'It's like an apocalyptic state,' Shanahan says as 49ers get ready amid smoke

With their season opener days away, the 49ers reflected on the impact of the wildfires in California and the smoke hovering above their stadium in Santa Clara.

Ronald 'Khalis' Bell, Kool & the Gang co-founder, dead at 68

Bell passed away in the U.S. Virgin Islands at his home on Wednesday morning with his wife by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said.

Good Samaritan rushes to save teen critically injured in Richmond crash

William Eberly had just gotten off work as a correctional sergeant at San Quentin Prison and came across a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 near Macdonald Avenue in Richmond.

Beware when using money transfer apps like Venmo, Zelle, Cash App

The coronavirus pandemic has increased and expanded the use of money-transferring apps, as people avoid hand-to-hand transfers of cash.

Toddler gets his head stuck in toilet seat, dad has to cut it off with saw

A Florida family found themselves in an unusual situation when their 2-year-old son got his training toilet stuck around his neck. The family filmed the removal process, which required a saw and apparently a toddler who is amazingly good at standing still for his age.

Bob Woodward says Trump told him of COVID-19: ‘I wanted to always play it down’

President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.

Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth

Full house: Lutz family welcomes ninth baby boy

There’s Andrew, Avery, Ayden, Aren, Adam, Alex, Alton, Artie, and now Archer, the newest brother born last week. And their parents may not be done yet.

American Academy of Sleep and Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time, citing health risks

The American Academy of Sleep and Medicine, as well as several experts who have endorsed them, are calling for the elimination of daylight saving time, citing health risks associated with the time changes.

EA Sports adds Kaepernick to 'Madden NFL 21' as free agent QB

EA Sports announced that the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback will be featured in "Madden NFL 21," which will be the first time he appears since the 2016 edition of the video game.

Over 2.2 million acres torched as California experiences record-breaking wildfire season in 2020

California is experiencing a record-breaking fire season. Fire officials said Tuesday that in 2020, wildfires have torched more than 2.2 million acres across the state, surpassing the 1.96 million acres burned in all of 2018.

LAPD breaks up house party with hundreds of attendees defying health orders in Woodland Hills

The Los Angeles Police Department was called to a house party early Tuesday to a Woodland Hills neighborhood where hundreds of people gathered, defying local health orders. 

Naked protesters wear 'spit hoods' outside Rochester police building

Protesters are demanding police accountability and legislation to change how authorities respond to mental health emergencies.