The Gilroy Garlic Festival returns July 24–26 with expanded daily tickets and a renewed focus on raising money for local nonprofits.

It walked right up to the fire engine, wheezing from the smoke, and the crew of Engine 29 cupped a tiny mask over the pigeon's beak. The 15-second clip of what happened next has more views than most Oakland stories get in a year — and the tiny mask has a backstory the video never mentions.

A St. Peters shopper uncovered a $100,000 win on a $5 '50X' Missouri Lottery scratcher and says she'll reward the clerk who sold the ticket.