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Chamber awardsThe Campbell Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its 2024 citizen of the year and the business of the year award...

When Saratoga’s Pam Dunnett saw 200 donated teddy bears sitting idle in the American Cancer Society’s Alameda office, she knew she couldn’t...

For Cicero’s owner Rik Jones, having his pizzeria featured on “Check Please! Bay Area” in November represents the culmination of many years...

Tres Reyes celebrationChildren’s Discovery Museum of San Jose will host its 27th annual El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos cultural event on Ja...

Water managersThe statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 108% of normal. Reservoirs are at above-average capacity. Barring a total shut-do...

“You can’t live in fear and not have events.”— Shari Godinez, executive director of Koreatown Northgate Community Benefit District, which r...

Last year, about a quarter of all health insurance claims were denied in California — a reality mirrored nationwide that has stoked public a...

The Bay Area’s homeless population grew 6% to an estimated 38,891 people in 2024, according to new federal data, extending a decade-long sur...

TODAY’S WORD — RIPOSTERIPOSTE: rih-POST: A retaliatory verbal sally; a retort.Average mark 55 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 69...

Dear Eric: Friends of ours, who live on the other side of the country, have a daughter who is a senior in college in the town we live in. It...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 16 years and have what I consider to be a happy marriage.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

Instant reaction to significant weekend developments, both on and off the field …1. Washington State’s big commitmentAlthough it drew litt...

SAN FRANCISCO — As Draymond Green held court with reporters in front of his locker, Jonathan Kuminga exited the arena behind him in a hidden...

SAN FRANCISCO — The numbers that might define the direction of the Warriors might be easy as one, two, three. And they have nothing to do wi...

By Ray Sanchez | CNN(CNN) — A Bronze Star recipient who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas wrot...

CONCORD – When star Archbishop Mitty forward McKenna Woliczko fell to the ground and clutched her right knee with 5:30 left in the second qu...

SAN FRANCISCO — Both general manager Mike Dunleavy and head coach Steve Kerr appear to be in lockstep in their desire to see what this curre...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In advance of her upcoming 2025 State of the State Address on Jan. 14, Gov. Kathy Hochul is promoting several initiati...

By Heather Hollingsworth and Brian Witte | Associated PressMISSION, Kan. — Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S....

By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy and Kate Payne | Associated PressATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter ‘s extended public farewell began Saturday in Ge...

OAKLAND — An Oakland police sergeant shot a man who then hid in a nearby home before surrendering after a standoff early Saturday, authoriti...

By Fatima Hussein | Associated PressWASHINGTON — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President...

By Pan Pylas | Associated PressLONDON — Prince William expressed his shock and sadness Saturday at the news of the death of his former nann...

By Bay City NewsTwo people were arrested on Thursday following allegations of theft at a local Petaluma business.Police responded to a cal...

TODAY’S WORD — GENERATEGENERATE: JEN-er-ate: To bring into existence; to produce.Average mark 40 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find...