Help that cute cat or dog at Humane Society Silicon Valley find its forever home — without paying any adoption fee.

Dear Wish: I’m glad it worked out for you. This can be a frustrating minefield for a lot of people. Gifts should never take ...

Apparently I interrupt too much, and my sister stopped talking to me The house is quite plain, with no partitions or any ...

A few years ago, at a new place of work, the phrase “Welcome in” was used as the standard greeting. It sounded off to me, and ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Visitors tour the 41st annual Deacon Dave’s Christmas display at Casa del Pomba in Livermore, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 11, ...

San Jose State erased an 11-point halftime deficit but couldn’t beat South Florida in a five-overtime thriller.

The Solano County Office of Emergency Services announced a Local Emergency due to storm damage to levee infrastructure in the Suisun Marsh and Sacramento San-Joaquin River delta. The announcement ...

Reaves lifted the Lakers over the Warriors, 115-113, to hand Golden State (15-14) its 11th loss in the past 14 games. Curry ...

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley reiterated in a news conference that in the coming days, the city’s focus will remain on the ...

Re: “Homeless providers under scrutiny” (Page B1, Dec. 19). In the Dec. 19 Mercury News, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan points out ...

The 7-year-old underwent emergency open-heart surgery after one of several drones that fell from the sky and struck him in ...