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With difficult economic pressures and increased caseloads straining its ability to care for patients in the post-COVID era, Santa Clara County is considering expanding its healthcare system by purchasing another area hospital. Since the…

West Valley residents now have access to Trusted Response Urgent Support Team, or TRUST, a mobile service that responds to mental health and substance abuse crises with mental health or social workers instead of law enforcement. The Santa…

In Santa Cruz, The Penny Ice Creamery draws lines out the door for its unique seasonal flavors like strawberry pink peppercorn and Meyer lemon poppyseed. Now, it’s expanding to the Bay Area, as first reported by Eater. The Penny Ice…

In an effort to fight back against an explosive increase in fentanyl deaths in Santa Clara County, officials are trying to quickly supply Narcan to library branches and teach staff there how to prevent overdoses. Narcan, also known as…

The February death of a man in San Jose has been confirmed to be Santa Clara County’s first recorded xylazine-related death, according to the SCC Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office. Authorities said the man who died was a 36-year-old; they…

Few pitchers have enjoyed a better start to the high school baseball season than senior Collin Clarke of Santa Margarita. In his latest performance, Clarke struck out 12 in six scoreless innings to help the Eagles defeat Asheville (N.C.)…

Santa Margarita (9-2) turned loose its hitters Thursday after days of rain, and the Eagles poured it on in a 12-0 baseball victory over Servite.Drew Rutter contributed two doubles and four RBIs. Leadoff hitter Blake Balsz had three hits.…

Wine is as close as people can get to time travel. Opening a bottle is a glimpse into the past – a snapshot. The sun, the grapes, the air, the dedication and love of the winemaker all pour from the bottle. The entire experience is an…

DENVER —  Miles Norris scored 15 points on six-of-eight shooting, but UC Santa Barbara was unable to keep pace with Baylor in the second half. The Gauchos were outscored by a 39-20 margin in the final 20 minutes of a 74-56 loss Friday in…

SAN JOSE – As the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office contends with a spike in fentanyl overdoses at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, the medical examiner-coroner’s office has identified a 44-year-old inmate who died after…