Tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for much of California

Here's what California residents and businesses need to know about the extended deadline to file their taxes.

'Scream' costume causes scare in Sonoma

Police in Sonoma rushed to the historic town square after getting several calls from people worried about someone wearing a "Scream" costume. 

Bald eagles make home in unusual spot at Alameda golf course

A pair of bald eagles have decided on Alameda as their next home. The birds have been building their nest over the last couple of months in an unusual spot as the community around them watches in awe.

Photos: Northern Lights in Minnesota make skies glow

The aurora put on quite the show overnight in Minnesota, as viewer photos and videos show the mystic green glow.

Oakland's FAME church holds service at synagogue after fire

First AME church members hold services at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland after their building burned in a fire.

Snow sightings in San Jose, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz mountains

The weather is especially cold in the Bay Area this week; so cold in fact that snow blanketed Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose, parts of San Mateo County and Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz mountains. 

R. Kelly sentenced in Chicago child pornography case

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly behind bars until he is 100, instead telling the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer he would serve all but one of his 20 years on child sex convictions simultaneously with a previous sentence.

Artist, who has spent a decade working with patients at UCSF Children's Hospital, receives kindness award

A Berkeley origami artist, who has for years spent every Thursday sharing his craft with young hospital patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, was being honored as part of a local kindness initiative started by a UC Berkeley professor.

San Francisco, Napa and other Bay Area counties among additional areas now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance

State officials on Tuesday announced that additional counties hit hard by California’s destructive storms in December and January were now eligible to apply for funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance program.

Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

The 6-foot-9 center last played for the Mercury in 2021 and helped the team reach the WNBA Finals. She averaged 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds that season.

San Fransokyo: Disneyland creates mashup of SF, Tokyo

Disney is transforming the Pacific Wharf area of the park into “San Fransokyo." San Francisco landmarks, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, will be reimagined with a Japanese style.

Rep. Barbara Lee officially launches U.S. Senate campaign

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) officially announced on Tuesday she's running to replace U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. Lee spoke to KTVU in the first TV interview of her campaign.

No Bay Area firm makes top 10 in Forbes' best U.S. large employer list, Google comes in 11th

With a workforce of more than 156,000 people, Mountain View-based Google ranked 11th best large employer in America, according to a new Forbes survey. No Bay Area company made the top ten.