Albany News

Commuter: Certain segments of freeways have pavement that somehow swallows the rain and there is virtually no water kickup by vehicles.

A victim of a train-related fatality in Berkeley on July 3 has been identified as Albany resident and former Traffic and Safety Commissioner Nancy Peterson.

Food, fun and fireworks will abound as communities celebrate Independence Day. Here's a roundup of Fourth of July events.

The green corridor project has seven new partners who are working on doing for the East Bay what high tech did for Silicon Valley.

THE CRANEWAY Pavilion in the Ford Point building, at 1414 Harbour Way South in Richmond, is an established popular venue for major events, offering large, unobstructed space in a historic waterfront setting with sweeping Bay views.

Crews from the Albany and Richmond fire departments are currently battling a house fire that was reported about 6:20 p.m., dispatchers said.

Benicia may soon join other California cities in merging departments to save money.

In a wood near you, powerful microbes quicken the decay of fallen tree branches.

With his eyes closed and a tall Brazilian woman in his arms, Renaldo Leon danced as if this tango were the most important thing in the world.

When the City Council approves its $148 million general fund budget tonight, there will be no layoffs, all the fire stations will be kept open and no union contracts will be singled out by council members as an albatross.

Days after hundreds of Iranian-Americans streamed into California polling stations to vote in Iran's presidential election, neither the voters nor the volunteers who ran the polling sites are happy with the way the election turned out.

A Contra Costa County jury convicted Jahton Green, 22, of home-invasion robbery, burglary, elder abuse and assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury in the attack on the El Cerrito woman, said Deputy District Attorney Jason Peck.

At about 1 p.m. officers arrested a 29-year-old Oakland man near Cleveland and Buchanan streets for an outstanding warrant.

THE ROTARY CLUB of El Cerrito has turned beer and hot dogs into new instruments for the El Cerrito High School music program.

Here are the 5 best wedding photographers around or near Albany, California: 1) Blueberry Photography .

Some states charge sales tax for groceries and other food items. Extending the California tax reach to include foods would greatly enhance our revenue flow and would be a far more humane and desirable option than cutting some of the services now being considered, especially those affecting child welfare, education and public safety.

Restaurants, bars and clubs are often places to imbibe, to pass the time, to savour.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts. Only 59 state parks in California - from 279 state parks - could be saved because they are self sustaining or operate by local cities and counties, according to Roy Stearns, director of communications for California State Parks.

Police arrested a 48-year-old Richmond man after he was identified as one of the alleged perpetrators.

They will offer food, clothing and employment assistance, and free tickets to Monday's Oakland A's game.