Albany News

A conservation group and citizens including two Bay Area mayors sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday in a bid to stop a possible resumption of apple moth ...

An environmental group, two East Bay mayors and others filed a lawsuit to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of aerial sprayings to combat the light brown apple moth.

Someone stole a ladder and a compressor from a backyard on the 600 block of Talbot Avenue during the night.

It was all about Duffy. Suzan Snider's 7-year-old Scottish terrier is much loved.

The Albany City Council discussed this week the tax revenue projections the city expects to get from Golden Gate Fields for the 2008-09 fiscal year, but a racetrack official said the numbers underestimate the ...

A former Albany teacher will not face criminal charges after admitting to a sexual relationship with a former student in the early 1990s, according to her defense attorney.

Officers responded to a residence on the 800 block of Pomona Avenue on reports of a rowdy party of teenagers at about 10 p.m. and advised the teens to lower the noise.

Drop off your old running shoes for Earth Team's shoe recycling drive Nov. 17-21. Each pair of shoes will be traded for a chance to win a prize.

WHEN SOMEONE in our family celebrates a birthday, we share all the things we appreciate about that person at dinner time.

If you're having doubts about agriculture's ability to contribute to the nation's fuel supplies, the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a word for you.

The Water Emergency Transportation Authority is holding the meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave., to provide an overview of the project, potential terminal locations, ...

A veteran exercise rider at Golden Gate Fields in Albany was killed early this morning when the filly he was riding spooked and fell on top of him.

Either the monthly Kensington Outlook missed a major scoop or its editors needed to word things a little differently.

Authorities are still responding to a brush fire on Albany Hill that was first reported at 4:47 this evening.

Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California 94710 and Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 1 Corresponding ...

URBAN HOMESTEAD SUPPORTS 4 full-time adults, volunteers, and many clients ENERGY USAGE 6.5 kwh day SOLAR POWER PRODUCED 9000 kwh GALLONS OF BIODIESEL MADE 1,500 gallons "EARTH IMPACT FOOTPRINT" 5.2 acres per ...

THE INVITATION to enjoy dinner at Spruce Restaurant on an autumn evening in San Francisco was tempting enough.

Officers stopped a silver 1980 Porsche near Solano and San Carlos Avenues for a traffic violation.

Albany mayor Robert Lieber and council member Farid Javandel were both re-elected to another term on the City Council, but it was former mayor and Albany school board member Peggy Thomsen who won the third seat ...

What is ecologically sensitive cooking? Eco-chef Aaron French of the Sunny Side Cafe in Albany, Calif., says it is using all of your ingredients in multiple ways to eliminate food waste - and he'll show you ...