This time of year, we sometimes see what seems unnatural, a flock of chicken sized birds perched in an aspen or high in a ...

Night falls at 5 p.m. The bitter air wriggles its way under scarves and jackets. It might not be winter in the Bay Area, but it’s cold and dark, with hints of misery. Still, at SFGATE, we’ve long held ...

If you haven’t gotten a Real ID, it may soon cost you even more to fly domestically. The Transportation Security Administration announced Dec. 1 that U.S. air travelers who do not have a Real ID or ...

The new feature uses U.S. passport information and works at 250 TSA checkpoints. Travelers can now digitize their passport in their Apple Wallets with a new Digital ID feature that Apple launched ...

The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires ...

Late last winter the usual cow moose with two calves showed up in our yard. They ate every part of a flowering crab apple tree they could reach ... except for the south side. At the time, I just ...

The deadline for REAL ID is here, and anyone who doesn’t have one should expect delays and extra screening – but airport officials say those passengers will be allowed through the checkpoint. If there ...

It's a nightmare for any traveler: getting to the airport and not having their ID. For many Americans, a version of that headache will become a reality starting today when the federal government ...

The time has come. Travelers flying within the US starting Wednesday must use a state-issued ID that is “REAL ID compliant” or be subject to further screening. Things seemed to be operating relatively ...

Today, nearly 20 years after Congress passed legislation mandating a nationwide program known as Real ID, was the deadline for travelers to show the new identification for domestic flights. And yet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to get a REAL ID is fast approaching after years of postponements and delays. Watch an explainer about REAL ID from PBS News in our video player above. Starting May 7, ...

Home on the Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Grange Hall in North Pole. The topic this week is “Invasive Species,” particularly the popular ornamental chokecherry tree. Both Prunus padus, ...