3 Winning Lottery Tickets + Surfboard-Stealing Otter: Saturday Smiles

It’s finally the weekend and we bet you are ready to relax and catch up on some lighter news! Read on to find out where the three winning Powerball tickets were sold in the Bay Area and what mischievous Otter 841 has been up to this week.

3 $448K Powerball Tickets Sold In Bay Area

• The buzz over the $1 billion jackpot ticket in SoCal overshadowed the Bay Area winners. Here are the cities where they were sold.

Surfboard-Stealing Otter Is The Most Delightful Thing On The Internet

• No one’s sure why Otter 841 is behaving aggressively, but the Santa Cruz sea otter may be having hormone surges associated with pregnancy.

Dog Rescued From The Back Of Truck Up For Adoption

• A 6-year-old pitbull rescued last summer by a San Ramon police officer from the back of a sweltering truck is now up for adoption.

Harry Potter Birthday Bash Coming To Danville

• Celebrate Harry's birthday on the Town Green with Quidditch, butterbeer, potions, costumes and more.

Over 445K People Attend Alameda County Fair 2023

• The numbers are in, and the fair saw large gains in everything from competitive exhibit entries to charity food donations.

Dublin Couple Writing National Parks Children's Book Series

• Ed and Christy Bray plan to write a children's book about each one of the country's 63 national parks, and use children to guide them.

Dog Groomer, Japanese Restaurant Open In Dublin

• Demiya and IPet Grooming & Boarding have recently opened in town.

'Oppenheimer' To Play In Large Screen Format At East Bay, SF Theaters

• "Oppenheimer" is intended to be played in large-screen format — there are just 30 theaters worldwide where this is happening.

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