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The Niners have let some good players leave, but they've made some shrewd signings, too....

Currently stretching across most of the Atlantic, the blob is traveling west, and will begin to pile up on beaches in the coming months. Get ready for some rotten egg stench....

The Giants have 10 more Cactus League games left after split-squad contests against the White Sox and D-backs were canceled Wednesday....

After successful surgeries, Northwestern unveiled plans to provide more double lung transplants for patients with terminal lung cancer. Previously, when treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation failed, there were no more treatment options. That is ch...

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay state funds to student housing because of the state budget deficit. Lawmakers have different ideas on what kind of compromise might be reached....

Former Alvarez two-sport standout Victoria Castillo homers in her first start for the St. Mary's College softball team...

Food safety rules require that soil and irrigation systems be inspected and tested for pathogens after the floodwaters recede....

Baldassare Forestiere, a Sicilian immigrant, made his way to Fresno in 1906 to start a citrus farm on 80 acres. It didn't take long for him to realize that his $80 had bought him a fight against hard sedimentary rock and scorching summer temperatures....

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development....

So far, the storms have been beneficial to East Bay watersheds, which have mainly avoided the types of catastrophic flooding that has wracked parts of the South Bay and Monterey County. But even with the torrential rains over the last months, Pook warned ...

Many cannabis farms and undocumented farmworkers lost their homes and livelihood, yet they will not qualify for federal help. Will legislators and Gov. Newsom, who is expected to visit flooded areas Wednesday, commit state funds to remedy that?...

When someone pays you cash, you have it instantly. But if that transaction is done online, be prepared to wait days to receive it. Even direct deposits, while more timely, rely on a bank's schedule, and processing can take days. Here's how to get ...

The Monterey Herald's Top 10 girls track and field rankings...

The 49ers' free agency departures don't gut a title-contending roster but reinforcements are needed....

The Monterey Herald's Top 10 boys track and field rankings...

After the health care contractor obtained the patient's medical records, she used the information to impersonate the patient on Facebook and post about the patient's sexual transmitted disease....

The Warriors will hit the road for their last long road trip, beginning Wednesday in Los Angeles....

Joseph Wilkinson | New York Daily News While the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the U.S. in 2020, the nationwide rate of sudden unexplained infant deaths remained steady — except among Black babies, according to a study released Monday. The sudden unexpl...

Though there are things homeowners can do to make their houses safer, lead abatement is not a do-it-yourself project....

As Pea family and friends grapple with the news, HOW Salinas has kicked into gear. A nonprofit organization established in 2008 by Fresno residents Charlotte Bavaro and Brenda Critzer, HOW, which stands for "Helping One Woman," is now a national o...

The big man will be paid big money to fill the Niners' biggest roster hole....

Computer science professor shared his expertise on what kind of data TikTok gathers, whether it is more invasive than other apps and how you can maintain your privacy while using it....

Mitch Haniger's uncertain status for Opening Day could provide a path to the roster for Rule 5 pick Blake Sabol....

Sara Tuck was named the Big 12 Flat Rider of the Month for the Fresno State equestrian team....

West Valley College in Saratoga is on lockdown after an armed intruder was seen on campus, according to the school's Twitter account....

Between Crawford (knee) and David Villar (hip), the entire left half of the Giants' Opening Day infield is currently sidelined....

Much of the Bay Area will get at least an inch of new precipitation in the next three days, with up to eight inches forecast along the already inundated Central Coast....

Jimmy Garoppolo is leaving the 49ers for the Raiders as NFL free agency gets underway....

The 49ers made a huge splash in acquiring defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, and they lost right tackle Mike McGlinchey to Denver, as NFL free agency got underway Monday....

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis postures for a possible presidential campaign, delegates to the California Republican Party convention this weekend remained unquestionably in support of former President Trump in 2024....

Businesses and workers have questions about California's new pay transparency law. CalMatters answers which companies need to post pay ranges in job openings, who can ask for their current pay scale, and more....

The golden towering dome sprinkled with barberries and pistachios may look intimidating to make, but Big Dill Kitchen's Helia Sadeghi has created a recipe a fourth grader could follow. That's how long she's been making the iconic dish....

These traditional yogurt-centric tea cakes are tinged with rose water and cardamom and enjoyed in the weeks following Nowruz, the celebration of the spring equinox....

Fill your candy dish with these festive treats to celebrate spring. They're fun to make and color with the kids, too....

The Monterey Herald's boys and girls Athletes of the Week...

Federal officials moved to insure all deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank, hoping to inoculate the banking system against contagion, but shares of another Bay Area bank plunged....

The film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" took home 7 awards, including best picture and the first best actress won by an Asian performer....

The Monterey Herald's Top 10 baseball rankings...

Authorities say at least eight people were killed when two migrant smuggling boats overturned off the coast of San Diego. It is one of the deadliest maritime smuggling events off U.S. shores....

National Weather Service calls the expected heavy rains a "direct threat to life and property."...

Irish soda bread is a quick bread, which means it doesn't require any yeast or kneading to rise. Instead, it relies on baking soda and buttermilk, which interact for leavening. When the ingredients are combined, the leavening process starts immediatel...

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" was the big winner on the historic 95th annual Academy Awards night....

The Stanford University Department of Public Safety believes the swastikas were being used to "intimidate" the student....

"Please plan for the potential cut off to these areas."...

Three months after a refinery accident showered the city in toxic dust, Contra Costa County officials are warning residents about eating from their gardens....

The 49ers' star-laden roster can make another championship run with or without major activity in free agency....

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign....

The 49ers kept Tashaun Gipson Sr. from hitting free agency and re-signed on a one-year deal, according to multiple reports....

"Through my training in psychology and in my own experiences as a parent," she said, "I have learned that we need to look at humans holistically, rather than simply attending to their symptoms of discomfort, to find root causes, understanding ...