Hayward resident Gabriel Moreno managed to unscrew a valve on a moving truck to try to drink wine as it gushed from the tank.
Actor George Takei tweeted that the Vulcan salute is “how to properly greet someone during the coronavirus outbreak.”
The couple posted videos of the beatings on YouTube.
A shoplifter made off with 30 bags of frozen shrimp by stuffing them down his pants.
A woman punched a mountain lion and tried to pry its jaws open to save her dog from an attack.
Marin Humane Animal Services is reminding people to hang holiday lights in a way that is safe for wildlife after the antlers of a buck in San Anselmo became tangled in holiday lights recently.
As they do every other day, employees at the Santa Ana Zoo showed up early on July 28, 2018, to get ready for the public to arrive. This time, however, something was amiss. Lemurs and capuchin monkeys were wandering loose, strolling the lush grounds of the zoo in California's Orange County l…
Making and marketing wine requires lots of energy. Producing and transporting glass bottles (empty and full), cooling wineries and warehouses, running tractors in vineyards, sanitizing fermentation tanks and barrels all consume considerable amounts of electricity, fuel and water. Some wineri…
With summer in full throttle, it’s time for red wines that can match foods from the grill without overpowering us with weight or alcohol. This week’s greatest value is a delightful mencia from Spain, a bargain at $13. Those with more substantial appetites will want to try the Babylonstoren B…
My favorite thing to do when I was a kid was pick up worms and watch ants. I really love using a blowtorch. When my husband goes out of town, my idea of a great chick flick is “Con Air.”
On Tuesday, five days after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit California, deputies 100 miles away in Nevada made a grisly discovery, a sheriff’s office video says.
Scamp the Tramp won the World's Ugliest Dog Contest Friday evening at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, fair officials said.
Mobile technology has transformed the way we live - how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. But we already know this.
EL SOBRANTE — Twenty-four hours after local news reports first shined the spotlight on the giant swastika carved in his front yard, Steven Johnson just doesn't get the commotion. But what Johnson calls a "design" sure does look like the Nazi symbol _ and it has set his East Bay neighbors on edge.
EL SOBRANTE — Twenty-four hours after local news reports first shined the spotlight on the giant swastika carved in his front yard, Steven Johnson just doesn't get the commotion. But what Johnson calls a "design" sure does look like the Nazi symbol _ and it has set his East Bay neighbors on edge.
State service takes many forms across California's 150 departments. Here we look at five unusual or surprising jobs performed by a few of the state's roughly 230,000 workers.
SANTA ROSA — Jason Windus gave his California neighbor something to look at during a dispute over the height of a backyard fence — naked mannequins having a garden party.
FREMONT — A Fremont family is devastated that their relative was told he didn’t have long to live by a doctor appearing on a robot’s video screen.
Early Monday morning, police in Mount Shasta apprehended a drunk man who jumped on board a moving Amtrak train without a shirt on, honked the train horn repeatedly, and attempted to manipulate train controls, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).
Two people trying to enjoy the Super blood wolf moon had a startling experience when a Florida officer ran over them with his car, authorities said.
ORINDA — Laura Lyons was preparing food in her kitchen Sunday when the lazy afternoon took a turn for the absurd. A loud squawking — similar to the beginning of an emergency broadcast alert — blasted from the living room, the Orinda mother said, followed by a detailed warning of three North …
Only stray bricks and wooden boards remained where Meghan Panu's house once stood.
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a busy time for Santa Claus, but he’s making time to feed some fish in San Francisco.
SAN LORENZO — A man who was possibly trying to burglarize an abandoned Chinese restaurant has been rescued from the grease vent, where officials say he had been trapped for two days.
VISALIA — A high school teacher in Central California was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after forcibly cutting the hair of one of her students while singing the national anthem, authorities said.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A District of Columbia clerk refused to accept a New Mexico man's state driver's license for a marriage license because she and her supervisor believed New Mexico was a foreign country.