False calls about active shooters plague multiple Bay Area schools

Police in the Bay Area were investigating swatting incidents at multiple schools in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, and more towns on Wednesday.

Congenital Syphilis is rising at an alarming rate in California

Syphilis cases have continued to rise over the last seven years and officials say informing people about the spread is crucial to protecting women and their babies.

Mentor in Bay Area Samoan community ID'd as victim in Berkeley quadruple shooting

Eli Mataafa, 29 of San Lorenzo, who is from American Samoa, was identified as the victim who was fatally shot over the weekend near the UC Berkeley campus.

Stanford worker raped in campus basement, university says

A woman working in her office at Stanford University said she was dragged into the basement of a building and raped on Friday afternoon, authorities said. 

One dead, three injured in shooting near UC Berkeley

An early Saturday morning shooting near UC Berkeley leaves three injured and one dead. Police say none of the victims are students.

UC Berkeley will offer a class on Nicki Minaj

UC Berkeley students will soon be able to take a course about musician Nicki Minaj. 

First Lady Jill Biden in San Francisco to visit UCSF cancer center and speak at women's luncheon

First Lady Jill Biden is in the Bay Area to spend a day in San Francisco meeting with researchers at UCSF’s cancer center, followed by a women’s luncheon hosted annually by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 

Rudsdale High School reopens after shooting on campus

Rudsdale High School students are back on the King Estates Campus in East Oakland, just over a week after six people were shot there. 

State gives Oakland $5M to provide affordable housing for teachers

Oakland on Thursday is announcing that the state is giving the city $5 million to provide affordable housing to teachers. 

Hackers release LAUSD data after ransom denied

The school district opened a phone line for parents to call regarding the cyberattack.

Parents fed up with student safety at UC's residence halls

Another incident occurred Sept. 15 when a trespasser got into Griffiths Hall and found the way to a women's shower. Police arrested the suspect.

GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.

Kids with head lice shouldn’t be sent home from school, new AAP guidance says

The American Academy of Pediatrics says a head lice diagnosis is neither a health hazard nor a sign of poor hygiene, and children should not miss school because of it.

Oakland school shooting injures 6

Six people were injured in a shooting on an Oakland school campus – the worst Bay Area school shooting in recent history and one that drew condemnation from local and state leaders. 

Large earthquake the size of Loma Prieta possible in Silicon Valley

Scientists at Stanford are warning about the possibility of an earthquake in Silicon Valley as big as Loma Prieta. Two faults, known together as the Foothill Thrust Belt, could produce a 6.9 magnitude quake, according to the new report.