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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Gas prices continue to rise in California, with the average price of regular gasoline over $6 a gallon in many Bay Area counties. Meanwhile, new data shows diesel prices have hit nearly $10 a gallon at some locations in the state – including two cities in the Bay Area.

A freeway standoff involving SWAT teams and multiple damaged vehicles caused major traffic delays on Interstate 580 in San Leandro before authorities took a driver into custody.

A San Francisco Bay Area woman who is accused of intentionally running over her friend with her vehicle has been charged in connection with a deadly stabbing of another person she knew, authorities said.

What should have been a normal breakfast with family turned into a hospital visit with allegations of child abuse. A police officer in California is facing a felony charge after he is suspected of choking his young son when the boy didn’t finish his food within a time limit. Steven Romero, a deputy at the […]

Dressed in grey overalls and a knitted cap, Nathaniel James, 40, sat in the passenger seat of his Toyota minivan along Berkeley’s south seawall with the door open, a seven-foot fishing pole in hand. Since arriving there at 4:30 a.m. with a Denny’s breakfast and a cup of coffee, James had barely moved, attuned to the de

It was a bright, bustling morning on Aug. 28. Sergio Ivan Chaparro Ayala, known to most as Sergio Chaparro, and his girlfriend, Estefani Montes, had just arrived at the Oakland San Francisco Bay International Airport. She was excited — this was their first anniversary trip, a surprise Las Vegas excursion she planned fo

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA — Three commercial properties in Pleasanton could get a new future as housing sites, under proposed zoning changes headed to the city’s Planning Commission. The changes would create capacity for up to 1,438 net new homes across approximately 30 acres, according to Pleasanton Weekly’s reporting on

(KRON) — A major power outage in the Dublin-Pleasanton area has wiped out power to over 1,500 customers and is disrupting BART service. According to the PG&E outage map, 1,501 customers are currently without power. “Our team is evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in

Chronic disease is one of the biggest public health challenges people in the U.S. face—more than 60% of people 18 to 34 years old have at least one chronic condition. Helping people change behaviors and make healthier lifestyle choices is an integral part of managing chronic disease. In fact,...

As your food editor and Good Taste columnist, I’ve received a number of vague press releases announcing fall restaurant debuts in the Bay Area, but few have committed opening dates. Permits, inspections, and the like make those kinds of dates pretty hard to pin down. It’s also difficult to report whether something is c