DA could announce charges against boyfriend for death of San Jose transgender woman

Natalia Smüt was a beloved drag artist and entertainer of the South Bay and is the 16th victim this year of anti-transgender violence this year in the U.S., according to Project More.

Bay Area health leaders say J&J vaccine is safe, providers can resume use

Public health officers representing the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Solano, and the City of Berkeley, said providers can restart vaccinations with the one-shot vaccine.

DC cop cars totaled after officers drag race in NE, says commander

Two D.C. police cars were totaled after officers decided to drag race each other, according to an internal email obtained exclusively by FOX 5’s Lindsay Watts.

Oscars fashion 2021: A revamped show amid the pandemic brings back red carpet glam

Show producers of the 93rd annual Academy Awards are hoping to return some of the traditional glamour to this year’s award show, even in a pandemic year.

EBMUD expected to officially declare stage 1 drought on Tuesday

Staff members from the utility provider will present its 2021 Water Supply Availability and Deficiency Report and recommend the board establish a district-wide voluntary water use reduction of 10 percent.

Texas couple’s Facebook posts helped identify them in police bodycam footage from Capitol riot, FBI says

The FBI says they were tipped off about the since-deleted photos and videos on Facebook, which helped them find and identify the man and woman in police officers’ body cam footage. They’re both now charged with assaulting officers.

Airline bans Alaska state senator for violating mask rules

“We have notified Senator Lora Reinbold that she is not permitted to fly with us for her continued refusal to comply with employee instruction regarding the current mask policy,” an airline spokesman said.

Fauci expects CDC to revise mask guidelines, says COVID-19 transmission risk outdoors is ‘really low’

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday he expects the CDC to revise its guidelines after acknowledging that the risk of COVID-19 transmission in an outdoor setting is “really low.”

Parched Bay Area gets much-needed rain after dry month

During the morning hours, scattered showers fell ahead of the cold that is expected to bring widespread showers in the afternoon.

'Ridiculous’: Woman charged with embezzlement for not returning 21-year-old VHS rental

McBride, who is now 52 and lives in Texas, said she recently went to the local DMV to update her driver’s license after recently getting married. The DMV notified her that she had an outstanding warrant in Norman, Oklahoma, where she used to live.

3 plea deals in 2005 killing of sleeping Antioch teen

Murder charges were dropped against George Marcus Siever, 36, and Brian Lee Gray Sr., 35, after they accepted manslaughter convictions.

Memorial held for Oakland college student killed by stray bullet

Demetrius Roosevelt Fleming-Davis was struck and killed by a stray bullet on April 10, he was laid to rest on what would've been his 19th birthday. On Saturday, a memorial was held at Berkeley Youth Alternative, where Demetrius interned. Dozens came together to honor the slain teen.

Man charged with infecting 22 people with COVID-19

He coughed on work colleagues and told them “I’m going to give you all the coronavirus."

Endangered fin whale that washed ashore in San Francisco likely died from ship strike

Experts believe that an endangered fin whale that washed ashore in San Francisco this weekend died due to injuries sustained from a ship strike. They said they discovered significant bruising and hemorrhaging to the muscle around the whale’s neck vertebrae.