Woman reported missing in Indiana safely located by Oakland police
The Oakland Police Department is assisting officers in Indiana in locating a missing 25-year-old woman.
Oakland police ask help locating at-risk, juvenile runaway
Oakland Police Department are asking for help from the public in locating an at-risk juvenile who they say ran away earlier this week.
Homeless students' needs at center of rally at San Jose State University
Despite progress, San Jose State University and one of its student groups are at odds over how best to serve those affected by homelessness.
California fines PG&E $125M for 2019 Kincade Fire
The California Public Utilities Commission announced Thursday it has penalized PG&E $125 million for violations related to the 2019 Kincade Fire that burned nearly 78,000 acres and prompted the evacuation of about 185,000 residents in Sonoma County.
Pregnant with COVID: Unvaccinated mother-to-be struggled for life, learns lesson
These are happy days for Sarah, Matthew, and infant Naomi Heyl. But the three of them did get off to a rough start.
San Francisco public works employee one year from retirement loses job over vaccine refusal
A veteran San Francisco public works employee said he is losing his job over his vaccination status.
Vallejo police union warns officers leaving at 'unprecedented rate'
The police union said in a statement on its website that a number of officers have left for other police departments around the Bay Area and some are retiring. The union also said that new officers have not been able to pass field training.
Fatal shooting in San Jose marks city's 30th homicide of 2021
A man fatally shot in San Jose on Wednesday marked the city's 30th homicide of the year, police said.
University researchers say farmer's markets, food charity part of 'White supremacy culture'
The lecture series focuses on a racial framework to food issues, claiming elements such as food charity and farmer’s markets are part of "White supremacist" food culture.
Prosecutors: Parents had 14-year-old 'in tow' at Capitol riot, mom should get jail time
Virginia Marie “Jenny” Spencer and her husband, Christopher, had the child “in tow” when they joined other rioters who overwhelmed a line of police officers, invaded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office suite and demanded entry to the House chamber, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.
Video: Tourists' car burglarized in San Francisco's Chinatown
A man gets out, breaks the back window of the Ford, grabs a bag and puts it in the silver car. He then broke a second window and stole more property. The silver car then takes off.
Pelosi suggests Supreme Court justices need 'birds and bees' lesson amid abortion arguments
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that some Supreme Court justices need to be retaught sexual education while calling the possible reversal of Roe v. Wade "scary."
US to require all inbound travelers to take COVID-19 test 1 day before flight
All travelers to the U.S. must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within one day of boarding their flights, regardless of nationality or vaccination status, the White House said.
Woman allegedly caught 'breastfeeding a cat' on a plane
"The cat was screaming for its life," a flight attendant said on TikTok.
Greece to impose monthly fine on unvaccinated residents over 60
Greek residents have until Jan. 16 to get their first jabs, or will be fined 100 euros ($113) for every month they remain unvaccinated.
MLB owners lock out players, 1st work stoppage since 1995
Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport's collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day.
Prosecute shoplifters under existing laws, Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday in no uncertain terms that he thinks shoplifters should be prosecuted under existing California laws, as he called out local officials whom he said have been reluctant to do so.
1st omicron case in US found in San Francisco
A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus.
Police motorcade escorts body of TV news security guard fatally shot in Oakland
The Bay Area on Wednesday continued to pay tribute to a security guard who was fatally shot while protecting a television news crew in Oakland.
South Carolina animal sanctuary transforms into ‘real-life unicorn farm’
“It’s a real-life unicorn farm. It’s a magical place, it really is,” Kate Nichols, owner of Hidden Pasture Unicorn Farm, said.