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Pedestrian dies following collision in San Jose
The incident happened Monday night in the area of Vista Park and Branham Lane.
Two injured in Peninsula freeway shooting
The incident happened early Sunday evening on Highway 101 in San Carlos.
Bicyclist dies following collision with car in Hayward
The incident happened Monday morning near the intersection of Harder and Soto roads.
Arrest made in hit-and-run that left well known Richmond man dead
The incident happened Aug. 23 at the intersection of Hellings Avenue and 23rd Street.
H-1B visa: Trump administration proposes new rule to strip right to work from visa holders’ spouses
The H-1B has long been the key visa for Silicon Valley tech companies seeking to...
8-story mixed use building for downtown Walnut Creek gets approval
"It might take some getting used to. But I believe we can’t let perfect be...
After 45 years in business, this West Menlo Park institution is slated to shutter
Lutticken's Deli and After 5 Restaurant, a sandwich shop and restaurant that has operated in...
Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
Make your choice for the top performance among boys high school athletes from Aug. 24-29
Sale closed in San Jose: $960,000 for a condominium
A condominium located in the 3200 block of Yucca Ave. in San Jose changed owner...
Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
Make your choice for the top performance among girls high school athletes from Aug. 24-29.
Study: How much income is considered middle-class in the Bay Area?
A new study looks at how much annual household income it takes to be considered...
Foreclosed Santa Clara office building lands Bay Area buyer
A Santa Clara office building that had lurched into foreclosure over a failed loan has...
Three South Bay residents killed in Alaska plane crash
The crash occurred Aug. 26 off an Alaskan town south of Anchorage.
NYC investors grab Silicon Valley tech building for $300 million-plus
A Sunnyvale tech campus has been bought for more than $300 million.
Tech company buys San Jose buildings for potential expansion site
A tech company has scooped up two office and research buildings in San Jose.
Monday Morning Lights: Palo Alto ends skid, gets shoutout from Luck
Andrew Luck, a former Paly assistant, congratulates team for season-opening win. Hail Mary spoils Clayton...
Bay Area’s mild summer will remain cool heading into summer’s home stretch
Temperatures in the hottest places aren't expected to get past the low 70s until later...
A hotter planet is pushing older adults beyond the human body’s limits
A new Stanford study found older adults can face heat beyond their bodies’ ability to...
Photos: Thousands turn out for the Silicon Valley PRIDE Parade in San Jose
Hundreds of Silicon Valley Pride Parade participants marched, danced and skated down San Jose’s Market...
San Jose police officer released from hospital after being wounded in shootout
The officer recovered following a harrowing shootout where he was shot twice and he and...
League of Women Voters explains SAVE Act, election security
Free public information session set for Sept. 6 at Cupertino Library.
Local student taps into summer internship with Valley Water
Christian Arteaga part of first group to complete Pipeline and Pathways program.
Bay Area prep football 2026: Where to find our complete Week 1 coverage
One-stop searching: The Bay Area News Group’s coverage of the high school football week.
May Pang showing photos of her ‘Lost Weekend’ with John Lennon in Menlo Park
Exhibit chronicles 18 productive months in former Beatle’s career.
Indoor pickleball facility opens in Milpitas
Picklr has 16 courts and a pro shop, offers classes.
Celebrate Sunnyvale at State of the City event
Event set for Sept. 19 at city hall.
White wines made by women are making waves
From chardonnay to chenin blanc, locals are producing award-winning varietals.
Kristi Yamaguchi’s Family Literacy Festival returns to San Jose
Fourth annual event set for Sept. 5 at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Bay Area prep football Week 1, 2026: Weekend scoreboard, how Top 25 fared
High school football 2026: Results from Week 1 games played across the Bay Area.
Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Jed York
California attorney general wins big settlement with tech giant as 49ers owner gets caught in...
They said it: Not passing the smell test
Quote of the week.
Proposed housing on vacant San Jose school site could yield district $26.6 million lifeline
The district's maintenance director highlighted the risk of growing blight and break-ins: "We’re spending $13,000...
Photos: Bay Area high school football, Week 1
Valley Christian, Wilcox, Acalanes, Archbishop Mitty, De La Salle, Serra, San Ramon Valley, El Cerrito,...
A 47-year-old South Bay pastor played college football on Saturday. How’d he hold up?
Justin Buzzard resumed his football career decades after he thought it was over.
Woman killed in residential stabbing in San Jose
The 39-year-old victim was found fatally injured Friday in the Penitencia Creek area; police say...
Judge sides with Stanford Daily, says Trump administration violated Constitution
Judge Noël Wise says the Constitution protects noncitizen students from deportation over criticism of government...
