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‘I slept with my half-brother’: Woman’s horror story reflects loosely...
By Rob Kuznia, Allison Gordon, Nelli Black and Kyung Lah | CNN Victoria Hill never quite understood how she could be so different from her father – in looks and in temperament. The 39-year-old...
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I spent the night in a lighthouse on a tiny East Bay island. Here’s how you...
By Christopher Reynolds | Los Angeles Times (TNS) You might be reluctant to stay at a $475-a-night inn that warns of flashing lights and foghorns throughout the night, or bans one-night guests from...
View ArticleWhat to watch: Bob Marley biopic flawed but fascinating
An involving but imperfect biopic on iconic singer Bob Marley along with three Oscar entries for best international feature (one of which made the cut) head up this week’s release. We also turn our...
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Photos: M.J.’s Brass Boppers lead the way during their annual Mardi Gras...
The lively brass sounds of New Orleans filled the air as revelers celebrated Mardi Gras on a chilly Fat Tuesday evening in downtown Oakland. Horns blaring and drums echoing off the buildings, M.J.’s...
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Warriors erase Curry flurry with another late-game collapse against Clippers
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors led the Los Angeles Clippers most of Wednesday’s game, but blew a 15-point lead late for a 130-125 Valentine’s Day loss. The Clippers outscored the Warriors 36-19 after an...
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Dark skies, bad weather could have led to fatal California helicopter crash...
By STEFANIE DAZIO | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Two aviation experts who reviewed newly released photos and video of Friday’s helicopter crash that killed a prominent Nigerian banker and five...
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Massive landslide on coastal bluff leaves California mansion on the edge of a...
DANA POINT — A massive landslide on a coastal bluff has left a Southern California mansion on the edge of a cliff, but authorities have determined that the ocean-view home and neighboring residences...
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Is Disneyland’s new Pixar Place Hotel worth $500 a night?
Disneyland’s new Pixar Place Hotel is commanding $500 a night for standard rooms and hundreds more for premium rooms and suites with rates that compare and sometimes exceed the more established...
View Article‘Shameful’: White teen girls at Sephora use dark makeup for blackface
A group of white girls at a Boston Sephora have been put on blast, along with a mother, after the teenagers reportedly used dark makeup for blackface. The teens were recently caught on camera at the...
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In ‘Rapper’s Deluxe,’ Todd Boyd explores 50 years of rap and hip-hop
Todd Boyd started writing his new book, “Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World,” about three years ago, though in many ways, it’s been underway for decades. “I’ve been telling that in many ways,...
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Gilroy loves its Quality of Life officers, but some wish they were enforcing...
On a recent morning in Gilroy, Corporal Bobby Griffith and Officer Cameron Helms stood at the edge of a wooded area, texting a woman who lived in an encampment hidden among the trees. Soon after,...
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New bookstore braves high rents and fire truck crashes to be part of Bay Area...
An unassuming new corner bookstore burrowed into a sidewalk of Oakland’s Adams Point neighborhood has a dramatic origin story and surprising ambitions — the visitors, its owner says, are meant to...
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Photos: Earthquakes celebrate 50th season with block party
Rain didn’t dampen the San Jose Earthquakes’ 50th celebration with hundreds showing up to welcome the upcoming season. Most of the events occurred on a closed West St. John Street in front of San Pedro...
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Nearly all Caltrans under-freeway lease spaces in Bay Area failed fire...
An alarming number of storage sites under Bay Area freeway underpasses failed state fire marshal inspections spurred by last year’s devastating blaze that shut down Interstate 10 in Los Angeles,...
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Crazy Monday weather: Sun, rain, wind, repeat on Tuesday
Monday’s weather provided a little bit of everything: Sun, scattered rain, gusty winds — even threat of a thunderstorm or two — and Tuesday’s forecast appears to be serving up more of the same before...
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A device being tested in Southern California is like Roomba for cleaning the...
Think of it like the Roomba that vacuums floors in a home – but this one cleans up the water. For the past few weeks, a futuristic-looking contraption has been cruising around, scooping up trash in...
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San Jose mini golf venue could boost downtown, aims to open next week
SAN JOSE — A miniature golf site slated to open this month in San Jose is poised to bring a unique and lively venue to the downtown — and potentially become a key propellant for the city’s...
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Mud slides, trees fall and power is zapped as 3-day storm lashes Southern...
A flood watch remained in effect as steady rain continued to fall across much of Southern California on Tuesday, midway into a three-day storm threatening mudslides and flooding throughout the region....
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Santa Cruz County homeowners hit with $4.7 million in fines, prop up fence...
APTOS — Amid litigation against Santa Cruz County and in defiance of more than $4.7 million in recent fines from a statewide regulatory agency, a group of beachfront Rio Del Mar homeowners erected new...
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Electric school buses are gaining traction in Bay Area schools
It was seven years ago that Matthew Belasco started worrying about the health of students riding the bus at Pittsburg Unified. As he watched hundreds of youth pile onto the big yellow vehicles each...
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