Fred Zehnder, longtime KTVU news director, remembered as instrumental to building station's legacy
The Bay Area news community, and especially those in the KTVU newsroom, are mourning the loss of Fred Zehnder.
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake jolts the East Bay
According to the United States Geological Survey, the temblor struck near San Lorenzo around 6:29 p.m. The earthquake was first reported as a magnitude 4.2 but downgraded to a 3.9.
Longtime KTVU news director Fred Zehnder killed by alleged DUI driver
Former KTVU news director Fred Zehnder lost his life Sunday night after being struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in Alameda.
Snorkeler recounts shark attack off San Mateo County coast
Nemanja Spasojevic says he was snorkeling off the coast of Grey Whale Cove State Beach in San Mateo County when he was bit by a great white shark.
California bans state travel to Florida, 4 other states
Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to the list that now has 17 states where state employee travel is forbidden except under limited circumstances.
Frustrated California parents plan to sue over school mask mandates: 'We're seeing our kids suffering'
Parents slammed Governor Gavin Newsom, calling him a "fake governor" for not following the the science for "most" of the pandemic.
Bay Area Black Lives Matter activist, equestrian expands her mission to reach underserved youth
In the sea of protesters taking to the streets of Oakland after the killing of George Floyd last year, Brianna Noble did not go unnoticed-- the world saw the compelling images of her fist raised high, sitting atop her majestic horse, with her Black Lives Matter sign saddled in the back.
Report: 1 in 4 San Jose police officers received a complaint
The Independent Police Auditor's report examined complaints of police misconduct in 2020 and contains key statistics that concern local activists, including those involved in the resurrected Reimagining Public Safety Committee.
'Cops' creator John Langley dies during off-road race in Mexico
John Langley creator of the long-running TV series “Cops,” has died during an off-road race in Mexico. Family spokeswoman Pam Golum says Langley died of an apparent heart attack Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250. He was 78.
SF Pride's less-corporate pandemic version finding ways to celebrate as city awakens
It's the second year in a row without San Francisco's annual Pride parade. But festivities are still underway, during what would have been the beginning of the city's Pride weekend.
Parkland school shooting parent tricks ex-NRA president into fake high school graduation speech
A former NRA president and another gun rights activist were tricked by a parent of a victim of the Parkland mass shooting into delivering a speech to a fake dress rehearsal for a graduation ceremony.
'I forgive you,' says owner of San Francisco pet shop who narrowly missed bullet
The owner of a pet store in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood said Friday that he narrowly missed getting shot when someone opened fire outside his shop.
San Mateo County detectives seize 15,000 lbs of illegal fireworks, $1M in cash
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced a massive illegal fireworks bust resulting in the seizure of 15,000 pounds of fireworks and $1 million in cash.
Sharpton on Derek Chauvin sentence: 'Justice would have been the maximum'
“Let us not feel we are here to celebrate because justice would have been George Floyd never having been killed,” Rev. Al Sharpton said in the wake of the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Man believed to have longest coronavirus infection had virus for 300 days
A man in England is believed to have had COVID-19 for about 300 days, the longest recorded so far, according to medical papers.
Tokyo Olympics 2021: No alcohol or cheering allowed
According to event organizers, the Olympic Games will ban alcohol at venues and ask fans to refrain from cheering in a bid to prevent another surge of coronavirus infections in Japan.
Search for survivors continued overnight after South Florida condo collapse
Search and rescue efforts continue at the site of Thursday morning's South Florida building collapse. So far, 35 people were pulled from the structure and two more were rescued from the rubble, but the list of residents unaccounted for has reached 99. Two people have been confirmed dead.
US COVID-19 deaths: Most who died recently were unvaccinated, data shows
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the United States now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the vaccines have been and an indication that daily deaths — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the shots.
Woman wounded in random SF shooting as gun violence increases
A broad daylight shooting that left a 21-year-old Watsonville woman wounded was just one troubling case of gun violence that continues to increase in San Francisco.
CDC: 'Likely' link between COVID vaccines and rare condition in teens
The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Technical Work Group, which presented during the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting Wednesday, said the "data available to date suggest likely association of myocarditis with mRNA vaccination in adolescents and young adults."