An unexpected earthquake in Napa Valley has just shaken the north bay this evening.
The quake struck around 6:15 pm this evening, causing fissures in the ground about three miles southwest of Yountville and seven miles northwest of Napa.
This may not be surprising to many who remember the last major quake in Napa last August of 6.0. That quake caused...
The historic Hotel Syracuse just began the largest renovation since it's construction. The $57 million renovation will completely gut the inside of the building, and give the outside a fresh new facelift.
When workers began to prepare the hotel's lobby for the first step of renovations, they stumbled upon something truly incredible. Hidden securely behind the mirrors in the lobby...
For the first time in history, a local Albany company is helping NASA, the largest space exploration program in the world. They're going to be helping NASA with their upcoming mission to Mars.
A small Albany-based electrical company called 'A. West Enterprise' just secured an unprecedented contract with NASA to help upgrade their mission control electrical infrastructure.
They will be the...
One of the most massive sting operations in the history of New Orleans has resulted in an unprecedented 111 arrests. Local, state, and federal authorities have been collaborating for over 6 months on what's being dubbed 'Operation Wild Wild East'.
The collaborative law enforcement team used undercover agents and local informants to target the drug trade in the east side...
Charlotte is increasingly becoming a major city for movie and televition production on the East Coast. Historically it's known for producting several legendary films such as Days of Thunder, Nell, and most recently, The Hunger Games.
If you haven't been paying attention to the open casting calls over the past couple years, you may not have heard about these recent featured films...
North Augusta has just filed the permits for what will soon become one of the regions biggest draws. A new $144 million multi-use complex called 'Project Jackson', featuring a hotel and conference center, retail shops, homes, and a state-of-the-art new Augusta GreenJackets baseball park.
Work on the new ballpark and surrounding amenities is expected to begin in late 2014 for a 2016 opening.
The...
Oakland's unemployment rate just fell under 8% for the first time since America's recent economic crisis of '07-'08. The city also saw one of the strongest economic improvement for the entire bay area the Bay Area in 2014.
The city that was once considered one of the most dangerous and undesirable of the bay area has been huge strides in job...
The owner of Tipitina's, along with several other developers are now planning on redeveloping the old Bally's riverboat casino landing in eastern New Orleans.
Their proposal for the massive lakefront property, to be named 'Tipitina's Festival Park', will include:
An outdoor amphitheater with a 5,000 capacity.
A lazy river and splash park.
Water slides and zip lines.
A two-story, covered boardwalk with shops.
The conversion of the old...
Several organizations throughout the Bakersfield region can now breathe a huge sigh of relief...and some are stressing out about what might become a major expansion. The federal government has just awarded 11 local anti-homelessness initiatives over $3.7 million to help those struggling in our community.
Over the entire United States, HUD announced a historic $1.8 billion campaign to delegate grants throughout the nation...
Google could be changing the way we use the internet and it has chosen Nashville as one of its new experimental cities. Google's innovative Google Fiber is a fiber-optic network that uses glass instead of traditional copper cables to transmit data and boasts speeds of 1GB per second, as much as 100 times faster than traditional broadband. A network...