Excitement builds for San Francisco St. Patrick's Day parade

The excitement amplified ahead of San Francisco's annual St. Patrick's Day parade and celebration on Saturday.

2024 Chinese New Year: See gallery of colorful, lively floats from SF parade

San Francisco hosts the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of Asia every year, and 2024, the Year of the Dragon, is no different. 

Over 150 marry at San Francisco City Hall on Valentine's Day

It was a busy day in San Francisco at City Hall, where over a hundred couples chose this day to tie the knot. The buzzwords heard around City Hall- "I do!" 

Valentine's Day surprise: Man scores $1M lottery win from mom's gift

Matthew Broadley from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, scored a massive $1 million jackpot thanks to a Valentine's Day gift from his mother.

90-year-olds find love taking out trash at Chicago-area senior living community

Neither of them had given any thought to the possibility of dating again after losing their spouses of 60+ years. Then they met in the trash room on their floor. A couple of months later, they started dating.

Here's what happens when metallic balloons touch power lines, PG&E warns

This Valentine’s Day, Pacific Gas & Electric, one of the country’s largest power companies, is warning people on why it’s a bad idea to let metallic balloons fly into the air.

Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday collide: When love meets Lent

Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day fall on the same day this year – a day of indulgence meeting a day of abstaining.

San Francisco Chinatown Celebrates 'Year of the Dragon'

Saturday is Chinese New Year, but the celebrations were already underway in San Francisco on Friday as the sound of fireworks was almost nonstop. 

Oakland's Chinatown ushers in Lunar New Year with festivities

Oakland's Lunar New Year bazaar began Saturday with vendors lining the streets of Chinatown for the weekend-long celebration.

Pulpit exchange brings SF Jews and Baptists together for 37 years

Two congregations, one Jewish and one Baptist, are continuing an annual tradition that has brought the two faith communities in San Francisco together for nearly four decades.

What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024

As the nation celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., these are the places that are open and closed in your area on Jan. 15.

Boy Scouts hold annual Christmas tree collection in San Ramon

Some local Boy Scout troops assisted folks in the East Bay with discarding their Christmas trees the right way on Saturday morning.

Morgan Hill arson suspect arrested in connection to several Christmas night fires

Morgan Hill police have identified a suspect in connection to a series of fires along the Monterey Road corridor that took place on Christmas night. 

How to get home free and safe after NYE celebration

After the last sunset of 2023, it’s time to celebrate. Some folks have a strategy to get home safe.