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UPDATED: Spare the Air alert extended as Bay Area air quality reaches unhealthy levels With unhealthy air quality levels expected Friday in the Bay Area, air regulators have issued the first Spare the Air Alert of the winter season for the region. Air quality is expected to deteriorate to unhealthy levels Friday because of increased smoke from wood burning, in combination with calm winds and low overnight temperatures, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said. Air quality tracker: Check…

A body was found early Monday on the BART tracks near the Balboa Park Station in San Francisco, officials said. Police responded to “an unattended death on the tracks” that was discovered between the Balboa Park and Daly City stations shortly after 1 a.m., according to BART spokesperson Jim Allison. BART police and the San Francisco coroner’s office recovered the body, and no foul play was suspected, Allison said. The station was closed during the response, and trains did not stop at the station…

A flash flood warning issued Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco expired at 4 p.m. after the intense rainfall that had pounded the city had moved on. The weather service declared the warning shortly before 2 p.m., saying that heavy rain between 0.2 inches and 1 inch had fallen, with additional amounts up to 1 inch possible. Live storm map: See where rain is hitting California and Bay Area Read more: Storm damage and flooding shut roads across Bay Area San Francisco saw spot flooding in places, i…

Two people injured in separate paragliding incidents in the same area of the Vallejo hills were rescued by helicopter Sunday, California Highway Patrol officials said. In the first incident, a “paraglider down” was reported Sunday morning in the hills above Columbus Avenue in Vallejo, the CHP said in a Facebook post. A CHP helicopter responded, along with the Vallejo Fire Department and Medic Ambulance, officials said. Fire crews reached the paraglider and prepared her for transport, officials…