Excessive heat watch has Cal Fire hopping with triple-digit temps
As the Bay Area braces for hot weather on Tuesday, CalFire says it's preparing for a potentially busy week. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for Tuesday, with parts of the North, East, and South Bay expected to see triple digit temperatures.
Theft suspect caught with 37 pounds of stolen mail, counterfeit keys
Emeryville Police said a mail thief was caught in the act breaking into the mail room at Bridgewater condominiums along Christie Avenue early Wednesday morning and opening mailboxes. The investigation uncovered 37 pounds of stolen mail and counterfeit keys used to access mailboxes.
Herds of goats helping firefighters prevent wildfires in East Bay hills
At Lake Chabot Regional Park, 600 goats are grazing to create fire breaks and assist the East Bay Regional Parks District and its firefighters in reducing fire fuels and hazards.
Electra Fire burning 100 miles from Bay Area can impact utilities in region
Beyond the damage to property and habitat, real and threatened, the Electra Fire is causing in the Sierra foothill. the Bay Area could see consequences coming from it to water and power. In effect. a fire a hundred miles from here can impact power and water supplies right here.
Fast moving grassfire threatens homes in Pittsburg
Firefighters battled a fast moving grassfire in Pittsburg Tuesday afternoon, which threatened a nearby neighborhood. The fire, which at one point grew to nearly 20 acres, was caused by someone living in a nearby homeless encampment, according to Contra Costa County Fire.
Investigators say Pittsburg grassfire started at a homeless encampment
Investigators say a grass fire in Pittsburg on Tuesday began at a homeless encampment. Firefighters are in the ‘mop-up’ stages after responding to the vegetation fire.
Unsolved Jane Doe murder case reopened using rootless hair DNA
In 1985, a woman was found shot and killed in a field in Newark. To this day, no one knows who she is. Rootless hair DNA and drawings developed from pictures of her skull may provide the leads to help crack the case and ultimately find the killer.
Wildfires break out in North Bay, East Bay amid searing temperatures
Firefighters were confronted by wildfires near Santa Rosa and the Altamont Pass on Saturday as the Bay Area baked under high temperatures.
Firefighters battle brush fire in Contra Costa County
Firefighters in Brentwood battled a fast-moving brush fire Thursday afternoon where 200 acres burned, officials say.
Alameda County stands alone in requiring indoor mask mandate
Alameda County is the only jurisdiction in the San Francisco Bay Area that is initiating an indoor mask mandate, KTVU has learned.
Alameda County reinstates indoor mask mandate
Beginning Friday, June 3, masks must be worn in indoor settings including offices, restaurants, public transportation, and other public places in Alameda County due to the rising number of COVID cases.
Renegade summer classes begin at shuttered Oakland school
Parents and community members are offering summer school to neighborhood kids as protest in a closed Oakland school.
Increased police presence at East Bay high school after swastikas, Hitler markings found
After swastika and Hitler markings were found at an East Bay High school, officials increased security around school facilities in the area.
Fremont police arrest 17-year-old who threatened to shoot school employee
Fremont police arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly making threats on social media about shooting an American High School employee and potentially other people at a school.
Cal High students aim to turn school shooting fears into preventative action
Students with the Sandy Hook Promise Club at California High School are honoring the Texas elementary shooting victims while also educating classmates on the warning signs to prevent future tragedies.
Amtrak train strikes pedestrian in Oakland
A pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train in Oakland on Wednesday.
Oakland parents plan to 'liberate' Parker Elementary School
Parents of Parker Elementary School students and their allies are planning to assume control of the Oakland school starting Wednesday evening on the last day of school in the Oakland Unified School District, organizers said.
Off-duty Oakland officer shoots suspect, leading to school lockdown
An off-duty Oakland police officer shot and wounded an armed suspect in West Oakland on Wednesday, which led to the lockdown of a nearby elementary school on the last day of class.
Reward for missing Oakley woman Alexis Gabe is now $100K
The reward to find missing Alexis Gabe, 24, of Oakley, is now $100,000.
Oakland schools chief is 'at a complete loss' over Texas elementary shooting
OUSD Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell said she had hoped gun laws would change after Sandy Hook, and is dismayed that they haven't.