Docs: Suspect in Leticia Martinez's disappearance 'tried to murder her son' before torching her car

"There is no doubt that he has information regarding her disappearance, he tried to murder her son, a witness to her disappearance, and has destroyed evidence by burning Leticia's vehicle after his failed plan to kill her son," according to charging documents.

Family friend speaks about freeway shooting that took 5-year-old girl's life

The family was heading to a birthday celebration on southbound I-880 near the Dixon Landing exit when gun shots rang out. Ashley, who has known Eliyanah’s mother for nearly a decade, says the family is devastated.

CHP searching for suspects in East Bay freeway shooting that killed 5-year-old girl

A representative for a family whose child was killed in a freeway shooting in Fremont, said Monday that they are devastated by the crime that cut short the life of 5-year-old Eliyanah.

Mother of 6-year-old student shooter indicted

The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot a teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, VA, has been indicted on two charges. 

Protest held in Oakland over DA's handling of Jasper Wu case

A rally is planned Monday in Oakland over the way DA Pamela Price is handling the Jasper Wu case. The toddler was shot and killed on I-880 in November 2021 by a stray bullet and many are worried the three men arrested for the shooting won't face jail time.

Fyre Festival 2 is happening years after creator pleaded guilty to fraud

It was supposed to be the luxurious music festival that never happened, and the creator, convicted of fraud, wants to go at it again.

5-year-old fatally shot on I-880 in Fremont on way to family birthday dinner

A 5-year-old girl was shot to death on Interstate 880 Saturday evening while she was riding in the car with her parents on the way out to a family birthday dinner, according to family friends and the California Highway Patrol.

Dog fatally beaten, stabbed and found in garbage can in Hercules

Fia Loa, from Sacramento, shared videos of playing with her dog Gemini, who she said had raised him since he was a puppy. 

Police: 1 killed after boy, 13, crashes car in California

One person was killed and nearly a dozen other people were injured in a fiery crash caused by a 13-year-old boy driving a stolen car trying to evade police in Northern California, authorities said.

Hayward man dies in electric scooter crash

A Hayward man died in a collision involving an election scooter, announced Hayward police on Friday.   

Former doctor to serve prison sentence after teen overdoses

A former pain management doctor in Santa Rosa was sentenced to 30 months in prison for prescribing dangerous controlled substances to a 17-year-old patient who later fatally overdosed, announced the U.S. Department of Justice.     

Suspected drug dealer arrested after sale leads to overdose death

A 31-year-old man was arrested Friday in Monterey for allegedly selling suspected fentanyl that someone overdosed on last month in Seaside, police said.

SJ police chief statement on arrest of SJPOA exec accused of drug trafficking

San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata released a statement Saturday on the recent arrest of Joanne Segovia, the former executive with the San Jose Police Officers Association, who is accused of distributing fentanyl. 

CHP officer injured by alleged DUI driver

A California Highway Patrol officer was injured by a suspected DUI driver during an enforcement stop on State Route 242 on Saturday night, said authorities