Bay Area beaches, including in Santa Cruz, San Mateo and San Francisco counties, will have increased threat of sneaker waves through Monday.

Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong each scored 24 points, Paige Bueckers had 17 and UConn romped over South Carolina.

A second child with measles in Texas has died. The New York Times reported Sunday that records it obtained showed an 8-year-old girl died Thursday of “measles pulmonary failure” at a hospital in Lubbock, where there have been at least 33 confirmed infections since the outbreak began in January. The first child died in Lubbock in February. Texas health authorities said Friday that the state’s …

Gretzky congratulated Ovechkin and his family for the accomplishment, adding, “They say records are made to be broken, but I’m not sure who’s going to get more goals than that.”

The cause of a two-alarm fire Sunday morning at a Fremont apartment complex that left one person dead and three injured is under investigation.

The actor and comedian delivers a passable, if constrained, solo take on Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.

A motive has not been determined yet for the stabbing of a man Sunday morning in Oakland’s Chinatown district.

What is an Explorer? The Explorer is a midsize SUV built in the Chicago, Illinois assembly plant and sold in North America by Ford. It’s a 3 row SUV that can seat up to 7 people. The standard engine is a 2.3 liter turbocharged 4 cylinder that produces 300 horsepower. The 3.0L EcoBoost twin turbocharged V6 engine is optional, has 400 HP and 415 lb-ft or torque, bolted to a 10 speed automatic transmission and has a towing capacity of 5,000 pounds when equipped with the Class III Trailer Tow Package.

Looking to escape? Local readers have been busy exploring far away lands in Croatia and Tangier.

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that rates have doubled, blame abounds and officials probe how to fix the mess.