Driver shoots teacher's car in frightening Oakland road rage encounter

A woman shared her story of a frightening encounter on the city streets of uptown Oakland. She said her ordeal stemmed from a road rage incident that escalated to a driver firing his gun at her car.

'Serial stalker', who assaulted and groped women in SF, sentenced to prison, will register as sex offender

Bill Hobbs, the ‘serial stalker’ who groped and assaulted women in San Francisco, was sentenced Thursday by a judge to two years and six months in County Jail, followed by three years in state prison, officials say. 

Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay Californian's 1988 manslaughter

An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, ending the victim’s family’s 35-year battle for justice.

Jasper Wu case: murder suspects appear in court, charges reduced in toddler's slaying

The two men accused of killing toddler Jasper Wu in a shootout on a Bay Area freeway no longer face the possibility of life without parole or a death sentence after prosecutors reduced the charges against them.

Family of Hae Min Lee files appeal in Adnan Syed case advocating for victim's rights in court proceedings

The family of Hae Min Lee is calling on Maryland's Supreme Court to hear their appeal, saying that while a lower court decision to reinstate the conviction of Adnan Syed in March remedied what they saw as a violation of victim’s rights, there’s one aspect they still feel needs to be addressed.   

Knife attack in French town critically wounds 4 young children

The children between 22 months and 3 years old suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults also were wounded. A suspect, identified by police as a 31-year-old Syrian, was detained.

Businesses bailing out of San Francisco, experts explain what needs to change

Business leaders say cleaning up San Francisco's streets, preventing crime and retail theft, and providing tax incentives are a few key components to rebuilding downtown.

Man injured in stabbing, suspect in custody as standoff in Vallejo ends

An hours-long standoff in Vallejo has come to an end and a suspect is in custody. Police say a stabbing victim was taken to the hospital. 

Man shot and killed in San Jose, police investigating

A man was shot and killed in San Jose on Wednesday. San Jose police are now investigating this shooting as a homicide. 

Drug cartel killed 8 young workers at call center, placed bodies in bags: police

While the families believed their children worked at a normal call center, the office was in fact run by the Jalisco New Generation cartel, Mexico’s most violent gang.

Man going fishing finds stolen Jeep from 1990 buried under water

A Kansas man was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing, but what he found is now at the center of a criminal investigation.

San Jose scrapyard owner agrees to settlement but not charged in catalytic converter theft investigation

Joseph Chen was facing a public nuisance, shut-down order last year as police investigated who was stealing catalytic converters in San Jose. But the city says they never found evidence against Chen and now through his attorney, he wants to clear his name.

Deaths of mother, 2 kids in Fremont called murder-suicide by police
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Fremont police say that a woman killed her 1-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter before taking her own life in the family's apartment on Monday.

Suspect in South Bay crime spree refuses to show for court

The man accused of stabbing three people, multiple carjackings, and running down two others with a stolen car, was formally charged with the alleged crimes on Tuesday. However, the defendant, Kevin Parkourana, was not in court to hear the charges.