Fremont residents notified after dead bat tests positive for rabies

The Fremont Police Department is putting residents on alert after a dead bat tested positive for rabies near a home in the Niles neighborhood.

Dogs prohibited from some Presidio trails during coyote pupping season

The Presidio Trust has closed two popular trails for dog walkers due to coyotes in the area that may act aggressively as they protect their dens during pupping season.

Watch: Massive 5,000-pound sunfish dwarfs diver off Mexico coast

A dramatic video captured off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, shows a diver appearing tiny next to a massive ocean sunfish.

Several otters found dead near Sonoma County road

A North Bay community is on alert after four dead otters were spotted on the side of a road, which officials are calling a "troubling discovery."

Dead whales found in San Francisco Bay this week

The increased presence of whales in the bay may be causing vessels to strike them, but pending necropsies will determine the official cause of death.

Tampa dog owner pries open gator’s jaws to save pet from attack

A Floridian's worst nightmare: a battle between a dog and a gator, but it was no match for the dog's owner, who made sure her beloved pet was coming home and pulled her dog "Kona" from the alligator's grip.

5 new meerkats born at Oakland Zoo

Sandy, a meerkat at the Oakland Zoo, recently gave birth to five pups, the zoo shared.

This California 'hidden gem' is in bloom

It’s a time of the year when a magical scene blooms about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from San Francisco: a valley of hundreds of white calla lilies as far as the eye can see, set against the backdrop of the Monterey Bay.

Dolphin in North Carolina dies after ingesting plastic bag

A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina, with a necropsy revealing a knotted plastic bag in its stomach as the likely cause of death.

Were they stuck? NASA’s Starliner astronauts finally weigh in

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, in their first public comments since returning to Earth, tell FOX News about their thoughts when they found out their short test flight was going to be a lot longer.

Sunrise partial solar eclipse happens Saturday for parts of US

Cities along the I-95 corridor will see a partial eclipse, but it begins before sunrise for places such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, which leaves just a few minutes to see this celestial show before it's over.

Deadly toxic algae bloom causing California sea lions to become sick, violent

Toxic algae bloom is wreaking havoc on the Southern California coast, especially in local sea lions, causing seizures, stillbirths, even violence.

Blue butterflies back in San Francisco, after Xerces extinction

The Xerces blue butterfly went extinct along the San Francisco coast some 80 years ago. But scientists have identified a similar species of blue butterfly and hope to introduce them to the local habitat.

Turkey crashes through windshield on Utah highway, injuring driver

A driver in Utah sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a turkey flew through his windshield on Interstate 15, according to the Garland Police Department.