"Dr. B" George Baljevich (center) was such an iconic figure in Pleasanton that locally he was every bit as well-known as John Madden. So, writing about Dr. B, who passed away at the age of 84 on May 12 was a daunting task.

Firefighters were busy with multiple incidents in grasslands in recent days in the Tri-Valley, including one at over 130 acres near Interstate 580 in Livermore, a smaller vegetation fire in Pleasanton and controlled burns in Dublin.

Finding ways to overcome the relentless cycle of homelessness is among the most daunting problems in society. But there is an example of hope coming more into view in Livermore, and it could provide more than just a drop in the bucket.

Health officials in 11 counties urged residents across the greater Bay Area to once again take COVID-19 precautions like masking as cases and hospitalizations rise across the region.

Livermore's Altamont Creek Elementary was recently bestowed with the honor of being named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, becoming one of four schools in California to receive the nationwide award.

In the hearts of many in Tulancingo, late Pleasanton resident Bob Athenour now truly has a permanent presence in the community of his hometown's sister city in Mexico -- a life-size bronze sculpture of him sitting on a park bench.

Gov. Gavin Newsom reveals his revised May budget, including his inflation relief plan and spending priorities on education, the environment and more.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last month in Dublin to commemorate the opening of the Hively Family Resource Center, designed as a one-stop shop for families to obtain all the basic necessities they need all under one roof.

The Livermore City Council voted on May 9 to approve a resolution that charts the course for a new development consisting of more than 100 housing units and infrastructure aimed at utilizing and promoting cleaner energy use.

After 13 years at the helm, Executive Director Jim DeMersman has announced he will retire from Pleasanton's Museum on Main in the fall. Sarah Schaefer, the current education director, has been named as his permanent successor.

A helicopter crashed at a PG&E training facility in Livermore, injuring two occupants on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Arick Little, a math teacher at the Pleasanton Virtual Academy, is the winner of Pleasanton Unified School District's Teacher of the Year award.

A teenager has seen his charges upgraded to include murder after a Livermore woman seriously injured in a car crash allegedly caused by the young man in February recently died at the hospital from her injuries.

The Sunol Repertory Theatre is back onstage for two weekends in May, reprising the melodrama it prepared to perform before the Bay Area first shut down two years ago -- 'The Treasure of Shiver River'.

The competition civics team from Amador Valley High is the best in the country, winning the national We the People tournament for the second time in school history.

The state is trying to make its cash assistance program more flexible for low-income parents. Advocates say a federal rule is hindering those efforts.