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DEAR ABBY: I have been married 10 years, and the last six years haven’t been easy.Related ArticlesDear Abby: I thought I was...

The Stanford softball team got two home runs and seven RBI from freshman first baseman Joie Economides in the deciding game of the Eugene Re...

PITTSBURG — Former Contra Costa County District 5 Supervisor Federal D. Glover, the first African American supervisor in the county, passed...

SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Fire Department rescued an unconscious disabled man from a fire at the Aqua Breeze Inn on Sunday afternoon.The...

Air and ground crews from the Contra Costa Fire Protection District battled a Brentwood brush fire that quickly grew from 5 acres to 50 acre...

MEET THE TOP TEAM: LIBERTYIn a field as talented as the North Coast Section’s Division I bracket, Liberty has separated itself as the top t...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A mo...

SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander came into the season with 262 wins, the most in Major League Baseball.No. 263 is proving to be elusive, as...

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SUSAN HAIGHWhen a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. Th...

North Coast Section softball playoffsDivision INo. 1 Liberty, byeNo. 8 Vintage at No. 9 San Marin, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.No. 13 Foothill at...

A fire at a Mountain View apartment complex caused an estimated $1 million in damage Saturday afternoon when improperly stored chemicals ign...

North Coast Section baseball playoffsDivision ITuesday’s gamesNo. 16 San Ramon Valley at No. 1 Granada, 5 p.m.No. 9 Casa Grande at No. 8...

SAN FRANCISCO — Hayden Birdsong of the Giants came to Oracle Park Sunday knowing he wasn’t going to pitch in the final game of a three-game...

CIF NorCal boys volleyballTuesday’s gamesDivision INo. 8 Oak Ridge at No. 1 Archbishop Mitty, 6 p.m.No. 5 Northgate at No. 4 Clovis, 6 p...

If you’re a fan of tiki cocktails and culture, you’re probably aware of its “founding father,” Donn Beach, who founded a string of Don the B...

Mazda likely has the most peculiar reputation in the automotive industry. The Japanese manufacturer’s lineup includes the MX-5 Miata, the wo...

SAN JOSE — The Leigh boys volleyball team wasn’t sure it could do it again. The Longhorns won the Central Coast Section Division I champion...

‘Dreamscape’ winnerMonta Vista High School junior Claire Ma was among the winners in ArtNow 2025, the annual juried art show for high schoo...

Adopt-a-Pet DayHumane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) is set to help find homes for 5,000 animals across California on Friday, June 7, the se...

‘Dreamscape’ winnersLos Altos High School sophomore Aundy Pekelsma was among the winners in ArtNow 2025, the annual juried art show for hig...

“Our approach was not to kick people off and roll back the expansion, but to level-set on what we can do and what we can’t do.”— Gov. Gavin...

On a shrub-covered dune in San Francisco’s Presidio, biologist Durrell Kapan and a group of volunteers huddle around a tiny plastic condimen...

In April 2023, a new luxury apartment complex on Alameda’s waterfront, Launch, opened to renters, advertising views of the yacht club from i...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Violett Beane, 29; Tina Fey, 55; George Strait, 73; Reggie Jackson, 79.Happy Birthday: Stay focused on what’s...

Dear Eric: My brother has children with whom I was extremely close when he and his wife got divorced in 1989.Related Articles...