West Coast Wrap: December 18, 2023
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FBI agents arrest a professional basketball player in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a woman in Las Vegas. How investigators are piecing together this case and who is facing charges. Also, investigators in Arizona are trying to figure out what caused a house fire that killed five children and what neighbors are saying about the tragedy.

Senate staffer's sex tape raises major security red flags on Capitol Hill

Big security concerns are being raised on Capitol Hill after an aide to a Maryland senator was allegedly one of the two men seen in a sex video recorded in a Senate hearing room. 

Some Trump fake electors from 2020 have roles in the 2024 elections

The man who will oversee elections in one rural county in Nevada next year has pleaded not guilty, along with five fellow Republicans, on charges that they submitted false paperwork claiming Donald Trump had won the state in 2020.

Stunning lightning flashes across purple sky in Pacifica

A KTVU photographer captured a stunning image of lightning flashing across a purple sky in Pacifica, as a multi-day storm promised to pummel the Bay Area.

US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level, officials say

Federal officials Friday said soaring rents and a winding down of coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans.

Facing more than 45 sex abuse suits, judge could appoint special master over FCI Dublin prison

A federal court judge is being asked to appoint a "special master" over the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin, an all-women's prison notoriously nicknamed the "Rape Club" after eight correctional officers have been charged with sexual assault and more than 45 civil cases have been filed alleging the same abuses. 

Fox Local partnered with SF SPCA for shelter animal toy drive in San Francisco

Fox Local and the SPCA partnered for a shelter animal toy drive Saturday in San Francisco, hoping to bring a little holiday cheer to shelter pets.

West Coast Wrap: December 15, 2023
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Arizona's governor issues an executive order to address challenges at the Southern border. We have a breakdown of what the state's National Guard will do to help with a surge of migrants. Also, how one sanitation worker is delivering holiday cheer along his route.

Gov. Gavin Newsom say CARE Courts getting pushback from counties

One of Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature programs, Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court for the mentally and drug disabled, isn't going as smoothly as he would like.

Alameda agrees to pay $11M to son of man who died while police restrained him

The city of Alameda on Thursday agreed to pay $11 million to the son of Mario Gonzalez, who died after officers pinned him down and placed him face down on the ground for several minutes. 

West Coast Wrap: Dec. 14, 2023
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Tonight we'll continue our coverage on the efforts to fight retail theft across the West Coast. See what's being done with nearly $ 500,000 worth of stolen goods recovered in a southern California raid. And, a West Coast fast food staple is branching out.

West Coast Wrap: Dec. 13, 2023
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Frustrated drivers got physical with protesters blocking traffic on a busy Los Angeles freeway today--the whole thing was caught on camera. Tonight on West Coast Wrap, the message these protesters were sending and what it took to get traffic moving again. Also, an Arizona girl's chance meeting with Taylor Swift is getting millions of views on social media. Tonight -- more on how she randomly crossed paths with the pop superstar.

Residents of a Berkeley neighborhood bring music and love to a dying neighbor

MUSICAL FAREWELL: Tears, love and music flowed from the backyard of a Berkeley home, where dozens of residents gathered last month to serenade and honor a dying neighbor. 

Some unhoused residents in San Jose fearful safe sleeping site will destroy their families

San Jose plans to create safe sleeping sites where unhoused residents will find tents, food and security as the city tries to reduce the number of encampments around the city.