Content’s Daniel Garcia still cultivating creativity in Silicon Valley
The San Jose arts community toasted the magazine founder's retirement at the San Jose Museum...
What to know before San Jose State kicks off at No. 14 USC
SJSU has 48 new players on its 102-player roster, including 33 transfers. Only three players...
He posed as a 49ers player. Feds say he and an accomplice defrauded 26 women of $1.3 million
A 35-year-old man is accused of creating an online persona claiming to be a 49ers...
‘It was like a nightmare’: Owner of destroyed San Jose tire store grapples with future of his business
Giovanni Pena worked two jobs for years to invest in his tire shop, which burned...
Election 2026: How much should rents rise? Voters in 2 Bay Area cities will decide
The polarization is the latest concern as the Bay Area decides to increase or roll...
High school football 2026: Week 1 scores, Saturday’s schedule
Results from Friday’s night’s Bay Area News Group high school football games, plus Saturday’s matchups.
Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in Milpitas
The collision happened Friday in the parking lot of the Mill Creek Apartments.
South Bay father among those missing in Nepal-Tibet border floods
Prabhath Sajeepa was traveling through Gyirong Port when the disaster struck.
Lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s AI company chatbot Grok produced child pornography based on woman’s childhood abuse
Musk's xAI is fighting another lawsuit claiming its Grok chatbot created sexualized 'deep fake' images...
A Sunnyvale councilmember had to ask publicly for parental leave. California just changed the law
The Family Friendly City Councils Act would require cities to establish a private process for...
Google trade secret theft: Feds demand 5-year sentence for ‘ham-fisted’ engineer
Linwei 'Leon' Ding 'will never again hold a position of trust at a technology company,'...
San Jose apartment hub adds to deals tied to real estate mega-merger
A San Jose apartment hub near a busy transit hub has been bought for
Bay Area schools are locking up students’ phones. One district is betting there’s a better way
Palo Alto Unified is resisting the Bay Area’s shift toward all-day smartphone bans, arguing that...
Three-story data center proposed for San Jose site
A large data center could sprout at an old industrial site within San Jose's key...
SAJJ Mediterranean restaurant heading to Stanford
The fast-casual SAJJ Mediterranean restaurant group is expanding to Stanford University with its lineup of...
Empty Saratoga residence broken into, vandalized with grafitti
Vandals damage lawn at Congress Springs Park in separate incident.
Exclusive: 49ers sought Palo Alto police report before disclosing Shanahan crash, records show
A 49ers official said the team did not want to share collision details with the...
New era for Bellarmine football? First-year coach has a plan to resurrect former heavyweight
Storied San Jose private school has fallen on lean times in recent seasons. Tom Williams...
SJSU student housing hub in downtown San Jose is bought by Texas firm
A student housing complex in downtown San Jose has been bought by a Texas-based group.
Teen arrested in connection with fatal Morgan Hill shooting
Six others were injured when gunfire rang out at a pop-up birthday party on July...
Community celebrates storied San Jose fire station’s grand opening
The new station No. 8 replaces one originally built in 1913 on the eroding banks...
COVID is spreading again in the Bay Area. Here’s who should take precautions
Older adults, young children and immunocompromised others are at higher risk.
San Jose apartment hub in Midtown district acquired for more than $100 million
A San Jose apartment complex has been bought at a price that points to steady...
Judge leaves Bay Area transit tax language intact after opponents allege bias
The measure would generate $980 million annually for bus, train, ferry and metro lines in...
‘All hell will break loose’: UFC 250 attack plotters also planned to ravage Bay Area data centers, FBI says
The suspect's final Instagram post before his arrest is a video he started by saying,...
How much did the 10 most expensive homes sell for in South Bay, reported in the week of July 20?
A single-family home in Palo Alto that sold for $9 million tops the list of...
Massive San Jose apartment project moves forward after real estate deal
Plans for a massive San Jose housing development have taken a key step forward.
Oakland murder suspect got rare courtroom treat: a strawberry milkshake. Then he signed his life away
Before he signed up for a murder conviction and a life sentence, Ronald McGregor had...
Lottery ticket worth $138,836 sold in San Jose
A lottery game ticket worth $138,836 was sold at a San Jose business Wednesday.
Cal Poly Humboldt featured on Jeopardy! Masters. Can you get it right?
The $200 answer was in the category of "Let's make like a tree and branch."
Parts of Bay Area may see rain as temperatures set to dip significantly
Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Jose are the areas most likely to get rain.
Apple to hold Sept. 9 foldable iPhone launch to start Ternus era
The event will take place Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino and be livestreamed on its website.
