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ALAMEDA COUNTY – BART trains are not running between Union City and Hayward due to a medical emergency, the transit agency said. Related Articles Some VTA light rail service resumes Monday Woman survives vehicle collision with train in Oakland They …

Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin was injured by Anaheim Ducks forward Frank Vatrano early in the third period of Tuesday’s game at Honda Center. Mukhamadullin ran into Troy Terry in the neutral zone, a play that knocked down the Ducks forward. Vatrano …

PITTSBURG — Though it was April Fools, Granada wasn’t messing around in its matchup with Pittsburg.  On a windy afternoon and in a battle of the East Bay’s top two programs, Granada – ranked fourth in the latest Bay Area …

SAN JOSE – A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in San Jose, according to authorities. Related Articles San Jose police announce arrest in March 15 shooting South Bay woman stabbed ex-boyfriend at his front door, police say Toddler …

HOUSTON — Logan Webb is a different pitcher now than he was last year. He’s tweaked his mechanics. He’s upped his cutter usage. He’s altered his changeup. At his core, he remains the Giants’ ace of staff. Webb turned in …

Steph Curry raced past Jimmy Butler, with his hands up and ready for the pass, late in the first half of Tuesday night’s game at Memphis.  Curry received the pass he wanted and, some 30 feet away from the rim …

DUBLIN – A magnitude 3.0 earthquake jolted the East Bay on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Related Articles Letters: Let’s do our part to preserve Bay Area’s rich legacy 3.2 magnitude earthquake reported off Southern California coast …

Pelvis injuries continue to rue a Golden State team fighting and clawing to stay out of the play-in tournament. Jonathan Kuminga was ruled out against Memphis on Tuesday night with a right pelvic contusion. “We think he’ll be able to go …

Aidan Mahaney has returned to the NCAA transfer portal. The former Saint Mary’s College and Campolindo High star is leaving UConn after one season, according to numerous reports. Mahaney’s playing time and production dramatically dropped after his departure from Saint …

HOUSTON — Just about every year, a new trend sweeps across Major League Baseball. In 2023, it was the sweeper. In 2024, it was the splitter. In 2025? It’s the “torpedo bat.” The torpedo bat became the talk of baseball …

SAN JOSE – San Jose police on Tuesday announced an arrest in a mid-March shooting that sent a man to the hospital. Related Articles South Bay woman stabbed ex-boyfriend at his front door, police say Toddler hit by a car …

The March 12 notice said Tony Clark’s oath of citizenship, which was supposed to be held two weeks later at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell, had been “descheduled.” No explanation was given, and the phone number listed on the piece …

Life sciences companies have decided to chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs in a fresh wave of layoffs that hint at ongoing turbulence in the region’s biotech sector, state labor agency posts show. All told, the biotech companies have revealed …

Night owls who live or party in San Jose got a fast-food gift on Tuesday. The long-awaited Raising Cane’s finally opened at Evergreen Circle, and this location will be frying up fresh chicken strips (“fingers” in Cane’s parlance) until after …

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed several charges this week against a man accused of recently attacking an Oakland police officer without warning. District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson on Tuesday announced the charges against Lawrence Holley, 48, who was …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Let’s do our parts to preserve legacies Re: “Rosies, others fight to maintain legacies” (Page A1, March 21). Thank you for Sierra Lopez’s article on …

The divisive national debate over transgender athletes took center stage in Sacramento on Tuesday when state Democrats killed two Republican-backed bills to restrict transgender players from girls’ and women’s school teams. Democrats, who control the Legislature, allowed a heated hearing …

Fifteen minutes before Regional Medical Center was set to re-open its doors as a Level II trauma center once again, gold and blue heart-shaped confetti showered down on celebrants who had gathered Tuesday morning to mark Santa Clara County’s acquisition …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Reform must come to Hercules police The Hercules Police Department has a vision emphasizing compassion and professionalism. Those qualities were nowhere to be seen on …

Stanford is investigating whether men’s water polo head coach Brian Flacks and members of his staff are retaliating against Cardinal players for participating in a recent confidential university-commissioned investigation into allegations of abusive conduct by Flacks. While the original investigation …

SAN JOSE — Goalie Yaroslav Askarov is on track to return from injury and start Wednesday when the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, hosts the Ontario Reign at Tech CU Arena. Askarov, the Sharks’ top goalie prospect, was …

ANTIOCH — The Antioch Police Oversight Commission, which had been operating with only four members, is set to welcome two new commissioners in a move to comply with an agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice. The …

While Gene Hackman’s three children didn’t live nearby him in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and didn’t necessarily see him that often, a new report disputes the idea that they were estranged from their 95-year-old father or are gearing up for …

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Firefighters extinguished an apartment kitchen blaze that displaced three adults Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the agency. At 8:24 a.m., the Mountain View Fire Department received reports of a fire in a multi-family apartment complex …

Bay Area Kenny Barron fans are in for a treat this month. Actually, they are in for a number of different treats, as the legendary jazz pianist visits SFJAZZ Center to perform four very different shows in four nights. First …

For those who would take a big Italian hoagie to the grave, a la Homer Simpson, a Bay Area sandwich institution is launching a new location in the Tri-Valley. Domenico’s Delicatessen, which has served Italian-style and other sandos for more …

Frank Reich has no illusions about a long-term future as the 36th head coach of the Stanford football program. Next year, general manager Andrew Luck will hire a 37th head coach and everybody knows it. “We didn’t skirt around that …

HAYWARD — Police here have linked at least 40 burglaries around the Bay Area to a single crew of professional burglars, whose members include an alleged Norteño gang member, court records show. The crew has been linked to 32 burglaries …

Signs of trouble in TV star Kim Delaney’s life continue to grow with a report that she was arrested on a felony domestic violence-related charge after she tried to run over her husband with a car. Delaney, the once beloved, …

By Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, University of Hawaii economists …

MAPLE VALLEY  — Former NFL player Richard Sherman is the latest sports figure whose home has been burglarized. The Super Bowl champion posted pictures and a video on social media asking if anyone recognized three armed intruders that broke into …

Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould has used the phrase “blank slate” to describe her strategic approach to the next era, particularly with regard to the rebuilt conference’s pending media rights package. Because it has six new schools and no existing media …

A close friend of Prince Harry’s has said in a new interview that some of Sentebale chairwoman Sophie Chandauka’s hostility to the prince is due to her jealously of his wife Meghan Markle, saying that the Zimbabwe-born attorney probably felt …

OAKLAND — With a special election two weeks away, the Oakland City Council is finding itself at odds with an unelected official whose expertise has lent her particular authority at a critical time for the city’s finances. Finance Director Erin …

The Bay Area’s tech industry stumbled at the start of 2025 with a net loss of thousands of jobs over the first two months of this year, a slump that suggests the crucial sector’s hiring woes have yet to run …

Growing up on a walnut orchard in the San Fernando Valley had its advantages. We kept a flock of chickens, as well as a few geese and ducks. I was taught that their eggs were a culinary treasure, valued for …

By Mike Catalini and Stephen Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show …

In a much-needed break after multiple years of severe droughts over the past two decades, California’s statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of the state’s water supply, was at 96% of its historical average on Tuesday, up from …

Oakland has been through a lot in recent years, losing a sports legend and a beloved actor — not to mention two sports franchises. Perhaps one way to cope is to escape to the movies, or one particular movie, where …

Police in Western Australia have confirmed a bus crash described by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who sued Prince Andrew for alleged sexual assault in 2021, but say they received no reports that anyone was injured went to the hospital …