Albany News

Students, clergy, and community members came out to counter-protest the Westboro Baptist Church, an extremist fringe religious group from Kansas, at Albany High School on Friday, Nov.

After two successful shows, the Live@theLibrary mus ic series wraps up with a jazz concert Saturday night.

At about 9 a.m. officers stopped a vehicle near Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Pomona Avenue for a traffic violation.

THIS IS A tale of two agencies, proof that some public officials can react honestly to demands for disclosure of public records and admit their mistakes - and that some will hide behind secrecy all the way to court, public interest be damned.

Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 and 2 Corresponding author: Plant Gene Expression Center, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710.

Firefighters have contained a two-alarm fire at a lumber yard this evening. The fire was reported at 7:20 p.m. at The Lumber Baron, in the 500 block of Clevelend Avenue; just off Interstate 80 and near Point Isabel.

The Heritage Tours and Setness Tours companies are planning the following trips: Heritage Tours: Mystery Trip on Wednesday; Albany Golden Gate Fields; Jackson: Main Street Theater: "A Tuna Christmas"; Sonora: Sierra Repertory Theater; and Columbia Fallon House Theater: Christmas My Way.

Monday was a good day for garbage. Representatives from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office, the California Air Resources Board and other state and local officials converged at the Altamont Landfill for thegrand opening of the world's largest plant that converts landfill gas to liquefied natural gas.

NUMBERED YEARS used to be the time that East Bay residents selected many of their representatives for school boards, city councils and other local offices.

Kendra Luck is a former photo journalist who left that profession eight years ago with the idea that "I want to do what makes me happy every day, and that's black-and-white photography and dogs." The Albany resident and former San Francisco Chronicle photographer is now self-employed and has two enterprises that allow her to indulge those passions.

At about 8:30 a.m. officers responded to a gas station on the corner of San Pablo and Marin avenues on reports that a person described as a black male adult, about 40 years old, thin build, wearing a black jacket and jeans had just stolen a wallet from a vehicle while the victim was pumping gas.

Tehama County CattleWoman member Beth Chaney is an active participant in the Wine & Roses luncheon &and fashion show at Rolling Hills Casino on Nov.

Halloween activities for toddlers through adults and even canines are being offered in West County.

Officers and maintenance crews responded to several reports of tree limbs down, clogged storm drains and flooding in various parts of Albany due to the heavy rain and winds.

The renovated Richmond Memorial Auditorium is showing its versatility. The facility celebrated the presidential inauguration in January, hosted dances for students and seniors, high school graduations and, earlier this month, a combination belly dancing and comic book convention.

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Project of the Month: Congratulations! You did it! September 2009 You did it! Thanks to everyone who participated in our September 2009 Project of the Month: Paint in a Surprising Place .

You probably knew Sam Hinton's voice without knowing his name. Our grade-school teachers played his records.

Shortly before midnight, officers responded to Kains Avenue on reports of loud yelling from a possible party at a residence that has had previous complaints regarding loud domestic disputes.

Berkeley will add 420 parking meters to city streets and increase its rate from $1.25 an hour to $1.50, following a unanimous City Council vote Tuesday night.