24+ min ago   (757+ words) By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP National Writer Who wouldn't be flattered? Soft-spoken yet confident, Stolz is positioned to be one of the faces of these Olympics, which begin Feb. 6. Not sure? Check out NBC's ads. He is quick to point out…...

27+ min ago   (611+ words) Max Taves, Margot Kushel and Larry Stone fail to acknowledge Rishi Kumar's objective to stop runaway state and local tax assessment costs that continue to rise on the backs of seniors. Seniors main source of income is their Social Security....

39+ min ago   (642+ words) A San Jose doctor suing a Thai restaurant in Los Gatos over claims its Dragon Balls appetizer was so spicy it burned her internally has received a delay in the trial, citing her need to attend a wedding in Viet…...

40+ min ago   (610+ words) San Benito County Sheriff Eric Taylor took to social media to excoriate bystanders recording police encounters and law-enforcement critics following a Wednesday crime spree where an armed carjacking suspect led a police chase that spurred two gunfights in Hollister and…...

42+ min ago   (608+ words) A $1 billion plan to raise the height of the dam at one of California's largest reservoirs, San Luis Reservoir between Gilroy and Los Banos, to provide more water to Santa Clara County and parts of the Central Valley during droughts,…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (253+ words) GILROY " The mother of 7-year-old twins has died from injuries she suffered last week when she and her husband were hit by a driver after dropping off their daughter at school, according to authorities and friends and family. Stacia Stuart,…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (120+ words) Get ready for Luke Bryan. The country music superstar " who recently ranked in the Top 20 of Pollstar's Artists of the Millennium List (which is based on ticket sales) " is bringing his Word on the Street Tour to the Bay Area....

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (372+ words) New York-based cocktail historian David Wondrich had most recently finished editing an 860-plus-page compendium of knowledge about cocktail history when the opportunity arose to share cocktail history through a different medium: as a graphic nonfiction book. Q: What inspired you to…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (186+ words) ANTIOCH " The discovery of a 17-year-old girl found dead by the side of the road near the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds early Friday is being treated as a suspicious death, authorities said. Police responded about 3:30 a.m. and saw the girl on…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (294+ words) APTOS " Law enforcement officials have made an arrest three days after a firearm, ammunition and a mask were all discovered in close proximity on the campus of Aptos High School last weekend. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday…...