Fremont man arrested on suspicion of running down neighbor, punching woman

A 45-year-old Fremont man suspected of deliberately running down a neighbor with his car earlier this month, and punching a woman last August at a local park, was taken into custody in Tuolomne County, police said.

Police investigate 'suspicious death' at Tesla factory in Fremont

Homicide investigators were called to the Tesla factory in Fremont Monday after a person was found dead in the parking lot.

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One suspect is in custody, Fremont police say, following the stabbing overnight.

Dead body found in Fremont under suspicious circumstances

Fremont police say a dead body was found on Decoto Road in Fremont on Friday. Investigation remains active.

Fremont police in search of missing 16-year-old girl

Police are searching for 16-year-old Karissa Augustine of Fremont, the Fremont Police Department announced Monday evening.

Afghan family seeks ordinary life in Bay Area after fleeing Taliban

This family of four yearns for the ordinary. That's after they escaped from the Taliban in Afghanistan in late August, and then spent an 80-day journey in Qatar and a processing center in Wisconsin before they arrived in Hayward this month as newly arrived refugees.

Fremont police officer released from hospital after crash with another car

A Fremont police officer hospitalized with major injuries after a collision Saturday night has been released from a hospital and is recovering at home.

Boy's tragic drowning death inspires safety stations along San Mateo coast

On Wednesday, several emergency life-saving stations equipped with ring buoys will be unveiled. They’ll be installed at beaches along the San Mateo Coast to help prevent drownings. The idea came from the tragic death of a Fremont boy.

Afghan family who fled Taliban's hail of bullets looks to rebuild lives in Hayward

An Afghan family who was forced to flee the Taliban has now resettled in Hayward, leaving the relatives – who are journalists, pizza shop owners and teachers – to rebuild their lives after leaving nearly everything behind.

1 dead, 3 injured in Fremont house fire

A house fire in Fremont killed one person Saturday night and injured three more, according to the Fremont Fire Department.

Flooding turns I-880 into 'Lake Fremont' as storm moves toward South Bay

In Fremont, the freeway early Monday looked something like a pool and a parking lot, with several cars stuck in three-feet of flood water.

PG&E working to minimize storm-related outages this weekend

With the biggest storm of the rainy season, so far, bearing down on us, Pacific Gas & Electric says it's doing everything it can to minimize, downsize and limit any storm-induced outages over the weekend.    

Actor Alec Baldwin injured Fremont director in prop gun tragedy

Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western movie, killing the cinematographer and injuring the director, Joel Souza, who was born in Fremont and still lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.

Traumatized by his time at Tesla, ex-worker awarded $137M now drives bus for AC Transit

A former Tesla contractor asked for $101 million in damages for racial abuse he said he endured while working for the electric car maker. Instead, a jury in San Francisco ordered Telsa to pay him $137 million.

16-year-old arrested for attempted homicide of fellow student in Fremont

A 16-year-old high school student in the East Bay was arrested for attempted homicide after allegedly slashing another student in the neck.