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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...

DEAR ABBY: I have a full-time job and am in pretty good health. I have one son, “Brian,” who is married and has three children.Related Arti...

SAN JOSE — A motorcyclist died early Saturday morning following a fatal collision from a driver suspected of operating under the influence,...

SAN JOSE — In baseball, a triple-digit fastball can be almost unhittable at times.In volleyball, the analog is when a hitter gets so hot, i...

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s Wilmer Flores’ world and everyone’s just living in it.A night after hitting three homers and driving in eight runs, Fl...

Associated PressNEW YORK — A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the...

Record-setting performances by Valley Christian’s Yury Kuzmenko and Foothill’s Luka Mijatovic provided highlights among local participants a...

An off-duty San Francisco police officer has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a Saturday morning car cras...

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, manager Bob Melvin shook up his starting lineup. Now, he’s altering his starting rotation.Melvin announced prior...

By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) — Journalism jostled with horses down the stretch, burst through after the contact and came from behind to w...