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A tip from an observant woman led San Francisco police to catch two escaped inmates who had been on the run for more than a week, Orange County Sheriff Sandra ...

Jonathan Tieu and Hossein Nayeri, two of the remaining inmates who escaped from an Orange County jail have ...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco's iconic Dolores Park is now home to the city's first open-air urinal, the latest move ...

Never Again. These words are often uttered after an atrocity beyond humanity's comprehension has taken place. And yet ...

Facebook is growing at an exceptional pace as it enters adolescence, propelling it into a better position to ...

SAN FRANCISCO—In the San Francisco Bay Area, where high housing costs are notorious, residents looking to make a ...

SAN FRANCISCO—"The most important thing is lifelong learning," said Dora Shu-fang Dien, professor emerita of California State University, ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Aila Verheijke and Jimmy Ma have returned to San Francisco from the 3,000-mile bike ride called Ride2Freedom, ...

Fathers and daughters enjoyed quality time and friendly competition at the Dads and Daughters Football Camp at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Montessori Family School head Jane Wechsler didn't set out to become a teacher or the founder of ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The dragon boat team Bay Area Dragons (BAD) has reached its goal of the season: qualification ...

Martial arts master Yun Chung Chiang enjoys great health, is very active, and looks much younger than his ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Adherents of Falun Gong gathered at the UN Plaza once again in downtown San Francisco to mark ...

It's an uncharacteristically sunlit afternoon, without a cloud or trace of fog to mar the endless blue sky ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Thirty years after its founder's death, the Exploratorium thrives more than ever. The initial idea of combining ...

San Francisco is a city in transition, and the three-story, fully reinvented stunner at 1269 Vallejo Street stands ...

San Francisco—Over 200 Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners gathered for a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate ...

Q: I had my past home foreclosed six years ago. Now the foreclosure record no longer shows on ...

Barry Bonds, Dusty Baker, Roger Maltbie, Jonny Moseley, and Franklin Mieuli were inducted into the Bay Area Sports ...

Q: Why was my loan rejected, even though I have an excellent credit score? A: Credit scores are ...

Forget those long lines at the AT&T Park ball game—virtual reality (VR) may allow you to enjoy live ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Dafa practitioners from around the Bay Area participated in the celebration of World Falun ...

Breathtaking. The only word to describe sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay, extending from the magnificent Golden ...

A compilation of new camera trap videos from Yasuni National Park shows off rarely seen species like the ...

Q: Why did my house's appraisal value come in lower than that of another house sold in my ...

SAN FRANCISCO—About 3,000 kids from around the Bay went on a field trip on May 4, not just ...

If you think the Food Network, Top Chef, or Rachel Ray ushered in the era of the celebrity ...