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Twenty years ago last week, a Seattle startup called Zillow launched the first public website showing on- and off-market property values.

Since then, and throughout waves of controversy and housing ups and downs, Zillow ...Read more

The Garden Guy makes it his charge to keep up with producers from Texas to New York, keeping my fingers on what is happening regarding hot new flowers and creative recipes for baskets, containers and landscape designs. One...Read more

ST. HELENA, California — E&J Gallo Winery, the world’s largest wine producer by volume, decided to slash nearly 100 Bay Area jobs and shutter one of its production hubs, the company reported to state labor officials.

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The finish on hardwood flooring is neither fragile nor indestructible. Hardwood floors must be cleaned properly using the correct solvent level to protect their beauty and fine finish. Some of us (ahem) have had to learn ...Read more

Tesla sales won't be suspended in California after regulators ruled Tuesday that the electric vehicle company has stopped misleading customers about its driver assistance features.

In December, the California Department ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating a regulatory wrinkle that boosted the miles-per-gallon ratings of electric vehicles, which helped automakers meet federal fuel economy targets.

The ...Read more

The Green Thumb awards are sponsored by the National Garden Bureau, a nonprofit organization that exists to educate and inspire home gardeners. The winning products were selected based on their uniqueness, technological ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

I was moved by your response to “Bob, Greensboro,” that I wanted to thank you immediately. As a long-time reader, I’ve always appreciated your kindness as much as your wisdom. It may surprise you to know...Read more

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — On a late January evening, hundreds of redfish clustered into a sliver of shallow green water in tidal waters a stone’s throw from the bridge between Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, surrounded by a...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota hunter was lost Jan. 3 in the Mille Lacs County woods, and the odds of finding him on foot weren’t good.

The hunter was last heard from about 4:30 p.m. amid spotty cellphone reception and was...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — We were driving down the interstate late at night, Bud Grant and me, talking and watching for deer. I was behind the wheel, and the concern wasn’t that I would crash into a buck or doe. Instead, we were ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. engineers assigned to work on the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's new electric vehicle platform often take several months to transition to the group's different approach to vehicle development, the team's ...Read more

Budgets are like training wheels: They help you get moving and offer you confidence as you learn how to balance.

I wish I could come up with a better word than "budget" for managing money. While I've made peace with the ...Read more

For 27-year-old Kenneth Slowik, an affordable vehicle is the 1998 Chevrolet GMT truck he bought last month for $900, complete with a broken driver-side door that he taped shut to keep out the cold during the frigid ...Read more

Q. When I got a divorced, I moved to another town with my now-9-year-old son. His father continues to live in our family home and maintain the same friends, which includes my best friend and her husband who also have a son...Read more

Arianna Davis portrays a college cheerleader on the NBC series “Stumble.” As someone who started dance lessons at the age of two, Davis – who is also a singer-songwriter – is a perfect fit for this mockumentary ...Read more

For this mother of two young, world-class whiners, the techniques described in the booklet seemed way too simple to be effective, the promised results too good to be true. In desperation, however, I decided to give the ...Read more

Martin Luther – a pious monk and fiery orator who became “The Great Reformer” – came from a humble, pastoral corner of Germany’s heartland. It's a land of half-timbered villages, rolling hills, and fanciful ...Read more