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This Oakland ‘Glowfari’ lights up the longest nights of the year

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As the sun sets and the Oakland Zoo’s animal residents move indoors, the outdoor walkways and hills of the zoo awake into a winter wonderland known as Glowfari. Thousands of lights and hundreds of animal lanterns greet visitors while brightening up the longest Bay Area winter nights. The lantern festival replaced Zoolights, a feature at the … Read more

‘Standoff’ near Tahoe leaves bear dead, man bitten

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A female black bear sits in a tree near Lake Tahoe, Calif.  San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Gett In an extremely rare incident, a California man was reportedly bitten numerous times by a black bear in Sierra County Friday. The Calpine resident told authorities he let his dog outside to use the bathroom … Read more