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The controversial judge in the Brock Turner case said he was fired Wednesday from his job as a tennis coach at Lynbrook High School in San Jose.

The controversial judge in the Brock Turner case is now a high school tennis coach in San Jose.

A sheriff’s deputy was allegedly pushed and struck in the face by Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri who was trying to make his way to the court after Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena Thursday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said.

A Tesla Model S caught fire Tuesday in a business parking lot in Los Gatos, according to the Santa Clara County Fire Department, then reportedly reignited hours later at a tow yard in Campbell.

Oakland police have detained robbery suspects following a vehicle pursuit on Thursday afternoon that went through the city and a portion of Interstate 880.

The massive 4,416-acre Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains has destroyed 12 homes and is 66 percent contained as of Saturday evening, but some folks have been given the green light to return home, Cal Fire said.

The Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains grew slowly overnight, scorching 4,300 acres by Friday morning, 200 acres more than the day before, Cal Fire said.

Santa Cruz County residents were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday as cooler temperatures gave fire crews a much-needed boost in battling the Loma Fire.

Santa Cruz County residents were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday as cooler temperatures gave fire crews a much-needed boost in battling the Loma Fire.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered Tuesday morning for Santa Cruz Mountains residents living near the Loma Fire, which by the evening had charred at least 2,250 acres and was 10 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire crews aggressively responded to a fast-moving vegetation fire burning on the Loma Prieta ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which prompted evacuations, destroyed one structure and charred at least 1,000 acres by late Monday night, fire officials said.

The arraignment for a former San Francisco 49ers player accused of attacking a 70-year-old hotel guest has been postponed to November 2.

A woman killed in a two-car crash at Mineta San Jose International Airport last week has been identified as 25-year-old Rachel Ribeiro, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.

A woman was killed Wednesday morning and five people were hospitalized, including a baby, in a two-car crash outside Mineta San Jose International Airport, authorities said.