San Leandro postal worker punched by stranger in unprovoked attack
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - A U.S. Postal Service worker returning from a break in San Leandro was punched without warning by a stranger, according to authorities. The assault happened around 3 p.m. July 27 on the back dock of the Estudillo Station Post Office at 1319 Washington Ave., according to the U.S. Postal Inspection
Rescue crews airlift injured hiker
A hiker was airlifted out of Almaden Quicksilver County after breaking his leg on Friday. Crews were able to reach the individual on foot but realized an airlift was the safest way to get him off the trail. The incident prompted officials to urge hikers to take safety precautions.
Suspected drug dealer faces murder charge in overdose death of Orinda resident
(KRON) — A suspected drug dealer was charged with murder Thursday in Contra Costa County. Ulzii Orshikh Batsukh, 26, of Alameda, is accused of selling narcotics laced with fentanyl that killed a 20-year-old Orinda resident in 2024. Thomas Griffin Wilson died Sept. 21, 2024, and the cause of death was later determined t
San Jose police arrest man suspected in at least 6 armed robberies
A South Bay man has been arrested following a string of armed robberies that targeted San Jose businesses over the last several weeks, police said.
Thousands of Bay Area immigrants under cyber surveillance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has stepped up its surveillance of thousands of immigrants in the Bay Area, utilizing new technology to do so. Mission Local reports the increased surveillance is part of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, enacted about 20 years ago. In the San Francisco “area of.
Here’s how Bay Area schools are enforcing cellphone bans on campus amid new CA...
As students return to school, public school districts across California are implementing new policies limiting cellphone use under a state law that took effect this summer. Here's what schools in the Bay Area are doing.
Pinkies up! Afternoon tea’s having a moment in the East Bay
The East Bay is blooming with afternoon tea services, from British tea inside a preserved Victorian home, to a modern Thai afternoon tea and Filipino kamayan style tea parties. There’s even a fully vegan tea time popup. Afternoon tea is traditionally served with scones and clotted cream, marmalade or...
A free outdoor concert is bringing together 13 Bay Area opera companies
Opera Day in the Bay takes place Sept. 20 at the Transamerica Pyramid Center Redwood Park.
Former KBLX GM Harvey Stone, Quiet Storm Architect, Dies
He is being remembered for his programming philosophy, “music has no color,” that transformed a single station in the Bay Area into a model that reshaped Urban Contemporary radio. Former KBLX General Manager Harvey Stone died on August 4. For 31 years, Stone guided KBLX from Inner City...
Bay Area temperatures to hold steady before heat wave
Mild conditions have prevailed in recent days across Northern California. Experts anticipate that this pattern will soon transition as the Bay Area heat wave develops in early August. Such events can influence everything from outdoor activities to energy consumption. Communities are beginning to discuss strategies for
