Ending the silence September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Thomas Russell Middle School is hosting an event Sept. 25 to help families in the Milpitas Unified School District start conversations about recognizing the warning signs for suicide and connecting people to resources and services. Last year the middle school hosted Ending the Silence for Families, a…
Looking to escape? Here’s a recent trip local readers took to Wales. Check it out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were-here/. WALES: Willow Glen residents Allan and Maly Hughes say they had the loveliest time taking an unusual vacation. They traveled the canals of Wales in a 55-foot-long “narrowboat” that is less than…
On the final day of her removal hearings last month, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus did something unexpected: She reversed her opposition to an independent inspector general that would look into misconduct within her office, which she acknowledged is filled with personnel who don’t respect her leadership. Corpus, elected in 2022, faces not only…
SANTA CLARA – The 49ers were mostly inert during free agency this offseason, choosing instead to focus on contract extensions with franchise cornerstones Brock Purdy, Fred Warner and George Kittle, while at the same time shedding salary to get younger following a 6-11 season. It wasn’t looked upon favorably by a fan base hoping for…
The reigning Super Bowl champions have a system quarterback and a game manager. That would be Jalen Hurts, who has played brilliantly in two Super Bowls, with the Eagles blowing out the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in New Orleans in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9. Hurts completed 17 of 22 passes for…
Today is Sunday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2025. There are 115 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 7, 1986, Bishop Desmond Tutu was installed as the first Black clergyman to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. Also on this date: In 1921, the first Miss America Pageant was…
Instant reaction to developments on the field … 1. Light lineup, heavy drama Week 2 featured a distinct paucity of marquee games across the region and the country — Oklahoma’s win over Michigan was the only matchup of ranked teams — but there was no shortage of drama, late twists, odd turns and emerging storylines….
Stanford’s passing game has continued to sputter in the first season under general manager Andrew Luck. The Cardinal didn’t get inside the BYU 40 until the fourth quarter in a 27-3 loss Saturday night in Provo, Utah. After throwing for 109 yards and an interception in a season-opening 23-20 loss at Hawaii, redshirt senior Ben…
Two Powerball players picked all the right numbers in Missouri and Texas on Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean that California was left empty-handed. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The pot ballooned from $1.70 billion to $1.80 billion between Thursday and Friday night. The largest Powerball jackpot in history…
SAN JOSE — Bay FC’s second-half slide continues. Bay FC has not won a match since returning from the NWSL’s summer break, a streak that now stretches across six games after a 1-0 loss to the league-leading Kansas City Current on Saturday at PayPal Park. Michelle Cooper scored the game’s first goal for Kansas City…