Bay Area high school football 2026: Week 1 preview, schedule
The opening-weekend lineup includes De La Salle at Serra, Acalanes vs. Archbishop Mitty, Marin Catholic...
Man charged with hit and run, vehicular manslaughter after fatal Peninsula collision
The defendant remains out of custody and is set to appear in court again next...
100-pound robots are rolling without rules in San Jose. Next come the big ones.
What happens if one knocks someone down? Regulations intended to protect public safety won’t come...
Student, 51, turned life around in prison, graduates East Bay college
The graduate from Pittsburg's Los Medanos now advocates for other justice-impacted individuals in higher education.
Two people die in wrong-way crash in Santa Clara
The collision happened around noon Wednesday on Montague Expressway at the Lafayette Street overpass.
Facebook and Instagram must put kids on a clock under landmark $17 billion Meta deal
Among the deal's provisions are a two-hour total daily time limit on Facebook and Instagram...
San Jose landfill ordered to reduce air pollution and odors ‘like rotten eggs and spoiled food’
Bay Area Air District mandate follows years of complaints from residents in Milpitas
Sierra LaMar Retrial: New attempted kidnapping alleged as jury selection begins
In unsealed filing, prosecutors allege without charges that Antolin Garcia Torres used a stun gun...
Popular Mediterranean kebab shop coming to 2 Bay Area cities
It's a good year for people who like to eat things on sticks, especially if...
Hillside project Masson Estates approved by Saratoga council after planners rejected it
Masson Estates, a builder's remedy project, would provide 25 homes in Saratoga and help the...
Bay Area high school girls flag football: Players to watch
From Menlo School quarterback Ava Allen to San Ramon Valley QB Gia Ryan, Bay Area...
Los Gatos approves police department’s ongoing use of military weapons
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police needed the town council to renew a law on Aug. 18...
For this Los Gatos High teacher, the future is offline
Los Gatos High School teacher David Homa started encouraging his students to handwrite their assignments...
Girls flag football: How far the sport has come in a short period of time
Current seniors are the first in California to have girls flag football as an option...
Novato pedestrian and dog killed by vehicle
The incident happened on Novato Boulevard between Tamalpais Avenue and Wilson Avenue.
San Jose schools’ employee housing options: Buy a tower, build units
San Jose school officials are eyeing two distinct approaches to create housing for teachers and...
High school flag football preseason rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 15
Menlo School, San Ramon Valley lead the way in Bay Area News Group's first girls...
‘Incredible heroism’: Police, resident recount shootout that wounded officer, killed suspect inside his San Jose home
Police chase of armed robbery suspect has chance ending in Goodyear Street house Tuesday evening;...
San Jose city worker in elevated bucket is killed when truck is hit
The employee was repairing a streetlight at the time of the collision.
3-alarm fire destroys downtown San Jose tire shop
Crews fought to protect neighboring businesses on William Street.
Despite ‘no new jails’ pleas, Santa Clara County advances $1 billion jail overhaul
The county faced harsh criticism over a potential billion-dollar investment, which advocates said would be...
Three arrested in series of chain snatch robberies in San Jose
The latest incident happened Aug. 21 in the 2200 block of Senter Road.
Owners say downtown San Jose venue will close after council denies late-night permit
At its Tuesday meeting, the council also voted to deny recommendations from a civil grand...
Apple eliminates more than 100 South Bay jobs at three sites, including HQ
Apple has disclosed a decision to trim more than 100 South Bay jobs.
Near-total lunar eclipse will turn the moon orangish-red Thursday. Here’s how to watch from the Bay Area
Astronomical event is the first of its kind in two years, and one you won't...
East Bay girl who beat cancer runs a lemonade stand to raise funds
Her and her family's work is part of a national group that uses the proceeds...
George Takei of ‘Star Trek,’ Cheech & Chong at GalaxyCon this weekend
The guest lineup for the pop culture convention draws an eclectic range of fans to...
San Jose releases rankings for a new Plaza de Cesar Chavez name
The original list of community suggestions included naming the space after labor icon Dolores Huerta,...
Mega-merger sparks $700 million apartment buyout spree across South Bay and East Bay
A real estate mega-merger has triggered the purchases of several Bay Area apartment complexes.
‘He’s the family pet’: Tortoise escapes from South Bay family’s home
“We were planning on keeping Sheldon for the rest of our lives," said owner Chris...
8 new and expanded wine bars around the Bay Area
It's no secret that the wine industry is struggling right now. So why, then, does...
Saratoga renews contract with county sheriff’s office despite higher cost
Los Altos Hills, Cupertino are still negotiating with sheriff's office for law enforcement services.