Cute Prairie Dogs Need Names; Sally Ride Honored: Saturday Smiles

Need a break from the bad news? If you are looking for lighter news for your weekend, check out these sweet NorCal stories.

Prairie Dog Naming Contest: San Francisco Zoo

• There are four of these little cuties. What should they be called?

Lost Leg Lands In Good Hands As Sonoma Deputy Returns It To Owner

• A Marin County man lost his prosthetic leg skydiving but has it back thanks to a Sonoma sheriff's deputy and employees of a local business.

Make Way For 10 Ducklings (and Momma)

• A very nervous Momma duck paced nearby as a firefighter pulled 10 ducklings from a storm drain, one-by-one. (Video)

New In Walnut Creek: Wine, Dine At Bounty Hunter

• The menu is heavy on BBQ, but there's plenty of variety to keep everyone in your party happy. The wine selection is a dream.

Berkeley Babes: Peregrine Falcons Hatch

• A peregrine falcon pair has chosen UC Berkeley's iconic bell tower as their home for the third straight year. (Watch live #NestCam)

CHP Dublin Swears in Seven Senior Volunteers

• These local citizens will be used to serve the public and help build public trust.

Hart Middle Schoolers' Blanket Fundraiser Will Help Single Moms

• “This project has brought us a lot of joy learning how we can help others in our community.”

Remarkable Free Concert Planned In San Francisco

• San Francisco Symphony, SF Opera, the organist from Notre Dame de Paris, among others will perform in a solidarity concert with Paris.

Orphaned, Newborn Fawns Thrive Thanks To TLC In Marin County

• After wobbly start in life when their mama was killed by a car, the two were rescued by Good Samaritans, Marin Humane and now at WildCare.

Morgan Hill Dispatcher Of Year No Longer Under Radar

• Paula Rodriguez was recognized by Santa Clara Co and readers of her police department Facebook's page for her contribution to the community.

Stanford Honored Alumnus, Astronaut Sally Ride

• The university honored the first U.S. woman in space by naming a residence hall after the late astronaut.