High school leadership project holds 'Prom Boutique' with free dresses

With spring comes preparations for high school students’ proms, and shopping for just the right dress or outfit is something of a rite of passage. This is the second year in a row that the Leadership Club at Redwood High School offers free prom dresses for students.  

Homeless mom reunited with her towed car in Oakland

Jade Burnett and Rev. Ken Chambers exchanged a tearful hug outside of Fat Cat Tires near the Oakland Flea Market on Monday, celebrating Burnett’s reunion with her car, which doubles as her home.

WWII Navy nurse celebrates 105th birthday, among last links to Pearl Harbor

Alice Darrow has been honored as one of the last living links to Pearl Harbor as a Navy nurse during World War II. Saturday, she was celebrated by family, friends, and community members for her love of life and patriotic commitment to our country, all at the young age of 105.