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Feb. 5 Check fraud: Between 3 p.m. on Jan. 20 to 3 p.m. on Jan. 22, someone took a check from a Saratoga  resident’s mailbox, changed the name on the check and cashed it for a total loss of $1,000. …

An Orange County jury on Thursday, Feb. 15, found a driver who plowed his pickup into a packed weekend crowd in downtown Fullerton five years ago guilty of three charges, but a mistrial was declared on a fourth. Christopher Solis …

SAN JOSE — The developer of a downtown San Jose housing and office project is pushing ahead with revamped plans that now envision the conversion of a parking garage into an office tower on the prime site. The proposed development …

A group of white girls at a Boston Sephora have been put on blast, along with a mother, after the teenagers reportedly used dark makeup for blackface. The teens were recently caught on camera at the Prudential Center store using …

The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Feb. 15 … …

Once again, violence mars celebration Re: “One dead and 22 wounded by gunfire at Chiefs parade,” Feb. 15 news story The mass shooting in Kansas City is as American as apple pie. A city celebrates, and school is canceled in …

A death investigation is underway at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs after the campus went on lockdown Friday morning and dormitory residents were ordered to shelter in place. University officials and the police department said this was not an …

From left, Ann Panopio, her husband Irvin Hubler, Toby Mitchell and his wife Amy Jewel are looking to purchase a multi-unit building in Chicago to start a housing cooperative. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Some Chicagoans are finding creative ways to becoming …

Housemates at the cooperative Bowers house in Hyde Park enjoy dinner together in their shared kitchen and dinning room. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times When Amy Jewel and her husband, Toby Mitchell, moved from California to Chicago 10 years ago, they kicked …

“Teen Mom” star Ryan Edwards appears to have moved in with his new girlfriend. The site @tm-chatter on Instagram shared a photo from Amanda Conner’s Instagram page which appears to show Edwards hanging a television on the wall. “#RyanEdwards and …

The Pittsburgh Steelers replaced former wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson with Zach Azzanni this offseason. But Jackson has found a new home. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on February 15 that the Seattle Seahawks are hiring Jackson as their wide receivers …

Alexei Navalny, the anti-Putin Russian opposition leader, has died while walking in an Arctic prison, but the cause of death was not released. That’s according to Russia’s Federal Prison Service, which released a statement saying that Navalny died on February …

As the Philadelphia Eagles aim to rebuild the defense in 2024, one of the team’s most recent acquisitions in 2023 could be on the chopping block. Safety Kevin Byard, who arrived in Philadelphia prior to the trade deadline in 2023, …

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson appears headed for his release this offseason. Former NFL quarterback-turned-CBS analyst Brady Quinn thinks he needs to stay in the AFC with one team in particular if he does. Wilson’s future is one of the …

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr admitted he had been thinking about moving Klay Thompson to the bench for a while. Such a big move for one of the pillars of their dynasty isn’t to be done in haste. But the …

TOP STORYLINE: SRV SIZZLES AT LINE Word of caution for anyone that plays the San Ramon Valley boys in the playoffs: Don’t fall behind by a large enough margin in the fourth quarter that fouling becomes the only option. These …

By Amanda Musa | CNN California and Oregon recently became the first states to break with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how long a person infected with Covid-19 should isolate, saying that people who test positive are …

When U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo announced last fall that she would be retiring after more than three decades in the House of Representatives, nearly a dozen hopefuls jumped at the rare opportunity to run for an open Bay Area congressional …

Filip Zadina left millions on the table last offseason when he parted ways with the Detroit Red Wings and signed a modest one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks worth only a few hundred thousand dollars more than the NHL’s …

A bit of calm was in the air around the Bay Area as Friday dawned — appropriate, perhaps, given that the first of two weekend storms continued to migrate toward the region. The first one is expected to hit the …

The Big Ten coaching carousel finally came to a halt earlier this week when longtime member UCLA named DeShaun Foster as the replacement for Chip Kelly. The Bruins join Michigan, Washington, Indiana and Michigan State as the schools entering the …

By MIKE STOBBE | AP Medical Writer NEW YORK  — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called its …

Snow is already on the ground in Denver, but the storm will return with gusto Friday afternoon after a mid-morning break, according to the National Weather Service. Denver can expect around 3 inches of snow to accumulate throughout the day …

Amache National Historic Site in southeastern Colorado is officially America’s newest national park, the National Park Service announced Thursday. Amache, located one mile outside of Granada, was one of 10 incarceration sites used to detain thousands of Japanese-Americans during World …

Republican Illinois State Sen. Sam McCann speaks at the State Capitol on March 5, 2018, in Springfield, Ill. Erin Brown/AP Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire …

Police tape at an armored car robbery. Sun-Times stock photo ORG XMIT: CST1304011304252547 Sun-Times file Nearly two dozen cars were damaged early Friday when a group of vandals smashed in their windows on the Near South Side, police said. Around …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) After the moon alert is over, this is a great day to …

Nick Hatheway’s flash design of the Chicago rat hole commemorates an internet joke turned tourist attraction. Provided It’s safe to say the infamous rat hole has cemented its place in the hearts and lives of many Chicagoans. In recent months, …

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ comments about going “all in” has prompted plenty of rumors on potential trades and free agency. Could the Cowboys take a big swing on trying to land Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Joey Bosa? It …

Orlando Magic All-Star forward Paolo Banchero trolled the New York Knicks fans after breaking their hearts with a 118-100 win against their team on Valentine’s Day. Toward the end of the blowout win, Banchero motioned the Knicks fans in attendance …

The Shoreline Unified School District and a former superintendent convicted of a sex offense have been sued by the victim’s mother. Robert Raines was arrested in 2021 on allegations of inappropriate contact with the child of a district employee. The …

A house that sold for $1.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Milpitas in the past two weeks. In total, seven residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past …

Shohei Ohtani is the only major league baseball player who can both hit and pitch at an elite level. Perhaps he should manage California’s state budget too. Just look at his new contract. This winter, Ohtani signed what was initially …

My grandmothers were opposites in so many ways. One was an Iowa farm girl who’d migrated to California with her family in the 1950s. Barely 5 feet tall, she had a knack for “adopting” neighbors’ pets (they wouldn’t leave), and …

Terra Nova basketball player Vinny Smith is the Bay Area News Group’s boys athlete of the week for Feb. 5-10. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Walker had 40.12% to finish ahead of Monte Vista soccer player …

Milpitas basketball player Jasleen Dhaliwal is the Bay Area News Group’s girls athlete of the week for Feb. 5-10. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dhaliwal had 37.39% to finish ahead of Amador Valley soccer player Maylen …

Of all the skills that children may acquire in school, none surpasses reading in importance. The ability to read and comprehend what’s read is the key to all other learning, either formal or personal, and the students in California’s schools …

SANTA CLARA – Brandon Aiyuk is going from No. 1 wide receiver to No. 1 offseason priority for the 49ers. Six months from now, Aiyuk should have a contract extension in hand, the latest edition of the 49ers’ annual payout …

Want to know how the Joker got those scars? They occupy his arms in clusters, usually three or four at a time, at any given moment within the NBA season. Raw, bloody scratches materialize across a biceps, triceps or forearm …

The seven Colorado River states face a quickly approaching deadline to present a unified plan for how to manage the drying river that provides water for 40 million people across the West. But major disagreements remain ahead of next month’s …