$260K in cash recovered in Bay Area catalytic converter theft operation

Six people were arrested, and $260,000 in cash recovered after authorities busted a catalytic converter theft operation in the Bay Area, authorities said.

Sacramento taqueria allegedly used priest to get confessions of workplace 'sins'

The owners of multiple Sacramento taquerias will have to shell out thousands in damages to former employees and fines after they were busted hiring an alleged priest to spy on workers and extract confessions of workplace "sins."

Father scales waterslide to rescue his stuck daughter, video shows

A dad took matters into his own hands after his daughter became stuck on a theme park waterslide. Video captured the heartwarming moment.

EV charging cables cut off and stolen from chargers in Oakland

Nearly a dozen EV charging cables are missing from the EVgo charging station in Oakland after vandals sliced through the thick cables, leaving drivers powerless.

South Bay pizza place generates Father's Day special using AI

Silicon Valley has always been known for emerging technologies, and now one restaurant claims the first ever Chat GPT pizza has been created.

San Francisco hits milestone for sale of electric vehicles, hybrids

San Francisco and surrounding parts of the Bay Area became the first U.S. metro area where electric and hybrid cars compose 50% of new car sales, a study found.

Popular Bay Area beach rife with fecal bacteria

An overwhelming majority of water tests from Linda Mar beach in Pacifica conducted since January have tested positive for enterococcus, a bacterium commonly found in fecal matter, a new report from the Surfrider Foundation shows. 

6 arrested in Oakland for alleged Bay Area catalytic converter thefts

After almost a year of investigation, Alameda County authorities have arrested six people for allegedly running an extensive Bay Area catalytic converter theft operation.

SFO power outage in one of several recent airport outages

A massive power outage at SFO last night had all the makings of a real mosh pit, at all three domestic terminals, but technicians got it all straightened out in abut an hour. Major airports are like great big towns, all complex city and no suburbs. Technology can be and was unforgiving.

Bud Light no longer America's top-selling beer as backlash continues

It's a milestone in Bud Light's months-long sales decline since early April, when critics who were angered by the brewer sending a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney vowed to boycott the brand.

Here are the craziest room service orders in the world

Hotels shared the oddest request they’ve received from guests in a new survey. See which menu items topped the list.

Drinking alcohol could increase risk of more than 60 diseases, study suggests

The researchers said that 33 diseases not previously established as alcohol-related were identified as higher risk – such as gastric ulcers and gout.