Gunfire erupts near Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High School

Police swarmed to a neighborhood about a block away from Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High School on Thursday morning after gunfire was heard piercing the air. 

California's population grew for the first time since 2020

California’s population saw an increase, marking a reversal from three years of declines. Five Bay Area counties were among those that saw their population grow.

Charlotte shooting: 4 officers killed, 4 hurt while serving warrant

Eight police officers were shot, leaving four dead, during a confrontation with a wanted felon at a suburban Charlotte home, officials said. The suspect was also killed.

Survey: Americans feel annual income of almost $500K needed to be wealthy, it's much higher in the Bay Area

A new survey found Americans feel they need to make an average of almost half a million dollars a year to be considered “rich," and here in the Bay Area, the threshold to feel wealthy was estimated to be hundreds of thousands of dollars higher. 

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court

The 72-year-old Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence in New York. He’ll remain imprisoned because a 2022 conviction in a Los Angeles rape case.

Proof-of-life video for Berkeley-born Hamas hostage

Hamas this week released video of a man born in the Bay Area, who's now being held in Gaza.

6-year-old boy, standout little league player killed in suspected DUI in Richmond

A devastated community in the East Bay was mourning the loss of a 6-year-old boy, who was killed by a suspected intoxicated driver in an alleged hit-and-run. 

3 people arrested in kidnap, torture case in San Jose: police

San Jose police announce the arrest of three people accused in a kidnap and torture case. Investigators said one of the alleged kidnappers was also identified as the "primary suspect" in a major retail theft ring.

Man arrested for allegedly impersonating police officer in Santa Clara County

A traffic stop led to the arrest of a man accused of impersonating a police officer, Santa Clara County sheriff’s investigators said on Sunday.

South Bay youth pastor arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor, police say

Police arrest a 47-year-old man, suspected of sexually assaulting a minor. Investigators said the suspect was a youth pastor and also volunteered at after-school programs.

Ben & Jerry's free cone day is today

Customers can a free cone all day Tuesday at a Ben & Jerry's location near them.

Sleeping dragon technique revealed: Bay Area protesters try to block arrests

The California Highway Patrol released video of how they worked to remove protesters from blocking highways and bridges on Monday – several of the protesters stuck their hands into pipes, secured by concrete in barrel drums to stymy officers from removing them. 

FCI Dublin closing, women transferred to prisons across U.S.

The scandal-plagued Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is closing just weeks after a judge ordered the all-women's prison to be placed under unprecedented oversight, KTVU has learned.