World

A Eureka motel has been closed after two women were found dead a week apart in the same room, the city’s police said. Related Articles Tree falls and hits two Teslas on Highway 101 in South Bay East Bay man …

By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — After her arrest in Southern California on Thursday, here’s a look at events in the life of Britney Spears since she was released from a court conservatorship in 2021. The pop superstar …

The King’s Academy’s run to a Division III state championship game last season clearly was no fluke. The Knights are a year wiser, stronger and even more dangerous. Now in Division I, they took advantage of an unexpected home game …

SCOTTS VALLEY — A single lane of Highway 17 in Scotts Valley will be closed during daytime hours over the course of several days next week as crews conduct maintenance work along the busy thoroughfare. Related Articles Caltrans worker hit …

HOUSTON – LJ Cryer, playing in front of a hometown crowd in Houston that included his parents and his girlfriend, was baffled to begin overtime.  Playing in his first game since Jan. 25, the undrafted rookie guard had gone from …

“My dad tried to kill me,” a dying 11-year-old girl told police and paramedics after getting stabbed while trying to protect her mother, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday, at the beginning of the murder trial for the girl’s stepfather. …

A Highland boy has died after collapsing at the end of soccer practice. Adriel Enriquez, 12, collapsed after soccer practice the evening of Feb. 26 at the Inland Empire Soccer Complex, on Little League Drive, in San Bernardino. He was a …

A federal grand jury indicted a Napa man for threatening to kill a senior government official in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Haddow Mills, 64, made his initial appearance in federal court in San Francisco Thursday, March 5, …

Real estate agent and reality star Tracy Tutor is suing Oren Alexander, accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking ahead of the resolution of his trial in Manhattan, where he is facing similar charges. Tracy Tutor, a Beverly Hills …

Netflix has struck a deal to acquire Ben Affleck’s Interpostive AI company. The streaming service didn’t provide specifics about its deal with Interpositive, which describes itself as a company that combines “artistry with technology to craft bold visual stories that …

An unknown substance was reportedly found in Britney Spears’ vehicle when the pop star was arrested for a DUI Wednesday night in California. The substance is being tested and “will be part of the arrest,” as insiders familiar with the …

By MATT O’BRIEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop …

A Novato woman is facing a second murder charge in a crash that killed her mother and aunt last month on Highway 101 near Petaluma. Prosecutors filed the newest count Thursday, March 5, during Kenia Alegria’s appearance in Sonoma County …

Spring is on the horizon and with the weather getting warmer, it is a perfect time to start planning camping trips. Sonoma County has a wide array of stunning campsites, including one that is a 2026 winner of the national …

Today is Friday, March 6, the 65th day of 2026. There are 300 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time after nearly two decades as the anchor …

Every few months, James Knowles receives an email saying he’ll soon be updated on efforts to address a 63-year-old injustice. Knowles, 74, and his family — and his entire community — lost homes and business when their mostly Black and …

A federal district court judge on Thursday refused to toss the corruption case against two Contra Costa County developers, who had argued that their alleged bribe of an Antioch city councilmember was merely a campaign contribution protected under the First …

SANTA CLARA – You don’t have to be an “insider” or a high-profile podcaster to spot the 49ers’ major deficiency last season, aside from their wounded stars and unconquerable NFC West rivals. Nothing is more defining than their NFL-low 20 …

Growing up in California in the 1990s, I remember noticing gas prices along the drive to school. Any time the signs showed more than a dollar a gallon, we would hear the late great Bob Edwards on my parents’ car …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shaquille O’Neal, 54; Moira Kelly, 58; Connie Britton, 59; D.L. Hughley, 63. Happy Birthday: Look for opportunities. Rely on yourself and say no to temptation, excess and indulgent behavior. It’s easy to slip into bad …

The last time an American president and his entourage of dissemblers face-planted into an international calamity, there was at least the courtesy of a meticulously produced pre-game show. George W. Bush, who was routinely blistered for his suspect intellect, but …

