Tributes pour in for fallen Salinas police officer who was born and raised in San Francisco

There has been an ongoing and enormous show of support for the Salinas Police Department, as it mourned the death of Officer Jorge David Alvarado who was killed in the line of duty late Friday.

Girlfriend 'smiled' before throwing boyfriend's dog off 7th floor balcony in Clearwater Beach

Eric Adeson says he is numb after watching his girlfriend, who he says was drinking and using drugs, pick up his pug, Bucky, and throw him off the balcony. She faces multiple charges.

Sacramento church shooting leaves 5 dead, including 3 children

Authorities say a man shot and killed his three children, one other person and then turned the gun on himself at a church in Sacramento, the sheriff's office confirmed.

Scott Peterson juror says she wasn't biased against him

The former juror in the Scott Peterson murder trial whose testimony is at the center of his bid for a new trial testified Monday that she wasn't biased against him,

8th grade-Oakland weightlifter stands chance to compete in 2028 Olympics

Seth Evans may not be the biggest eighth-grader in the country, but he is officially the strongest. Last year Evans set two national records in weight lifting for his age, making him the strongest 13-year-old in the U.S.

Republican contender Nathan Hochman hopes to unseat California AG Rob Bonta

Republican Nathan Hochman hopes to pose one question to California voters when they head to the polls this fall: "Do feel more safe and secure today than you have in the last two, four, six, eight years?"

Suspect arrested following shooting in San Jose

One person is in custody after a shooting in San Jose that left one person injured Monday afternoon, authorities said.

Marie Callender's closes one of its last Bay Area restaurants

The franchise owner told the news outlet he tried his hardest to get the doors open, but the pandemic made it impossible.

App designed to lower incarceration rate and save taxpayer money, too

One of the more head-scratching aspects of the criminal justice system is the ramification to a defendant of a failure to appear for a court mandated appointment.

At cartel extermination site; Mexico nears 100K missing

For the investigators, the human foot -- burned, but with some fabric still attached -- was the tipoff: Until recently, this squat, ruined house was a place where bodies were ripped apart and incinerated, where the remains of some of Mexico’s missing multitudes were obliterated.

Woman arrested after toddler abducted in Sunnyvale from family car

Luong Tammy Huynh, 29, has been arrested in connection with the abduction of a nearly 2-year-old Jacob Jardine in Sunnyvale as he sat in the back of a 2008 Buick Enclave.

Oscar Grant Day celebrated in Oakland

Oakland celebrated "Oscar Grant Day" on Sunday, when the young man would have turned 36. 

MLB: It's deadline day to save opening day, 162-game season schedule

Major League Baseball's lockout is now in its 89th day. Management says a deal must be reached by the end of Monday's negotiations to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule.

Scott Peterson juror testifies she's not "a victim" during hearing for new trial

A former juror accused of misconduct in the murder trial of Scott Peterson took the witness stand Friday as part of a hearing to determine whether the convicted killer will get a new trial.

San Francisco pays tribute to city's first Black firefighter, Earl Gage Jr., 60 years later

On a bright sunny day at Rosa Parks Elementary School, another civil rights icon was honored. A mural, featuring Earl Gage Jr., San Francisco's first Black firefighter was officially unveiled.

Fallout between rappers led to deadly Oakland freeway shooting

Alameda County prosecutors charged an Oakland man with murder for allegedly shooting and killing another man in a vehicle on an East Bay freeway in October, California Highway Patrol officials announced Friday.