Sandy Steers, the executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley and a familiar face to many who follow Big Bear eagles Jackie and Shadow, has died, the organization announced.

San Francisco teachers rallied on the streets of the city Wednesday afternoon. The rally coming as their union, the United Educators of San Francisco, announced the strike would continue on Thursday after another round of failed negotiations with the district.

At the Starry Plough in Berkeley, rests a memorial for Anthony Anderson, best known as "Anthony Ant." The 40-year-old musician was shot and killed by two Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies Monday outside his home near San Leandro.

Actor Bud Cort, best known for his role in the 1971 film "Harold and Maude," has died. He was 77.

Many parents of students in the San Francisco Unified School District are feeling the strain of the ongoing teachers' strike. Parents tell ABC7 Eyewitness News that they want to support teachers. But they also say kids not attending class and staying home from school creates an extra heavy burden.

A major development in the federal corruption probe into former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and the owners of California Waste Solutions - the first "guilty" plea in the case from former San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo.

As BART is expected to tout the success of their new gates at all 50 stations to prevent fare evasion, also on the agenda for BART board's meeting on Thursday, is presenting the worst-case scenario of closing the 10 stations with the lowest ridership to balance the agency's annual deficit of up to $400 million.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.

Health departments are sounding the alarm about a contagious bacterial disease that can be deadly in dogs -- and in rare cases, can spread to humans.

James Van Der Beek, the actor known for his roles in "Dawson's Creek," "Varsity Blues" and "The Rules of Attraction," has died. He was 48.