4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (240+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. - City leaders in Oakland faced questions from residents on Monday about the city's growing illegal dumping crisis. At a community forum held in East Oakland, residents described the problem as both unsightly and a serious health concern, saying…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (333+ words) A mama black bear walked through the backyard of a North Carolina home with several rambunctious cubs in tow. (David Oppenheimer via Storyful) MOOSE, Wyo. - A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a well-known and beloved grizzly family in…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (524+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - The remains of a gray whale spotted at San Francisco's Crissy Field on Friday are those of a whale that was initially spotted dead last week, officials say." At around 3 p. m. KTVU got word of a washed-up whale carcass…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (316+ words) The nine young Siheks had been hand-reared by zookeepers and returned to the wild at The Nature Conservancy's Palmyra Atoll Preserve. (Credit: London Zoo/Zoological Society of London via Storyful) An endangered bird species recently released back into the wild…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (386+ words) Just weeks after a mountain lion wandered into San Francisco, state officials voted to permanently protect populations of the charismatic predators that prowl the coastal mountains between the Bay Area and the Mexican border. LOS ANGELES - California wildlife officials have…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (493+ words) Widespread rains throughout Northern California are filling up the states reservoirs. KTVUs Tom Vacar looked into the supply to see where we stand." MARIN COUNTY, California - Widespread rains throughout Northern California are pointing to a third straight, great water year,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (332+ words) Video posted to You Tube on March 8 by Mitoh shows the head of a sea slug moving around as a lifeless body lies near it. GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA, Spain - Recent sightings of a tiny blue sea slug with a powerful…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (595+ words) SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - State parks officials are warning park-goers in Marin County about an increase in yellow jacket activity, advising people to take safety precautions. Officials noted there have been unusually high populations of the wasps at'Samuel P. Taylor State Park,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (170+ words) Two dead gray whales were discovered in the San Francisco Bay over the weekend, bringing the annual total to four. An adult female whale was first spotted Saturday floating near the Larkspur ferry. .. Two dead gray whales were discovered in…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (28+ words) KTVU City officials designated the area a "no encampment zone," citing requirements to reduce debris and pollutants from entering the nearby waterway....