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The Mercury News - Top Stories

Conviction overturned in 2012 kidnapping and killing of Sierra LaMar

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Sierra LaMar: Antolin Garcia-Torres guilty of missing girl's murder

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Stanford felony vandalism defendant seeks to recuse Santa Clara DA ahead of retrial

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San Jose will clear the notorious encampment known as 'The Jungle' in April

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San Jose: La Villa Deli legend Chris Bertucelli dies at 47

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Draymond Green likely to face Lakers, Kristaps Porzingis is questionable

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Person with measles dined twice at Panda Express in Burlingame

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SJPD reins in license-plate reader policies as surveillance-tech debate rages

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Dynasty defined: Riordan dominates St. Ignatius for CCS Open three-peat

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Respect earned: Cornerstone Christian routs Branson, wins NCS D-III title

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Three men injured in East San Jose stabbing

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Champion Wildcats! Los Gatos upsets St. Francis to win CCS Division I title

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CCS basketball playoffs: Friday's championship scores, Saturday's schedule

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Dear Abby: My husband's mom died on our driveway, and his response worries me

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Dear Abby: We have a yard problem, but my wealthy neighbor refuses to talk to me

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Alysa Liu drops by Italian restaurant in the Bay Area

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Sharks defenseman, scratched again, expresses frustration: 'I'm not happy with how my season is going'

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Trump Jr.'s fiancée goes to famed White House bathroom to sell $780 pants

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Dear Abby: I'm resentful that my family opposes the rules about my baby

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Miss Manners: Does this mean I can't wear a nice suit to the wedding?

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Asking Eric: We gave a homeless man $200, and I didn't foresee how he'd spend it

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Jury deliberating on dozens of charges against Los Gatos mom in teen sex party case

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Crime and Public Safety

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Probe into Gilroy traffic fatality finds driver failed to yield

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Man killed in unincorporated Contra Costa County crash

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Dutch Slough Road murder suspect released without charges

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Authorities identify East Bay man killed following police chase

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NCS basketball playoffs: Friday's championship scores, Saturday's schedule

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Believe it! Mission San Jose wins first NCS title in boys basketball

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CCS champs again! Mitty routs Riordan to capture 34th section title

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Ex- MLB pitcher, Serra High star Daniel Serafini gets life in prison without parole for 2021 murder

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San Jose towers that may invigorate downtown attract brisk interest

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Data center operator grabs San Jose office and commercial buildings

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OpenAI signs South Bay office deal as tech company expands

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The San Francisco 49ers want Santa Clara to pay for its business office - again

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A modern twist on Native American cuisine with Crystal Wahpepah

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In Palisades, a Rick Caruso-led tour with San Jose's Mayor Matt Mahan becomes forum for fire recovery challenges

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'I'm honestly scared': Eviction deadline looms for last farmworker families in Point Reyes

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What to watch: Paul McCartney biopic makes the right call

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Cafe culture: 10 new coffee and tea shops that are as diverse as the Bay Area is

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Here's the best place in California to see whales

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Photos: San Jose's Vietnamese community celebrates Tet

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How the Golden State Warriors' senior dancers became fan favorites

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Bodies of all nine skiers killed in Tahoe-area avalanche retrieved

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

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

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

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Pokémon Day draws crowds to Nintendo Store in San Francisco

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Brad Pitt's friend slams Angelina Jolie for 'separating' him from his kids

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Leaked 2023 Bohemian Grove list includes Bay Area power players, Conan O'Brien

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Black-owned wineries celebrate 15 years of 'love' in Berkeley this weekend

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Bock o'clock: The beer that signals spring's arrival

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Patty's Diner serves up smashburgers — and nostalgia — in Burlingame

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Flu-buster soup and Lunar New Year longevity noodles

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Opinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth — and save ourselves.

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Opinion: What I learned about love in a homeless camp

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Letters: BART should clean house, not hike sales tax

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Letters: The Bay Area is choosing privacy over plate readers

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Warriors owner among five potential buyers bid on Padres as club's sale reaches next stage

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'I thought I was in control': Ex-Napa Valley winemaker apologizes as he's sentenced in $2.5 million grape scam

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California county sues fire truck, equipment makers for antitrust mergers that doubled prices and delayed deliveries

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Walmart to pay $100 million to settle FTC case on driver wages

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Team USA hockey star disavows White House's AI video of him dissing Canadians

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Ex 'Bachelor' host Chris Harrison new show will focus on 'traditional marriage'

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Car zoomed off near Nancy Guthrie's home around time of abduction: footage

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Rihanna sparks new music buzz with recording session video

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Single-family home in Saratoga sells for $2.9 million

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Single-family home in San Jose sells for $900,000

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Sale closed in Milpitas: $1.6 million for a three-bedroom house

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San Mateo: Best deals on residential properties in the week of Jan. 19

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These handheld vacuums make quick home cleanups effortless

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The best automatic dog feeder options for busy pet parents

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These spring-cleaning tools will make cleanup a breeze

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Ironing out the differences: Do expensive steam irons really deliver?

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