A fast-moving storm slid into the Bay Area early Thursday, bring a healthy dose of rain. As with many storms, the biggest totals were at higher elevations such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills,

Astronomers and star gazers have their eyes on the skies Tuesday night as the Northern lights are visible here in the Bay Area and across the country.

A senior athletics staff member at a Bay Area community college was shot on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The shooting happened around noon at Laney College in Oakland at the Laney Fieldhouse, a sports complex on campus, Mark Johnson, a spokesperson for the Peralta Community College District, told SFGATE.

SUNNYVALE — Software companies Synopsys and Clari have disclosed plans for layoffs that affect a combined 271 Bay Area tech jobs, in a sign that staffing reductions for the sector could continue to haunt the region’s economy.

The trail is out there: this space-aged Peninsula loop, well-loved by locals, is ready for discovery and an excellent late fall hike.

The Dingee Reservoir - a 1.83-acre site on the corner of Bullard Drive and Estates Drive in Oakland - is an underground, decommissioned water reservoir that will be sold as-is for a minimum of $2.5 million, the utility district said .

This week’s top first-round playoff matchups include Liberty at Pittsburg, St. Francis at Los Gatos, Marin Catholic at Acalanes, San Mateo at Woodside, Amador Valley at Monte Vista, Mitty at

Fremont officials told rancher Chris George he must remove “illegally constructed” gate from Morrison Canyon Road terminus.