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By The Mercury News

San Jose, CA
Child dies days after San Jose vehicle accident
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
SAN JOSE – An eight-year-old boy died three days after an vehicle crash on Senter Road, police said. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s …
2 days ago
San Jose, CA
Triple digit temps ahead as heat advisory issued for Bay Area
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
With fall just two weeks away, summer is having an end-of-the season blowout. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Bay Area …
2 days ago
Mountain View
Early morning Mountain View crash closes highway
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
MOUNTAIN VIEW – An early morning crash killed two people and has blocked northbound traffic on state Highway 85, the California Highway Patrol …
2 days ago
California
California boat fire: NTSB releases preliminary findings
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device The National Transportation Safety Board issued preliminary …
3 days ago
Apple Store
Apple store hit by snatch-and-go thieves
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
San Jose – In a pattern of snatch-and-go thefts, four thieves dressed in dark clothes grabbed armfuls of merchandise Saturday night from the Oakridge …
6 days ago
California
More delays at SFO tangle travel plans
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
San Francisco – Flight delays caused by runway construction continued to vex and frustrate air travelers Monday morning at San Francisco …
6 days ago
San Francisco Bay Area
California rent cap measure could have limited impact
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
A newly-minted rent cap deal would have brought relief last year to relatively few renters in the state, although Bay Area tenants would have …
September 5
San Francisco Bay Area
Endangered Bay Area species: the new home
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Daniel Huang and his wife, Cathy, were looking to downsize from their three-bedroom house in the East Bay. Their children had moved out, and the …
September 1
San Francisco Bay Area
Carla Hall's soul food recipes bridge summer and fall
The Mercury News - Linda Zavoral
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Carla Hall knows what you’re thinking when you hear “soul food.” That’s …
August 31
San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area home sales retreat with trade, stock market volatility
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Bay Area home sales slowed slightly in July, with last year’s record prices giving way to buyer caution amidst a volatile stock market and trade wars. …
August 29
San Francisco Bay Area
Usher and Adam Lambert learn the hard way: Thieves love open houses
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
When Usher listed his Sunset Strip villa for sale in early 2018, he didn’t just have to deal with declining prices on luxury homes. The musician had …
August 23
Transit
How to use transit for the Rolling Stones concert
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Caltain is hoping to give a little satisfaction to Rolling Stones fans this weekend. The rail line is adding extra service after Sunday night’s Stones …
August 18
Katy Perry faces new sexual harassment allegation, second claim in a week
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
Several days after a male model alleged that Katy Perry humiliated him by pulling down his pants in front of others at a party, a Russian TV …
August 16
Prince Harry
'Hypocrites' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle criticized for private plane travel: Diana 'always flew commercial'
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
About a week after Prince Harry faced criticism for being one of the world’s elite using a private plane to reach the climate change summit at Google …
August 15
San Mateo County
Bay Area real estate a bargain? In some places, maybe
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Despite a record streak of higher real estate prices, some economists believe homes in certain Bay Area communities should be considered a bargain. …
August 15
Amid trade wars, foreign investment in pricey California homes falls
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Foreign buyers have cooled on the U.S. residential home market, dropping investments by more than one-third over the previous year and spending less …
August 12
TripAdvisor's top 10 best amusement parks in the world
The Mercury News - Jessica Yadegaran
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device You likely have back-to-school on the brain, but guess what? We have an …
August 10
For $850 a month, you could be Kate Middleton's country neighbor
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
What can $850 a month get you in the pricey Bay Area housing market? Nothing. OK, maybe a room in someone else’s condo, if you’re lucky. But if you’re …
August 8
Housing crisis: Development fees unpredictable, stifle construction
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Want more homes and apartments built in the Bay Area? Then cities need to help developers with more transparent, consistent and lower fees, according …
August 8
Can Tori Spelling really pay her bills? There's still that unpaid $220,000 judgment and other reported debts
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
Since Tori Spelling has made her legendary financial problems a storyline in her new “mocumentary”-style revival of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” it …
August 7
Gwyneth Paltrow now says she and her husband live together
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
A month ago, Gwyneth Paltrow set tongues wagging by saying in an interview with the Sunday Times that she and new husband Brad Falchuck didn’t live …
August 6
No ordinary state college for Angelina Jolie's son Maddox
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
Maddox Jolie-Pitt, the oldest son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, is headed off to college in August. In this one detail, the former Hollywood …
August 6
Could Prince Charles save Daniel Craig's troubled Bond film with cameo?
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
As Prince Charles waits to become the next king of the United Kingdom, he can bide his time by taking a role in another British institution: The …
August 5
Jennifer Aniston's beauty secret for 50? $243,000 a year on treatments, workouts, new book claims
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
The tabloids have long dubbed Jennifer Aniston “Poor Jen” because she supposedly lost Brad Pitt to the more alluring Angelina Jolie, and then because …
August 5
Permits for new Bay Area homes, apartments drop sharply
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Despite a pressing demand for new homes, condos and apartments, residential building permits in California fell 16 percent in the last year, dropping …
August 1
Mario Lopez admits his comments on transgender children were 'ignorant and insensitive'
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
After facing widespread backlash from the LGBTQ community and others, TV host Mario Lopez has walked back on comments he made in a recent interview, …
July 31
Ariana Grande listens to fans, apologizes for joke about JonBenet Ramsey
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
Professionally, things are going really well for Ariana Grande: Her music is topping the charts and she tied Taylor Swift for 10 MTV Video Music …
July 31
'Happy birthday Mama!' Lori Loughlin's daughters put aside hard feelings to celebrate mom's 55th
The Mercury News - Martha Ross
Lori Loughlin may be facing years in prison, and her happy family life in a Bel Air mansion may have been irreparably damaged by her alleged efforts …
July 29
Bay Area housing: It's even harder than you thought to buy
The Mercury News - Louis Hansen
Despite today’s high tech salaries, two-income households, and a swelling economy, the current generation of Bay Area residents spends much more of …
July 29