Best Buy will close stores on Thanksgiving 2021

Best Buy has announced it will be closing its doors on Thanksgiving 2021, following suit with Target and Walmart which made similar announcements earlier this year.

Slowed COVID-19 vaccinations endanger Biden’s July 4 goal

Dangling everything from sports tickets to a free beer, President Biden is looking for that extra something — anything — that will get people to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots.

CHP data shows Memorial Day weekend DUI arrests up 14% from 2020

The number of people killed on the state's highways and of those arrested for driving under the influence over the Memorial Day weekend rose significantly from a year ago, according to figures released by the California Highway Patrol.

Orinda to consider holding its popular Fourth of July Parade this year

The Orinda City Council on Tuesday will consider bringing back the city's annual Fourth of July Parade and associated activities, after last year's festivities were cancelled due to the pandemic.   

Trump supporters hold Memorial Day boat parade in Florida

Boaters participating in the "Memorial Day Patriots Boat Parade" gathered at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse.

Memorial Day travelers return to roads and skies

Memorial Day weekend 2021 signaled a much different picture than 2020, and one that resembled normalcy with packed roads and planes.

Memorial Day travelers return to the roads and skies
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Estimates say that far more people took a road trip or flight for more Memorial Day 2021 compared to the first year of the pandemic. But the volume was still far below 2019.

San Francisco beaches and wharf become Memorial Day hot spots

High temps around the Bay Area are driving people to the beaches this Memorial Day weekend as the year's first blast of furnace-like heat roasted the region. 

Baker Beach attracts crowds escaping Memorial Day sizzle
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Baker Beach in San Francisco attracted a huge crowd of revelers who were looking from relief from Memorial Day heat around the Bay Area.

Biden attends Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony, pays tribute to fallen soldiers

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were among those who attended a wreath-laying ceremony Monday at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the annual Memorial Day holiday dedicated to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Bay Area Memorial Day tributes

There are Memorial Day ceremonies around the Bay Area to remember military members who died while serving their co

US flag memorial displays 7000 dog tags in honor of fallen service members

Volunteers with the group Veterans and Athletes United are honoring fallen service members who died in the global war on terror in a unique way by using their military dog tags to keep their memory alive.

Danville moves annual July 4th parade to Labor Day

Danville and its Fourth of July parade partner, the Kiwanis Club of the San Ramon Valley, is moving the annual event to Labor Day weekend this year.

Despite elevated gas prices, Memorial Day weekend travel makes a comeback

Compared to pre-pandemic levels of 2019, AAA says travel is still down about 13%, but it’s making a comeback, especially this holiday weekend.

102-year-old WWII veteran honored with birthday parade

Community groups, the Satellite Beach High School marching band, and several others took part in the celebration.

As reopening date nears, Californians spend holiday in upbeat mood

California residents are celebrating the sunny Memorial Day weekend more upbeat than they have been for any other holiday since the pandemic began, thanks to dramatically lower virus case rates and increasing vaccinations.