Target to close stores on Thanksgiving due to COVID-19 pandemic

The move, announced Monday, come as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store bargain shopping as they try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in a slew of states. 

Man contests fireworks violation notice he says was wrongly sent in San Jose

A San Jose resident said he’s been wrongly accused of setting off illegal fireworks on July 4. He’s now contesting a warning notice he received in the mail.

Fire officials say illegal July 4th fireworks spark more than 100 fires in Bay Area

Cal-Fire officials say their resources were also stretched thin as they responded to two large vegetation fires that threatened structures near Gilroy and Morgan Hill. 

Six-year-old child shot and killed in Bayview District

Police responded around 10:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting on the 1200 block of Ingalls St.

San Francisco crews battle 110 fires over holiday, almost all caused by fireworks

In addition, a fire reported about 9:30 a.m. Sunday was burning multiple acres at the Gleneagles Golf Course at McLaren Park, with about 25 department personnel at the scene.

California woos in-state travelers with safety campaigns

Sonoma County's tourism bureau rolled out its “Life Opens Up” campaign this week, aimed at people within an easy drive of California's San Francisco Bay Area wine country.

Sonoma open for business this Fourth of July

Wrestle with the growing spread of coronavirus, increased hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths, a lot of Californians are submitting to wanderlust.

Grizzly Peak to close at 5 a.m. for 24 hours to prevent gridlock on the Fourth

There have been five vegetation fires along the road in Oakland since June 1, at least one caused by illegal fireworks, Oakland fire spokesman Michael Hunt said.