BART will raise fares by 6.2% on New Year's Day, citing inflation and long-term financial pressures, even as ridership continues to climb across much of the transit system. The fare increase will lift the average ride by 30 cents, from $4.88 to $5.18, based on inflation recorded in 2023 and 2024. A short trip like Downtown Berkeley to 19th Street/Oakland station will rise by 15 cents, while longer journeys -- including the 45-mile Antioch-to-Montgomery Street trip -- will co

A fire ignited Monday morning at a recycling center in southern Santa Clara County, prompting a shelter in place warning. At about 7:20 a.m., crews responded to reports of a fire at the San Martin Transfer Station at 14070 Llagas Ave., officials said. Initial reports indicate a recycling load caught fire. Learn More

The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement. The 41-year-old U.S. ski great seized the lead by an astonishing 1.16 seconds ahead of Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Even wilder was that Vonn trailed by 0.61 after the first two time checks. Learn Mo