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Dana Berry was ready for another routine day cleaning up Lake Merritt in Oakland with the Trash Falcons crew, expecting nothing out of the ordinary. But as he bent down to move a large cardboard box tucked inside a trash can, a faint, unusual sound stopped him in his tracks.

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department had its hands full this weekend dealing with organized retail theft. According to a social media post from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, officers responded swiftly after receiving a report of theft at a local Safeway, with the suspects fleeing in a getaway...

Editor’s note: We’re republishing some of our best reads of 2025. Recalls are some of the lowest turnout elections, and yet the consequences can be dramatic. Nothing illustrates this better than Darwin BondGraham’s deep dive into District Attorney Pamela Price’s efforts to grapple with evidence of decades of racial...

Benihana plans a major Bay Area expansion, with 10 new full-service and fast-casual restaurants set to open over the next several years as the brand accelerates growth under new ownership.

(KRON) — Got a problem with squatters? A Bay Area man wielding a Samurai sword and trained in mixed martial arts could be the solution. ASAP Squatter Removal advertises itself as the “#1 squatter removal service” and according to its website, removes squatters “in the Northern California area.” The company’s website...

(KRON) — Traffic on Highway 17 at Interstate 280 was disrupted on Monday after a garbage truck was forced to dump its load onto the freeway due to a fire, the California Highway Patrol said. The far-right lane of the freeway is closed with the left two lanes open, according to the CHP. Photos posted […]

Illegal dumpers in Santa Clara County have been caught on camera, and they won't be trashing the community. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has successfully identified and confronted the individual responsible for unlawfully disposing of a trailer load of brush and debris along Castro Valley Road and Santa...

We are in great shape for our water year so far after last week's intense storms brought major jumps in rainfall, reservoir, and snowpack levels across the state.

One of the Bay Area’s leading children’s hospitals has joined another in a group dedicated to eradicating brain cancer and tumors in children. Stanford Medicine’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital entered the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium earlier this month as one of more than 40 participating sites. UCSF...

If you want solar power in your home, you usually need to be a homeowner with a good roof and a decent amount of cash to pay up front. But some Bay Area residents are trying out plug-in solar, which can hang from an apartment balcony, out a window, or be tented in the backyard.