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HERCULES — Friends have started an online fundraiser for the family of a 31-year-old woman who died last week when a person driving a stolen SUV and being chased by police crashed into her vehicle. The crash also injured her …

OAKLAND — A highrise with hundreds of homes and some office space is being proposed for a downtown Oakland site, a project that would become one of the East Bay city’s tallest towers if it’s built. The mixed-use development would …

By Matt O’Brien | Associated Press William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media …

Some on the island of Nantucket are dreading this summer. It’s not global warming or Kevin Spacey making a return visit that has them fretting, it’s topless bathing. It kicks off, or comes off, in a few short months. “I …

John Mayer is adding more shows to his first-ever solo acoustic tour. Those fall dates include two more gigs in the Golden State — Nov. 7 at Chase Center in San Francisco and Nov. 10 at the Kia Forum in …

In the fall, Stanford hired Cal alum Troy Taylor as its head football coach. Now, it appears Cal is preparing to bring in a Stanford alum for its men’s basketball job. Former Stanford star and current Utah Valley coach Mark …

Molly Tuttle returns home a conquering hero, settling into the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park for a highly anticipated concert stand this weekend after having recently captured the 2023 Grammy Award for best bluegrass album with “Crooked Tree.” “I’m so …

OAKLAND — It’s been a while since Sergio Romo felt butterflies in his stomach before a baseball game. But they’ll be there tonight at Oracle Park in San Francisco. He knows they will. “I can’t tell you the last time …

By Jon Passantino | CNN Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said his company will begin laying off staff starting this week, the first of three rounds of expected cuts following his announcement in February that the company would axe …

By Jonathan Mattise | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, and the female shooter also died after being shot by police, …

Authorities in St. Paul say an Amazon driver was arrested on suspicion of assault after an altercation with an unhappy customer escalated into a fistfight followed by the customer jumping on the hood of the vehicle and then falling off …

By Ilan Ben Zion and Tia Goldenberg | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wanted to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious …

A viral photo surfaced over the weekend of Brock Purdy, with the 49ers quarterback wearing his boyish smile and a super-sized brace on his surgically repaired elbow. Nothing unusual there. Then came Monday’s surprising proclamation that Purdy’s road to recovery …

That Washington is the sole survivor two weeks into the postseason speaks volumes about a less-than-happy ending for the Pac-12. The conference went 0-for-3 in the Sweet 16 and, for the first time since 2015, was shut out of the …

Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of California’s “Hidden Valley of Enchantment.” Part of the magic of the Cuyama Valley and the tiny cluster of towns that dot this inland valley an hour east of Santa Maria is the …

Israeli-born chef Aliza Grayevsky Somekh is known for her seders. Ever since moving from Jerusalem to the Bay Area in 2012, the Oakland-based chef has been organizing and cooking the Passover meal for the greater community through her food and …

ALBANY — UC Berkeley police were looking Monday for a man who they said chased a child in University Village on Sunday night. According to a police advisory, a 9-year-old girl had just finished playing with friends and was walking …

Madonna has added eight shows to her already massive Celebration Tour. And two of those gigs happen to be in Northern California. The pop music icon is adding a third show at Chase Center in San Francisco, set for Jan. …

By Brian Fung | CNN Ellen Min doesn’t go to the grocery store anymore. She avoids bars and going out to eat with her friends; festivals and community events are out, too. This year, she opted not to take her …

Sun Choi, right, teaches during a Korean language lesson at Yummy’s Korean BBQ restaurant in West Valley City on March 25. Ryan Sun, Deseret News Utah had very little Korean presence when Sun Choi moved to Utah in 2004 to …

OAKLAND — Speed, sunshine and chaos helped bring Major League Baseball back to the Bay Area for Sunday’s Bay Bridge Series exhibition game between the Giants and A’s. Just more than 11,000 tickets were sold on a bright afternoon, when …

A plumber who had disappeared under a Los Angeles County house for hours emerged safely after firefighters cut through the floor. He had apparently been sleeping. Emergency crews were called around 6 p.m. Saturday to a home in Northridge. The …

Brock Peery and his daughter Berkley, 6, walk back to their car during a snowstorm in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 24, 2023. Utah has achieved a record-breaking snowfall total this winter, according to the National Weather Service. Ryan …

Over the past half-century, new housing has spread into ever more far-flung parts of California – from luxury estates perched on remote hillsides to tightly packed subdivisions stretched over rural flatlands. The sprawl has allowed people to live closer to …

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson slammed his cup on the podium, peeved to be answering questions from media about the Warriors’ late-game execution issue. Two costly turnovers and some unideal shot selections in the fourth quarter’s waning seconds flipped what …

In the shadow of an FBI investigation into Antioch police’s use of force and other suspected misdeeds, the city is refusing to release records of a dozen cases that would shed more light on the force officers use on residents. …

For most of junior year, 16-year-old Ace Roman’s mornings have started inside the “Fit Closet” — a wardrobe in the parking lot of Skyline High School. Roman, who identifies as non-binary, would try on men’s pants, women’s skirts, and everything in …

DEAR JOAN: From time to time, we have found a Western fence lizard in our garage, but the one we found in late fall last year was very lethargic. Over the weeks, he would be found in various locations, but …

Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson and San Jose’s JT Marcinkowski both finished with two saves as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night. The Earthquakes (2-2-1) improved to 2-0-4 in their last six home matches in the …

Gov. Spencer Cox poses for a photo after signing HB311 Social Media Usage Amendments at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday. The action marks the nation’s first major social media regulations becoming law. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News The …

A former mayor of Sebastopol on got seven years in prison for sexual misconduct with a minor, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office said. Robert Jacob, 46, met his victim online in early 2020 when the boy was 14 years …

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I rented a car from Budget last summer in Jacksonville, Florida. I noticed several dents and scratches, which I planned to point out during the walk-around inspection. But the attendant told me that they “don’t do inspections” …

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO | Associated Press NEW YORK — Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing that …

SAN JOSE — Housing towers, new dining spots and hundreds of residences for San Jose State University students are in the works as part of a wide-ranging plan to dramatically revamp the college’s downtown campus. University officials are eyeing new …

Analysis by John Blake | CNN Maybe you shared that viral video of Kimberly “Sweet Brown” Wilkins telling a reporter after narrowly escaping an apartment fire, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Perhaps you posted that meme of supermodel Tyra …

CHICO — A Chico man is accused of setting fire to the pickup of a romantic partner. At approximately noon Saturday, the Chico Fire Department responded to a call regarding a vehicle fire at an apartment complex in the 2700 …

CHICO — Officers with the Chico Police Department arrested a man around noon Wednesday who was accompanied by a missing girl in a camp at upper Bidwell Park, according to a department press release. Police said they arrested 23-year-old Rory …

By Jackie Wattles | CNN Night sky lovers can typically spot a smattering of a few planets, but in late March, a stunning visual takes shape when five planets line up beneath the moon in a display sometimes called a …

A transgender United Airlines flight attendant celebrated after she appeared in a 2020 company Trans Day of Visibility commercial has died at age 25, Colorado authorities confirmed Friday. Police found the body of Kayleigh Scott in the house where she …

A lawsuit filed by the family of a New Jersey man who died while riding a Vail Ski Resort chairlift has been settled. Jason Varnish died on Feb. 13, 2020, while riding a Blue Sky Basin chairlift. Varnish, who was …