According to USGS data, the seven earthquakes occurred over a span of two days and were centered near the city of Santa Rosa ...

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) data for the 2023-2024 season, California dominated production.

This sprawling California beach is one of the best spots in Big Sur for surfing, tide pooling, and hiking, and takes just a ...

A resolution by the Board of Supervisors opposes Trump administration efforts to allow energy extraction off California.

Industry favored | Work for jobless | Reverse course. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Nov. 25, 2025.

The Museum of Make Believe is an enchanting place of magical realism that is the brainchild of artist Geoff Mitchell and his ...

A U.S. Army specialist from the Defense Language Institute was swept out to sea at Soberanes Point, prompting ongoing search ...

Approximately 115 search-and-rescue personnel from Santa Cruz, Fresno, Yolo, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Placer, Marin, San Luis ...

Coast-to-coast storm systems could disrupt Thanksgiving travel plans for millions of Americans this week, forecasters say.

A-Town Diner exists as the delicious antidote to all that culinary disappointment – a place where hand-spun milkshakes achieve that mythical balance between thick enough for a spoon but still sippable ...

A recent pause in the federal SNAP program — known as CalFresh in California — has put added strain on relief agencies.

Occidental Arts & Ecology Center wins top nonprofit honor ...