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Oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday afternoon near Oakland Technical High School. There are no reported injuries, officials say. 

A shooting in San Jose claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, police announced Thursday. It's the city's 24th homicide of 2021.

A man was charged Thursday with premeditated attempted murder and assault for allegedly hitting a man with his car after he was told to slow down in a residential neighborhood in the Oakland Hills.

San Jose’s largest school district voted Thursday night to keep its agreement with San Jose police and allow officers on campus for afterschool activities. It comes after heated debate.

Prosecutors alleged that the companies made misleading or false claims about their pet waste bags -- such as that the bags were biodegradable or plastic-free -- to market toward customers who might pay more for environmentally friendly products.

Gary Maynard is a college lecturer who used to work at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State. He's accused of starting the Ranch Fire over the weekend in Lassen County, and could be connected to a handful of other fires in Northern California.

Crews are battling a vegetation fire on Mount Tamalpais near East Peak that was started by a vehicle fire on Ridgecrest Blvd early Wednesday afternoon. The fire has prompted officials to begin evacuating hikers in the area as a precaution.

Law enforcement officers on Wednesday descended on Treasure Island after being alerted to a possible active shooter, that ultimately ended in an all-clear.

"I believe that we've made some changes that I think are really good for the city, good for the department, and reflect positively on this progressive city and department," said Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong.

San Francisco police confirm a juvenile male was shot and injured in Union Square Tuesday afternoon. 

Police served several search warrants on Aug. 3 throughout San Jose and arrested Omar Tabora, 22, Christopher Rosales, 19, and Nelson Vargas, 23, in connection with crimes that included armed robbery and carjacking.

A driver died early Sunday after getting out of his car on U.S. Highway 101 in Rohnert Park, the California Highway Patrol said. Three passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Facebook rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online

The number of highway deaths in 2020 was the greatest in more than a decade even though cars and trucks drove fewer miles during the pandemic, and motorists are continuing to speed, tailgate and zigzag through traffic.

People living in the scenic forestlands of Northern California are facing a weekend of fear as the Dixie Fire threatens to reduce thousands of homes to ashes. The fire now spans an area of 698 square miles and is 21% contained.

A passenger was killed early Saturday when the car they were riding in overturned on a Davis Street on-ramp to northbound Interstate 880 in San Leandro, the California Highway Patrol said.