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A pair of men deemed to be sexually violent predators were ordered to be conditionally released from a state hospital by two San Diego Superior Court judges Thursday despite the men having no permanent residences available to them. Alvin Ray …

The old adage that “speed kills” is ringing true among the world’s fastest roller coasters that have been closing at an alarming rate — but fortunately for thrill seekers a new coaster king will soon arise in 2025. Kingda Ka …

Kevin Kopjak was still in grade school when he first fell head-over-heels for theater. “I fell in love with theater back in fourth grade, when my class studied ‘Les Misérables,’” says the South San Francisco resident. “Even though I had …

Can’t do dairy? Eggs all wrong? No need to forsake the land of nog! It turns out that there’s plenty of nog for all. There’s nog made from oats, from soy, from nuts and coconut too. While every alternative nog …

An old saying tells us “no one votes for the vice president in a presidential election, just for the president.” The quick ascension of Californian Kamala Harris to her party’s presidential nomination last summer, though, demonstrates how vital the choice …

SAN JOSE – San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan stood behind a podium inside the rotunda at city hall on Thursday afternoon and took a moment to extoll the virtues of San Jose Sharks icon Joe Thornton. In officially proclaiming this …

A high-ranking member of the Jalisco Cartel was arrested in Riverside on Tuesday, Nov., 19 on drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges after he faked his own death, the U. S. Department of Justice said. According to the criminal complaint filed in …

Created four years ago to solidify the political clout of Little Saigon’s Vietnamese American community, California’s 45th congressional district has become one of the nation’s most narrowly contested House seats. And with votes still being counted in a race that’s …

State inspectors are investigating a ride malfunction at Knott’s Berry Farm that left nearly two dozen thrill seekers stranded in the air for more than two hours when a six-story thrill ride suddenly stopped working. The California Division of Occupational …

Phillips 66, which last month announced plans to close its Los Angeles-area refineries by the end of 2025, was indicted Wednesday for allegedly discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial waste from its Carson oil refinery into the Los …

Oakland football player Noah Bandabaila is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 11-16. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Bandabaila finished with 25.52% of the vote. McClymonds football player …

Tech giants are raking in billions from our personal data while leaving us exposed to financial chaos. Our information is stolen regularly, and we’re left paying for their mistakes. Major corporations have built business models using our data, often without …

SAN JOSE STATE VS. No. 23 UNLV Records: San Jose State (6-4, 3-3 Mountain West); UNLV (8-2, 4-1 MW) Friday kickoff: 7 p.m., CEFCU Stadium, San Jose TV: FS1 Radio:  KTRB (860 AM) Series history: San Jose State leads the …

When Hetal and Dhruma Shah decided they were finally ready to quit drinking, the hardest part was feeling left out. “We would be with friends and family and excluded from the celebration,” said Hetal Dhruma. “It felt awkward at times, …

Evergreen Valley cross country runner Nora Carino is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Nov. 11-16. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Carino finished with 48.35% of the votes. Leigh …

DEAR HARRIETTE: I noted the letter by “Make a Choice,” regarding a young person’s desire to go to college out of state rather than the more affordable in-state school. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m worried about living with …

Dear Eric: I have a widowed friend I’ll call Vivian. Since her husband died a few years ago, my husband and I have invited her to have dinner with us on several occasions. Related Articles Advice | Asking Eric: I …

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, my 7-year-old son was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in a crosswalk. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: She won’t marry me because of my young hiking buddy Advice | Dear Abby: …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was recently part of a wedding party, acting as a flower girl for a relative of my ex-husband. Related Articles Advice | Miss Manners: The old-timers insist on their strange pronunciations for streets Advice | …

SAN LORENZO — A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with a pair of stabbings a day earlier in San Lorenzo, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Berkeley: Man arrested in connection with October shooting Crime and …

MILPITAS – A Santa Clara County jail inmate died at a hospital Wednesday, just days after he was found unresponsive inside a dorm at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, according to authorities. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | …

Boys water polo Division I De La Salle 14, Campolindo 8 Davidka Skov scored two of his team-high four goals in the third quarter as NCS Open champion De La Salle pulled away from Campolindo and advanced to the program’s …

Goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves, but the St. Louis Blues spoiled his highly-anticipated Sharks debut by handing San Jose a 3-2 shootout loss on Thursday night. Askarov steadied himself after allowing a goal 11 seconds into the game and …

Alyssa Nakken, the first woman coach in Major League Baseball history, is leaving the Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians as an assistant in player development, as first reported by 95.7 The Game’s Steven Rissotto. Nakken is the latest member …

BERKELEY — Authorities on Thursday arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with an injury shooting last month in Berkeley. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | SWAT team crisis negotiators talk East Bay resident into surrender Crime and Public Safety …

Opening weekend of the new City Lights Theater Company production of “Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War” has been canceled due to a cast member falling ill. In an announcement made this afternoon by Lisa Mallette, the San …

A San Mateo County official on Thursday revealed an explosive memo addressed to embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus from second-in-command Dan Perea detailing an alleged scheme to conceal weapons stored in the department’s executive office. The memo, dated Nov. 14, was …

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A driver was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon in South San Francisco, according to police. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Man faints, later dies after being run over in East Bay parking lot Crashes …

OAKLAND — Police here arrested two men who were inside a vehicle seen fleeing from a recent homicide, authorities said. The men, aged 36 and 35, were arrested on Nov. 18 after police located them in a sedan that had …

With the holiday season upon us and families gathering for Thanksgiving, public health officials are preparing for the respiratory virus season to ramp up and for January — when Donald Trump will return to the White House. Several public health …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Trump policies are path to regression Re: “Trump’s ‘new order’ will be global anarchy” (Page A7, Nov. 15). As the article clearly notes, a Trump …

The California Fish and Wildlife Department has ordered another delay in the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season — the second so far this year. The risk of whales becoming tangled in crab fishing gear remains high for most of the …

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honor on Thursday. Ohtani was a unanimous …

RICHMOND — A $35.6-million grant approved Thursday will help turn 82 acres of Point Molate, a stretch of land along Richmond’s eastern bayfront, into a park, but leaders of the tribe that currently owns the land made clear their concerns …

SANTA CLARA — Only one thing has kept Brock Purdy out of the 49ers’ starting lineup since seizing it two years ago: the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, which theye secured early enough last year to spare Purdy and other …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Barbara Lee isn’t the leader Oakland needs Re: “Leaders courting Bay Area progressive for mayor” (Page A1, Nov. 16). A little post-election advice: It’s been …

The San Jose Planning Commission has signed off on changes to the previously approved El Paseo de Saratoga Shopping Center urban village project — including reducing it by a few hundred residential units and scrapping most of its affordable housing …

OAKLAND — Police here have identified a man who was shot and killed outside of a local grocery mart, ending one of the city’s longest time periods without a homicide. Eric Florence, 52, was shot and killed on the afternoon …

San Jose City Councilmember Pam Foley summed up the situation well at a celebration this week to name the San Jose City Hall Rotunda after former Mayor Janet Gray Hayes: “What took so long?” Hayes — who started her political …

Those looking for a good reason to drink this winter — you know, aside from all the other reasons — have a new option with the Tri-Valley Beer Trail. From Nov. 15 to Jan. 5, the breweries and the taprooms …