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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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South Bay cities stare down multimillion-dollar hike in sheriff's costs

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Officials mark completion of $20 million salt pond restoration in Mountain View

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Hip to be square dancing: A once-flourishing scene rises again in the Bay Area

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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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Two killed in separate incidents at South Lake Tahoe ski resort

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The NFL always gets even. The 49ers will pay the toll in 2026

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NCS soccer: Friday's quarterfinal results, updated schedule

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CCS basketball playoffs roundup: Best of Friday night's opening round

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Antioch cops cleared in fatal shooting last summer

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SF Giants 2026 spring training preview: designated hitter

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NCS basketball playoffs: The best of Friday's quarterfinal round

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Crime and Public Safety

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Larkspur mother, winemaker among ski group killed in Tahoe avalanche

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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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Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89

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Redemption delivered: Amador Valley rolls past Livermore to advance to NCS D1 semifinals

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King's Landing: The King's Academy announces itself as CCS Open contender with win at Bellarmine

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CCS basketball playoffs: Friday's scores, updated schedule

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East Bay tech and industrial buildings land buyer

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San Jose office building becomes Silicon Valley success story

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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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After decades under private ownership, Safari West to become nonprofit

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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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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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Horoscopes Feb. 21, 2026: Elliot Page, go full tilt in every instance

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Word Game: Feb. 21, 2026

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Asking Eric: I miss drinking, and I want my in-laws to abstain out of respect for me

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Harriette Cole: I'm keeping my salary a secret, and they don't like that

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

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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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6 European beer stews to try this winter

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Friedman: Netanyahu plays Trump and American Jews for fools — again

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Jarvis: One year of RFK Jr. has left public health devastated

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Walters: Silicon Valley flexes financial muscle in governor's race and wealth tax battle

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

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

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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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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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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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Best tracing paper

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Avoid getting stuck in the snow with these winter car tools

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