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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson’s lawyers made their final appeal in court Thursday to convince a judge that his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and unborn son two decades ago should be overturned because a “feisty” juror with a history of domestic violence was biased against him…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — While Tim Lincecum has largely disappeared from the public eye since retiring from baseball, the lovable and eccentric World Series champion has privately been dealing with personal tragedy.

OXNARD, Calif. — Quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys starters will practice Thursday against the Denver Broncos.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — We’ll know more about the viability of Spencer Burford being a rookie starter at right guard for the 49ers once their preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers has concluded.

Holes spent more than 20 years investigating crimes in California and played a critical role in identifying Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the so-called Golden State Killer. His new book is Unmasked.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Today’s hyper-transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus has sent cases soaring across the country. But rising deaths — the grim marker of earlier dangerous surges — haven’t kept pace, and the average risk of dying from an infection is dropping to levels almost as low as…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom this week urged California lawmakers to harden the state's climate and energy goals, releasing a five-point legislative plan that promises to intensify the governor's clash with the state's powerful, billion-dollar oil industry.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After facing a nationwide backlash, the Natomas Unified School District paid a teacher three years’ salary to resign after he was secretly recorded professing his allegiance to antifa and saying it was his goal to turn his students into “revolutionaries,” records show.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk won’t stop catching passes at 49ers training camp.