High school volunteers work on room makeover for Lafayette teen battling cancer

  A group of teenagers in the East Bay has been working to create a comfortable and fresh new space to promote healing in support of a high school senior battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. 

Driver found with bomb-making materials at California base

The main entrance to North Island Naval Air Station in Southern California was closed Tuesday after a motorist was found with bomb-making materials, a military spokesman said.

Hippie Hill 420 fest at Golden Gate Park is on after 2-year COVID hiatus

Marijuana enthusiasts, and those who like to take a puff or two on occasion, will be able to get enjoy 4/20 on San Francisco's Hippie Hill.

Sisters sentenced to jail for stealing $272K from elderly woman at senior care facility

Two sisters were sentenced to jail terms and to pay restitution Monday after pleading no contest to charges they stole $272,000 from a resident of a senior care facility in Escalon.

The San Francisco Dungeon at Fisherman's Wharf is closed for good

The San Francisco Dungeon, one of the city's big tourist attractions along Fisherman's Wharf has apparently closed its doors for good.

San Jose shops etching catalytic converters to deter thieves

Several auto-repair shops are offering to inscribe catalytic converters in hopes of thwarting thieves under a new, free program dubbed "Etch and Protect" that was unveiled Monday by San Jose police.

Levi's executive says she was forced to quit after speaking out against COVID school closures

Levi's president Jennifer Sey said she was forced out of her tenure at the company and forced to quit after speaking out publicly against school closures brought on by COVID.

Plans for ferry service to Redwood City in the works

Ferry service may be coming to the Port of Redwood City with lines running to San Francisco and the East Bay. Officials say they're now making substantial progress on the project. 

Alameda County sheriff's deputy dies unexpectedly following traffic stop

A five-year-veteran of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office died unexpectedly following a traffic stop in Dublin over the weekend. 

California will not yet lift indoor mask mandate for schools

California on Monday decided to keep its indoor mask policy in place for school settings, even though the winter coronavirus wave is receding fast.

West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years

The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

DUI suspect charged with killing former KTVU news director Fred Zehnder

Michael Alexander Williams, 31, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving in a deadly crash that took the life of former KTVU news director Fred Zehnder.

John Madden's son speaks ahead of dad's memorial

NFL legend and Bay Area native John Madden will be honored Monday night in Oakland at a public memorial. His son, Mike Madden, spoke about his dad before the big event.

Ransomware gang says it has hacked 49ers football team

The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data.

Super Bowl halftime show: Snoop Dogg calls it ‘dream come true’

“I’m still thinking I’m in a dream because I can’t believe that they will let a real hip-hop artist grace the stage in an NFL Super Bowl,” Snoop Dogg said.

In call, Biden warns Putin of 'severe costs' of Ukraine invasion

President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but “equally prepared for other scenarios."

Feds allege record $25 million in claims from jobless scam

An unemployment scam operated out of California prisons sought a record $25 million from the state and U.S. governments, netting more than $5 million that went for vehicles, furniture, handbags and jewelry, federal authorities said Friday.