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Alcario Castellano, the retired San Jose grocery clerk who turned his then-record $141 million lottery jackpot into a vehicle for philanthro...

540 North California Avenue – Google Street ViewA house located in the 500 block of North California Avenue in Palo Alto has a new owner. T...

OAKLAND — Prosecutors have filed two felony cases against alleged burglars who they say targeted businesses around the East Bay.In one case...

In the latest example of a deal to preserve the rural landscape between San Jose and Morgan Hill that was once planned to be the world headq...

Pro-royal British reporters are eager to give Prince William credit for a soft-power diplomacy move that they say helped enable a remarkable...

SAN LEANDRO — A man apparently upset over not being allowed to board an out-of-service bus at the San Leandro BART station was arrested Sund...

A blend of Victorian and Hawaiian architectural styles, the Iolani Palace was completed in 1882 and is a fascinating testament to the grande...

SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors star Jimmy Butler is reportedly expected to play in Monday night’s Game 4 against the Houston Rockets.Butler is li...

Hawaiians are well known for their resourceful and creative use of the islands’ abundant agricultural resources, creating local food and dri...

Cal and Stanford didn’t get into the Big Ten in 2023’s Great Reshuffling of college sports, but that isn’t stopping their athletes from movi...

By Gary B. Graves | Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with...

Predicting the top prospects in the next NFL Draft, a mere 360 days prior to the event, is an exercise in futility that has become vastly mo...

SAN FRANCISCO – Steph Curry is, officially, the best teammate in the NBA.The Warriors superstar was named the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the...

MARTINEZ — A driver in a three-car crash that killed an 84-year-old man was sentenced to diversion after a police investigator changed his m...

The first time I heard a Sasquatch grunt, I was six episodes deep into the Wild Thing podcast, Denver journalist Laura Krantz’s three-part s...

By Tomas Apodaca and Colin Lecher | CalMattersThe website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, c...

Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Lost dogs rarely capture international attention, but the world has watched and waited for updates on the search...

Bryan Adams is heading to San Jose.And he’s bringing a mighty impressive opening act along for the ride.Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Pat Be...

A recount by Santa Clara County election officials has affirmed Anthony Tordillos’ second-place finish in the San Jose City Council District...

K-LOVE listeners are in for some major changes as they tune into the incredibly popular Christian music radio station today.Most notably, t...

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers’ first edition of a 90-man roster is set, and it bears little resemblance to last season’s mangled compilation.Then...

It has been said that history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. What lessons from history can we learn when it comes to extreme volatil...

California is the nation’s second-hardest state to find a homeowner.My trusty spreadsheet reviewed homeownership stats from the Census Bure...

DEAR JOAN: A while back you mentioned, I believe, one should put out dryer lint for birds to use as nesting material. Is this the time?— Na...

Home sales this spring have been dragging in most U.S. housing markets compared to last March — dipping 2.4% nationwide.But, of course, the...