Couple charged with involuntary manslaughter in California wildfire sparked by gender reveal
Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez were charged with involuntary manslaughter after their gender reveal last year sparked a wildfire that killed a firefighter.
More than 1.5M children lost at least 1 caregiver from a death related to COVID-19 last year
A recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health estimated that 1.5 million around the globe lost at least one caregiver to a death related to COVID-19 in the first 14 months of the pandemic.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter for 12 hours
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she was banned from Twitter again for 12 hours for violating the company's policy on COVID-19 misinformation.
Napa, Monterey, Santa Cruz counties and others join in recommendation to mask indoors in public
Napa County has now joined the majority of Bay Area counties that recommend its residents wear face coverings indoors when in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the highly-infectious Delta variant takes hold.
Danville police officer ordered to stand trial in shooting death of unarmed man
Officer Andrew Hall, who shot and killed another man in a separate incident this year, will go to trial for voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of Laudemer Arboleda.
Big banks, tech companies take different approaches to bringing workers back to the office
Big banks and tech companies have different approaches in bringing their employees back to the office.
Jeff Bezos wants to move all ‘polluting industry’ into space
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said his trip to space has inspired him to fight even harder to combat climate change and move all “polluting industry” to space.
3 women who dated same man take road trip after dumping cheating ex
Bekah King, Abi Roberts and Morgan Tabor discovered they all had the same boyfriend. They dumped him, bonded over their shared experience and crossed an item off their bucket list after they converted an old school bus to take a road trip.
Study: Screen time linked to cognitive issues in children born preterm
School-age children who were born extremely preterm and engage in more than two hours of screen time per day are more likely to experience cognitive and behavioral problems, according to an NIH study.
SoMa fatal shooting: suspect and 15-year-old victim identified
San Francisco police identified the suspect and victim of a fatal shooting in SoMa Sunday. The shooting also led to a police chase that injured two other people.
Driver OK after vehicle goes into pool at San Jose complex
San Jose firefighters on Tuesday responded to an apartment complex where a vehicle went into a pool.
Search underway for missing Berkeley teen
Berkeley police on Tuesday asked the public's help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl.
Mother deer comes running to crying newborn human baby
An Ohio mother recognized a familiar maternal instinct in a female deer that came running out of the woods to check on her crying human baby.
Intoxicated mother allegedly shoots 5-year-old son in knees
An Ohio mother is in jail without bond after she allegedly shot her 5-year-old son in the knees while she was intoxicated, according to a police report.
California fire season: Firefighters currently battling about dozen active wildfires
Firefighters across the state have been battling about a dozen major active wildfires fueled by drought-parched lands.
University of California admission offers breaks record in number and diversity
The University of California has sent out the record-breaking number and diversity in admission offers for Fall 2021.
Wally Funk, female aviation pioneer, becomes oldest person in space at 82
Wally Funk finally got to live her dream on Blue Origin’s rocket launch Tuesday, becoming the oldest person to go to space at 82.
Apple delays workers' return to office due to resurgence in coronavirus cases
Most workers won't be required to return to the office until at least October due to a rise in coronavirus cases around the country.
Restaurant owners in Pleasanton not happy parklet program could end
Restaurant owners said outdoor dining parklets have been a big help in recouping losses from the pandemic. With the new Delta variant spreading, there is a lot of uncertainty with indoor dining.
'We want justice': Family says Richmond man fighting for his life after struck by hit-and-run driver
Relatives said the 42-year-old is in the intensive care unit at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek where he is fighting for his life. They are pleading for the driver to surrender to police.