Alameda County to swear in 1st Black female DA, 1st Latina sheriff
Alameda County on Tuesday will have swearing in ceremonies to begin the tenures of its first Black female district attorney and its first Latina sheriff.
Pelé, legendary Brazilian soccer star, dies at 82
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, winner of record 3 World Cups and standard-bearer for ‘the beautiful game,’ has died at 82.
Alaska Zoo takes in orphaned polar bear found wandering alone
Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.
2nd grader from Menlo Park steals holiday show with wild dance moves
A 2nd grader from Menlo Park is getting attention from around the state after he stole the spotlight during the holiday show.
San Francisco has a new trash can design
After a long expensive search, San Francisco finally has a new trash can design.
Oakland dealership gifts minivan to mother of five
A car dealership gifted a mother with a special surprise just before Christmas -- a minivan for her five kids.
'Weed Nuns' of California are devoted to cannabis but they're not 'ditzy stoner nuns'
Some nuns living in a remote area near Yosemite National Park are making a name for themselves around the world due to their devotion to cannabis.
Oakland Tech football player, honor roll student accepted to 8 universities
Omar Staples is both a football player and honor roll student at Oakland Technical High School who was accepted to eight universities across the country. On Wednesday, he chose to go to Stanford.
'1 in 133,000' occurrence: Mom, dad, newborn daughter all share same birthday
Cassidy and Dylan Scott recently welcomed their first child, Lennon, who was born at 12:30 a.m. — securing her spot as the third in the family with a December 18th birthday.
Tesla driver blames self-driving mode for 8-vehicle crash on Bay Bridge
The driver of a 2021 Tesla Model S involved in an eight-vehicle crash Thanksgiving Day on the Bay Bridge told police he was in Full-Self Driving mode, which had malfunctioned.
Dramatic photos from Humboldt County's 6.4-quake in Northern California
A highway buckled and a bridge was damage. Shampoo bottles toppled, and so did a coffee maker. Glass was strewn and storefronts were damaged following a 6.4-magnitude quake in Humboldt County.
Decades after military service interrupted college, 85-year-old collects diploma from USF
It’s been an extra special holiday season for an 85-year-old San Francisco native who finally got to walk across the stage to officially collect his college diploma at the University of San Francisco (USF) some 67 years after he began his college journey.
Livermore police intervene after scammers attempt to steal shoebox filled with $47K in cash
Livermore police said they thwarted scammers from stealing a shoebox filled with $47,000 cash from a 77-year-old resident.
Northern California earthquake leaves 2 dead, buckles road, causes damage and injury
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked the Northern California coast early Tuesday morning, left two people dead, caused gas leaks, shattered glass, left thousands without power, one buckled highway and jittery residents living through dozens of aftershocks.
Man killed in rollover crash in North Bay
A man died when his vehicle went off state Highway 12 east of Fairfield and rolled down an embankment on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police: 2-year-old overdoses on fentanyl, father arrested
An Antioch man has been arrested on felony child endangerment charges, after his 2-year-old child overdosed on fentanyl, police said.
Elon Musk largely silent, after Twitter poll showed users want him to leave
Words of protest were projected onto the Twitter building in downtown San Francisco Monday night. The projectionist, a San Francisco activist named Alan Marling, says he did it after seeing CEO Elon Musk's Twitter poll.
California school board president resigns after 'dirty Santa' party with student
According to parents’ allegations, Claremont High students were offered alcohol and exposed to “inappropriate behavior," including scantily-clad male dancers – some were elves and one was a “dirty Santa."
'Respect the ho ho ho': behind the scenes with Fairyland's Santa
Eric Martin is Oakland Fairyland's 'Black Santa.' KTVU joined him for a photo shoot and saw first hand what it takes to transform into the big jolly man.
Holiday donations pour in after toys stolen from Oakland minivan
Deltrina Johnson of the Oak Center Cultural Center is now on a high after donations poured into replace what was stolen just before Christmas.