Yes, winter camping is worth it — and here’s where to go
Read on for tips from the experts, or jump straight to five great winter camping spots to start planning your winter excursion now.
Several Bay Area Earthquakes Over Two Days
The Bay Area has been hit by a series of small earthquakes. On early Friday morning, three quakes shook the San Juan Bautista area, starting with a magnitude 3.4 quake, followed by two smaller tremors. On Thanksgiving Day, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck again near San Juan Bautista, along with two smaller shakers....
Doctors recommend getting flu vaccine as new strain emerges
According to waste water testing done by SLO County Public Health, there were 60 positive influenza cases in November in the county, up from 36 in October.
Dublin Prison Guard Dodges Lockup, Walks with Probation in Oakland
Former Dublin federal prison guard Lawrence Gacad will not be trading places with the people he once supervised. Instead, the ex-correctional officer at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin walked out of court with five years of probation and no prison time after pleading guilty to abusive...
More earthquakes strike south of Bay Area, strongest being 3.4, USGS says
Did you feel them? Several earthquakes struck south of the Bay Area on Black Friday. The strongest quake was a magnitude 3.4, according to the USGS, but came after two days of similar sized earthquakes in the area of Gilroy and San Juan Bautista.
UC Berkeley student identified in suspected frat party drowning
BERKELEY, Calif. - A University of California, Berkeley student who died after a suspected drowning at an off-campus fraternity party has been identified. The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau said the victim was 19-year-old George Mauricio Salinas of San Diego. He died on Nov. 17 after spending several days in...
Union City woman arrested for shooting teen in San Ramon
On Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, San Ramon Police arrested a Union City woman in connection with the November 23rd shooting of a 17-year-old on Talavera Drive. On November 23, 2025, at approximately 6:18 p.m., officers from the San Ramon Police Department responded to Talavera Drive for a report of an injured 17-year-old....
Thanksgiving rescue from Mt. Diablo trail
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — One person was rescued from a trail near the summit of Mt. Diablo on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving rescue from Mt. Diablo trail (Courtesy: CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations) CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations says they were called out for the trail...
Oakland McDonald’s workers decry 10-day notice as downtown location closes
OAKLAND, Calif. - Employees of Downtown Oakland's only McDonald's restaurant went on strike Tuesday after the franchise owner announced it would close the location at the end of the month. A small but vocal group of workers, mainly made up of cooks and cashiers, set up in front of the...
The man behind the viral BART Thanksgiving dinner
OAKLAND, Calif. - BART riders did double takes Thursday morning when a full Thanksgiving feast appeared inside a train car, complete with a table, decorations and holiday dishes. A Bay Area content creator who goes by "Bay Area TV Man" shared video on Instagram showing himself — dressed in black...
