Donations needed to help ensure a sufficient supply throughout the holidays. Here's a list of donation centers and upcoming drives.
Pilots targeted in laser attacks; candle causes fire; woman injured after SUV hits house; first rain storm; balcony collapse victims sue.
We'll publish this weekly so you know how to plan all your used-good treasure hunting each weekend. Post your yard sales for free!
Ski resorts are opening early. Check road conditions and gas prices before you head out of town in search of the first snow of the season.
Snack foods lead to arrest; $10K reward for stolen property; first Bay Area flu death; high school bomb threat; axe-wielding man arrested
Residents are warned not to be alarmed if they see helicopters hovering in the area.
Blood donations often decline from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. Donors with all blood types are needed.
List of excessive water users; former teacher gets five years for child porn; Irish President visits Berkeley; Xanax warning; more quakes
"Spring forward, fall back."
The Olympic Gold Medalist has also been accomplished off the ice, forging a multi-faceted career.
Fatal parking lot shooting; quake swarm continues; possible East Bay ghost sighting; Xanax sends students to hospital; Shigella outbreak
Repair efforts have been slowed by soil conditions and a high level of ground water, sanitary district officials said.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, mastectomy surgery or treatment.
The ground shook at 4:21 p.m. Did you feel it?
Car crashes into building; rescue near reservoir; cheese recall; pharmacy robbery; student arrested after threat to 'shoot up school'
October is Liver Awareness Month.
Attorney sentenced in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist; muralist slain while working on art; gym reopens after tragic crash; another rabid bat
This is the first time Africanized honeybees have been found in the Bay Area. Scientists believe there are other populations here.
Program seeks outstanding women in 12 categories.
Won't someone think of the selfies?
Pew Study: Immigrants and their children are likely to make up 88 percent of the country’s population growth over the next 50 years.
A researcher from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View said, “This discovery may mean more potentially habitable locations on Mars."
Fatal gym collision; bomb threat at high school; bed bugs at the library; another dead whale; fire kills family pet; first day of fall
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Litter cleanup events along creeks and shorelines throughout Alameda County make huge impact
“It’s highly unusual to find a whale that far south,” East Bay Regional Park District spokeswoman Carolyn Jones said.
As of this morning, the whale remains offshore,according to center a Marine Mammal Center spokeswoman.
The event is scheduled for Sept. 30.
Smoke from new wildfires throughout California are contributing to the air pollution.
East Bay man killed during Mt. Kilimanjaro ascent; scholarship for late high school student; discovery of rabid bad; varsity football scores
Fees will provide mammograms to California’s underserved women.
Mother Nature kept Californians humble as she unleashed a wide range of natural disasters across the state.
This year is shaping up to be one of the deadliest since 2007 and the economy is partly to blame.