A relatively new, but nonetheless popular, holiday tradition is returning to San Ramon on Friday with the City Center Bishop Ranch second annual Tree-Lighting Celebration.

To help local residents learn about how to tackle prescription drug abuse, Blackhawk Republican Women Federated plans to host a special talk on how to confront the issue this week.

DNA from a discarded plastic Baskin-Robbins ice cream spoon led to the recent arrest of a Livermore man for allegedly sexually assaulting two women more than 22 years ago, prosecutors said Monday.

Shetty said after her story went online, she was surprised by a barrage of emails from people coping with the illness. Compounding the suffering, patients have to deal with people who do not understand it.

The Danville Town Council has officially selected March 3, the statewide primary election, for the Magee Preserve election date.

For the second time in the past week, administrators at Iron Horse Middle School in San Ramon have discovered graffiti threatening an on-campus shooting. Police are investigating.

The Alamo Danville Artists’ Society is set to host the opening of its newest exhibit “Enchantment” at Blackhawk Gallery next week, and art connoisseurs and casual observers alike are invited to an opening reception on Nov. 23.

We've made the list -- be sure you check it twice -- because you don't miss out on any of this year's fantastical holiday happenings! The fun all starts with the opening of the Kristi Yamaguchi ice skating rink at City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon.

Picture this. Led by a woman on a bicycle wearing a full-body turkey suit, hundreds of holiday revelers will run, walk or stroll from the starting line of the fifth annual Tri-Valley Turkey Burn on Thanksgiving Day morning.

An exhibit of the resulting collection of Mark Shawver, "The Family Album Redux," is now open at the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery at the San Ramon Community Center.