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The Mercury News - Top Stories

The women the mountain took: Mothers, mentors remembered after Castle Peak avalanche

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Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history

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Weeks in the making: How a brittle snowpack primed the Sierra for disaster

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San Jose State graduate identified as Northstar employee found dead on ski run

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Valley Water CEO to step down after misconduct probe, remain on payroll

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'I don't call this quality of life. I call this cruelty': Advocates question SJ police unit's encampment enforcement

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Coffee's 'Fourth Wave' rides into Bay Area with Brewbird's high-tech, single-serve machine

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Macklin Celebrini chases Olympic gold, and Sharks history, in game vs. U.S.

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A proposal to exempt homeowners ages 60 and older from property taxes could cost local governments billions

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San Jose office building becomes Silicon Valley success story

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Antioch's Campanil Theatre requests donations to stay open through 2026

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Letters: Illegal DOE report undergirds Trump's climate rule revocation

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Larkspur mother, winemaker among ski group killed in Tahoe avalanche

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Letters: Climate rule revocation coincides with woeful parks nominee

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US sets up gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics by cruising past Slovakia

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Crime and Public Safety

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Suspect arrested in Pleasanton double homicide of woman and her son

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Antioch police shoot suspect after responding to robbery

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Oakland man sentenced over fentanyl pill lab

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Alexander: Maybe UCLA's Mick Cronin should dial things back a bit

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'Hotdog' in the halfpipe! Alex Ferreira finally wins his Olympic gold

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Sure, Alysa Liu, a gold medal is great, but Fentons ice cream for life? SCORE!

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Recruiting: Breaking down the top offensive transfers for Pac-12 legacy schools

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East Bay tech and industrial buildings land buyer

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Nokia-owned Infinera buys its San Jose tech site, solidifying presence

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California bill would require insurance protections for fire-hardened homes

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

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After decades under private ownership, Safari West to become nonprofit

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Bay Area's own Alysa Liu wins gold at Milan Cortina Olympics with remarkable free skate

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Son of Bay Area sports broadcasting icon finds hoop dreams at his dad's South Bay alma mater

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Redwood forest once owned by the 'King Tut of Hoarders' is added to famed Santa Cruz Mountains state park

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What to watch: 'Kokuho' is an old-fashioned epic that will sweep you away

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Photos: Bay Area has its own official World Cup merch

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Three Bay Area soul food restaurants you need to try

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To Bay Area aficionados, fungi are freaky, mystical and overlooked. They're helping scientists learn more

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Photos: Honoring the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson and his advocacy and influence in the Bay Area

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Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan wants to be the optimistic candidate for California governor

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Hearts and pages a-flutter

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A week of festivities is on tap at this fast-casual spot's upcoming San Mateo opening

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Drake's Brewing to form West Coast Craft joint venture

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Rapper Lil Poppa's cause of death revealed

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Hilary Duff confirms estrangement from sister Haylie

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6 European beer stews to try this winter

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This sticky rice recipe riffs on a dim sum classic for Lunar New Year or any time

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All-you-can-eat kebabs: We tried the new Palo Alto restaurant concept

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Make this Beef, Mushroom and Carrot Stir-Fry for Lunar New Year

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Borenstein: Gov. Newsom just enabled BART's reckless spending, endangered SJ extension funds

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Opinion: Oakland's dysfunctional school board is failing our children

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Walters: Jesse Jackson had a complicated relationship with fellow political personage Jerry Brown

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Barabak: With immigration losing its edge, GOP finds new boogeyman — 'Radical Islam'

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Mr. Clean retires after 68 years as company mascot

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Gov. Newsom demands refunds after Supreme Court tariff ruling

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US economic growth weaker than thought in fourth quarter with government shutdown, consumer pullback

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Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs, sparking fierce pushback and vow of new levies

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What is ALS, the disease that killed actor Eric Dane?

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Savannah Chrisley gets shut down on 'The View' for insisting Trump isn't racist

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As 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse faced justice, these two Bay Area women built a network of survivors

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NBC's Mike Tirico is thriving where no announcer has ever gone before

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Single-family house in San Ramon sells for $1.3 million

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Contra Costa County real estate: House on Derby Drive sells for $1.4 million

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Single-family residence sells for $3 million in Saratoga

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Single-family residence sells in San Jose for $1.6 million

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Want to save your relationship? Try sleeping with separate blankets

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Avoid getting stuck in the snow with these winter car tools

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