokes has made an early case as the East Bay Athletic League’s top player after another sensational performance on Friday...

DUBLIN – Prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a 21-year-old man accused of carjacking a woman in Fremont and then using her vehic...

SAN JOSE – A man was killed in a shooting Monday night on Interstate 280 in San Jose, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and...

OAKLAND — Among the many allegations of corruption in indictments filed Friday against ex-Mayor Sheng Thao is the notion she was bribed to i...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Facing fires’ tragedy,GOP offers nastinessOn Jan. 12, Mar...

Fresh from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry being called “disaster tourists” for visiting the smoldering ruins of people’s homes lost in the E...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angel...

A Stanford professor who found a novel approach to the age-old dream of regenerating the body from its own cells has been awarded the Nation...

A massive fire that destroyed much of a huge battery storage facility in Moss Landing raised questions Friday, and possible new hurdles, for...

The restaurant industry has been through thick and thin in recent years, but the resilience and teamwork in emergency situations continues t...

A smattering of protests and demonstrations are planned throughout the Bay Area this weekend ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugur...

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Fresh layoffs have jolted the Bay Area, staffing reductions that are poised to eliminate about 600 jobs in the retail, grocery, tech, biotec...

The San Jose Earthquakes announced on Friday morning that PayPal Park will host an international friendly between Liga MX rivals Atlas FC an...

A federal indictment unsealed Friday, Jan. 17, alleges that Oakland’s former Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime romantic partner and the owners...

Kelly King Jr. has resigned his position as the head football coach at Leland High School, he told the Bay Area News Group on Friday.The mo...

SAN JOSE — Hobby Lobby has opened a big new San Jose store, taking over the location of a long-shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond outlet.The arts...

QUESTION: I purchased a tankless hot water heater from Amazon a month ago. They sent the wrong hot water heater — propane instead of natural...

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said in a letter to IRS workers on Friday that he inten...

OAKLAND — Federal authorities indicted four people including former Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, marking a stunning escalation in a sweeping...

ALAMEDA — A 59-year-old woman who suffered fatal injuries Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street here was identi...

OAKLAND — A U.S. District judge sentenced a Dublin resident to 18 months in federal prison Thursday, after he pleaded guilty for damaging co...

Bay Area Home Report3274 Vernice Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,209-square-foot house built in 1965 has changed hands. The property locate...

SAN JOSE — Dana Stubblefield will remain in state prison for the time being after a Santa Clara County judge declined to make a bail ruling...