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1+ min ago (121+ words) The Hayward BART station closed temporarily due to a major medical emergency, according to authorities. Major medical emergency closes Hayward BART station The Hayward BART station closed temporarily due to a major medical emergency Thursday night, according to authorities. Officials said AC Transit will be providing bus service between South Hayward, Hayward and Bay Fair stations on bus #9. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Major medical emergency closes Hayward BART station The Hayward BART station closed temporarily due to a major medical emergency Thursday night, according to authorities. Officials said AC Transit will be providing bus service between South Hayward, Hayward and Bay Fair stations on bus #9. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are...

40+ min ago (831+ words) Dear Eric: A good friend asked me for a letter of recommendation. I wrote something short (less than a page) that I thought was truthful and adequate. I inserted my name in the signature block but did not sign it. I told him he could edit it, expecting he would send me the edited version. He added text about projects we'd worked on together, plus awards he'd gotten and been nominated for. The day of the application deadline, I wrote him for the edited version and learned that he'd submitted it. I replied that I'd have to notify the chair of the hiring committee that I had not approved the letter. He responded immediately, offering to withdraw it, and I told him to do that. A few days later, I wrote a message in which I tried to explain why…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (257+ words) Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2025. There are 19 days left in the year. On Dec. 12,2010, the inflatable roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed in the early morning hours after a snowstorm dumped 17 inches on the city. (There were no injuries, but the NFL had to shift an already rescheduled game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants to Detroit's Ford Field.) In 1870, Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1963, the east African nation of Kenya declared independence from Britain; it became a republic exactly a year later. In 1985, 248 American soldiers and eight crew members were killed when an Arrow Air charter crashed after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland. In 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida's tightly contested presidential…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (530+ words) DEAR ABBY: My 13-year-old son was getting off the school bus. His friend was in front of him. My son thought it would be funny to take his friend's water bottle out of his backpack and drop it on the pavement. A few days later, my son got sent to the principal's office, not because he was in trouble but because the parents had called the school to complain about their son's scuffed water bottle and wanted it replaced. They asked for $23. I wrote a check and was tempted to add a snarky comment, but I didn't. Yes, my son should keep his hands to himself, but the water bottle is still functional. My son apologized. Am I living my life wrong, or is it OK that they just invoiced me like that? " UNSURE IN ILLINOIS DEAR UNSURE: Your son…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (462+ words) The country's largest beer company is closing its last Bay Area brewing facility. Anheuser-Busch announced Thursday morning it's shutting down operations at its Fairfield plant early next year. Jodi Hernandez reports. The Budweiser plant has been called the heartbeat of City of Fairfield after serving it for 49 years. Thursday, workers and the community learned it's closing for good. "Shock, shock, and surprise just very sad, sad for my coworkers sad for everybody that's already retired," said Christine Peters, a Budweiser employee. Longtime Budweiser employee Christine Peters describes how many are feeling after learning Fairfield's Budweiser brewing facility will be shuttering. Peters got the news when she came into work Thursday morning. She's worked at the plant nearly her entire career. "It's meant everything started here as a kid 20 years old. I'm a few months away from retirement," Peters said. Anheuser…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago (634+ words) The San Francisco Fire Dept. hopes to have new uniforms available for each of its 1,100 frontline firefighters by the end of the month. The effort stems from years" long research that determined PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals" long used to bolster protection and durability within traditional firefighter uniforms, may cause cancer and other ailments. San Francisco firefighters are finally getting the new protective gear they were promised after years" long research revealed certain chemicals used in traditional firefighter uniforms can cause cancer. "What none of us could have known is that some of the very gear designed to protect us was quietly harming us," said San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen, who spoke alongside dozens of first responders on Thursday as he announced the city"s $3.6 million plan to provide protective equipment to all frontline firefighters by the end of the…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (458+ words) OAKLAND " Nearly two years after Oakland police Officer Tuan Le was gunned down while pursuing suspects in a series of armed burglaries at a marijuana grow facility, nine people are in custody and facing a slew of federal charges, prosecutors said. Seven of the defendants " Allen Brown, Sebron Russell, Marquise Cooper, Janiero Booth, Jowaun Jones, Shawn McGee and Salvador Munguia " are charged with conspiring to distribute, possessing with intent to distribute and attempting to possess with intent to distribute more than 100 marijuana plants, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Brown and Russell are also charged with discharging and brandishing a firearm in connection with a drug-trafficking crime. The remaining defendants " Jasmine Kumar and Felicia Sanders " are charged with accessory after the fact. They all made their initial appearances Thursday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The charges stem from three armed…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago (298+ words) San Francisco is preparing for an annual effort that aims to get guns off the street. Christie Smith reports. This Saturday, San Francisco police and United Playaz, a local community group, will trade cash for guns. "There is a lot of organizing and planning that goes around this gun buy-back," said Rudy Corpuz, Jr. with United Playaz. United Playaz, a violence prevention and youth development organization hosts the annual event. "Saturday's gun back brings our city and United Playaz and our law enforcement partners together in a shared effort to strengthen neighborhoods and reduce gun violence this partnership is now 14 years old," said San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie. It's no questions asked, and all weapons turned in will be destroyed. $100 for handguns, rifles and shotguns and $200 for assault rifles. Organizers say having an opportunity like this should matter to everyone....

4+ hour, 8+ min ago (325+ words) Asia Pavicich's Essential Skills students are baking and selling "Matadogs" at Miramonte High School in Orinda At Miramonte High School in Orinda, the buzz on campus isn't just about academics or athletics; it's about dog treats. They're called Matadogs, and for special education teacher Asia Pavicich, the project behind them has been a true labor of love. Matadogs are pumpkin and peanut butter dog treats, but what makes them special isn't necessarily the flavor, though dogs seem to like them; it's the bakers. The treats are made by students in Pavicich's Essential Skills class, which focuses on teaching communication, vocational, and life skills to students with moderate to severe disabilities. "I wanted something the students could really own, something new, something exciting," Pavicich said. The project began last year when Pavicich realized her older students had opportunities for real-world work…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago (570+ words) DEAR HARRIETTE: It's been about two years since my mom passed away. The "big C" had its way with her. Before she died, she gave my siblings and me everything she had, everything she could think of. She purchased a large home for us and left everything else in a trust for the four of us to share. Most of us were already settled, so only my youngest sister inhabited the new home our mom gave to us. The home was paid in full, so she's responsible for paying the taxes only. We found out that for the past year, she has defaulted on paying the taxes. The rest of us want to repay her debt and sell the home, but she refuses. The home is in all our names, so we can't move forward without her cooperation. How do…...