A beautiful picture book that follows the evolution of one dessert over four centuries.
Sing your heart out! How fun!
One suffered a head injury and was airlifted to a medical center.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has not lived up to providing "simple justice" to children injured by vaccines: Stanford professor.
Trains were expected to be back on schedule shortly after noon.
This could mean bad news for native coastal plants and also increase the likelihood of wildfires.
Mortgage shopping, Pleasant Hill? Here are the factors that can make a conventional loan much more pricey.
You have to be fast -- the application period is only open trough Thursday.
She was caught at Midway on Friday and O'Hare on Saturday. She got out of jail on Thursday.
Help offset a shortage this summer by giving blood! Several drives throughout the month in Contra Costa County.
The plan passed Friday by the CPUC is being criticized by the conservation group.
Patch has a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are darling.
A motorcyclist hit by an allegedly distracted Uber driver is suing the company, alleging it encourages drivers to flout safety.
Did the Supreme Court save the livelihoods of wedding workers?
Firework noise disturbs animals, true. But "garbage gut," they say is worse. So ixnay on things like leftover corn cobs ... and onions ...
Fiat-Chrysler is phoning some SUV owners and telling them to stop driving their vehicles immediately because of potential safety problems.
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.
We also have the recipe for good old American Potato Salad. Whip up these treats and dig in!
The new documentary is open in some local theaters.
Four Thursdays in July filled with fun for kids at the Concord shopping center.
A $3 million facelift was unveiled this week.
More than 4.8 million Californians are expected to hit the roads this Independence Day weekend, traveling 50 miles or more from home.
The "All Wars Memorial" in Danville was defaced with spray paint in June.
Between 2008 to 2012, 765 people were killed in DUI-related crashes nationwide, according to the NHTSA.
A former employee brought the case.
It uses Cabernet Sauvignon to make a honey glaze. Yum!
The Contra Costa public Law Library has three branches and all the info for you ...
"No matter how long it takes, we will protect our children and the parents' right to choose," said vaccination opponents.
Stanford researchers are trying to deliver a more comprehensive picture of the lingering effects of certain injuries. Study just published.
The organization is hoping to stave off a shortage common during vacation and travel times.
Parents don't wait until your teen dies or is seriously hurt to say I love you
The state's energy grid is feeling the strain of the heat wave. The alert is in effect through Wednesday. There are simple things you can do
Our Studio Sale is here!
The 21-year-old Pacific walrus, who starred in "50 First Dates," passed away from heart failure, according to Vallejo park officials.
"Dear Neighbor" notes can be downloaded and left at the offenders' homes ...
Gov. Brown signed bill today. SB 277 was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, a pediatrician.
"Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of." So what to do with this extra moment?
Funny picture book teaches kids opposites and days of the week, too.
Gov. Brown was waiting on today's U.S. Supreme Court decision on the lethal injection sedative midazolam.
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