Find tree lightings, Hanukkah menorah fests, Nutcrackers, concerts, ice rinks, craft boutiques & light shows & more in East Bay & nearby.
This year’s Toys for Tots campaigns are underway. Here’s how you can help make a Newark child’s holiday special.
The park district is encouraging a Green Friday instead of a Black Friday. Here are local parks to visit.
The Aspen Institute named an Alameda County college one of 150 campuses eligible to complete for the $1 million Aspen prize.
As food costs skyrocket across the United States, consider these ways to save money on 2021’s Thanksgiving dinner.
The country is experiencing a severe blood supply shortage.
Fall meteor showers, such as the Leonids peaking over Newark this week, produce long tails like the recently seen green Taurid fireball.
A lunar eclipse is cause for a watch party in Newark to see the full frost moon turn blood red in the longest such event this century.
We switch back to Standard time this weekend. Our sunrise and sunset times are eye-opening.
Write a letter showing your gratitude for someone or something in Newark, and we’ll publish it in November.
Donors will have the chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii.
Are you shopping at local merchants to help them recover from the pandemic? Pay attention to the 2021 shipping deadlines.
For some families in Newark and other U.S. cities, an extravagant holiday meal isn’t on the table this Thanksgiving or Christmas.
The 3 teens are accused of crimes in three counties. Police also seized handguns, a stolen rifle, and ammunition.
Be ready for the next storm by getting sandbags and storing them in your garage or backyard.
The fireball-producing Orionid meteor shower and the October full hunter’s moon compete for attention in the skies over Newark.
A report from RoboKiller shows more than 40.1 billion spam calls have cost people in California and others more than $325 million.
Your fall guide to haunted houses, corn mazes, hayrides, festivals, Day of the Dead extravaganzas & more throughout Newark & East Bay.
A new poll found nearly 1 in 5 parents are too stressed to cook, resulting in more and more drive-thru dinner trips.
Official partner of the Oakland Athletics’ Homeruns for Hunger program
The “Finlay-id meteor shower” won’t be visible in the skies over California, but it offers an interesting lesson about comets.
The state fell short of its goals, but the Bay Area did better, conserving nearly 8.5 percent on average.
All types of donations are needed, especially type O.
Do you have an old car in you Newark driveway, garage or side yard? Here's how to sell it for $1,200.
The pandemic has wiped out a second straight year for the much-anticipated event.
Here's why autumn sunsets have vivid pinks, reds and oranges.
Find fall events, haunted houses, corn mazes, hayrides, festivals, Day of the Dead extravaganzas & more throughout Newark & East Bay.
The Biden administration gave the green light to the largest increase in food assistance benefits in the program’s history.
Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives being held near you.
Newark residents are asked to reduce power for five hours Thursday night. Get the details.
Organizers for Fremont Festival of Arts & the Olive Festival cited COVID concerns as reason for scrapping the two popular events.
The brand new library is holding a soft opening through Oct. 7, with a ribbon cutting ceremony planned for Oct. 9.
The beloved event & fundraiser, held at Fremont's Williams Historic Park's Chadbourne Carriage House, plans its grand return in 2022.
A seasonal blue moon will grace the skies on Aug. 22. A blue moon happens when there are four full moons in any season.
The deadline to apply is next Wednesday. Here are the requirements.
The Red Cross is holding a series of blood drives soon in the Newark area.
To see the fireball-producing Perseid meteor shower, a summertime favorite, head to the darkest skies you can find.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for Thursday and Friday because of wildfire smoke.