Shark Week is winding down and Patch has the top shark stories from across California, including recent sightings and useful tips.
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The torch will arrive in Sacramento on Monday and will take three different routes to the site of the games in Los Angeles.
The sanctuary is requesting that large ships slow to at least 10 knots in the vessel traffic lanes approaching San Francisco.
It is a scam and someone has spoofed your own phone number; do not be curious, just let it ring.
Travelling on the holiday can be stressful, the folks at United Airlines want to make the experience a bit more enjoyable.
Lottery officials said a winner has come forward and is waiting to be cleared.
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How a zookeeper's post set the Internet on fire.
$609,000 to local nonprofits to improve mental health, eliminate substance abuse
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Amazon compiled its annual list of most well-read cities in America and two Bay Area cities are in the top 20.
The rain will not even make "a dent” in the region's drought, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
Cooler-than-normal weather may cause people to caught unaware by hotter weather this week.
The new film 'San Andreas' has residents checking supplies and buying new preparedness kits.
Gregory Naumann won $2 million dollar from a Million $$ Match scratcher ticket purchased in Montara.
The rollover resulted in minor injuries.
Plus, teacher defends work-to-rule, runner finishes race with one sneaker, a boat in flames, water bans, local arrests, and more.
Road crews finished repairs and maintenance on the bridge over the weekend
Plus, a noodle house closes, tick tips, a soccer coach vents, a court officer is arraigned for rape, local arrests, and more.
The winner plans to use some of the winnings to help his family,
The totes will be distributed over Memorial Day weekend as the Red Cross kicks off a campaign to keep donations high during summer vacation.
Plus, drug dealer caught at high school, hundreds of pot plants seized, unruly middle-schooler reported, delayed trash pickup, and more.
It's a 4.6 percent increase over last year and the largest number of Memorial Day holiday travelers from the Golden State since 2005.
Pre-Memorial-Day ceremony touching to former military, now Kaiser Permanente caregivers
Plus, “rising tensions” reported at a local high school, a sucky finger mugshot, restaurant reality show, car crashes, and more.
For the second time this month, Caltrans crews continue to resurface and treat the deck structure, as well as perform maintenance repairs.
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Several small quakes struck Northern and Southern California but are too far apart to be linked.
Construction projects are underway.
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However, the region has made progress in reducing ozone and particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association report.
“Instead of sitting idle on gridlocked roads, rethink your commute," BAAQMD officials said.
BAAQMD officials said the index for the level of soot in the northern zone and coast and central bay zone would be more than 50 Monday.
A dead deer also was found Friday, and hikers and joggers are reminded to avoid the area's trails at dawn and dusk.