School board rejects private funding to support Black student program at Tam High

A school board voted Wednesday night to reject private donations pledged by parents and community members hoping to preserve a program supporting Black students at Tamalpais High School, after the district opted not to renew contracts with two consultants who helped lead the effort.

Pleasant weather taking center stage for Independence Day
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Mother Nature is in a celebratory mood, bringing partly cloudy skies and comfortable afternoon highs ranging from upper 50s at the coast to low 80s inland. Breezy to windy conditions will develop this afternoon before easing up this evening. Partly cloudy skies are expected for tonight's fireworks shows.

Families frustrated with lack of information in Yolo County fireworks warehouse explosion

The mile perimeter around the disaster sight remains locked down. The updates are few and far between. The fate of seven missing persons is unspoken. And, the sun has set on this tragedy for a third agonizing day

Fireworks warehouse Yolo County not zoned to store fireworks, investigation reveals

The property where the fireworks warehouse explosion occurred this week in Yolo County was zoned for agriculture and not for fireworks storage, according to an investigation by Sacramento TV station, KCRA3.

SF first responders prepare for 4th of July festivities

San Francisco is preparing for the 4th of July as other cities have canceled their festivities out of an abundance of caution.

Cooling continues
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Patchy fog will resurface Friday morning. We are expecting more sunshine later in the day. Our cooling trend continues. Highs should range from the upper 50s to the low 60s. We may actually have fair conditions for the fireworks festivities Friday night. Have a wonderful 4th of July! -Mark

Mother cries out names of missing sons in Yolo County fireworks explosion

As fireworks crackled in the night sky and flames flickered from a warehouse explosion in Yolo County, a mother cried out the names of her missing sons.

Baby rescued from Oakland drug house during raid

A baby was rescued from a drug house in Oakland, and a father and son were arrested for allegedly running the trafficking operation, authorities said.

Beloved Bay Area preschool teacher retires after more than 40 years at same school

With hugs, flowers, and many expressions of love, Michelle McSweeney this week said farewell and walked out of the North Bay school where she worked for 45 years.

2 injured after fireworks explode inside Hayward home

Fireworks exploded at a home in Hayward, leaving two people critically injured on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Morgan Hill police: Can't immediately ID body found near Anderson Reservoir

Morgan Hill police said on Thursday that because of the condition of the body found near the Anderson River, they were unable to make a positive identification of who it is.

Trump calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to immediately resign: ‘Too late'

This comes shortly after FHFA Director Bill Pulte called for Congress to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for "deceptive" testimony.

California sees lowest July gas prices in 3 years

California is seeing the lowest July gas prices in three years, the governor's office said on Thursday, one day before the July 4 holiday.