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A woman from Pacifica will go down in Bay Area history after completing a grueling and dangerous open-water swim. On Saturday, 55-year-old Amy Gubser became the first person to swim the nearly 30 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farralon Islands without a wetsuit. It took her 17 hours to complete the journey through the cold ocean water, battling powerful currents and the threat of sharks. KTVU's Alex Savidge and Heather Holmes speak with Gubser about her historic accomplishment.

Today a group of doctors, public health experts and community organizations joined together to call on San Francisco city leaders to do more to address the drug overdose crisis. They held a news conference outside of the medical examiner's office to highlight the more than 3000 people who've died from overdoses in the city since the beginning of 2020. KTVU's Alex Savidge discusses some of the data-driven strategies the group is suggesting the city implement with Laura Thomas, Director of Harm Reduction Policy at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

It's one of the leading causes of death in the United States and during this American Stroke Month, organizations like the American Stroke Association want to raise awareness about the warning signs and the increased risks you face once you've already had a stroke. KTVU's Heather Holmes is joined by Deb Shaw, President and Founder of Champion the Challenges and three-time stroke survivor and her husband Bob Shaw to talk about what strokes can look and feel like for someone experiencing or witnessing one.

Today the WNBA Bay Area expansion team announced its official name and logo: The Golden State Valkyries. The announcement of the team name and brand identity came with an invitation for fans to "join the ascent" and proudly wear Valkyrie Violet. KTVU's Alex Savidge and Heather Holmes discuss the team's brand identity and what it signifies with Charmin Smith, head coach of the Cal Bears Women's Basketball Team and former WNBA Coach and Player.

This Saturday, enjoy Napa wine and support local artists at the 12th annual Art, Sip & Stroll 2024 in Yountville. KTVU's Heather Holmes chats with Ronda Schaer, Yountville Arts Commission Chair about all of the fun at this weekend's event.

The State of New York called its star witness, Former President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to the stand today to testify against his former boss in the ongoing criminal hush money trial. KTVU's Alex Savidge and Heather Holmes break down his testimony with Jessica Levinson, legal expert and professor at Loyola Marymount University.

Mourners gather to honor the life of a police sergeant killed on the job in Utah as we learn disturbing new details about what led to this death. We look at what investigators believe the suspect did before crashing his big rig into Sergeant William Hooser.

FOX LOCAL Zip Trips is back by popular demand on Friday May 24.

Bay Area music fans were thrown into a frenzy over the weekend trying to figure out if a rumored lineup for this year's Portola Music Festival was too good to be true...or the real thing. On Monday, fans got the answer they were hoping for. Portola organizers officially confirmed the lineup for the fest, with a long list of heavy-hitting headliners including Rufus Du Sol, Disclosure, Justice, Four Tet, Jamie XX, Fisher and more. KTVU's Alex Savidge chats with Danny Bell, of festival organizer Goldenvoice about all of the exciting changes to the third annual Portola Festival.

KTVU's Frank Mallicoat is joined live in studio by Bay Area author Elissa Strauss to discuss her book examining motherhood, "When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others".