Free pet adoptions at Martinez, Pinole shelters

The Contra Costa County Animal Services Department will offer free adoptions this week from Thursday to Saturday to free up crowded shelters. 

Mom's post about flight with son who has autism goes viral

An Indianapolis mother wrote about her experience flying for the first time with her son who has autism. Angie Solis had called the TSA ahead of time to say she would be traveling with her special needs son, so they arranged for passenger support specialist Alesa to meet them at the airport... 

Dashboard video shows Sacramento sheriff's car hit protester

Video from a dashboard camera shows a sheriff's vehicle hitting a protester then driving away during a weekend demonstration over the killing of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police.

VIDEO: sheriff's vehicle hits woman at Stephon Clark protest, then drives away

A police vehicle struck a 61-year-old woman Saturday night in Sacramento as it drove away from protestors demonstrating against the police killing of Stephon Clark. The vehicle did not stop after hitting the woman. 

5-years of Black Lives Matter, a movement led by women, partly born out of Oakland

When George Zimmerman was acquitted of a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, it was a reality check of sorts. One that thrust race relations in America to the forefront of the national conversation. 

Oakland Tech football player, 16, dies suddenly, principals say

An Oakland Tech football player died suddenly just before the weekend – he went home feeling sick, got into bed and never woke up, his family told the high school. 

Odd 'cloud' seen over the skies of AZ, CA, Mexico

Viewers have reported seeing an odd "cloud" in the sky on Monday night, as they looked to the west.

Couple brings home quintuplets, changes 80 diapers a day

Between helping his wife change 80 diapers a day and prepping 40 bottles of daily baby formula for their newborn quintuplets, Chad Kempel has been shopping for a new family rig. 

PHOTOS: protesters take to the Bay Area in support of March for Our Lives

Students, activists and supporters of all ages gathered throughout the Bay Area Saturday for the March for Our Lives protests. Hundreds of thousands showed up in 800 locations around the country in support of youth advocating for tougher gun regulations. The march comes after the February 14 mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida. 

Tesla catches fire in fatal crash on Hwy 101 in Mountain View

A Tesla driver died from a crash, according to California Highway Patrol. The driver was going south on U.S. Highway 101 at the state Highway 85 carpool flyover collided with a median barrier, causing the car to catch fire, CHP says. 

Flames, Mylar balloons on BART at 24th Street and Civic Center in SF causes major delays

BART reported a major delays Tuesday morning because of smoke, flames and a Mylar balloon found at the 24th Street Mission and Civic Center stations in San Francisco.

‘When did America fall so in love with the sound of gunshots?' -- Oakland Tech student

Oakland Tech sophomore class president Samuel Getachew, 15, wrote a poem about guns and racism, which he recited on Wednesday morning to cheers on the steps of his school during the March  For Our lives protest.

Major roads to Tahoe shut down because of snow, spinouts

A late-winter storm moving through California on Friday is piling up snow in the Sierra Nevada, making travel hazardous and raising avalanche danger.

Santa Clara U graduate becomes first undocumented immigrant appointed to California post

A Santa Clara University undergraduate has become the first undocumented immigrant appointed to a statewide post by the California President Pro Tem, one of the leaders openly fighting the Trump administration on immigration policies.

Man and woman who died in Lake Merritt identified

A man and a woman were both pronounced dead Thursday morning after they were heard fighting by Lake Merritt and both were pulled out of the water shortly after.

Bay Area students to participate in national walkout, while others opt out of politics on school day

Students across the nation, including the Bay Area, are staging a national “March For Our Lives” walkout on Wednesday to mark the 17 lives lost in Parkland, Florida and to urge Congress to enact stricter gun control laws.