Oakland: No injuries in officer-involved shooting on 'violent Friday'

On what police described as a "violent Friday," an Oakland police officer discharged his firearm when responding to a call regarding an armed suspect, but the suspect was not struck and no one was injured, police said.

Homicide investigation underway in Cupertino after homeowner fatally shoots trespasser

Homicide detectives are investigating a Cupertino shooting that took the life of a man described as a trespasser early Saturday, a Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman said.

Controversial changes to San Carlos holiday lights tradition

More than $100,000 was spent on barricades, portable toilets, trash cans and security guards along Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos for the annual two-block holiday lights display.

Pope Francis prays for pandemic's end in Christmas Day address

Pope Francis' Christmas Day speech gives him an opportunity to draw a global audience's attention to conflicts big and small. This year was no different.

James Webb Space Telescope, world’s largest and most powerful, launched Christmas morning

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched successfully early Christmas morning from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the sky.

GLIDE serves up 3,000 lbs. of prime rib for Christmas Eve

GLIDE Memorial Church and the House of Prime Rib teamed on Friday for the annual Christmas Eve luncheon in San Francisco's Tenderloin.

Driver injured in shooting on I-680 in Danville

A person was struck by gunfire while driving on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville Thursday night, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Mom preserves Christmas tree her son decorated before his death

Some memories are worth preserving. For one mom, this meant that she had to wrap her Christmas tree in cellophane to ensure that it stayed decorated the way her son decorated it.

Tanker truck tips over on Fremont highway, spills gasoline

A tanker truck rolled over on a Fremont highway early Friday morning, spewing fuel into a nearby storm drain and retention pond.

Kentucky couple, married 56 years, died holding on to each other in tornado

Billy and Judy Miller, who were married 56 years, died while holding on to each other after tornadoes swept through Kentucky earlier this month.

Holiday gifts taken from luggage, replaced with dog food

A woman who returned from a flight to Europe with more than $3,000 worth of gifts in her luggage found the contents gone — and replaced with dog food.

Surfing Santas returns to Cocoa Beach with large crowds

The annual tradition supports Grind For Life, which helps to provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their families.

San Francisco police ask for help finding suspect in unprovoked attack on elderly woman

Police in San Francisco are asking residents to help them identify a man who attacked an elderly woman without provocation last weekend in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.

Community mourns Angelo Quinto one year after he died in Antioch police custody

A major statewide reform measure, “The Justice for Angelo Quinto Act of 2021,” will go into effect on Jan. 1. It bans police from using behind-the-back handcuffing combined with placing a person on their stomach.

Burlington incident: 14-year-old girl fatally hit by stray bullet from police identified

14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta was trying on clothes with her mother at the Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood on Thursday afternoon when she was struck and killed by a stray bullet shot by police at an assault suspect.

PHOTOS: Viewers decorate their homes, trees with lights and more

From Santa to the Nutcracker, we asked for pictures showing your holiday spirit and nearly 100 of you sent your photos to us. Thanks for letting us peek inside your homes this Christmas.