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I remember walking into my local library as a child, breathing in that distinct scent of books and possibility. The tall shelves, the peaceful atmosphere, the librarians who seemed to know exactly what book might capture my imagination. These experiences …

The number of people seriously hurt falling off the U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Diego County has dropped sharply since the Trump administration intensified security measures, according to the two trauma hospitals that treat those injuries. UC San Diego Health …

A Spring Valley-based plumbing contractor was ordered Wednesday to pay $1 million in restitution after she pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, prosecutors said. Daniela Birdwell, the owner of GPS Plumbing, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud in …

A 27-year-old man is scheduled to enter pleas to murder and other charges on Thursday, April 3, that were filed in connection with the death of a motorist in a collision at the end of a police pursuit in Chino. …

Big Bear Valley elementary school children have picked names for two bald eagle chicks that  hatched last month as the world watched. Students named the bigger chick Sunny and the smaller chick Gizmo, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, …

The death toll from the Eaton fire increased by one after investigators discovered human remains in Altadena, the county Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday, April 2. A six-person team with the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner responded …

Behold the decade of mid tech! That is what I want to say every time someone asks me with breathless anticipation, “What about AI?” I’m far from a Luddite. It is precisely because I use new technology that I know …

CUPERTINO — A big apartment complex in Cupertino has been bought for hundreds of millions of dollars by a real estate titan in a deal that hints at uncertain Bay Area property markets. The Villages at Cupertino, an apartment property …

SANTA CLARA – Three weeks until the 49ers’ roster upheaval tumbles into the John McVay Draft Room. That leaves us ample time to make mock drafts, study college tape, but most importantly, sort through our social media mailbag: What do …

“She’s got this. She’s a swimmer in water polo, this is a walk in the park for her,” Bibi Beltran, 52, told her husband Sunday afternoon on March 30, as the pair watched their 15-year-old daughter Phoebe swim a 1,000-yard …

Tyler and Nicole Kirby used their life savings to buy a lot in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood, with the goal of building a new house from scratch. Their plans included an accessory dwelling unit above the garage so Nicole’s parents could …

A street-food staple is arriving on four wheels this weekend. After a test launch at last year’s Christkindlmarket in Civic Center park drew masses to his stand, Denver-via-Athens resident Nikolas Diamantopoulos has started a food truck called Berliner Haus. It …

Metro Denver bus drivers and train operators have reached a tentative deal with the Regional Transportation District for raises that would push the starting hourly pay above $30 in 2027. The deal that Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001 leaders negotiated …

It took roughly two hours and 40 minutes for the RMS Titanic to sink after smashing into an iceberg on April 14, 1912, in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. In that same amount of time, you can dive …

Facial reconstruction and thoracic surgery were only the start of a Brighton man’s long recovery after being hit by a truck last month. Isaiah Moore, 33, said he was riding his electric skateboard home from hanging out with friends when …

Play Ball Friday. The Colorado Rockies are back in Denver for the team’s opening weekend, Friday, April 4-Sunday, April 6. That means there will be plenty of purple-themed festivities, drinks and food. Here are some of the places you can go to …

Denver’s newest Mexican restaurant, opening soon, is an old favorite. Los Dos Potrillos will debut its first location in Mile High City limits on April 15, according to an announcement Wednesday. The restaurant started as a single location in Centennial …

Colorado continues to fail to clean the dirty air that hangs over the northern Front Range, so state regulators plan to ask the Environmental Protection Agency for another voluntary air-quality downgrade — meaning more expensive gasoline and tighter regulations on …

Calling it “an incredible miracle,” the family of Karen Schepers issued a statement Wednesday thanking all those involved in finding their loved one, who had been missing since 1983. Schepers vanished without a trace 42 years ago after a night …

A search is underway after a 5-year-old girl was abducted, possibly by her father, on Wednesday on the South Side, Chicago police said. Blessen Turner was last seen Wednesday and was abducted near the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue, …

Police in north suburban Gurnee are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit a woman, killing her, before fleeing Wednesday night. Paramedics responded to the 2100 block of North Delany Road around 8:05 p.m. and found an approximately …

If you’ve driven on the freeway in recent years, been to the grocery store, attended a movie or a live performance — heck, if you’ve been at all sentient — the findings of a new poll will startle you about …

Colorado laws restrict youth access to gambling, pornographic magazines, cigarettes and chewing tobacco, marijuana, alcohol, and firearms, but not to pornographic websites. This week, lawmakers began the process of remedying that oversight. A bill to restrict pornographic websites to only …

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to “Chuck” for 40 years. We’ve had a fairly decent life together, even though Chuck drank heavily for 35 of those years. Now, as we enter our twilight years, he has experienced various medical problems, …