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Battle over sites near future San Jose BART station may go to trial

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

SAN JOSE — A fight over sites near a BART station east of downtown San Jose might be headed to a jury trial that would pit small business…

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Dangerous conditions in search for skiers missing in avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 · Breaking News

Rescue teams searching for nine missing skiers after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday are battling dangerous conditions with winds up to 40 miles per hour. “It…

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NCS basketball playoffs: Tuesday’s first-round scores, updated schedule

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

Boys basketball Open Division Thursday’s opening round No. 1 Salesian (25-3), bye No. 2 Clayton Valley (25-3), bye No. 5 Moreau Catholic (23-3) at No. 4 De La…

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East Bay juvenile, 4 others arrested after police chase

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

A pursuit in Vallejo last week led to the recovery of three loaded firearms and two suspects booked into Solano County Jail. On Wednesday at approximately 11:18 p.m.,…

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Cali Judge Sentences Men Who Robbed Illegal Gambling Den to Decades, Centuries in Prison

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 · Gaming

The robbery of an illegal gambling house in Sacramento should not have been the type of crime that elicits the most serious ramifications from the courts, but in…

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Jesse Jackson, who led Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died

February 17, 2026February 18, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades…

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LAUSD to weigh thousands of layoff notices amid $877 million budget deficit

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 · Los Angeles, California Local News

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is set to consider authorizing thousands of preliminary layoff notices today as the nation’s second-largest school system moves to…

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Mae C. Jemison: The first African American woman in space

February 16, 2026February 17, 2026 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Becoming an astronaut is challenging, yet one woman defied the odds to become the first African American woman in space. What You Need To Know Jemison wanted to…

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Letters: Aisha Wahab’s BART anger is campaign theater

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Wahab’s BART anger is campaign theater Re: “Irvington station project delays irk area…

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They didn’t just ignore audit warnings — California lawmakers quietly killed dozens of audit-backed bills

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 · Politics

For decades, California lawmakers requested state audits, Californians have paid for those audits, and the State Auditor provided detailed recommendations on how to fix waste, fraud, and oversight…

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East Bay man faces combined murder trial in Solano County

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

Attorneys continued presentation of evidence to a judge in Solano County Superior Court Friday, part of arguments over whether a Martinez man charged in connection with two murders,…

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FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home

February 15, 2026February 16, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

A glove containing DNA found about two miles from the house of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother appears to match those worn by a masked person outside…

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NCS girls basketball playoffs 2026: What to know after Sunday’s seeding meeting

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

NCS basketball 2026: Top storylines from Sunday’s girls basketball seeding meeting. This article is only available to subscribers Offer valid for non-subscribers only Nathan Canilao Source link

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They said it: Dating apps no longer delivering?

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

Copyright 2026 The Mercury News. All rights reserved. The use of any content on this website for the purpose of training artificial intelligence systems, algorithms, machine learning models,…

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SF Giants observations: Roupp ramps up for innings uptick

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A year ago, Landen Roupp entered camp in competition for the fifth spot in the Giants’ rotation with Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp — a spot he ended…

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As Lenten season approaches, US Catholics straddle faith, advocacy, politics

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 · Los Angeles, California Local News

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Southern California Catholics, and Christians of multitude denominations, will wait in line to get a smudge of ashes on their foreheads, and be…

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South Bay officials take a post-Super Bowl victory lap, look ahead

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

South Bay officials were taking victory laps this week after a successful Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium, but they won’t be resting on their laurels long —…

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Young Antioch charity Gracefully Broken growing by leaps and bounds

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

What began as a small clothing giveaway has grown into a far-reaching community effort providing food, clothing and emotional support to families across East Contra Costa County. Gracefully…

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As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining

February 13, 2026February 14, 2026 · World News

The leaders of seven states failed to negotiate a deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River by a Trump administration deadline on Saturday, leaving the…

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Prep spotlight: Dougherty Valley gets what it wants. But can it beat DLS?

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 · San Francisco, California Local News

EBAL boys basketball powers De La Salle, Dougherty Valley set to meet in league title game Friday night. In girls soccer, St. Francis’ defense stands out. Plus, notes…

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