Nearly half of Americans share their bed with a pet, survey says

A Portland sleep specialist says if you prefer to sleep with your pet or not, getting seven or more hours of sleep can improve your overall health.

Woman who reported Dublin prison sexual abuse claims she was target of retaliation

Cherie Dillon is speaking out about her experience at the federal prison in Dublin, revealing that when she reported the sexual abuse of a peer, both women were retaliated against with extra time and solitary confinement.

Marin County gun buyback yields more than 500 weapons

A gun buyback in Marin County over the weekend yielded slightly more than 550 weapons and those who turned them in received a total of about $50,000.

Formerly incarcerated woman at Dublin prison says she was retaliated against for outing sexual abuse
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Cherie Dillon is speaking out about her experience at the federal prison in Dublin, revealing that when she reported the sexual abuse of a peer, both women were retaliated against with extra time and solitary confinement.

Velveeta launches nail polish that smells like cheese

Want to live “la dolce Velveeta?” Well, you can now spread cheese-scented nail polish on your fingers.

Women’s health company unveils ‘Period Crunch’ cereal shaped like uterus

Milk even turns red when you add it to a bowl of “Period Crunch” cereal. The inventors hope the new product will make the taboo topic more palatable.

‘It was a kid’: 12-year-old suspect holds up Michigan gas station, fires gun

Surveillance video captured the moment a 12-year-old boy allegedly held up a gas station at gunpoint, even firing off a shot near the astonished clerk.

Oakland teen, who was told she would never walk on her own, walks the stage for graduation

Oakland teen Jordan DeBose Holman, who has spent most of her life in a wheelchair was told that she would never be able to walk on her own. But last month, she walked the stage to receive her diploma as she was celebrated for defying the odds and proving "the doubters wrong."

$60K reward offered in 2007 slaying of 19-year-old in Fremont

Authorities are offering a $60,000 reward for information leading to the arrest in the 2007 shooting death of a 19-year-old man in Fremont.

Something's brewing at Lagunitas
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For KTVU's Zip Trip to Petaluma, Sal Castaneda talks to the brew master at Lagunitas, the brewery that put the city on the map - for beer drinkers, at least.

Fugitive captured in Taiwan who allegedly stole $3 million from kidnapped SF woman

Police returned to San Francisco from Taiwan on Friday with a fugitive accused of binding a woman with duct tape inside her Bernal Heights home and stealing $3 million more than two months ago.

Training on the Petaluma River: Competitive Kayaking with Zachary Alva
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In KTVU's first Zip Trip episode of the season, Sal Castaneda talks with Petaluma native and racing kayaker Zachary Alva about his olympic aspirations.

Petaluma trivia
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How well do you know Petaluma? Frank Mallicoat quizes the locals with fun facts about their hometown.