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Gwendolyn Bryant died of a fentanyl overdose when she was supposed to be celebrating her granddaughter’s 15th birthday. When Bryant didn’t show up to the party, her daughter, Sheenia Branner, was angry. Branner assumed her mother had relapsed again, giving …

By Lilit Marcus | CNN Ali versus Frazier. The Red Sox versus the Yankees. Doha versus Singapore. For the last decade, Singapore’s Changi International Airport and Doha’s Hamad International Airport have been going back and forth, battling over the title …

As budget woes percolate in Oakland, the city’s unions are gearing up to defend against the worst-case scenario: layoffs. City officials are going to great lengths to avoid mentioning them, but they have also not yet ruled out the possibility …

Redwood City is one step closer to closing Broadway in downtown to vehicles permanently. Although the City Council unanimously voted to push the final vote until May 6, the delay was only to hear additional public comments on establishing the …

WALNUT CREEK — A $77 million vision to revamp the aging but bustling pools and community center at Heather Farm Park has finally come into focus. And if all goes according to plan, there will still be enough room for …

OAKLAND — Oakland police officers assisting Sacramento police early Thursday shot and killed a homicide suspect, police said. The shooting happened in the 1000 block of 16th Street after officers responded there just before 9:30 p.m., according to a statement …

Congratulations! We’ll just assume if you’re reading this, you survived Tax Day and are ready to celebrate with a weekend full of fun and deliciousness. If so, you have come to the right place; we have all kinds of cool …

A 4.8 earthquake had just jostled Bill Frisell’s home in Brooklyn, but the temblor wasn’t strong enough to rattle the guitarist’s preternatural calm. With an epicenter about 50 miles east in New Jersey, the shaker was an uncommon enough occurrence …

A former gymnastics coach who owned and operated a fitness school in Centennial has been found guilty on multiple charges of child sexual assault, Arapahoe officials announced Wednesday. Erik Oldham, 37, was arrested in May 2022 on suspicion of multiple …

By JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as …

By RAF CASERT (Associated Press) ANDEREN, Netherlands — Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde d’Aquitaine calf, the latest addition to his herd of over 300 dairy cattle. Little could …

Multiple Regional Transportation District light rail lines shut down temporarily Wednesday after a train hit a car running a red light in downtown Denver’s Central Business District. The crash happened around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Stout and 15th …

It was an emotional night for longtime “Dancing With the Stars” cast member Hayley Erbert. The ballroom dancer returned to the stage for the first time since a terrifying health emergency left her needing major brain surgery. Erbert was cleared …

Former “Bachelorette” suitor Tyler Cameron has shared his opinion on Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s shocking split. “Three months?! They make all my relationships seem very long. You know what I mean? Like, golly, I’m a dating expert compared to …

Do you like the Great Outdoors? For the kickoff of the annual National Park Week, which for 2024 will be held April 20-28, the park service is offering free admission to its parks and monuments on Saturday, April 20. This …

On Tuesday, the University of Southern California canceled a planned graduation speech by its valedictorian, a young woman named Asna Tabassum. My New York Times colleague Stephanie Saul reported that the “school said the decision stemmed from security concerns based …

A condo in Milpitas that sold for $770,000 tops the list of the most affordable real estate sales in Milpitas in the past week. For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in Milpitas over the last week was …

At the 2016 Republican National Convention, when I told Donald Trump’s “God whisperer” Paula White that he referred to her as his pastor, she said she was his spiritual adviser — as if that were some sort of “get out …

SANTA CLARA — Compiling a mock draft remains a studious yet silly endeavor. I may never again repeat my 2018 success, when I nailed seven of nine picks to open that year’s NFL Draft, including the 49ers’ choice of Mike …

Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Previous previews: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, edge rushers and inside linebackers. Today: cornerbacks.  Broncos’ in-house moves: …

Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath and the Eagles all released major albums in 1975. So did Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Paul Simon and Led Zeppelin. And you can still find some of them (probably most of them) at Wax …

Xcel Energy-Colorado needs to communicate much better, provide more notice and work with local governments and agencies the next time it shuts off power during high winds to reduce the outbreak of wildfires, members of the public told state regulators …

  Chef Sam McCandless plates food at Corrida in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) Editor’s note: In September 2023, Michelin awarded stars, five in total, to restaurants in Colorado for the first …

Colorado residents can expect a normal year for wildfires through July, but state officials on Wednesday warned that doesn’t mean there won’t be large, potentially catastrophic fires — especially later this summer and early fall as the weather becomes hotter …

Derek van Westrum grew up in Golden and has climbed more than half of Colorado’s fourteeners. He has an emotional attachment to those peaks, so he’s glad — and a little relieved — that his most recent assignment with the …

The fatal crash happened about 4:30 a.m. on westbound I-90 at Barrington Road. File photo One person is dead after a car crashed into a toll booth near Hoffman Estates Thursday morning on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, police said. …

Two season-long record chases by two different men came down to the final day and a matchup against each other. In fairness, the NHL couldn’t have scripted it better. The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs played each …

Garcelle Beauvais spoke out about her friendship with Sutton Stracke—and shared details on why they weren’t friends early on. Beauvais and Stracke joined the cast of  “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” for season 10 in 2020, and the two …

Katie Maloney spoke out in defense of her ex-husband Tom Schwartz’ former flame, Jo Wenberg. One year after describing Wenberg as “spooky” and with “crackhead energy,” the “Vanderpump Rules” star admitted she felt bad for the hairstylist after watching her interact with Schwartz …

Not all is lost for the Minnesota Vikings if they don’t bag a top-three or top-four QB in this year’s NFL draft, or even if Sam Darnold suffers an injury and his backup — rookie or otherwise — isn’t in …

The transfer of more than two dozen condemned inmates from San Quentin’s death row to the California Institution for Men in Chino under a new state program has prompted outcry from city officials, who are urging the state to send …

By Rob Nikolewski | San Diego Union-Tribune A trio of environmental groups opposed to recent changes to the rules affecting the 1.8 million Californians who have installed rooftop solar on their homes and businesses will get their day before the …

Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Iron Man and other Disneyland employees who work with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars character performers have moved one step closer to unionizing, according to the union organizing workers. Disneyland’s 1,700 character and parade performers …

In issuing a new rule to close the gun show loophole for firearm sales, the Biden administration isn’t just narrowing one of the easier paths by which criminals obtain guns. It’s attempting to close a sacred portal into American gun …

No criminal charges will be filed against the Los Angeles Police Department officer who fired a rifle inside a North Hollywood Burlington store in 2021, killing both a man armed with a bike lock and a 14-year-old girl who was …

River City Bank likes to boast that it’s a midsized firm that thinks big. The Sacramento, California-based lender has doubled assets to about $5 billion in five years with real estate loans up and down the West Coast. Its portfolio, …

Shoppers are hurrying to their local 99 Cents Only Stores for last-minute deals before they’re gone for good. Joining fellow discount retailer Dollar Tree, which has announced plans to close 1,000 stores nationwide over the next several years, the 99 …

In recent days the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming submitted an alternative plan outlining the proposed operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead after 2026. Woven throughout this alternative plan submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation …

DEAR ABBY: I am on a limited income. My younger sister, “Tara,” is a medical professional with disposable income she spends on frivolous things. I have one son, age 13; she has three children, ages 14, 10 and 3. Tara …

The room-to-room in the evenings at the North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show is where the real buzz, bartering, buying, selling and story swapping. Dale Bowman Last year for the first time, I had a chance to experience …