SF man convicted for double stabbing that killed 1

A man who in 2023 killed one person and injured another was convicted by a San Francisco jury of murder on Wednesday.

Crashes, heavy fog snarl traffic on Vasco Road

Several crashes and thick fog were reported Friday afternoon along a major thoroughfare through the Diablo Range, according to the California Highway Patrol.

San Jose family accused of operating brothel network

A San Jose family is suspected of running a network of sex brothels across the Bay Area and trafficking women, according to prosecutors.

Shark bites surfer off Sonoma County coast

A surfer was bitten by a shark Friday on the Sonoma County coast, authorities said.

3-alarm fire rips through Tenderloin apartment building, displacing 45

San Francisco firefighters on Friday contained a three-alarm fire that tore through an apartment building in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood, which displaced 45 residents. 

Crew strikes gas pipe in Castro Valley

A crew struck a gas pipe Friday morning in Castro Valley, one day after another crew did the same thing in nearby Hayward, causing a massive explosion that destroyed two homes and injured six people.

Hayward explosion captured in dramatic images

An explosion in Hayward on Thursday that rocked a normally peaceful neighborhood was captured in dramatic images, from photos on the street to a doorbell camera video that showed the moment the blast blew up a home, sending smoke and debris high into the air. 

Explosion near Hayward rocks neighborhood, leaves 6 injured

An explosion and fire erupted in a Hayward residential area on Thursday, destroying homes, shutting down a freeway and injuring six people after a construction crew struck an underground gas line, according to firefighters, witnesses and PG&E. 

Super Bowl host committee says Bay Area ready to shine for February's big game
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The Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) for Super Bowl LX honored several community members Friday and revealed NFL executives have completed a walk-through of planned venues for February's game pitting the AFC champion against the NFC champion.

SF firefighters get new safety gear without forever chemicals

Firefighters say for far too long they've been quietly betrayed by the very equipment intended to protect them.

Chilly to warm
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No big changes to the Bay Area forecast. Fog will resurface in the inland valleys Friday morning. The fog could linger into the afternoon. Sunshine and mild temperatures are expected for the remainder of the Bay Area. Highs should range from the upper 40s to the mid 60s. Your weekend will be dry. Rain chances could be going up early next week.

Playhouse building competition raises $40K for longstanding, well-known Bay Area nonprofit

It was like a Santa's workshop on Thursday at the Cow Palace in Daly City, where dozens of volunteers were busy building playhouses, raising $40,000 for a longstanding, well-known Bay Area nonprofit.

Anheuser-Busch to close Fairfield Budweiser plant

The decision to close the facility came after a five-year process of the company updating and modernizing its manufacturing.

Residents describe dramatic moments when explosion, fire hit near Hayward

Residents in the area said the explosion was thunderous, shaking their homes. They could hear the boom from the explosion and see the fire.

Cockpit audio released: Pleasant Hill pilot tried to shut engines off mid-flight

Newly released video shows the moments after a former pilot and Pleasant Hill native attempted to shut down the engines of an Alaska Airlines flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat last year.

Burglaries in 4 East Bay cities, possibly carried out by teens: police

Law enforcement agencies in Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood and Oakley say the break-ins share similar patterns and appear to involve youths under the age of 18.

As California prisons face ‘wave’ of sex assault lawsuits, new audit highlights slow discipline

Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years remain employed by the state, according to a new audit from the state prisons’ inspector general.