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MLB free agency looks to be heating up heading into December, which could mean Juan Soto’s decision will come in the coming days to weeks. For the New York Yankees, this is an exciting time. They have a chance to …

The college football regular season will end just after Thanksgiving. Around the same time is typically when NFL rookies can begin to experience issues with the length of the NFL season. But that doesn’t appear to be the case with …

With MLB teams expected to make their contract offers to free agent slugger Juan Soto starting this week, the Boston Red Sox remain in hot pursuit of the 26-year-old. But outside of the front office, no one may be more …

For many of us, one of the dining delights of the holiday season is a feast of fresh crab caught right here in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Local fishermen and restaurants have long benefitted from the economic boom …

The torrent of rain that has inundated Northern California won’t derail Thanksgiving travel plans for Justin Koehler. Related Articles Travel | Silicon Valley Turkey Trot celebrates 20 years of community goodwill Travel | A starry Thanksgiving: Recipes beloved by Donna …

Kaya Mey in a scene from “The Last Day of Retrograde.” (Courtesy of Kaya Mey) Adam Goldstein and Kaya Mey in a scene from “The Last Day of Retrograde.” (Courtesy of Kaya Mey) Marinwood native Kaya Mey plays Joshie in …

Marin’s County “living wage” rate and its pay for residential care aides will increase on Jan. 1. The living wage will rise from $18 per hour to $18.70. The rate for workers with the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority of …

Taking a cue from the nation’s retailers, let’s start the holiday season before Thanksgiving. Of course, unlike them, I am trying to help you save or make money, not spend it! Related Articles Business | Letters: Unfit to continue | …

Michael W. Smith is back in action this holiday season, delighting fans around the country with the 2024 Every Christmas Tour. Related Articles Music | Photos: Latina superstar singer Becky G performs in Bay Area Music | Dandy Warhols celebrate …

Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going. SECOND CHANCES: WHY PITTSBURG, …

Now that the bitter presidential election is over, Coloradans can unite for one clear goal – keeping the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs. Whether people of this great state voted for Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Robert F. Kennedy …

Can’t-miss deals for every shopper For tech enthusiasts, Black Friday is the ultimate shopping event. Whether you’re crossing off electronics gifts from your holiday list or finally grabbing that long-desired gadget, you’ll find unbeatable deals on everything from laptops to earbuds. …

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social …

Eleven games into the best season of his career, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is still taking some by surprise — including Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. Following Darnold’s 330-yard, two-touchdown performance that included an 83-yard scoring drive to clinch …

The New York Giants were embarrassed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium in Week 12 and although he wasn’t the only problem, second-year quarterback Tommy DeVito appeared totally outmatched. That was apparent to the Bleacher Report staff as …

The Baltimore Ravens were sufficiently concerned about their defensive front to try and bring six-time Pro Bowler Calais Campbell back to M&T Bank Stadium before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, November 5. All-Pro defensive tackle Campbell explained why the …

Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team CFP a decade ago. Each week, the Hotline will dive …

The Saratoga City Council on Nov. 20 unanimously approved the temporary revival of the ad hoc committee working to improve the city’s commercial scene despite disagreeing on a pilot outdoor dining program. The ad hoc committee formed in May to …

CONCORD — A bicyclist died Sunday night while on a Bay Area highway, the California Highway Patrol said. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Gilroy man dies after crashing pickup truck into tree Crashes and Disasters | Santa Clara University …

Smelly and saturated with seawater, the marsh muck sucks at the waders of UC Santa Cruz graduate student Aliya Khan as she walks along a channel in Elkhorn Slough. She places a tube into the water, which will collect samples …

By FELICIA MELLO | CalMatters After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in January 2023, California set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild. Related Articles Weather | Bay Area rain: Final totals show …

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret …

A small storm dropped several inches of snow on Colorado’s mountains Sunday night, though only light flurries reached Denver. According to the National Weather Service, a second storm is on the way. NWS forecasters said a “major winter storm” will …

James Mauch caught a 40-pound flathead catfish on Nov. 19 from the Fox Chain O’Lakes while fishing with Capt. Mike Conley of C4 Guide Service. “It was an awesome and fun experience for me to be able to get out …

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this week’s episode we dive into five storylines for the upcoming season: -Will the Public League be shut out at state again? -What teams outside of the …

For some, especially the crusty veteran NFL vets who played before the ubiquity of the modern sports podcast, Cowboys star Micah Parsons does too much talking on subjects outside of his own team. Parsons has a popular podcast on Bleacher …

Just when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get some semblance of positive momentum, some negative news comes along to bring everyone back to Earth. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on November 25 that Tampa Bay safety Jordan Whitehead will miss …

Five years ago, Santa Clara vape store manager Darwin Torda proudly parked his beloved Honda Civic, freshly outfitted with a new set of wheels, in front of his house and locked it. When he walked out the next morning, it …

The major storm that soaked Northern California over the past week was one for the record books. A powerful bomb cyclone of rapidly dropping low pressure off British Columbia drew an atmospheric river storm into the state Tuesday night that …

A nearly $13 billion effort to extend BART into San Jose and Santa Clara secured the promise of billions of dollars from the federal government earlier this year, but as the next administration begins to take shape, it is unclear …

Part one of a series A Native American man thrusts lean arms to the heavens, beseeching Father Sky for blessings, for guidance, for peace. That’s the cover of Benjamin Barragan’s memorial program. There’s Barragan, grinning widely in snapshots with his …

Las Positas Community College professor David Everett drew wine from a barrel embossed “Campus Hill Winery” on Thursday inside the college’s new Viticulture and Winery Technology Facility, a lab that Livermore Valley winemakers hope will develop a new generation. “The …

Screenshot from video, with identifying detailed blurred to protect privacy  Second in a series. See Part 1, Addicts came to Southern California from afar to get sober but wound up dead The video captures her bare feet scurrying toward a …

DEAR JOAN: Watching a hummingbird dining at my feeder, I noticed that every time it sipped, it would lift off the feeder for a moment, flap its tiny wings and then land again, take another sip and then lift off again. …

You remember the holiday countdowns of childhood, the colorful, glitter-dusted calendars whose windows concealed little pictures, one for each day? We’re taking inspiration from those calendars of yore and counting down the days to New Year’s Eve with an entire …

Trust our globetrotting readers to not only vacation in some spectacular locations, but share their travel tales and tips with us. So if you want to go to, for example, the Taj Mahal, hike glaciers in Alaska or explore Hadrian’s …

By ABBY SEWELL and TIA GOLDENBERG BEIRUT (AP) — Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an …

Three people were injured in a Sunday night shooting on the edge of Denver’s Park Hill and East Colfax neighborhoods, police said. Denver officers are investigating the shooting near Montview Boulevard and Quebec Street, across from Denver School of the …

By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel …

         You might have heard about dueling Christmas TV movies inspired by the real-life romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, but while Lifetime’s “Christmas in the Spotlight” is indeed an artificial-tree homage to the Swift/Kelce story, the Hallmark movie …