1st Santa Clara County overdose death of carfentanil, 100x more potent than fentanyl

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the county's first overdose death from carfentanil, an opioid approximately 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

Police in North Bay seeking assistance in sexual assault investigation

Police in Santa Rosa and the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety are seeking assistance from the community in a sexual assault investigation. 

Cooling trend
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A cooling trend will lead us to the weekend. Low clouds will blanket the coast and bay Thursday morning. The clouds should clear back to near the coast during the afternoon. Highs should range from the upper 50s to the upper 70s. A cool system moves in this weekend. There is the slight chance of showers Saturday morning. Winds will be picking up. Gusts could exceed 40 mph.

Kamala Harris in San Francisco, makes 1st major speech since losing election

Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday night in what was her biggest speech since losing the 2024 election to President Donald Trump. 

OUSD teachers avert one-day strike

After days of threatening to possibly stop working, the Oakland Education Association on Wednesday announced the union has reached an agreement with the Oakland Unified School District to avoid a one-day strike. 

'Executive Branch' new private club co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. heads to DC

An ultra-exclusive, members-only club co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. is heading to D.C. with an annual membership fee of half a million dollars.

SF Chinatown shops brace for rising costs amid US.-China trade tensions

Bay Area small businesses, particularly those in San Francisco's Chinatown, are feeling the pressure from the U.S. imposing a 145% tariff on Chinese imports.

Trump slams Amazon's tariff transparency plan, speaks to Jeff Bezos

President Donald Trump makes a call to Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, after a report about the company's tariff transparency plan.

Cool coast, warm inland
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It's going to be cool at the coast and warm inland with temps reaching the 80s.

3 workers killed at San Leandro company; Cal-OSHA has no power to shut down

Three workers in the last eight years have been killed at a family-owned metal scrap recycling business, and the San Leandro company has been fined for more than 60 safety violations as far back as the 1990s – possibly the worst safety record of any similar company in the last 10 years in California, a review of federal data shows.

REAL ID enforcement begins May 7: what you need to know

Enforcement of the REAL ID requirements is set to begin on May 7, when the federal government says it will begin enforcing checks for the REAL ID card that can only be obtained by verifying U.S. citizenship and residency in order to board planes or enter some federal buildings.

California federal judge imposes new restrictions on Border Patrol agents

A federal judge in California has barred Border Patrol agents from arresting someone suspected of living in the U.S. illegally unless they have a warrant or a reason to believe the person might flee before a warrant can be obtained.