Former hardware store in Bay Area town to become giant specialty grocery store
The specialty grocery store is also expected to open a new location in Foster City.
Bay Area food banks mobilize as millions set to lose SNAP benefits amid government...
"Families are scared." Bay Area food banks and community nonprofits are mobilizing to help thousands of people who could lose their federal food assistance benefits on Nov. 1, if the government shutdown continues.
Fiery 3-car crash in San Jose neighborhood leaves 1 dead, 1 critically hurt
A fiery crash involving three vehicles left one person dead and another critically injured in a San Jose neighborhood, authorities said.
‘Boiled alive.’ Grandfather fatally scalded in hot hotel shower, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit claims a grandfather was fatally injured in a hot hotel shower. The water was measured at 136 degrees, the lawsuit alleges.
Invasive species of disease-carrying mosquito continues to spread in California
Aedes aegypti carries diseases such as yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika.
Jewel thieves strike again in Palo Alto
In what has become a familiar ruse, a pair of thieves earlier this month stole a necklace from an elderly woman by distracting her with costume jewelry, according to Palo Alto police. The victim, a woman in her 80s, on Thursday alerted the police about a theft that occurred 10...
Bay Area families fear for safety of loved ones in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa...
Many families in the Bay Area are very worried about their friends and loved ones living in Jamaica as a monster hurricane moves closer to the island nation by the minute.
Alameda County will invest $10M in food assistance programs
As the federal shutdown drags on, Alameda County officials are trying to figure out how to keep residents from going hungry. Last week, the Board of Supervisors agreed to give roughly $10 million to local programs that feed residents. The bulk of the funding — $8.3 million — will go to the Alameda County Community...
These Tiny Invasive Creatures Are Slowly Taking Over California’s Counties Day After Day
Throngs of these black-and-white striped mozzies are swarming around the Bay Area, spreading diseases.
Man who broke pregnant girlfriend’s spine, ribs in Menlo Park DV case sentenced
(KRON) — A man who picked up his pregnant girlfriend during an argument at her mother’s Menlo Park home and slammed her to the ground, fracturing her spine and ribs, was sentenced to eight years in state prison, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office announced. Michael Anthony Calkins, 34, of Fair Oaks, was...
