Tick bite-related ER visits near record levels

Pam Cook talks with Fox Medical Team's Dr. Mike about why we are seeing more ticks, who is most vulnerable to tick bites, and the important things you should know, to try to prevent Lyme Disease.

State Farm pushes to keep rate hike documents private

The insurance company has lobbied for permission to keep from the public certain documents detailing and justifying large increases for some policy holders in the wake of devastating wildfires in Southern California.

Family identifies hit-and-run victim in East Oakland and calls for justice

Family members have identified a hit-and-run victim at the intersection of 82nd Avenue and Bancroft Avenue in East Oakland as Rose Banks. They say she lives only about a block away and was the caregiver to several family members. A nonprofit held a rally to call attention to this case to help the family get justice. Banks' family is asking anyone with information on the hit-and-run to contact police

California preserves LGBTQ crisis support amid Trump's suicide hotline cuts

A new Trump administration policy goes into effect Thursday that some worry could endanger the lives of young LGBTQ people. The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is eliminating an option that tailors phone support to that community. However, on the eve of that change, California is stepping in to try to preserve that service.?

Unoccupied multi-unit residential building catches fire in Oakland Chinatown, scaring neighbors out of their homes

Oakland Fire crews responded to a fire at a multi-unit residential building on 9th and Madison in Chinatown. Fire Department spokesman says the building is unoccupied and that there have been several fires in that same building in recent years. He says one started as a dumpster fire that spread to the building. But at this point, officials have not said what caused this fire. Neighbors tell KTVU that when the fire alarms went off, they saw two people running out of the building that was on fire.