Pleasanton native Stephen Piscotty was released by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday in a personnel move seen as the last-place A's clearing more roster space for prospects to gain major-league experience at the end of a lost season.

It may have taken until retirement, but Pleasanton's T.J. McGrath finally knocked a longstanding item off his bucket list. He joined his college dorm-mate to attend the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, fulfilling a promise they made 50 yrs ago.

A driver was killed after their car hit a large tree off an Interstate 680 offramp at Bernal Avenue and burst into flames on Sunday evening in Pleasanton, according to the California Highway Patrol.

There's a new documentary just released by the city of Dublin chronicling the community's incorporation 40 years ago and evolution since. Of course I was drawn to watch it, as a fan of local history and film...

The discontinuation of the popular Friendly Visiting Program came as a shock to many and raised more questions about Senior Support as a whole, its leadership instability and the future of the nonprofit.

The agency spotlighted recent developments that include the consolidation of its paratransit resources with County Connection, the return of Try Transit to School and the national recognition of LAVTA's financial operations.

People who have been exposed to COVID-19 will no longer be required to quarantine under updated public health guidance issued last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When the Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 14 team captured the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament to qualify for the World Series, you might be able to excuse them if they started to feel some added pressure...

Former Pleasanton school board trustee Jamie Yee has announced that she will be running for the City Council District 3 seat on the ballot this November.

A proposal to require California law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to full encryption of radio communications fizzled when the state Assembly Appropriations Committee declined to advance the bill.

Emily, Lance and Julia Smith visiting the Byodo-In Temple on Oahu in Hawaii on May 14. Located in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, it is a replica of a historic Japanese Buddhist temple featuring manicured grounds and meditation sites.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta began the process of filing an amicus brief in the case of Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Livermore, supporting the city's request for dismissal or expedited review of the pending appeal.

The Hope 100 Golf Marathon is returning to Castlewood Country Club's Valley Course next month and registration is underway for participants and sponsors for the annual endurance event that raises vital money for nonprofit Hope Hospice.

The Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton will be hosting a bilingual production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' this month. The show will feature American Sign Language and spoken English.

Zone 7 Water Agency Director Sarah Palmer was chosen as the new president of the agency's Board of Directors during an annual reorganization meeting late last month.

A person who wants to live in a two-bedroom, market rate apartment in the SF metropolitan area must make more than $60 an hour to afford it, according to a report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.