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San Francisco honors the bravery of flight attendant Betty Ong during 9/11 – NBC Bay Area
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (214+ words) On Friday, the community in San Francisco’s Chinatown honored Betty Ong, the flight attendant who made the first call reporting the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11. Pete Suratos reports. Twenty-five years later, the community gathered to remember the courage she…...
Jack Grandcolas honors late wife and passengers of Flight 93 to a generation not born on 9/11
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (793+ words) Grandcolas has spent the last 25 years talking about his wife and the bravery of the passengers aboard the plane who tried to thwart the hijackers. Joe Rosato Jr. reports. Jack Grandcolas flipped on the garden hose and began dousing a…...
Fremont Paramedic Honored for Saving 7-Year-Old Girl Stricken on Mission Peak
1+ week, 3+ day ago (101+ words) According to the Fremont Fire Department, a 911 call set the response in motion, pulling together public safety professionals who worked together to save the young hiker's life. Eisfeld has since received a lifesaving award for his role in the incident,…...
Oakland's Laney College honors legendary coach John Beam as new football season kicks off
2+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) Oakland’s Laney College honored slain football coach John Beam Thursday as the team kicked off a new season. Players sported “JB” stickers on their helmets in honor of the legendary coach, who was shot and killed at Laney College’s field…...
Dolly Parton's quiet decades-long life in California
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1127+ words) Dolly Parton performs in Los Angeles on March 4, 2006. Dolly Parton, the world-famous country music star-turned-international philanthropist, died Tuesday, Aug. 25. The singer may have been a global icon, but one who always stayed true to her roots. In interviews and on…...
California's oldest neighborhood was built when George Washington was in office
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (651+ words) “I hear [the neighborhood described as an] artist village or little colony,” Damian Orozco said. “You get so many people that just fall in love with it and will come back time and time again.” “It just feels like a…...
Greg Papa laid off by Bay Area sports radio station KNBR
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (99+ words) Bay Area sports radio station KNBR has laid off legendary sportscaster Greg Papa. Papa hosted the "Papa & Silver" show with Greg Silver, who was also let go. Papa is a 42-year broadcasting veteran. The 63-year-old has been away from work…...
Inside the Bay Area's 'city of the dead"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1430+ words) A view of Colma, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. “Monuments are not for the dead. They’re for the living,” Bargas explained. “I’ve inadvertently become like a grievance counselor. … Buying a monument and having that monument set is kind of the closure…...
Bono, Eddie Vedder among mourners at the funeral of Glen Hansard
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (365+ words) Actors Steve Coogan and Chris O’Dowd and musicians including Bono, Hozier, Declan O’Rourke and Imelda May were in the congregation alongside friends, family and fans who had queued for hours outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A large crowed watched on big…...
Grieving aunt hosts anual backpack giveway to honor another loved one in Oakland – NBC Bay Area
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (167+ words) The aunt of the woman killed in an Oakland shooting on Friday hosted a community event on Saturday that honors another family member and helps the community. Just 24 hours after the shooting that killed 25-year-old Kimarrii McLemore, her aunt Brittia…...