Antioch

Antioch University's board has been dealt a legal setback in its ongoing court battle against a coalition that the university itself helped establish. The dispute pits the Ohio-based institution's governing board against a group with close historical ties to Antioch. Details of the ruling and its consequences for either side have not been widely reported so far.

Two mountain marmots were spotted separately in San Francisco and Antioch in September, far from their usual alpine habitat, after apparently hitching rides on vehicles. The unusual appearances in urban Bay Area locations puzzled wildlife officials and residents, raising questions about how the animals traveled and whether more stowaway marmots could show up in the region.