SAN JOSE — A city contractor was found dead Friday morning at the San Jose Animal Care Center, officials said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Grand jury transcripts offer details on infamous Los Gatos teen parties a parent is accused of organizing Crime and Public Safety | Man shot near Interstate 280 in […]
Nintendo Switch 2 will be the greatest console ever made – Reader’s Feature
Will the next console be even better? (Nintendo) A reader is feeling very optimistic about the prospects for Nintendo’s next console and the potential for new games and next gen graphics. I assume everyone’s going to be talking about Xbox this week, but I just can’t bring myself to join them. It’s all too depressing […]
Two women found shot to death at San Lorenzo home; person of interest in custody
SAN LORENZO — Two women are dead and a person of interest is in custody following a shooting earlier this month at a home in San Lorenzo, according to authorities. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Bizarre murder case: An Oakland man was shot dead while allegedly hurling concrete at cars outside home filled […]
Branham athletics saga: Volleyball coach speaks out, hopes to return next year
SAN JOSE — After Branham’s boys volleyball team was eliminated from the section playoffs on Thursday night, coach Heather Cooper broke her silence. The woman who lost her bookkeeping job last fall addressed the cloud that began with her removal and reached another level of darkness this spring when athletic director Landon Jacobs was dismissed, […]
Photos: Tour of the 1,732-foot-long tunnel at the Anderson Dam project
Workers are about 80% finished digging a new 1,736-foot-long outlet tunnel at Anderson Dam near Morgan Hill. The work is part of a $2.3 billion project to bring the dam, which was built in 1950 and holds back Santa Clara County’s largest reservoir, up to modern earthquake standards. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which […]
Wes Craven Thought Johnny Depp ‘Can’t Act’ Before Casting Him for Breakthrough Role
For Johnny Depp, acting was the last thing on his mind before he ended up in Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street. The feature ended up giving Depp the successful Hollywood career that he currently enjoys. But the actor was very fortunate to end up in the horror flick despite Craven’s unfavorable opinion towards him. Wes Craven liked almost nothing about Johnny Depp before casting […]
Guilty plea in case of stolen, destroyed Jackie Robinson statue
Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. — A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas. Ricky Alderete entered the plea during his arraignment Thursday. A judge signed off […]
Back with SF Giants, Casey Schmitt has a new trick to crack big-league pitching
SAN FRANCISCO — An ill-timed shave meant Casey Schmitt arrived in the heavily mustachioed home clubhouse at Oracle Park lacking the facial hair to match most of his teammates. It was another recent addition to his face that could be more meaningful. “The prescription is, like, minus-7.5, I think it is,” Schmitt said, turning to […]
5 years later, supporters still seeking justice for Ronald Greene
By Jim Mustian | Associated Press FARMERVILLE, La. — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her […]
Video games had a good run but it’s over now thanks to Xbox and PlayStation – Reader’s Feature
Are Xbox and PlayStation as bad as each other? (Microsoft/Sony/Metro.co.uk) A reader predicts an extinction level event for the video games industry and blames both Sony and Microsoft for letting it happen. Well, what a week it’s been, eh? We had the first tentative announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 and then we had Xbox […]
Trump campaign now sees Kennedy as a political ‘problem’
By Alayna Treene | CNN As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sustains his support in public polls and makes steady progress on gaining ballot access in states across the country, his independent presidential bid is confounding the campaign of former President Donald Trump and its Republican allies. In recent weeks, Kennedy has gone from a perceived […]
San Jose man pleads no contest to killing two women in Thanksgiving 2021 crash. His sentence depends on his conduct between now and June
OAKLAND — A San Jose man has pleaded no contest to killing two women after he crashed a Tesla into their parked Volkswagen on the early morning of Thanksgiving 2021, but he has a big motive to stay out of trouble before his June sentencing. Robert Jacob Espinoza, 28, will be sentenced to seven years […]