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CUPERTINO — An iconic performing arts theater where Apple co-founder Steve Job unveiled the first Macintosh computer in 1984 is being reduced to rubble, five years after the college district that owns the space closed it down due to high …

By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — A yearlong study by Major League Baseball concluded rising velocities, pitch shaping and emphasis on maximum effort are the likely causes of the vast increase in pitcher injuries and recommended exploring rules changes …

San Jose police arrested a man on suspicion of committing a home-invasion robbery and sexually assaulting two women, according to a department press release. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Bureau of Prisons agrees to pay $116 million settlement …

SAN JOSE — The NHL fined San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky $25,000 for what it termed ‘inappropriate conduct’ during the team’s game Saturday against the Utah Hockey Club. Money from the fine, announced Tuesday, goes to the NHL …

SAN JOSE — Four people, including two minors, have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man whose body was found inside a parked car in North San Jose in September, police said. The shooting was reported …

No one expects to find kittens left in their driveway. But there they were, two curious little cats. Dumped? Abandoned? Lost? Whatever led them here, this is coyote country, and April Hebert simply could not abide that fate. The San …

By TIM REYNOLDS LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing on Tuesday that it has finalized plans to use a different format for the upcoming midseason …

OAKLAND — PG&E claims a record-setting $15 billion federal loan will help customers save money on an array of critical projects — but multiple advocacy groups warn the utility’s ratepayers may face higher bills. The U.S. Energy Department Loan Program …

A man stole merchandise from a Target store in El Monte, returned and brandished a firearm at an employee, took off in a car for a short pursuit and was shot and killed by at least one El Monte police …

Acalanes has reached the Top 5 of the Bay Area News Group girls basketball rankings after running its season-opening unbeaten streak to six games. St. Francis, Piedmont and Sacred Heart Cathedral also have started undefeated. Pinewood stayed at No. 3 …

Associated Press JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure …

With hindsight, it was all a giant mistake. Every hour, every dollar, every ounce of energy that Arizona devoted to keeping its core out of the transfer portal last winter, in the aftermath of the coaching change, was for naught. …

Oscar Hernández knows he might be stepping on some toes, but he’s got to be honest. Related Articles Music | Review: Guitar hero triumphs over devastating injury in miraculous fashion Music | Review: Billie Eilish stays true to herself and …

  Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (6-0)  Previous ranking: 2 Since last ranking: Beat Branson 68-27, Clovis North 54-52, Salesian 52-51 Up next: Tuesday vs. …

Bay Area News Group boys soccer Top 10 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Tied Turlock 1-1, Dougherty Valley 1-1 Up next: Saturday vs. Cardinal Newman, 1 p.m. No. 2 MOUNTAIN VIEW …

By JANIE HAR | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Jurors took seven days to deliver their …

Mike Stern is a miraculous guitarist. That’s not just high praise about his prowess on the instrument — although he’s certainly worthy of plenty of that — but rather an assessment of what’s he’s had to overcome in order to …

Bay Area News Group girls soccer Top 10 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Tied Los Gatos 1-1, beat Salinas 3-1 Up next: Jan. 2 vs. San Luis Obispo, 3:30 p.m. No. …

The Federal Bureau of Prisons agreed pay $116 million to more than 100 former inmates at the scandal-plagued FCI Dublin women’s prison, which was recently permanently closed amid a pervasive culture of sexual abuse and retaliation by guards at the …

Associated Press A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. A Ukrainian official said the service carried …

SANTA CLARA — Sutter Health has unveiled plans to transform several empty office buildings in Santa Clara into two huge medical campuses that would create a healthcare destination in Silicon Valley. Related Articles Real Estate | Google pays San Jose …

Looking to buy the perfect bottle to celebrate the holidays? We asked the experts at three bottle shops around the Bay Area for their recommendations. Barrel Shoppe, Lafayette Barrel Shoppe employee Carter Krznaric stocks a shelf with whiskey on Thursday, …

Taco Bell will begin serving its take on chicken nuggets nationwide on Thursday, Dec. 19. Taco Bell’s Crispy Chicken Nuggets feature crunchy tortilla chip breading and will be served with Hidden Valley Fire Ranch Sauce, according to a news release. …

MILPITAS – Human Society Silicon Valley was closed Monday following a fire in its laundry room, according to the organization. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: One injured in pair of residential fires Friday Crime and Public …

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: The cheapest place to live in California – the Central Valley’s Hanford – is still more expensive than 295 metropolitan areas across the US. Related Articles Housing | …

Utah finished a deeply disappointing season with no quarterback, no playcaller and no sense for the program’s offensive identity in 2025. Two weeks later, clarity is emerging. Coach Kyle Whittingham announced his return for season No. 21 and hired Jason …

A Solano County Superior Court judge on Monday set an April date for the jury trial of a 63-year-old Fairfield man accused of killing his wife on or about Valentine’s Day 2023, then burning her body in Fresno County. Gregory …

Next Era Energy, the company behind the Corby Project application (proposed for unincorporated Solano County and pending before the California Energy Commission) agreed last week to build an onsite solar array for Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex. The 88 …

SAN JOSE — Google will make an advanced community benefits payment to San Jose in the wake of a stalled development timeframe for the search giant’s mixed-use downtown neighborhood. The tech titan has agreed to provide a $5 million advanced …

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Members of a Bay Area youth football and cheer team and their parents were among those injured last week when two airboats collided during a tour of the Florida Everglades, according to media reports and officials. …

Bay Area News Group Top 25 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-1) Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Lost to Mater Dei-Santa Ana 37-15 in CIF Open Division championship game No. 2 PITTSBURG (12-3) Previous …

Three waves of rain over six days brought 2 to 3 inches of precipitation to many Bay Area cities. Below are the rainfall totals for Bay Area locations from Wednesday, Dec. 11, through Monday, Dec. 16. The National Weather Service …

The man who is temporarily filling the superintendent’s chair after his controversial predecessor resigned as head of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District wants to make the job permanent. Bill Sanderson had served for about two years as superintendent …

PLEASANTON — As Pleasanton faces what could be one of the most challenging budget seasons in recent years, the city could be facing serious cutbacks to major public services. But when will it start, and what could that look like? …

Escondido has finished moving more than 50 people out of a large creek encampment one day after the city manager declared an environmental emergency in the waterway. The City Council on Monday unanimously signed off on that decision and a …

A Rancho Cucamonga man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a birthing scheme that prosecutors alleged allowed more than 100 parents to travel to the U.S. from China to give birth so that …

Looking to round out 2024 and kick off the new year — whatever it will bring — with some fun and revelry? You’re in luck: There’s a wide spectrum of more than 20 New Year’s Eve events scheduled around the …

San Jose could soon join Chicago and Jersey Shore as one of the expansion teams in the Women’s National Football Conference, a semi-pro tackle football league. Silicon Valley tech executive Jake Langner is leading a small group of investors who …

Families of people who have died in San Diego jails gathered this weekend in Escondido to meet the woman overseeing a new effort to curb in-custody deaths in California jails. Allison Ganter was appointed in October to lead the In-Custody …

Walt Disney Co. has agreed to settle a wage theft lawsuit for $233 million, ending a five-year dispute over pay for tens of thousands of Anaheim theme park employees. Randy Renick, an attorney representing the workers in the proposed class-action lawsuit, said …