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Steph Curry scores 52, hits 12 3-pointers, as Warriors rally past Grizzlies

Val Kilmer, film star who played Batman and Jim Morrison, dies at 65

Throughout his career Kilmer often left an impression, with movie viewers as well as moviemakers, of unpredictability

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2014 file photo, Val Kilmer poses for a portrait in Nashville, Tenn. Kilmer says Michael Douglas was “misinformed” when he suggested Kilmer has cancer. In a Facebook post Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, Kilmer said he has “no cancer whatsoever.” At a London event on Sunday, Douglas had said Kilmer was “dealing with” throat cancer, which Douglas was diagnosed with in 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Job losses hammer Bay Area tech industry in brutal beginning for 2025

State Hydrometeorologist Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, left, Water Resources Engineer Manon von Kaenel, Deputy Director for Flood Management and Dam Safety Laura Hollender and Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager Andy Reising conduct the fourth media snow survey of the 2025 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada on March 28, 2025. (Photo by Ken James, California Department of Water Resources)

Sierra Nevada snowpack sees most bountiful three years in a row in 25 years

Cult favorite Raising Cane's is finally frying up its signature chicken in San Jose, after opening East Bay locations in Fremont and Oakland (Orlando Sentinel)

Fried chicken at 3 in the morning: Raising Cane’s opens its long-awaited San Jose restaurant

Stanford interim football coach Frank Reich makes a point during his introductory press conference Tuesday as G.M. Andrew Luck looks on.

Stanford outlines its plans for coach Frank Reich’s one-and-done season

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Crime and Public Safety

Crime scene tape is seen after a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School May 18, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas. Ten people, mostly students, were killed when a teenage classmate armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire in a Texas high school May 18, 2018, the latest deadly school shooting to hit the United States. The gunman, arrested on murder charges, was identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old junior at Santa Fe High School. He is being held on capital murder charges, meaning he could face the death penalty. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Man shot and killed Tuesday morning in San Jose

The case is being investigated as the city’s sixth homicide of the year.

Sports

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York signs autographs for fans before their NFL pre-season game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

49ers’ owner fancies Brock Purdy as top-10 QB on cusp of historic contract

Jed York, the 49ers' owner, voiced strong support for Brock Purdy's contract extension and claimed it should not be hard to finalize.

Real Estate

North San Jose data center complex at the corner of North First Street and Liberty Street in the Alviso district, concept.

San Jose tech data center might sprout on empty land sites in Alviso

A huge data center could sprout in the Alviso district of north San Jose.

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Business

Biotech companies shed hundreds of Bay Area jobs in fresh layoffs

Life sciences companies have decided to chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs.

Celebrities

Kim Delaney attends the 2018 DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night Concert at NOMADIC LIVE! at The Armory on February 3, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Housing

A 2,049-square-foot house built in 1968 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 5600 block of Paseo Navarro in Pleasanton was sold on Feb. 11, 2025. The $1,600,000 purchase price works out to $781 per square foot. This two-story home has three bedrooms and one bath. Additionally, the home includes type not specified. Situated on a spacious 6,700-square-foot lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.

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