As California Governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency ahead of what's predicted to be a historic El Nino storm season, Stockton officials say a familiar foe could threaten key flood control infrastructure — the golden mussel.

San Francisco’s iconic Alcatraz Island will be shutting down to visitors next month.

In honor of the launch of NPR's Senior Podcast Challenge, we’re proud to feature a week of new stories about aging from our first Podcast in Residence: Not Born Yesterday, hosted by Miriam Goodman and Lynn Winter Gross.

How weight loss culture on social media has impacted Bay Area teens and what they can do to protect themselves.

Playing their biggest hometown show to date, the four piece band showcased the alt-country stylings from their captivating debut album, Fenceline.

For our maiden broadcast from the People's Studio, jazz manouche guitarist Jimmy Grant previews the upcoming Camp Django Presents: Gypsy Jazz Legends Live in Berkeley.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders. It also plans to hear full arguments on the case.

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children. It's a striking turn after a lengthy trial that focused more on her mental state than on whether she took their lives.

Even among ATLiens, Kenny Mason is an outlier. As he faced a creative crisis — and commercial pressures — the rap-rock iconoclast realized that he feels most comfortable on the fringes.

Origin Genomics aims to prove that the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.