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SAN JOSE — A street-level drug bust in San Jose last month has led to a Central Valley man’s arrest on suspicion of being an illicit fentany...

As California students’ math and English test scores continue to trail pre-pandemic scores and students struggle to recover from COVID-19 le...

WARSAW, Poland – San Francisco native Kendall Smith, since ending his college career in 2018, has played basketball for pay in Czechia, Belg...

Bay Area Home Report745 Greer Road – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 700 block of Greer Road in Palo Alto has new owners...

Aubrey Plaza understandably skipped presenting an award at the 2025 Golden Globes Sunday night, following the suicide of her husband, Jeff B...

The best game of the College Football Playoff quarterfinals produced the most controversial officiating call.Or non-call, as it was.Peach...

There is still so much we don’t know about the Bay Area live music scene in 2025.Will such top rock acts as Phish and AC/DC announce local...

The new year will bring new culinary adventures from the Bay Area’s creative, resilient chefs and restaurant owners: Homegrown classics. A Y...

ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP FOOTBALL 2024LINEBACKERSFirst teamJackson Cahoon, St. Francis, 6-1, 210, seniorWCAL linebacker of the year racke...

Munching away at an assortment of fruits and veggies, the two latest additions to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom — baby reticulated giraffes Ch...

SAN JOSE — A real estate venture that specializes in creating affordable housing for workers has bought two apartment complexes in San Jose...

“Numerology” tries to find reality within various economic and real estate trends measurements.Buzz: Why do real estate people root for fal...

SAN JOSE — An artificial intelligence and tech company will move its headquarters to a big San Jose office campus in a leasing deal that wil...

Japanese cakes and elegant coffee and tea drinks — like matcha einspanners and osmanthus oat lattes — are on offer at Goodthing Coffee, a co...

Our intrepid readers have traveled the world this last year. They experienced a kava ceremony in Fiji, saw the Northern Lights in Iceland’s...

As California works to phase out leaded fuel at its airports, the first three tarmacs in the state, all in the Bay Area, started offering 10...

OAKLAND — A new housing tower in Oakland has been bought by a local buyer in a deal that topped $90 million —  although the transaction indi...

When an artificial intelligence camera spotted a wildfire in a remote canyon in early December, it was the first time the Orange County Fire...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I rented a car from Hertz in Cabo San Lucas. After this, Hertz placed me on their Do Not Rent list and claimed t...

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Here is how the last-place 49ers (6-11) graded in Sunday’s 47-24, season-ending loss to the host Arizona Cardinals (8-9):...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate McKinnon, 41; Julie Chen, 55; Gabrielle Reece, 55; Rowan Atkinson, 70.Happy Birthday: Explore the possib...

Dear Eric: I’ve been with my husband 25 years, married the last seven. We have children from prior marriages, and I have six grandchildren....

DEAR HARRIETTE: I discovered that my new boyfriend snores, and I’m at a complete loss about what to do.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer surgeries and treatme...

DEAR ABBY: I have one sister and three younger half-sisters, all of whom I love.Related ArticlesJanuary 5, 2025Advice | Dea...