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.

Videos released of deadly shooting by Fremont police

Fremont police released video footage Thursday showing the deadly shooting of a suspect by an officer last month.

Man confronts catalytic converter thieves in Fremont, gets shot at

Police in Fremont are investigating a daytime shooting involving two armed catalytic converter thieves and a man who tried to stop the theft of the valuable car part.

Man confronts catalytic converter thieves in Fremont, gets shot at
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Police in Fremont are investigating a daytime shooting involving two armed catalytic converter thieves and a man who tried to stop the theft of the valuable car part. KTVU Fox 2's Azenith Smith reports.

Fremont police say they fatally shot a shooting suspect

Fremont police say they fatally shot a suspect on Wednesday who was believed to be responsible for shooting and wounding a victim at the Southlake Mobile Home. 

Fremont friends waiting for overseas family to get out of Afghanistan

Members of the Bay Area Afghan community have family and friends at Kabul's airport, trying desperately to get out. Two women who are friends in Fremont are waiting for word that their loved ones are on a plane.