Staying cool and avoiding fire hazards during a heat wave

Health officials recommend staying out of the sun as much as possible in extreme heat and keeping your space ventilated with a fan or air conditioner.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr gets surprise reunion

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was surprised with a heartwarming visit from his long-ago past, during a time when he was just a teenager attending high school in Cairo, Egypt.

Wildlife experts seek to capture 'surfing' Santa Cruz sea otter, deemed public safety risk

Efforts were underway to capture a sea otter repeatedly seen taking over surfboards and kayaks off Santa Cruz, after wildlife experts deemed the animal presented an increasing public safety risk.

Sea otter seen taking over surfboards off Santa Cruz being closely monitored

A "surfing" sea otter, that gained much attention on social media last month for taking over people’s surfboards off Santa Cruz, was being closely monitored by state wildlife officials.

Oakland 911 dispatch services fully restored, but failures previously predicted

Oakland 911 dispatchers are no longer using pen and paper to dispatch police, fire and medical crews after more than 24 hours of communications issues and a system failure.

KTVU goes to Redwood City for a Zip Trip

KTVU visited Redwood City on Friday for summer Zip Trip and viewers are invited to learn its history, top places to eat and the story or a special organization getting people with disabilities involved in baseball.

Zip Trips: Redwood City
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KTVU heads to Redwood City on Friday for summer Zip Trip and viewers are invited to learn its history, top places to eat and the story or a special organization getting people with disabilities involved in baseball.

Miracle League of San Francisco Peninsula
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Zip-trip continues in Redwood City highlighting an organization dedicated to getting those with special needs out on the baseball diamond. KTVU's Claudine Wong spoke with the founder.

Taste of the Town: Redwood City
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Join KTVU's Sal Castaneda as he tastes the food and drinks at Angelica's in Redwood City.

Zip Trips Trivia: Redwood City
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Join KTVU's Frank Mallicoat as he tests the knowledge of Redwood City residents with some zip-trip trivia questions.

San Diego opens first 'safe sleeping site' tents for homeless people

The first of two "safe sleeping" areas for the homeless in San Diego opened on Thursday as part of an effort to move people off the streets in the California city.

Former FCI Dublin warden serving prison sentence in Iowa

Former Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin warden Ray J. Garcia is spending his nearly six-year prison sentence in Iowa, and he's being overseen by a Kansas facility, KTVU has learned.

Police seek woman suspected of robbing two banks within hours in the East Bay

Police were seeking a bank robbery suspect whom they believe hit two banks, one in Brentwood and another in Antioch within about two hours of each other on Monday.   

White House replica in Hillsborough being sold for $38.9M

It was designed as a replica of the White House, a sprawling 24,000 acre, four-level historic home in Hillsborough, and it’s now on the market, being sold for $38.9 million.

In Bay Area, 0% of homes were cheaper to buy than rent, study says

It's more than twice as expensive to buy a home than to rent in the Bay Area, which had the largest homeownership premium than any other major U.S. metropolitan area, and where 0% of homes were cheaper to buy than rent, according to a new study. 

13 parrots found hidden in duffel bags at US border, officials say

Border officials said a 26-year-old man applying for entry into the U.S. had hidden the 13 live parrots in duffel bags in the trunk of the car.

Wife, mother of Titan passengers shares about waiting to hear from doomed sub

Christine Dawood was on board a support vessel when she got word that communications had been lost with the Titan submersible carrying her husband and son to see the Titanic wreckage.