It's hard to imagine life without certain kitchen tools. But according to experts, many seemingly practical gadgets are ...

Dhanteras 2025, also known as Dhantrayodashi, falls on October 18 and 19, marking the beginning of Diwali festivities.

More and more Halloween decorations are popping up around the area, and the haunting holiday will be here before you know it. To help you make plans for your Halloween season fun, here is a list of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a rural area where cellphone reception and internet service can be spotty, which sometimes results in calls being dropped without warning. Callers who are accustomed to ...

In the face of a looming Cascadia earthquake, an Oregonian/OregonLive investigation into the structural integrity of Portland-area schools revealed that years after initial warnings, many students ...

Several Starbucks locations in the Greater Seattle area are slated to close this weekend. The shutterings are part of a cull that kicked off Thursday with an announcement by CEO Brian Niccol that the ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Bay Area leaders and the nonprofit San Francisco Foundation have launched a new safety net fund for immigrants in response to the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement policies ...

In Germany, the world’s largest Oktoberfest celebration will pack Munich’s beer halls from Sept. 20 through Oct. 5. But in the Bay Area, the celebrations go on for weeks, running right up to Halloween ...

Most of us feel it’s been really dry at our houses. The U.S. Drought Monitor believes the same, and the dryness has been reflected in today’s newest drought status report. Here is the official drought ...

UPDATE: Nominations have closed, but you can vote for your favorite of the 10 finalists until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30. It’s been more than a year since we restarted our Readers Choice Awards.