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been married to my husband for just over a year now, and I have been starting to get annoyed with how nice he is. Related Articles Harriette Cole: Should we admit we made up the story about …

Dear Eric: My husband has two sisters. One sister’s adult son and daughter have always been mean to me. Related Articles Asking Eric: Our college son is balding. Should we stop bugging him about his diet? Asking Eric: Do strangers …

DEAR ABBY: My son took out a couple of education loans, which I cosigned when he was starting college 10 years ago. Related Articles Dear Abby: I was clobbered by my son’s decision to change his name Dear Abby: Was …

FREMONT — This was uncharted territory for Mission San Jose.  After building a 19-point lead early in the second half of the CIF NorCal Division V second-round game against Oroville, the Warriors suddenly couldn’t get the ball up court.  Oroville …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. Related Articles Miss Manners: A fellow diner wouldn’t let me take the chair her purse was on Miss Manners: …

CONCORD – The “biggest win in school history” Thursday night carried Dougherty Valley into the semifinal round of the CIF Northern California Division I boys basketball championships. Avenging a five-point loss to Clayton Valley Charter eight nights earlier in a …

SAN JOSE — This Willow Glen boys basketball team doesn’t clobber you over the head with tangibles. No one over 6-2, no big dunkers, no five-star athletes. All this team does is win. The Rams wrote another chapter in a …

OAKLAND — Youth is no impediment for Sadie Siedel. Bishop O’Dowd‘s freshman star brings calm, collected quality to a squad teeming with future college players. But the first-year, who has been a fixture in youth international play for the United …

NorCal basketball regionals Boys Open Division Saturday’s semifinals No. 4 Modesto Christian (26-6) at No. 1 Archbishop Riordan (27-1), 7 p.m. No. 3 St. Ignatius (25-4) vs. No. 2 Salesian (27-3) at Contra Costa College, 7 p.m. Division I Thursday’s …

MORGAN HILL — A 21-year-old Santa Cruz County man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 12-year-old Morgan Hill girl he met through a social media platform, police said. Related Articles Palo Alto police arrest San Jose man accused …

CIF NorCal soccer regionals BOYS Division I Thursday’s semifinals No. 1 Davis 2, No. 4 Mountain View 1 No. 6 Alvarez 2, No. 7 Monte Vista 1 Saturday’s final No. 6 Alvarez (24-1) at No. 1 Davis (16-4-3), 5 p.m. …

HOUSTON – Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not mince words before his Warriors hobbled into Thursday night’s game against the host Rockets at Toyota Center. “This is probably as beaten up a team as I’ve ever been around in my …

DULUTH, Ga. — Cal couldn’t overcome its lowest scoring half of the season and the 21-point deficit it caused and lost 70-59 to Syracuse in the women’s ACC Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Uche Izoje recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds …

BENICIA — Police here have arrested a suspect in the killing of a man whose body was dumped and set on fire near Lake Herman last month. The arrest of 39-year-old Marquis Davis, announced Thursday by a Solano County Sheriff’s …

FOSTER CITY — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a 15-year-old electric bicycle rider injured roughly two weeks ago in Foster City, police said. Related Articles San Mateo man convicted of two counts …

REDWOOD CITY — A San Mateo man accused of strangling his pregnant girlfriend was convicted Wednesday of two counts of second-degree murder after the jury determined that his actions were not premeditated, as prosecutors had argued during the trial. Andrew …

A federal judge Thursday refused to intervene in TIDE Academy’s plans to close, rejecting parents’ emergency request to stop the Menlo Park school from permanently shutting down. U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson said she sympathized with the families, but …

SUNNYVALE — A 40-foot-tall tree toppled onto Highway 101 in Sunnyvale and hit a pair of Teslas early Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Related Articles East Bay man dies in Marin water emergency One dead following weekend jet-ski crash in East …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Reject Mahan and trail of unfulfilled promises Re: “Race for governor is tight early on” (Page A1, Feb. 26). Matt Mahan was gifted an extra …