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“What do you think about this necklace?” I asked Mr. Moon when he visited my garden window on the first night after the recent rains stopped. Of course, we both knew it was not a necklace but an emergency alert …

The tragedy of the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack includes what might have been. For Ryan Reyes of Rialto, it’s wedding talk that will forever be just that. Ten years ago, on the morning of Dec. 2, Reyes and Daniel …

A year ago, to the day, I wrote a column (“Americans really need to relax and stop taking national politics so seriously”) in which I argued that modern Americans are far too concerned with politics and too emotionally invested in …

The annual general education meeting started off normally. In a rented conference room, San Bernardino County Division of Environmental Health Services employees ate from a breakfast buffet and competed for gift cards in a trivia game. Supervisors gave out awards …

By ALBERT STUMM, Associated Press With a runway of smoking-hot coals laid out before them, residents in San Pedro Manrique, Spain, steel themselves as thousands of onlookers cheer them on. The crowd roars when they walk across the fire, sometimes …

Gary Schuelke looked in the mirror. What looked like a pimple stared back. He squeezed. To his surprise, a tiny piece of bullet fell out. Another half inch higher and he might have lost an eyeball. The fragment struck Schuelke, …

Memorials to those killed Dec. 2, 2015, can be found across the Inland Empire. The nonprofit Incredible Edible Community Garden planned to create 15 gardens: one for each person killed and one for survivors. Seven were completed in memory of …

By Samantha Kelly, Bloomberg News Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk.” But beyond its playful antics, Spot’s ability to climb stairs and open doors …

A search is underway for a man who fell out of a yacht in the Channel this morning (Picture: Getty Images) A passenger has fallen overboard from a yacht in the Channel off the coast of Brighton. Emergency services were …

Amie Pearson, 26, who along with Chelsea Carlisle, 29, was killed in a collision (Picture: Family Handout/PA Wire) Tributes have been paid to two mums killed in a car crash which also left a nine-year-old boy with life-changing injuries. Amie …

Swearing-in ceremony The public is invited to the annual election of mayor and vice mayor by the Cupertino City Council, followed by the oath of office, on Thursday, Dec. 11, at Cupertino Community Hall, 10350 Torre Ave. Doors open for …

Five San Jose residents are among 20 Bay Area musicians to receive a $1,000 grant from San Jose Jazz. Based in San Jose as an audio QA engineer, Dave Dolengewicz founded the Bay Area Jazz Inventors Collective and plays tenor …

Foothill College physics instructors Frank Cascarano and David Marasco are gearing up to create fire using mirrors, drop eggs without breaking, blow smoke from their mouths, lie on beds of nails and break concrete blocks perched on a board balanced …

Jennifer Le Blanc has a rather lofty title for her role on the creative team of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s production of “Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley,” the Jane Austen-inspired play written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Le Blanc …

That’s a wrap for the high school football weekend. Week 14 highlights include Pittsburg’s rout of Cardinal Newman in the North Coast Section Division I final, Serra’s tight victory over Los Gatos for the Central Coast Section Division I crown …