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After months of back-and-forth negotiations with Alameda County went nowhere, Oakland officials have proposed spending a combined $20 million to buy the county’s ownership shares in two notable pieces of East Bay real estate — both with ties to professional …

Sunnyvale public safety officers are relieved to have new and much-needed paramedics for the city, but desire a long-term solution to address a local and county-wide shortage. City firefighters and police officers are trained EMTs, but for years the department had …

Fire coach Frank Klopas said Brian Gutierrez’s form is why he hasn’t started the past two matches. Courtesy of the Fire The Fire attack has sputtered the last three games, scoring once in open play. On Wednesday, coach Frank Klopas …

Season 6 “Dancing With the Stars” alum Priscilla Presley is denying being in love with a co-star. The ex-wife of the late Elvis Presley recently responded to rumors that she and Patrick Duffy are an item. “Now there’s this whole …

Andy Cohen has some big moves to make following the departure of several “Real Housewives” stars across franchises. For example, Crystal Kung Minkoff has left Beverly Hills and Robyn Dixon won’t return to Potomac. As things shift in the Bravo …

Gleb Savchenko wants to win a mirrorball trophy—with a superstar. The longtime  “Dancing with the Stars” pro dancer has never won a mirrorball trophy after 11 seasons on the celebrity ballroom competition. But his dream partner would for sure be …

“The Valley” star Brittany Cartwright is no longer following her estranged husband Jax Taylor on social media. Two months after confirming her separation from the Jax’s Studio City co-owner, Cartwright dropped a big hint that things are no longer amicable …

About 2,000 homicides were committed in Santa Clara County since 1978, but only 15 killers — the worst of the worst — are under sentence of death for the murders they committed over that period. District Attorney Jeff Rosen wants …

LAFAYETTE J. Lynn Jackson’s “Lucía Fuentes” will run June 14-22 at Lafayette’s Town Hall Theatre. The play is the seventh and final installment of the theater’s “New Voices” series and will feature Jackson’s adventurous crime piece. Katja Rivera will direct. …

Celebrate Free Comic Book Days this year from May 6 through May 11 in the Contra Costa County Library system. Visit your local library to pick up free comics and fun take-home activities. Stay a while and enjoy in-person activities …

WALNUT CREEK The city of Walnut Creek is hosting its annual Memorial Day ceremony from 11 a.m. to noon May 27 at Civic Park. Everyone is welcome to attend and pay respects to those who served our country and paid …

Despite our region’s long-standing support for public transit, it’s frustrating that Bay Area transit doesn’t work well for more people. Ridership was stagnant prior to the pandemic, and is now at about 70% of pre-pandemic levels — one of the weakest recoveries in the …

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr appeared on 95.7 The Game’s Willard and Dibs show the day after his Golden State Warriors were pummeled by the Sacramento Kings in an embarrassing season-ending beatdown in the play-in tournament, lamenting what could have …

Entering the playoffs with a goalie problem is like taking a road trip in the family truckster. Think you hate it now, wait ’til you drive it. The Avs head to Winnipeg on Sunday. Buckle your seat belts. The Avs …

In hindsight, one ejection means more to Michael Malone than all the others. It was Dec. 7, 2016, in Brooklyn. Malone was in the second month of the second season of his second head coaching job in the NBA. Most …

Motorists whizzing along Interstate 70 between Rifle and Grand Junction are unlikely to notice tiny De Beque, a tumbleweed town of fewer than 500 souls with only four students in the high school’s graduating class. A CHSAA official measures out …

Caitlin Clark is not a moment. She’s a movement. Talk show host Colin Cowherd said this a few weeks ago, and it remains true. It also means it must be reflected in the coverage of Clark specifically and women’s sports …

By COLLEEN SLEVIN (Associated Press) DENVER — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted …

On a recent afternoon, I held a bagel in front of me and said: “Look and tell me if this is healthy.” A monotone voice responded that the bagel was unhealthy because it was high in carbohydrates, which could contribute …

Becoming unable to possibly once again hoist that sweet, soup contest trophy was a tough swallow for this Aspen restaurant. A cozy concoction of tomato soup and cheese sticks nabbed Pepperjack’s Cafe — The Gant’s on-property eatery — Wintersköl’s 2023 …

WASHINGTON — Don Beyer’s car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun. …

With everything a smartphone can do these days, it is often easy to overlook one of the device’s most basic functions: voice calls. Communicating by telephone has become more complicated in a world of robocalls and automated voice trees, but …

A bill in the Colorado legislature, filed in response to reports that patients were confused when a company they’d never heard of sued them over medical debts, would limit how collection agencies can pursue payment. HB-1380, which passed the state …

New coach Teresa Weatherspoon (left) is at the center of the new era chairman and co-owner Nadia Rawlinson (right) is touting. Perfect timing isn’t real. Being in precise alignment isn’t the result of coincidence and certainly shouldn’t be left up …

Indiana State center Robbie Avila, who played high school basketball at Oak Forest, is one of the biggest local names in the college transfer portal. Doug McSchooler/AP The transfer portal dominates the college basketball conversation for roughly two months in …