• First big winter storm of the season brings slick morning commute

  

• Hundreds pay tribute to Oakland coach John Beam in first organized memorial since killing

  

• Seven Springs Mountain Resort opening for the season on Saturday

  

• Cal State East Bay receives $50M gift from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott

  

• North Texas tap group turns 40 and keeps the beat alive

  

• Ossoff, Warnock join senators demanding DHS stop blocking access to ICE detention sites

  

• Rare whale's journey from Ireland to Boston shocks scientists

  

• Norovirus cases surge nationally and in Texas ahead of the holiday season