Oregon man dies waiting for ambulance, putting spotlight on first responder shortage

The man was still alive when firefighters arrived, but 911 dispatchers repeatedly told them that American Medical Response was operating at level zero, according to dispatch logs.

Iowa apartment building partially collapses, prompting massive rescue effort

Authorities have not disclosed if anyone was killed or the number of people, if any, that remain trapped after a portion of the six-story apartment complex collapsed and broke away from the rest of the structure.

Santa Rosa cemetery groundskeeper arrested after shooting

A caretaker at a Santa Rosa cemetery is under arrest after allegedly firing a gun while threatening a visitor.

'Teddy bear bandit' caught by San Mateo police

Perfect (or worst) timing: San Mateo police catch a burglary suspect while coincidentally patrolling the area.

Gone in 60 seconds: $50,000 in sunglasses taken from mall; 2 arrested

Two women were arrested Friday in connection with an organized theft of about $50,000 in sunglasses at a downtown Santa Rosa mall that took less than 60 seconds, police said.   

Man in custody breaks window, dies after fall at hospital; investigation underway

A suspect who was being guarded by a police officer at O'Connor Hospital Thursday in San Jose allegedly assaulted the officer, used a metal oxygen tank to break a window, leaped onto a ledge, fell 20 feet from the ledge and died after the fall, according to police.   

Man wanted in April killing arrested with gun, narcotics in the Tenderloin: SFPD

A man wanted for an April killing was arrested after he was spotted in the Tenderloin and found to be carrying a firearm with an extended magazine and narcotics, San Francisco police said Friday.   

Woman robbed at gunpoint near UC Berkeley

A woman was robbed at gunpoint near the University of California at Berkeley campus Friday night, according to the University of California police department.   

Funeral director pleads guilty to theft after decomposing bodies found

The director of a southern Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and the cremains of 17 others were found pleaded guilty Friday to more than 40 counts of felony theft.

CHP continuing its ‘maximum enforcement period’ this Memorial Day weekend

The California Highway Patrol will be continuing its “maximum enforcement period" this holiday weekend as it patrols looking for speeders and distracted and impaired drivers. 

Senior man found dead on Utah national park trail

Arches National Park rangers say it happened on the Primitive Loop section of Devils Garden Trail.