Albany News

The new Albany Aquatic Center, at 1311 Portland Ave., will be dedicated with a grand opening celebration at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Making its way around the internet recently have been videos entitled "Sh-t [City Name] People Say," featuring comments you might hear around town.

StopWaste.org posted this news release A in late January about banning plastic bags; it's reprinted here in full.

East Bay Regional Parks District naturalist Mike Moran, center, in green, points out a bird during one of the district's monthly bird walks, this time along the Big Break Regional Trail in Oakley, Calif.

A member of the Serbian special police forces has told a court he had no information to suggest that three Albanian brothers with U.S. citizenship were kept illegally at a police training centre while he was there.

The past several months have seen an uptick in residential burglaries throughout Albany, police reported Friday.

Mice genetically programmed to develop prostate cancer had smaller, slower growing tumors when fed a walnut-rich diet, report researchers.

Those who take advantage of El Cerrito's new city law making it easier to keep some farm animals and bees will need permits, whose proposed cost are on the City Council agenda tonight, Monday.

Following anA early-morning crash into an Albany nail salon Sunday that led area authorities on a manhunt for three people who fled the accident scene, the police investigation into the incident is continuing.A Shortly after the crash, police arrested two people in connection with the Virginia Avenue shooting in Richmond, which was reported just ... (more)

Shawn Pickett said one person is in critical condition after the incident, and a second person in Richmond reported being shot at.A Authorities got a report at 12:24 a.m., he said, that 15 shots had been fired in the area of 2000 Virginia Avenue in Richmond.A A Richmond Police officer happened to be around the corner, said Pickett.

In the wake of 18-year-old Tyler De Martini's death this week, mom Kim De Martini shared some of the emotions she's been feeling as she comes to terms with the loss of her only son .A De Martini said, most of all, she's been heartened to hear from her son's many friends about how much they loved Tyler, and what a nice person he was.A At Friday's El ... (more)

Where are you all in the Theater Ensemble arc... growing, taking on more challenging shows? A Our forward movement is very excitinga€¦lots of challenge.

Despite a time in which some major opera companies teeter on the precipice and others have folded entirely, San Francisco Opera's 2012-13 season speaks far more of strength and daring than compromise.

My initial overreaction to the news that my oldest daughter was expecting a baby was, naturally enough, yikes! Followed by a strangely Australian follow-up, crikey! Then we went straight into possible baby names for an unseen life form that must at this point be about the size of a walnut.

Some friends of Tyler De Martini, an 18-year-old former student at El Cerrito High who suffered a critical head injury when he was hit by a car on Marin Avenue while skateboarding, are saying good-bye to the young man still listed as critical at Highland Hospital.

As family, friends and many community members waited for news Tuesday about the condition of a young Berkeley skateboarder critically injured Monday night just over the Albany border, others set up a small shrine in his honor.A On the southeast corner of Marin and Tulare avenues, two candles, some pink roses, and handwritten signs marked the ... (more)

The fine structure is as follows: First violation: $100 Second violation : $200 Third violation : $500 Albany Police officers have been instructed to issue warnings and/or citations for these offenses with the following conditions: It is our policy to issue at least one warning prior to issuing a citation, to only cite for offenses committed in the ... (more)

30.A Any changes to signage, lighting, etc., thatA Berkeley or Albany might want to make in the wake of this tragic accident?A Whether or not the Prius driver was speeding, I have long wantedA to see Berkeley and AlbanyA police officers on Marin warning or ticketing speeders.

The BART earthquake retrofitting from Portland Avenue to Brighton Avenue is wrapping up, and that part of the Ohlone Greenway will be re-landscaped starting in the second half of February.

Prostate tumors in mice fed the human equivalent of 3 ounces per day of walnuts grew smaller and slower than tumors in control mice, U.S. researchers say.