Suspect dead after fatal stabbing of man in Pacifica

A firefighter paramedic accused of fatally stabbing a man and injuring a woman in Pacifica on Thursday morning was dead hours later in Northern California from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Vallejo police probe deadly shooting

Vallejo police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Wednesday night.

Pizza delivery driver shot, killed at close range in Oakley

A man was shot and killed while sitting in his car parked in front of his home in Oakley on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Oakley Police Department.

Vallejo police shooting town hall triggers accountability questions

Vallejo police held a town hall meeting Wednesday night over a November 20 shooting of a teen armed robbery suspect by an officer, but they didn’t release any new information.

23-year-old charged with murder of grandmother in Concord

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has charged a Concord man with murder for the fatal stabbing of his grandmother earlier this month, police and prosecutors said Wednesday.

Sheriff's office seeks adult charges for teens accused in San Leandro killing

Alameda County sheriff's deputies are urging prosecutors to charge three teenagers allegedly involved in luring an 18-year-old to San Leandro and then killing him as adults.

Stockton Kings player admits to strangling young woman in Nevada, court records show

G-League Stockton Kings player Chance Comanche has admitted to strangling a young woman before burying her body in a ditch outside of Las Vegas, according to court records obtained by KTVU.

Fremont police open homicide investigation

Fremont police have opened up a homicide investigation stemming from a report of an altercation at a home, officials said.  

Woman charged with DUI, manslaughter after 5-year-old girl dies in Martinez crash

The California Highway Patrol has arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI following a deadly crash in Martinez that killed a 5-year-old girl and injured an 11-year-old.

Man sentenced to 10 years for fatal San Bruno crash while fleeing from police

A 35-year-old San Francisco man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hitting and killing someone while fleeing from police in San Bruno last year, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Death of San Jose infant was a homicide, coroner determines

The death of a 2-month-old baby in April was a homicide, the San Jose police department announced Tuesday.

Watch: Purse stolen from grieving daughter during mother's funeral

In a disturbing incident, police are on the lookout for a heartless thief who targeted a grieving daughter during her mother's funeral last month.

'Bone-chilling': Florida man stuffs dog into trash bag, flings it in dumpster after owners die, sheriff says

Detectives obtained "bone-chilling" surveillance video of the incident behind the Family Dollar store, which allegedly shows Anthony Bellman grabbing a black trash bag from the trunk of his blue SUV and flinging it into a dumpster.

Alameda County DA drops key allegations in slaying of security guard

The three men accused in the shooting death of a security guard in Oakland no longer face life in prison without parole if convicted, after Alameda County DA Pamela Price, in line with her philosophy, signaled she's throwing out a number of allegations that were filed by her predecessor.

Utah mommy blogger Ruby Franke pleads guilty to 4 counts of aggravated child abuse

Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pleading guilty to each of her first three charges. On the fourth, she fought back some emotion.