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For many years, California drivers and Republican politicians have blamed Democrats and high gas taxes for the huge difference in the price of gasoline here compared to other states. It turns out they’ve been wrong, some of them just plain …

By Oliver Darcy | CNN Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched television broadcast in a generation. Sunday’s overtime thriller, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers, averaged 123.4 million viewers, CBS said Monday, breaking Super Bowl viewership records. The highly anticipated …

Pigs running down the streets of Salinas? “It’s not too far-fetched,” says Monterey County wildlife trapper Dan Burton of Urban Trapping Wildlife Control. With incessant rain softening the ground and promoting plant and insect growth, Monterey County is experiencing a big …

LAS VEGAS — The morning after the 49ers’ heartbreaking overtime loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, they were the favorites to win next year’s Lombardi Trophy. Crestfallen 49ers fans reeling from the previous night’s loss almost surely stumbled …

SAN JOSE — A new office building at Santana Row in San Jose has become enough of a tenant magnet that it may soon be half-leased, a sign some commercial real estate projects can thrive despite a tough office market. …

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in …

Prosecutors have charged a 36-year-old woman with murder in the shooting death of a man in a Walmart parking lot in Highland that followed an altercation over a minor traffic collision, officials said Monday. The final moments of 59-year-old Jonathan …

By JUAN LOZANO, ACACIA CORONADO AND JIM VERTUNO HOUSTON — The young boy who was critically injured in a shooting at a Texas megachurch on Sunday was the son of the shooter, authorities said Monday. Police identified the shooter as …

DEAR HARRIETTE: I initiated the end of a three-year relationship with my boyfriend because I felt that we had become somewhat bored with each other. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: She refuses to take the blame for putting me …

Dear Amy: When people die, are items their children (or grandchildren) gave them considered property of the parents, or are the items given back to whomever gave them to the deceased? Related Articles Advice | Ask Amy: Should I tell …

DEAR READERS: On Dec. 6, I published a letter from “Lost in Louisiana,” whose daughter’s fiance canceled their wedding three days prior to the event “because she’s bisexual.” Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: Here’s how I ended up paying …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As someone who doesn’t eat candy, I don’t know how to handle holidays like Valentine’s Day, Halloween and Easter, when co-workers and neighbors often give out small bags of candy. Related Articles Advice | Miss Manners: The …

With just a day to go until pitchers and catchers report and their lineup still lacking punch, the San Francisco Giants reportedly agreed to terms late Monday night with one of the National League’s leading home run hitters from a …

SALT LAKE CITY — The 3-pointer wasn’t swishing, so Klay Thompson had to switch things up. Against a mediocre Utah Jazz defense, Thompson settled in, went mostly off-ball and found his mid-range shot. Eight of his 11 makes were for …

California’s leading U.S. Senate candidates took to the stage Monday night in San Francisco for a second round of debating as voters weigh their choices for the March 5 primary. The debate at Nexstar Media Group’s KRON 4 studio moderated …

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, arrives as the Senate prepares a procedural vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians …

SALT LAKE CITY — The Warriors returned to Utah for the first time since assistant coach Dejan Milojevic’s death, having to cope with the troubling memories Salt Lake City now brings. They came without their head coach, Steve Kerr, and …

Eliza Anderson, Deseret News Brad Wilcox has an urgent message, just in time for Valentine’s Day: “Get Married.” It’s the title of his new book and one of the subjects of his life’s work as a sociologist at the University …

James Logan named a Bay Area staple as its next head football coach on Monday night.  James Barnes, who won the 6-AA state title with St. Vincent De Paul as an assistant coach last season, takes over the Union City …

House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, shakes hands with Robert C. O’Brien, former U.S. national security adviser, after O’Brien spoke about national security during a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Kristin Murphy, …

Former President Donald Trump is considering endorsing his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be the next co-chair of the Republican National Committee. AP Former President Donald Trump is considering endorsing his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be the next co-chair of the …

SAN JOSE – A person was injured in a shooting Monday morning in San Jose’s Burbank neighborhood, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Three men jailed in killing of former San Jose police officer Kevin Nishita now …

Associated Press WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and shipwreck …

By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman and Samy Magdy | Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in a densely packed town in the Gaza Strip as airstrikes carried out …

The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon at sunrise as seen from the south rim in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Utah, among the most arid states in the …

Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline did not attend the scheduled meeting at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Feb. 8, 2024. Laura Seitz, Deseret News Utah lawmakers are working to establish a process this week to …

Three years after buying their first restaurant during the pandemic, Jacquelyn and Michael Baker celebrated the opening of their second restaurant, this one in Walnut Creek. The Pizzalina pizzeria and taproom just opened in the former Sorrento, an Italian restaurant …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Nguyen is the best choice for supervisor Madison Nguyen is our best choice for county supervisor. I appreciate that Nguyen is straightforward and she listens. …

By Dave Collins | Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday for a coastal storm that was expected to pack high winds and dump a foot or more of snow in some areas, leading to …

By John Miller and Celina Tebor | CNN One person is dead and five others were injured in a shooting at a subway station in the Bronx borough of New York after a fight broke out late Monday afternoon, a …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Divestment won’t harm companies Re: “Hayward divestment from four companies raises questions” (Page A1, Feb. 2). The decision by four members of the Hayward City …

Ray Boone, KSL-TV A woman remains hospitalized with severe injuries after being hit by a truck while riding her bike early Friday evening, according to police and a representative from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Hillary …

Megan Nielsen, Deseret News 2023 wasn’t just another banner year for Utah’s state parks, it was a record-breaking one. Visitation to Utah’s 46 state parks last year reached a little over 12 million people for the first time on record, …

OAKLAND — An Oakland resident accused of murdering his neighbor has been transferred from jail to a mental health facility, where he could receive care indefinitely, court records show. Anthony Lamont Woods Jr., 33, was arrested and later charged with …

By Arit John, Ebony Davis, Aaron Pellish and Kylie Atwood | CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is hammering Donald Trump over his comments mocking the absence of her husband, who is deployed overseas, and using the former president’s remarks …

Shorts? Sunglasses? Sun tan lotion? Nope. Keep that raincoat handy. Just when the Bay Area was getting used to sunshine and dry days, another week of wet weather is on the horizon. Three separate storm systems will roll into Northern …

By Maria Sherman | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super Bowl ended with the superstar saying …

A statue of Louis Frederick Moench, founder and first principal of Weber State University, is pictured on the Weber State University campus in Ogden on Nov. 10, 2020. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Oct. 7 of last year has taken its …

ALAMEDA — A motorcyclist died Sunday in a collision with a car, authorities said. He was identified by the coroner’s bureau Monday as Albert Zhu, 31, of Alameda. The collision happened about 1 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Ninth …

San Mateo police are investigating after four people — a man, a woman and two children — were found dead inside a home Monday morning. Officers made the grisly discovery around 9:15 a.m. while checking on the wellbeing of people living …