Hit-and-run driver kills woman near San Jose park
A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a woman in San Jose on Sunday evening, according to police. Officers responded at 7:44 p.m. to the hit-and-run reported in the area...Read More
Supe warns of undercount consequence in upcoming census town hall
The stakes will be high for Alameda County when the 2020 census is conducted next spring and the office of county Supervisor Keith Carson is doing outreach early to...Read More
Motorcyclist dies after collision, ejection off bridge
A motorcyclist was killed Sunday night when the motorcyclist ran into a car on Interstate Highway 80 at the south end of the eastbound Carquinez Bridge and was thrown...Read More
Update: Suspicious device rendered safe, Hwy 4 lanes reopened
Update: California Highway Patrol announced that a device that “resembled something similar to a pipebomb was rendered safe” by the Walnut Creek police explosives unit and that all lanes...Read More
Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Clayton collision
A pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Saturday evening after being struck by a vehicle, Clayton police said. The accident was reported about 8:30 p.m. in the area of...Read More
Beloved park ranger, civil rights icon Betty Reid Soskin recovering from stroke
Longtime civil rights activist and writer Betty Reid Soskin, who has spoken to thousands of visitors at her weekly talks at the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center in Richmond,...Read More
Mayors get trashy in ‘Battle for the Bay’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf expertly grabbed a wad of paper in the jaws of a trash-picker, then deposited the trash in a garbage bag she was carrying near Lake...Read More
Six grass fires burn 70 acres in Santa Clara County
Fire crews are battling a half-dozen grass fires Saturday afternoon in Santa Clara County totaling about 70 acres, according to CalFire. The blazes, collectively dubbed the Reservoir Fire, were...Read More
Police arrest suspect in early morning fatal fight
One person died after a fight early Saturday in San Francisco and police chased down and arrested a suspect in the death, police said. The fight was reported shortly...Read More
Saplings of Hiroshima survivor trees take root in Japanese Tea Garden
Two saplings, descendants of ginkgo biloba trees that survived the 1945 nuclear blast over Hiroshima, were planted Friday at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. The trees...Read More
Police arrest woman accused of dragging victim in purse robbery
A woman who allegedly dragged another woman along the ground while trying to wrest away the victim’s purse was arrested Thursday by San Leandro police. The robbery in progress...Read More
Climate Strike: One girl inspires millions around the world to ‘wake up’
"This is the time to wake up. This is the moment in history when we need to be wide awake." Read More
Traffic stop leads to arrest after police find meth, intent to sell
Police in San Bruno on Tuesday arrested a man in connection of possession of a controlled substance for sale. Brian Colley, 56, of San Francisco, was arrested on suspicion...Read More