Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.
An Airport Police Honor Guard hand-delivered the album to the couple -- expecting a baby -- at their home in Modesto.
A Bay Area congresswoman is proposing the repeal of a Prohibition-era ban shipping alcohol through the mail.
Photos from residents, firefighters and local photographers document the devastation caused by our most recent wildfires.
Come learn how to use iPad/iPhones Tuesday, August 12th - August 19th from 10am to 12pm at Pickleweed Community Center!
Come learn more about iPads/iPhones on Thursday, August 13th and Thursday, August 20th at Margaret Todd Senior Center!
Need a new job? Check out the Patch Jobs Board in your town for the newest listings.
Tom Cruise’s superspy Ethan Hunt is back in “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.”
A new study by a financial advice company may surprise you.
Badgers are a rare sighting in Marin County.
Come learn more about Applications on your iPads/iPhones on Friday, August 21st and Friday, August 28th at Terra Linda Community Center!
Saturday & Sunday (8/1&2), 9am-9pm: Help us find the Hogwarts Crew’s favorite (and most feared) objects and people!
Most are permanent, full-time positions, with openings throughout the state. See the list!
Come learn how to use iPad/iPhones Tuesday, August 4th from 10am to 12pm at Whistlestop Community Center!
Simon Dominguez's team stopped the swim when they spotted a great white shark circling him.
American children born into high-income families see far greater earnings over their lifetimes than children born into low-income homes.
The next one will be an even bigger milestone.
To commemorate 120 years in Sonoma County, Seghesio is taking you back to where it all started - The Seghesio Home Ranch
Bay Area Air Quality Management District expects 12 more stations to be operable early next year. The Bay Area already has three stations.
Innovative facility to be first of its kind in the North Bay
Marin poised to join 4 Bay Area counties in instituting a ‘take-back’ ordinance
High temperatures and light winds forecasted throughout the week are expected to lead to unhealthy smog.
The university supports the plan but has misgivings about traffic mitigation.
With little to no wind and temperature forecasted to reach triple digits, smog levels are expected to reach unhealthy levels.
A study shows California workers must make $26.65 an hour to afford rent in the state, while the average renter's wage is 18.96.
CLEAResult invests in Conservation Services Group (CSG)
They're also using different types of protection.
Patch has a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are darling.
Taking cue from Europe, the City is employing pee-repellent paint on its walls in a pilot program to deter people from peeing in the street.
The victim was not a student at the university, police said. investigating
When, where and how to view what could be the brightest show of the year.
In affected models, hackers could take over and control steering wheels remotely.
We are not alone?
Daniel Mark Neil II was killed in a collision with a dump truck near San Rafael.
No one can predict when or where it will happen. Video of Napa's 6.1 quake from 2014 reminds all of us to make preparations now.
Starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne, “Paper Towns” is a heavy paperweight.
Funding for the raises is coming from the state.
Duncan Hunter introduced the bill immediately after the July 1 slaying of a 32-year-old San Francisco woman.