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DISCOVERY BAY – A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled the East Bay on Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | 4.6-magnitude quake shakes the greater LA area Crashes and Disasters | Magnitude 5.7 quake …

SAN JOSE – A Caltrain hit a person Wednesday evening near the Blossom Hill Station, an official said. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Person fatally struck by Caltrain in Palo Alto Crashes and Disasters | Caltrain strikes, kills person …

SAN JOSE — A defense lawyer suggested in court Wednesday that David Castro’s infant daughter Phoenix died of accidental smothering while sleeping on the couch with her father, not from a fentanyl overdose. But a Santa Clara County coroner who …

By Marshall Cohen | CNN In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.” The decision is paused, giving Trump a short period of …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Vote for candidates who will support Mahan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility (CFR) believes city government should focus on crime, cleaning streets, homelessness and holding government …

Rooted in Oakland no longer, the A’s finally ditched their slogan this week. The A’s have removed their infamous “Rooted in Oakland” sign that was plastered across the Coliseum and visible from Interstate 880. A helicopter for ABC 7 caught …

SAN JOSE — Police have announced an arrest in a brazen 2018 shooting outside a South San Jose restaurant that injured three people and nearly wounded a child following a clash inside the eatery. Miguel Vergara Perez, 26, of Rohnert …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Lee will represent the underrepresented I would like to provide a perspective from a California citizen concerning the upcoming election for U.S. Senate. I believe …

Last year, Santa Clara County helped move more than 2,500 homeless households into permanent housing — a record high. The bad news? About twice as many fell into homelessness in 2023, many for the first time. In a new report …

There are a lot of great shows to see this weekend in the Bay Area, from Smuin Ballet reviving two greatest hits to a the return of the Golden Gate Park Bandshell and a “Magic Flute in Livermore. Smuin Ballet …

Before Prince Harry learned Wednesday that he had lost his legal battle over the security arrangements he’s  entitled to while visiting the U.K., he knew that the New York City Police Department was at least sympathetic to his concerns. In …

Associated Press Stacy Wakefield, the widow of former Boston Red Sox pitcher and two-time World Series champion Tim Wakefield, has died. Her family said in a statement released through the Red Sox that she died Wednesday at her Massachusetts home, less than …

A jury has awarded more than $7 million in damages to a former University of California policeman who claimed he was illegally fired because he is Black. Former UC Santa Cruz Police Department Lt. Glenn Harper — who had previously …

By Sylvie Corbet and Barbara Surk | Associated Press PARIS — France’s Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron …

By Melanie Zanona, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot | CNN Congressional leaders have struck a deal on some of the appropriations bills funding the federal government, as well as a short-term stopgap measure that would extend government funding and prevent …

AT&T is facing mounting criticism and opposition over its plan to scrap landline service in most of the Bay Area and much of California. San Mateo County this week became the latest official critic to take aim at the proposal, …

Do these Warriors have another gear? Is this surging team currently playing the best basketball it can? The Dubs’ next five games will tell us everything we need to know. Well, almost everything. The Dubs’ upcoming stretch is, in a …

Aftershock is certainly living up to its billing as “the West Coast’s largest rock festival” in 2024. This year’s lineup is absolutely gigantic, featuring such masters of hard rock as Iron Maiden, Slayer, Halestorm, Slipknot, Pantera, Five Finger Death Punch, …

By Jeremy Lee | KITV via CNN SOUTH POINT, Hawaii (KITV) — Local spear fishermen called Hawaii County authorities early Sunday morning after a rented Jeep drove straight off of a cliff after 3 a.m., not far from the South …

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers’ search for a defensive coordinator has circled back to Super Bowl LVIII. Dave Merritt, the Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive backs coach, is the fourth known candidate interviewing with the 49ers, who fell 25-22 in overtime …

MESA, Ariz. — Both sides of the San Francisco Giants’ planned right field platoon have been hampered by health issues to begin spring training, but both players appear to be turning a corner and on track for the regular season, …

When it comes to improving our school buildings, there’s no free lunch. Four East Bay districts are proposing bond measures to raise money to construct or rehabilitate education facilities. But, bonds are a form of borrowing, much like a mortgage. …

College sports has undergone dramatic change in the six years since Chris Hill stepped down as Utah’s athletic director, to the point that the industry is unrecognizable. “There is an entirely different set of challenges,” he said recently. “It’s a …

By Sean Murphy and Jim Vertuno | Associated Press CANADIAN, Texas — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames blackened the landscape …

Oakland’s powerful civilian-led police oversight body has released the names of four new candidates looking to be hired as the city’s permanent police chief that they will interview on Thursday. They include Abdul Pridgen, the former police chief in San …

Oakley will be increasing fines for those operating unlicensed commercial cannabis businesses. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the increases to up to $1,000 per violation or up to $10,000 a day. Currently, the city can issue fines of …

By Zachary Wolfe | CNN Sen. Mitch McConnell knows where the Republican Party is headed, and he also knows it’s not a place where he should be a leader. ”Believe me, I know the politics within my party at this …

Tony Kemp, one of the longest-tenured Oakland A’s, has officially signed with a new team. Kemp joined the Cincinnati Reds on a minor league contract this week. The 32-year-old was granted free agency for the first time this offseason after …

By Darlene Superville and Will Weissert | Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden spent about 2 1/2 hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday for an annual physical that will be closely watched as the …

Contra Costa County prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old man with murder in the death of a woman shot to death earlier this month. Joseph Sullivan also faces a special allegation that intentionally fired a gun to kill Leeasia Futch on …

By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76. …

OAKLAND — A woman accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from two Oakland-based employers was ordered to pay $330,000 as part of a plea deal announced Wednesday by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Yolanda Cheers, who is also known …

For 116 years, Edith “Edie” Ceccarelli called Willits home, and Willits called her their own. “Edie is truly a beloved person of our community and an inspiration to all,” 3rd District Supervisor John Haschak said when the town celebrated her …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks will have to go without Mackenzie Blackwood for at least the next week after they placed the goalie on injured reserve Wednesday with a lower-body ailment. Blackwood was injured Tuesday night in the …

By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Wednesday that he’s prepared to post a $100 million bond to halt collection of his staggering civil fraud penalty, arguing that …

SANTA CLARA — A big apartment complex in Santa Clara near a train station has been bought for more than $100 million in a deal that suggests investors continue to scout for residential projects to buy despite a murky economy. …

By Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a defiant, closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs teeters …

Nearly two hours into her epic Celebration Tour performance Tuesday night in San Francisco, Madonna briefly slowed up the show’s relentless, highly choreographed pace and shared some brief words with her audience. “Is my hair a mess? Do I look …

By MICHAEL TACKETT WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, …

SOUTH POINT, Hawaii (KITV) — A tourist in a rented Jeep drove straight off a cliff on the island of Hawaii and was rescued only because local spearfishers were camping in the area. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Sideshow …