Walking helps older adults boost both their physical and mental health, and the Bay Area offers widespread accessible trails.

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...

Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...

At my 197th and final court, Veterans Park in Bell Gardens, I noticed a jacaranda tree with a few blue-purple flowers billowing in the early December midafternoon breeze. I set up a can of balls ...

Gary Gerren, the affable fire chief in the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, is serious about protecting the few hundred full-time residents and the thousands of summer daytrippers who descend on his ...

Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-351-1400; anthonymeier.com. Through May 2: Works by San Francisco artist Jesse Schlesinger and Brazilian artist Manfredo de Souzanetto. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays ...

Martin Mendoza, 20, of Paterson, was found deceased in the park Friday, Feb. 28 around 12:50 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. Mendoza had ...

Big cities are often hyped as the best tourist destinations, but many of the nation's small towns are gems worth visiting. From coast to coast and north to south, cute small towns represent much of ...