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Lead poisoning has claimed the life of another California condor after emergency treatment at the Oakland Zoo was unsuccessful, officials said. “We have some heartbreaking news. Condor (574), affectionately known as Nomad, passed away yesterday afternoon from severe lead poisoning,” Ventana Wildlife Society posted Tues

Oakland ranked as the greenest city in America, with the country’s best air quality and second-lowest greenhouse gas emissions. San Jose ranked second, standing out for its solar installations, renewable energy use, bike-sharing program and environmental policies. San Francisco ranked third, with high numbers of commun

(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department said it recently arrested an alleged Bay Area-based ghost gun trafficker after a community member alerted police on their drug hotline. On Sept. 22, OPD said officers from its Intelligence Unit were assisted by OPD’s Crime Reduction Team (CRT) West in detaining the suspect during

A woman involved in a police chase and standoff with South San Francisco police officers died of her injuries after jumping off a freeway overpass in San Bruno, police said on Wednesday.

Irish and Scottish immigrants to the U.S. brought the tradition of carving scary faces on turnips and placing them in doorways around Halloween to scare away wandering ghosts around 1840. They quickly figured out that it was much easier to carve pumpkins, which are readily abundant in October. Pumpkins were...

(KRON) — Some Bay Area residents will soon face an extra charge if they stuff too much garbage into their trash bins. Republic Services is notifying customers that beginning November 1, 2026, overfilled black landfill carts will result in a $10 fee per occurrence, according to a notice sent to customers in Contra Costa

An Alameda County firefighter was accused of owning child sex abuse material in 2023.

Warmer ocean temperatures associated with El Niño are bringing unusual numbers of fish species into Bay Area waters, according to fishermen and marine scientists who say they are seeing large concentrations of bonito and Pacific bluefin tuna in areas where they are not commonly found.

King tides in California will be extremely high during the Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. A simultaneous storm could wreak havoc on transportation and push the tides to record territory.

Kaiser Permanente will layoff 147 business and administrative employees across California in November, the health giant said. The job cuts include 16 different Kaiser locations in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside and Alameda counties, including 22 in Pleasanton and 12 in Oakland, according to a state employmen